Palm oil: ESG policy transparency assessments

Latest update: October 2019
Next scheduled: October 2020

SPOTT assesses 99 palm oil producers and traders on the public disclosure of their policies ... Show more, operations and commitments to environmental, social and governance (ESG) best practice. Each company receives a percentage score as a measure of its transparency in relation to ESG risks. See further explanation of assessment scores here.

Company policies and commitments may not translate into effective implementation on the ground. The media monitor on each company page may provide some contextual information; however, independent due diligence activities should include measures to assess levels of implementation.

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Company	Rank	Score	Change Score change since previous assessment	Supply chain segments Supply chain segments that a company operates in: grower, crusher, refiner, trader. Where this is unknown companies are marked as operating across all segments.	Headquarters	Landbank	Market cap	Grower score Score for indicators relevant to growers. Indicators can be relevant to one or multiple supply chain segments.	Crusher score Score for indicators relevant to crushers. Indicators can be relevant to one or multiple supply chain segments.	Refiner score Score for indicators relevant to refiners. Indicators can be relevant to one or multiple supply chain segments.	Trader score Score for indicators relevant to traders. Indicators can be relevant to one or multiple supply chain segments.	Environmental Score for indicators related to environmental issues. Some indicators apply to more than one environmental, social or governance issue.	Social Score for indicators related to social issues. Some indicators apply to more than one environmental, social or governance issue.	Governance Score for indicators related to governance issues. Some indicators apply to more than one environmental, social or governance issue.
AAK AB	29	53.3%	-13.4%	Refiner, trader	Sweden	0.0 KHa	4784244691.00 $4,784.2M	–	–	53.3%	54.7%	43.8%	58.0%	60.5%
Agritrade International Pte Ltd	70	10.4%	+7.4%	Crusher, refiner, trader	Singapore	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	–	10.5%	10.5%	10.6%	6.7%	13.0%	11.9%
AgroAmerica	18	65.8%	+2.6%	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Guatemala	24.4 KHa	0.00 Private co.	72%	60.5%	60.5%	60%	63.5%	63.1%	48.8%
Agropalma Group	4	82.9%	-10.7%	Grower, crusher, refiner	Brazil	120.8 KHa	0.00 Private co.	87%	77.3%	77.3%	–	83.6%	78.3%	73.2%
Allana Group	72	9.3%	n/a	Crusher, refiner, trader	India	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	–	9.4%	9.4%	9.9%	7.5%	11.7%	14.0%
Anglo-Eastern Plantations plc	43	39.2%	+17.9%	Grower	UK	128.2 KHa	218232910.00 $218.2M	39.2%	–	–	–	39.0%	37.2%	20.5%
Apical Group	11	72.2%	n/a	Crusher, refiner, trader	Singapore	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	–	72.4%	72.4%	75.1%	68.5%	75.1%	66.1%
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)	28	53.3%	-23.9%	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	USA	13.0 KHa	22501751984.00 $22,501.8M	55.2%	50.5%	50.5%	50.9%	48.7%	56.0%	47.7%
Asian Agri Group	16	69.7%	-2.6%	Grower, crusher	Indonesia	160.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	70.1%	66.3%	–	–	66.2%	75.4%	68.3%
Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT	47	36.6%	-12.8%	Grower, crusher, refiner	Indonesia	291.0 KHa	1427016373.00 $1,427.0M	38.2%	36.3%	36.6%	–	34.6%	33.7%	29.7%
Atama Plantation Sarl	=91	0%	-2.2%	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Republic of Congo	470.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0%	0%	0%	0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk PT	17	66.6%	+3.9%	Grower	Indonesia	157.7 KHa	194885052.00 $194.9M	66.6%	–	–	–	61.8%	67.9%	57.6%
Bakrie Sumatera Plantations Tbk PT	48	36.5%	-7.5%	Grower, crusher, refiner	Indonesia	62.8 KHa	16576253.00 $16.6M	40.3%	33.1%	33.1%	–	33.8%	34.2%	25.8%
