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Over 70% of natural rubber companies now have comprehensive sustainability policies
Five years of ZSL assessment and engagement show progress in natural rubber sector, but further action needed from industry to fulfil commitments Data summary The majority of the world’s largest natural rubber companies have published comprehensive sustainability policies, reveals…
Palm Oil Indicator Framework – your feedback welcome
We would like to invite you to provide feedback to us on the SPOTT Palm Oil indicator framework ahead of the 2024 assessments. To ensure SPOTT continues to align with best practice reporting standards, we have made two significant changes…
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FSC General Assembly 2017 – Tropical Forests event
This year, the 8th Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) General Assembly 2017 will take place in Vancouver, Canada, from 8-13 October. Taking place every three years, the General Assembly is a critical platform to allow members to discuss the challenges and…
Making the best of engagement – preliminary findings of study unveiled at PRI in Person 2017
The annual conference of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) took place in Berlin from 25-27 September. PRI in Person is a unique opportunity to take stock of the progress in responsible investment practice all over the globe as investors gather to…
IUFRO 125th Anniversary Congress
As Forestry Officer for the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), my job involves working with timber and pulp companies to improve corporate sustainability and transparency, specifically the disclosure of policies, commitments and information relating to environmental, social and governance (ESG)…
HCV management and monitoring in RSPO-certified plantations
A recent study commissioned by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Biodiversity and High Conservation Value (HCV) Working Group investigated the challenges to effective HCV management and monitoring (M&M) in oil palm plantations. Effective management and monitoring is important to ensure the…
Palm Lines: Supporting Indian palm oil buyers
India’s consumption of palm oil is the highest of any nation in the world, and the country therefore has the potential to play a significant role in driving sustainable practices. Palm Lines, a new report by WWF-India, highlights the key…
Transparency assessments show uneven implementation of ESG commitments by palm oil companies
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) recently published a blog post on the CFA Institute’s Asia-Pacific Research Exchange (ARX), highlighting for the first time the discrepancies between companies’ commitments and their implementation. Commodity producers were scored against a revised framework of 125…
New palm oil company assessments
As another hazy dry season looks set to loom across Southeast Asia, the latest SPOTT assessments find palm oil producers and traders varying in their commitments to combating fires and ensuring sustainability. While some companies are making positive progress in disclosing…
Timber and pulp companies selected
The Zoological Society of London’s (ZSL) SPOTT initiative is expanding to assess the transparency of major forest product producers operating in priority tropical areas, scoring companies on their commitments to environmental, social and governance (ESG) best practice. We have selected…
Connecting Tiger Territory in Sumatra
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) runs conservation programmes in over 50 countries, including Indonesia, where we work to protect the Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) through species monitoring, anti-poaching programmes, and engagement with local communities and industry. We recently…
RSPO European Roundtable in London
As ZSL’s palm oil technical advisor, I attended this year’s Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) European meeting in London on 12-13 June 2017 to take part in a panel discussion on innovation and partnerships. The entire conference provided our…
