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Report finds a million "missing hectares" in palm oil industry

The world’s largest palm oil companies are not properly reporting the total land area they control, leaving almost a million hectares unaccounted for and vulnerable to destruction, a new report by Uni...

24 三月 2017

Report finds a million "missing hectares" in palm oil industry

新闻 / 碳与气候

Companies from Chanel to Ben and Jerry’s are benefiting from the new “carbon insetting” trend

Ten years ago, serendipity set Tristan Lecomte on his path to planting millions of trees around the world. Lecomte was CEO of the French organic and fair trade company Alter Eco, and his eco-conscious...

1 二月 2017

Companies from Chanel to Ben and Jerry’s are benefiting from the new “carbon insetting” trend

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Governments must do more to help end deforestation in commodities supply chains

...smallholders and local companies were also seen as considerable challenges. Also, “The absence of global agreement on definitions and standards was seen as a problem; virtually every company we interv...

13 四月 2017

Governments must do more to help end deforestation in commodities supply chains

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Palm oil giant Astra pledges sustainability reforms

...smallholders from their zero-deforestation pledges out of concern for their livelihoods. In response, IPOP has promised to balance forest protection with protecting smallholders and keeping Indonesian...

19 二月 2016

Palm oil giant Astra pledges sustainability reforms

观点 / 粮食和农业

New approaches to sustainable palm oil

...smallholders only just behind at 4.75 tonnes. Compare this to the 1.5-2 tonne average achieved by smallholders outside of our supply chain and the enormous potential scope for improvement through bett...

23 十二月 2015

New approaches to sustainable palm oil

观点 / 碳与气候

The US$5 trillion opportunity Asian businesses cannot afford to ignore

It was a heartening coincidence. As Asia’s business community was left wondering what the United States quitting the Paris climate change agreement might mean for their markets, a United Nations-backe...

5 六月 2017

The US$5 trillion opportunity Asian businesses cannot afford to ignore

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The climate finance architecture the world needs

The climate finance architecture—the system of specialized, public funds that help countries implement climate mitigation and adaptation projects and programs—is crucial if the world is to overcome th...

13 三月 2017

The climate finance architecture the world needs

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Efficient agriculture, stronger economies in ASEAN

...smallholders, and the importance of harmonisation in crop protection regulations. By producing this paper, the global network partners of the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Singapore...

28 四月 2016

Efficient agriculture, stronger economies in ASEAN

Farmers in Pakistan use sms to warn of water

新闻 / 水

Satellites and SMS help Pakistan’s farmers with smart irrigation

It is still beyond farmer Mohammad Ashraf’s comprehension that people in Islamabad can predict that it will rain in the next two days in his village. He is also astonished that, based on this predicti...

7 八月 2017

Satellites and SMS help Pakistan’s farmers with smart irrigation

观点 / 粮食和农业

Why the local food trend will not cut it in a climate change future

...smallholders. Yet it cannot stand alone; relying on a single cluster of high-rise buildings or peri-urban farms to provide a megacity with all the food it needs is just too risky. Instead, planning fo...

7 三月 2017

Why the local food trend will not cut it in a climate change future

新闻 / 粮食和农业

As solar refrigerator keeps mangoes cold, farmers’ profits heat up

It is a hot and cloudless morning, a sign that it will be sunny right through the afternoon. Joseph Mailu moves along rows of fruiting mango trees with a long pole in his hand, harvesting the mature f...

22 二月 2017

As solar refrigerator keeps mangoes cold, farmers’ profits heat up

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Sustainable food systems vital to achieving 2030 Agenda nutrition targets

...smallholders to markets.

19 十月 2016

Sustainable food systems vital to achieving 2030 Agenda nutrition targets

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Researchers say natural regeneration an overlooked but low-cost option for forest restoration

Scientists and conservationists have long argued that, given the vast amount of degraded forestland in the tropics, large-scale and long-term restoration efforts are urgently needed, not just to help ...

14 十二月 2016

Researchers say natural regeneration an overlooked but low-cost option for forest restoration

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Certification is no ‘silver bullet’ to stop deforestation

After giving a talk expounding the benefits of sustainability certification in Singapore last week, Ben Gunneberg, chief executive officer of the world’s largest forest certification body, the Program...

11 七月 2017

Certification is no ‘silver bullet’ to stop deforestation

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Our dying soils: The invisible crisis under our feet

...smallholders to multinational agricultural giants, says Montgomery. Even in commercial agriculture where economic reliance on a single agricultural commodity is core to the business, mulching and no-...

19 三月 2018

Our dying soils: The invisible crisis under our feet

A peat forest stands naked 18 months after it was burnt to clear land. The forest is located in the concession of Golden Agri Resources, and was set aside for conservation. GAR plans to restore the forest, which will take 25-30 years. Image: Eco-Business

新闻 / 粮食和农业

How a palm oil company is fighting slash and burn culture

...smallholders in a way that is accurate and not too costly. The challenge is finding a simple platform that works in areas of low connectivity and bandwidth like West Kalimantan, and then scaling it, s...

11 四月 2017

How a palm oil company is fighting slash and burn culture

新闻 / 碳与气候

10 things you need to know about the Better Business, Better World report

By growing their enterprises in ways that support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the private sector could unlock US$5 trillion in business opportunities and create 230 million new jobs i...

5 六月 2017

10 things you need to know about the Better Business, Better World report

新闻 / 粮食和农业

New agri-business alliance to tackle hunger and food security

Thirty-six of the biggest names in agriculture have teamed up to launch the Global Agri-business Alliance (GAA), which aims to tackle the key challenges facing agricultural supply chains across the wo...

30 十一月 2016

New agri-business alliance to tackle hunger and food security

新闻 / 碳与气候

El Niño over, but its victims still need help

Over 400 million people have been affected by the El Niño weather event that ended around the middle of this year. The droughts it led to are continuing the affect farmers worldwide, says a report by ...

14 十一月 2016

El Niño over, but its victims still need help

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Industry, NGOs agree to single approach to eliminating deforestation from palm oil supply chain

...smallholders and workers are properly accommodated,” Marcus Colchester of the Forest Peoples Programme said in a statement. “Respect for customary rights, food security, community involvement in land ...

10 十一月 2016

Industry, NGOs agree to single approach to eliminating deforestation from palm oil supply chain

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Sanae Takaichi supermajority opens path to nuclear-led, industry-driven energy transition in Japan

Landslide election win strengthens push to link decarbonisation with economic security, boosting nuclear, domestic clean tech and state-led …
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Thirsty tech: Why chips and data centres are a growing water risk for investors

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published a new case study examining the financial risks that …
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Inside Singapore’s fish port, where experts say traceability gaps risk endangered species

Without traceability in the fisheries supply chain into Singapore, the catch traded at Jurong Fishery Port cannot be …
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Nomura Real Estate launches 550-site solar project as Japan shifts towards company-backed renewable power

New solar network to supply about 40 per cent of Nomura’s electricity use, highlighting Japan’s move away from …
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Can Moscow and Seoul help Vietnam achieve its nuclear energy ambitions?

Vietnam has grand plans to build a series of nuclear power plants. But it faces several challenges.
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IPBES: Four key takeaways on how nature loss threatens the global economy

The “undervaluing” of nature by businesses is fuelling its decline and putting the global economy at risk, according …

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