The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) announced it would be sanctioning the company formerly known as FELDA Global Ventures. The charges include forced labor, complicity in the trafficking of workers, terrible living conditions, widespread […]
Schlagwörter: Malaysia, Palmöl, RSPO
Weiterlesen »A number of voluntary schemes have been set up to address the environmental impacts of palm oil, which has experienced rapid growth in demand and has been identified as one of the leading drivers of […]
Schlagwörter: Agrotreibstoffe, Palmöl, RSPO, Zertifizierung
Weiterlesen »A new feasibility study on options to fight deforestation will be a litmus test for the European Union’s commitment to halt deforestation by 2020, writes Nicole Polsterer. More: Commission study shows path to end agricultural deforestation […]
Schlagwörter: Brasilien, Entwaldung, Palmöl, RSPO, Soja
Weiterlesen »Some of the US’ leading institutional investors, including pension funds, are potentially fuelling environmental and social harm by ploughing billions of dollars into the palm oil industry through opaque financial arrangements, a new report claims. […]
Schlagwörter: Land Grabbing, Palmöl, RSPO
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