Working jointly towards sustainable palm oil must be part of our common response to address climate change. It will also greatly help to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals we are all committed to, protect the planet, and improve life of its inhabitants. As published on The Jakarta Post, 16 June 2017
Better Rice, Better Life Better Rice Initiative Asia (BRIA): High-Quality Rice for Southeast Asia Using sustainable palm oil (BMEL) Green innovation centres for the agriculture and food sector Food and nutrition security, enhanced resilience Soil protection and rehabilitation for food security Improved Land Management in the Mekong Region 2 ...
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Palm oil production is vital for the economy of Malaysia, which is the world's second- largest producer of the commodity after Indonesia. The Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) is a government agency responsible for the promotion and development of the palm oil sector in the country. The country's palm oil industry produces about 90 million tonnes of lignocellulosic biomass, including empty fruit ...
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We are also developing new business areas and partnerships. Such partnerships in areas such as textiles, cocoa and palm oil between actors from the private sector, civil society and politics (multi-stakeholder partnerships) build on shared responsibility and the partnership-based approach of the 2030 Agenda and contribute to its implementation.
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Women working in the palm oil sector are also more exposed to chemical toxicity as their work often involves spraying pesticides and fertilizers. Chemical toxicity is particularly harmful for women who are pregnant or those who may become pregnant in the future as levels of chemical toxicity can be transmitted to the fetus unknowingly. High ...
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A sustainable future for palm oil production remains uncertain. What is clear is that government policymakers, supply chain managers, and consumers will have to make some hard choices, and fast, to work towards a sustainable future. On the supply-side, it is hard to see how production can continue to grow at its historical pace in the region without additional deforestation in other areas ...
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The land use change impact of biofuels consumed in the EU Quantification of area and greenhouse gas impacts Ref. Ares(2015)4173087 - 08/10/2015
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Two sets of Cassava and Palm Fruit Processing equipment for UNDP for Friends of the Nation, an NGO. Manufacture and supply of a set of Palm Kernel Cracker/Separator, Digester and Palm Oil Screw Press for Gbefi Area Council, Volta Region. Manufacture and supply of Palm Fruit and Cassava Processing Equipment for UNIDO.
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Towards a burgeoning palm oil industry . Working closely with research institutions in the sector, OCP Africa is initiating an ambitious endeavour that will transform all aspects of the oil palm ...
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But even if palm oil is an ideal basic ingredient for feeding growing populations, its production must be sustainable so that we can continue to use it in the future. Using sustainable palm oil will put an end to the current association between its cultivation and subsequent environmental damage, and less than optimal social practices amongst
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Working towards a sustainable palm oil future. Share this page. 10 April 2025 . Explore more Act for Wildlife Sustainable Palm Oil . We spoke to Cat Barton, Field Conservation Manager, about the importance of sustainable palm oil. I’ve been a member of the Field Programmes team since 2008. My role is varied, but the majority of my work is focussed around managing partnerships with field
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Our journey towards sustainable palm A joint project by Henkel, BASF and Solidaridad. One way of increasing yields is the implementation of the Farmer Field School, where farmers learn
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Going further for sustainable palm oil. The Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) aims to support the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) by demonstrating that innovation and leadership in sustainable palm oil production and use is possible and can be adopted into the mainstream by developing new models for best practice in the sector.
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Benin Palm oil is an ancient staple in West Africa, and its origins are artisanal rather than industrial. In Benin most palm oil is still produced by women for domestic use. The fruit is boiled
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WWF mentioned Unilever as being a leader, but also challenged us to increase our uptake of physical certified sustainable palm oil, which we are actively working towards with our target of 100% physically certified palm oil and its derivatives for our core volumes by the end of 2025.
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Our approach aims to drive physical progress toward sustainable palm oil and palm kernel oil and make a positive impact on both the environment and the people affected by the industry. We are therefore focusing on targets covering Mass Balance certification, traceability, and projects that support smallholder farmers.
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“GAR has always believed in harnessing technology to spur excellence in agri-business. This pioneering initiative will support and boost our efforts in working towards full traceability to the plantation, as we will now be able to see the real-time picture from above while working with our suppliers on the ground towards responsible palm oil.”
