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Indonesian palm oil giant joins no-deforestation pledge amid criticism from politicians
2016-02-18 12:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Indonesias second-largest palm oil producer has officially signed on to a pledge whose signatories promise to purge their supply chains of deforestation, peatlands conversion and rights abuses. The company, Astra Agro Lestari, joins industry titans Wilmar, Golden Agri-Resources, Musim Mas, Asian Agri and Cargill, who together control most of the refining capacity for Indonesian palm oil. The other signatory is the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which is important because IPOP also...
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How can banks spur the palm oil industry toward sustainability?
2016-02-08 11:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Banks and investors are increasingly looking for ways to hold companies accountable for their actions. Previous articles in this series looked at how financiers might deny capital to palm oil companies with poor environmental performance. On the other side of the coin, some leading banks are exploring a more positive approach, by introducing incentives that encourage firms to perform better. Among the commercial banks with environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies these entail screening...
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Whats preventing palm oil investors from going green?
2016-01-28 11:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Evidence suggests that environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk assessment a method for grading companies on metrics like climate footprint and fair labor policy is becoming steadily more widely accepted and demanded in the financial sector. However, though many investors want to implement more extensive ESG methods,[36] there remain an array of obstacles that prevent them from doing so: 1. Internal organizational constraints Individual investment managers might be aware of environmental...
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Do palm oil financiers care about sustainability?
2016-01-26 12:07:34| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Within the sustainability sector, finance is increasingly being seen as a powerful lever to help companies green their operations. In response to NGO and consumer pressure, a growing number of corporate banks and investors over the past few years have begun using both positive and negative screening methods to improve the sustainability of their portfolios and client companies. Positive screening methods preferentially provide capital to sustainably-run companies, and include socially responsible...
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World's largest palm oil trader criticised for lack of progress on deforestation
2016-01-26 10:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The worlds largest palm oil processor and trader used the Davos gathering of business leaders as an opportunity to talk up progress on its efforts to tackle deforestation in the palm oil sector. Singapore-headquartered Wilmar says it has made significant progress on a commitment it made two years ago to eliminate deforestation, exploitation and peatland development from its supply chain. This includes publishing a list of crude palm oil mill sources that supply its refineries, enabling greater...
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