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Oil palm company accused violating RSPO, IPOP standards in Indonesia
2015-06-11 14:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The reputation of oil palm business group Sawit Sumbermas Sarana (SSS), a holding of one of Indonesia's richest men, has in recent days taken hits on multiple fronts, with a pair of NGOs separately accusing the firm of violating various sustainability commitments it is party to. The criticism highlights holes in both the Indonesia Palm Oil Pledge (IPOP), a high-profile sustainability pact to which palm giants Wilmar, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), Musim Mas, Asian Agri and Cargill as well as the Indonesian...
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In Sumatra, an oasis in a sea of oil palm
2015-06-08 11:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The landscape during the five-hour ride from Medan, the capital of Indonesia's North Sumatra province, to Tangkahan village is dominated by manicured rows of oil palm that stretch for hundreds of kilometers in all directions. The sky is darkened by clouds of smoke from nearby forests set ablaze to clear land and from the smokestacks of pulp refineries along the way. What once was a drive through lush tropical forest has become a bumpy journey across a monoculture of non-native tree crops used to...
Investors, Major Brands Call for Stronger Palm Oil Standards
2015-06-02 17:14:00| Food Processing
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil criticized for gaps in enforcement.
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Malaysian state eyes 100% certified palm oil by 2025
2015-05-30 04:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Sabah, a state in Malaysian Borneo, is weighing a proposal to produce only palm oil certified under the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), an eco-certification initiative, by 2025. The move, if approved, would represent the first time a sub-national or state entity has committed to 100% certified palm oil production. Sabah currently produces 12 percent of the world's palm oil, making it one of biggest global players. Production comes from a wide range of actors, from smallholders to some...
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Latin American beverage companies get a taste of Palm computing
2015-05-24 09:54:15| Beverages - Topix.net
Starting with this issue of PalmPower's Enterprise Edition, we're expanding our coverage of Palm enterprise solutions to get a perspective on how the technology is being adopted by corporations around the world. This month, we're going to take you on a trip to Latin America to see how three beverage manufacturers have integrated Palm solutions into their businesses.
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