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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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Sustainability in the Natural Rubber Supply Chain
Downstream companies and financial institutions hold the key to driving significant environmental and social changes in the natural rubber industry by committing to and applying sustainable practices and improving sourcing procedures. Natural rubber is extensively used worldwide for…
Palm oil industry unprepared for climate change
ZSL is urging the palm oil industry to take climate change seriously and play its part in tackling the world’s climate and biodiversity crises, as it publishes its annual assessment of 100 of the world’s most significant palm oil companies….
Webinar: Climate Transitions in Palm Oil – Seizing the Opportunity, Managing the Risk
On 1 December 2021, ZSL and Orbitas held a discussion on their latest data and analysis on how climate transitions will affect the palm oil industry, with a particular focus on Indonesia. Orbitas presented the findings from its latest climate…
Moving From Risk to Resilience: Climate Change and the Forestry Sector
The forestry sector is dependent on ecosystem services and stable climatic conditions, both of which are already being impacted by climate change. The entire forestry sector has high exposure to climate risks, however research by ZSL shows that most forestry…
15 additional natural rubber companies selected for assessment
ZSL currently assesses the environmental, social and governance public disclosure and commitments of 15 producers and processors of natural rubber on its SPOTT platform. In 2022, ZSL will expand in scope to assess an additional 15 companies incorporating, for the…
Thematic Guide to Free, Prior & Informed Consent (FPIC)
Setting a clear free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) policy is a vital step for organisations to demonstrate that they commit to avoiding adverse impacts on indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC) groups. Download guide This guide is designed to…
Oil palm and biodiversity: Company commitments and reporting in 2020
Unsustainable palm oil production plays a significant role in biodiversity loss in tropical forests, and this must be a focus area for both the industry and its stakeholders to remedy. In order to do this, palm oil companies and their…
Exploring Collective Bargaining Agreements in the Palm oil sector – A research report by CNV
Issues associated with labour rights (such as health and safety problems, low wages, lack of contracts, and high production targets that require long working days) are widespread in the palm oil sector. Meanwhile, the trade union culture is not very…
Open Timber Portal and SPOTT: Raising the bar for corporate disclosure in Gabon
In April 2021, the World Resources Institute’s Open Timber Portal (OTP) launched its first transparency rankings of forestry producers in Gabon, aimed at incentivising companies to disclose evidence that they are operating in compliance with forest management legislation. ZSL attended…
Timber and pulp companies failing to report on commitments to Indigenous peoples and local communities
Assessment summary: ZSL (Zoological Society of London) is calling on the world’s leading timber and pulp companies to overhaul their commitments to local and indigenous communities and biodiversity conservation, as they release their annual assessment of 100 of the…