Palm Oil

Investment

30,000 HSBC customers urge bank to stop financing deforestation

Greenpeace investigation slams HSBC for financing palm oil companies accused of destroying swathes of rainforest

clock 13 February 2017 • 2 min read

Supply chain

Palm oil - from obligation to opportunity

The Forest Trust's Bastien Sachet highlights the transformation underway in the palm oil supply chain

clock 07 February 2017 • 4 min read

Supply chain

Investor groups publish shared guidance for palm oil reporting

Ceres and CDP amongst group of NGOs and investors to offer new best practice advice on how firms should disclose palm oil-related risks

clock 25 January 2017 • 1 min read

Supply chain

Palm oil industry agrees 'no deforestation' definition

A year of meetings culminate in a majority of industry, including major palm oil producers, consumers and NGOs, agreeing upon unifying definition for 'no deforestation'

clock 08 November 2016 • 2 min read

Supply chain

Agri firms launch global alliance to boost green farming

Industry-led Global Agri-Business Alliance aims to tackle food security, supply chain issues and sustainable agriculture

clock 16 September 2016 • 2 min read

Supply chain

Palm oil firm accused of systematic illegal deforestation in Indonesia

Environmental groups accuse palm oil and timber firm Korindo of illegal burning and deforestation in Papua and North Maluku

clock 01 September 2016 • 6 min read

Biomass

Chicken manure set to power Colombian egg farm

Egg producer has commissioned German firm Weltec Biopower to build a pioneering 800kW biogas plant

clock 16 August 2016 • 1 min read

Supply chain

Palm oil giant IOI Group regains RSPO sustainability certification

Palm oil producer was stripped of its certification in March 2016 after failing to meet environmental standards

clock 08 August 2016 • 2 min read

Supply chain

Finance crucial for rainforest conservation, say businesses

Asia Pulp & Paper Group (APP) and BP among businesses to support new roundtable calling for more co-ordinated efforts to tackle Asian deforestation

clock 04 August 2016 • 2 min read

Management

Mars achieves zero waste at factories worldwide

Confectionery giant's sustainability report also reveals a 25 per cent cut in emissions since 2007

clock 01 July 2016 • 2 min read