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ZSL is Hiring for an Asia-based Sustainable Finance Specialist
Position Title Sustainable Finance Specialist (Tiger Conservation Coalition) Location Flexible within Asia – Thailand, Malaysia, Nepal or Bhutan preferred Contract Form Full-time equivalent consultancy (225 days/year) Contract Period Two years Contract Value Dependent on location Department Sustainable Business & Finance…
SPOTT 2025 Palm Oil Indicator Framework – Feedback Welcome
Have your say on the SPOTT 2025 Palm Oil Indicator Framework We invite you to provide feedback on the SPOTT Palm Oil indicator framework as we prepare for the 2025 assessments. Each year we review the indicator framework to ensure…
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ZSL report finds majority of companies don’t know origin of their palm oil
International conservation charity ZSL (Zoological Society of London) today calls on global businesses to step up scrutiny on palm oil, as a new analysis by the charity reveals that the majority of the world’s most significant palm oil…
Improving tracking of transparency and progress: updates to SPOTT assessments
As we approach 2020 and the deadline for several corporate commitments nears – including collective commitments by the Consumer Goods Forum and New York Declaration on Forests endorsers – there is an urgent need to…
Tropical forestry sector failing to assess impacts of climate crisis
Only 6% of the world’s most significant timber and pulp producers and traders with operations in the tropics are taking steps to assess the impacts of climate change – posing a risk to the forestry industry and all…
The need for spatial data transparency in the tropical forestry sector
The world’s remaining forests are being degraded and lost at a dramatic pace: it is estimated that each second, more than one hectare of tropical forest, an area slightly larger than a standard football pitch, is affected…
15 natural rubber producers selected for inaugural SPOTT assessments
The rapid expansion of rubber monocultures in recent decades has resulted in similar environmental and social impacts – such as deforestation and land grabbing – to those caused by other plantation-based commodities, but has received far less attention than other…
Forestry Transparency Forums tackle illegal tropical timber production and trade
Illegal logging is a major driver of tropical forest degradation, leading to biodiversity loss. Strengthening the legality of tropical timber production and trade is key to increasing the sustainability of timber production. The European Union’s FLEGT – Forest Law Enforcement,…
SPOTT to assess 100 palm oil companies in 2019
Increasing demand for palm oil and expansion of the sector in frontier areas, including in Central and South America, Central and West Africa, and Papua New Guinea, is continuing to fuel deforestation in some of the most biodiverse regions on…
Committed to sustainable palm oil?
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) unites thousands of stakeholders from across the palm oil industry to develop and implement global standards for sustainable palm oil. Ordinary and Affiliate members are required to submit an Annual Communication of…
ZSL strengthens its commitment to supporting sustainable palm oil
Palm oil is an ingredient found in many food and non-food products. It’s versatility and efficiency over other vegetable oils has helped fuel demand for palm oil, with global demand expected to double by 2050. The rapid growth of the…
ZSL publishes 2018 SPOTT Annual Report
2018 has been an eventful and productive year for SPOTT, as we expanded our scope, strengthened our links with the finance sector, and embarked upon a program of work with a geographical focus on the Congo Basin…