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The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), an organization working with sustainability standards within the palm oil industry, was therefore founded. Through the organization have principles and criteria been developed for a sustainable palm oil, which can be obtained through different certification systems. Laurance et al. (2010) mention
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Working jointly towards sustainable palm oil must be part of our common response to address climate change. It will also greatly help to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, which commit us all to protect the planet and improve life for all its inhabitants. This article was
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Palm Oil A sustainable future . Contents Who are we? 1 Sustainability and Unilever 2 The importance of palm oil 4 What are we doing? 6 Looking forward 8 Front cover: Putting sustainability into practice catching pests on a Unilever plantation using pheromones . Who are we? Unilever is one of the largest consumer goods businesses in the world. In 2001, we employed around 265,000 people in
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News Release: “Belgian palm oil market pledges to become sustainable by 2015” Page 2 RSPO recognizes that initiatives like the Belgian and Dutch National Commitments are of crucial importance in order to boost the uptake of CSPO and should be regarded as best practices in Europe.
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A sustainable future for palm oil production remains uncertain. What is clear is that government policymakers, supply chain managers, and consumers will have to make some hard choices, and fast, to work towards a sustainable future. On the supply-side, it is hard to see how production can continue to grow at its historical pace in the region without additional deforestation in other areas
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Rabobank is convinced that a sustainable palm oil sector can become the norm. That’s why we are working to make the entire supply chain more sustainable and to achieve future-proof solutions, from plantation to supermarket shelf. Rabobank is also working closely with a variety of partners such as the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil and the
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Smallholders and sustainable palm oil production: A better understanding between policy arrangements and real-life practices A case study of the Siak smallholders site, Riau province, Sumatra Sabrina van der Enden Wageningen University and Research Centre March 2013. 2 Smallholders and sustainable palm oil production: A better understanding between policy arrangements and real-life practices A
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Under the Book and Claim system, any user of palm oil can purchase certificates to match their purchases of physical palm oil on the conventional market, thus allowing them to claim support of production and use of sustainable palm oil. The Book and Claim is widely accepted as it is a practical and the lowest cost option among the 4 supply chain options but it has the lowest level of
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2014-11-14· Nairobi, 14 November, 2014 The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that aims to raise the global awareness of sustainable palm oil and generate market demand for an important commodity that has the potential to play a key role in preserving the Earth's biodiversity.
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2016-11-10· Palm oil is a $62 billion industry and an ingredient found in roughly half of all items on supermarket shelves. In 2014, UN Environment signed a memorandum of Understanding with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil in order to encourage consumer demand to move towards sustainably sourced palm oil.
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2025-09-29· The Future of Palm Oil Palm oil has a long supply chain, which makes reducing its use complex. "Historically, companies have not paid attention to what happens at the farm level, because [palm oil] is a secondary ingredient," said Neil Blomquist, a spokesperson for the education and advocacy group Palm Done Right.
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Palm oil, like all fats, is composed of fatty acids, esterified with glycerol.Palm oil has an especially high concentration of saturated fat, specifically the 16-carbon saturated fatty acid, palmitic acid, to which it gives its name.Monounsaturated oleic acid is also a major constituent of palm oil. Unrefined palm oil is a significant source of tocotrienol, part of the vitamin E family.
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supplying palm oil to the international markets that has been sustainably produced. We are ready to continue the considerable efforts we have taken in that regard and even reinforce those. We are ready and willing to align with the overarching goal to work towards more sustainable modes of conducting the palm oil business. It is here where we
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national initiatives for sustainable palm oil in Europe. Supported by Schuttelaar & Partners Denmark France Germany Italy The Netherlands Norway United kingdom We declare to work together and support each other in transforming toward a 100% sustainable palm oil supply chain in Europe by 2020 UK Roundtable on Sourcing Sustainable Palm Oil
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Both RSPO-certified and regular palm oil are usually not traceable in the sense that at any given moment in time, the origins of a consignment can be identified. However, there is one exception: If RSPO-certified Sustainable Palm Oil is traded in accordance with the RSPO Identity Preserved system, it is always known where a consignment came from.
Get Price2025-04-26· P&G is committed to the responsible sourcing of palm and has declared livelihood improvement for the palm oil smallholders as one of its Ambition 2030 environmental sustainability goals.
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2013-08-03· Although Agriculture Ministry Regulation No. 19 concerning Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) was issued in March 2011, many oil palm stakeholders and observers still have questions about its national effect, how it will be interpreted in the field, and
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Tesco is committed to zero-net deforestation in our sourcing of palm oil. As members of the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) we have committed to achieve this by 2020. We have also committed to sourcing 100% certified palm oil by 2020 (Tesco Own Brand products) as a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
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Oil Palm in Africa: Past, present and future scenarios 2 Index Introduction 3 A brief history of oil palm in Africa 4 BOX 1.- Corporate actors involved in the production of oil palm fuel in African countries 5 Different models of palm oil production 5 The oil palm area in palm oil producing countries 6
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