Belém Bioenergia Brasil (BBB)	=91	0%	n/a	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Brazil	40.1 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0%	0%	0%	0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Best Group	87	1.3%	-0.4%	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Indonesia	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	1.4%	0%	0%	0%	1.1%	0.8%	0.0%
Bewani Oil Palm Plantations Limited	83	2.3%	n/a	Grower, crusher	Papua New Guinea	100.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	2.6%	1.6%	–	–	1.8%	2.0%	1.0%
Biopalma da Amazônia S.A.	69	13.3%	-11.1%	Grower, crusher	Brazil	156.5 KHa	0.00 Private co.	14.7%	9.7%	–	–	11.2%	12.1%	7.8%
BLD Plantation Bhd (Bintulu Lumber Development (BLD) Plantation)	63	19.8%	n/a	Grower, crusher, refiner	Malaysia	51.4 KHa	127709062.00 $127.7M	22.1%	19.5%	19.5%	–	16.4%	19.1%	12.3%
Boustead Plantations Bhd	44	37.7%	-0.9%	Grower	Malaysia	93.3 KHa	315583366.00 $315.6M	37.7%	–	–	–	33.9%	40.2%	47.5%
Bumitama Agri Ltd	22	63.3%	-9.0%	Grower	Singapore	234.4 KHa	714232047.00 $714.2M	63.3%	–	–	–	64.2%	66.9%	55.7%
Bunge Ltd	14	70.3%	-10.8%	Refiner, trader	USA	0.0 KHa	7806865351.00 $7,806.9M	–	–	70.3%	73.3%	69.3%	68.8%	81.3%
C.I. Biocosta S.A.	37	47.2%	-19.2%	Trader	Colombia	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	–	–	–	46.6%	37.4%	49.6%	44.2%
Cargill Inc	25	61.1%	-7.1%	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	USA	136.9 KHa	0.00 Private co.	62.6%	60.6%	60.6%	62.9%	58.1%	66.6%	69.0%
Carotino Group	41	44.4%	n/a	Grower, refiner	Malaysia	40.6 KHa	0.00 Private co.	45.6%	–	33%	–	42.3%	42.7%	41.5%
Daabon Group	1	93.5%	-3.4%	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Colombia	18.9 KHa	0.00 Private co.	93.8%	91.9%	92.1%	92.5%	93.4%	95.7%	89.7%
Danec S.A.	60	23.1%	n/a	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Ecuador	30.2 KHa	0.00 Private co.	25.7%	25.7%	25.7%	23.4%	17.7%	27.3%	17.3%
Darmex Agro Group PT	90	0.8%	-0.9%	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Indonesia	200.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0.8%	0%	0%	0%	0.4%	1.1%	0.0%
Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk	46	36.7%	+1.1%	Grower, crusher	Indonesia	184.5 KHa	249372495.00 $249.4M	36.9%	27.4%	–	–	38.0%	42.6%	35.2%
Eagle High Plantations Tbk PT	39	45.8%	+9.0%	Grower	Indonesia	210.5 KHa	265201707.00 $265.2M	45.8%	–	–	–	43.1%	50.3%	44.4%
Emami Agrotech Ltd	81	3.5%	n/a	Refiner	India	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	–	–	3.5%	–	5.3%	4.8%	10.4%
ENI SpA	55	28.3%	n/a	Refiner, trader	Italy	0.0 KHa	56486470325.00 $56,486.5M	–	–	28.3%	28.7%	14.3%	28.7%	26.8%
FELCRA Bhd	73	9.2%	n/a	Grower	Malaysia	249.6 KHa	0.00 Private co.	9.3%	–	–	–	8.6%	11.4%	10.0%
Feronia Inc	53	30%	-14.4%	Grower	Democratic Republic of the Congo	103.6 KHa	14775608.00 $14.8M	30%	–	–	–	23.7%	35.0%	36.4%
FGV Holdings Bhd	26	59.1%	-6.5%	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Malaysia	390.1 KHa	897272102.00 $897.3M	64%	58.6%	58.6%	56.7%	54.3%	55.1%	48.8%
First Resources Ltd	21	64.1%	-5.7%	Grower, crusher, refiner	Singapore	226.9 KHa	1802329173.00 $1,802.3M	66.4%	63.7%	63.5%	–	63.3%	63.5%	58.4%
GAMA Plantation	65	19.3%	n/a	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Indonesia	199.7 KHa	0.00 Private co.	21.2%	17.1%	17.1%	19.1%	20.2%	15.6%	9.8%
Genting Plantations Bhd	33	50.9%	+3.1%	Grower, refiner	Malaysia	247.4 KHa	16576253.00 $16.6M	54.2%	–	47.4%	–	48.8%	54.9%	48.7%
Glencore Agriculture B.V.	58	24.9%	+7.8%	Trader	Netherlands	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	–	–	–	25.4%	12.0%	23.7%	27.5%
Glenealy Plantations Sdn Bhd	84	2.3%	+0.5%	Grower, crusher, refiner	Malaysia	68.7 KHa	0.00 Private co.	2.5%	1.9%	1.9%	–	2.5%	3.0%	1.9%
Gokul Agro Resources Ltd	79	4%	n/a	Crusher, refiner, trader	India	0.0 KHa	26212614.00 $26.2M	–	4.1%	4.1%	4.9%	0.0%	3.4%	7.1%
Golden Agri Resources Ltd	6	77.7%	-7.6%	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Singapore	606.2 KHa	1963076208.00 $1,963.1M	79.6%	77.4%	77.4%	78.7%	75.1%	80.4%	79.3%
Golden Plantation Tbk PT	71	9.7%	-6.1%	Grower, crusher, refiner	Indonesia	63.4 KHa	0.00 Private co.	10.8%	8.4%	8.4%	–	7.5%	10.6%	7.5%
Golden Veroleum (Liberia) Inc (GVL)	38	46.3%	-4.5%	Grower	Liberia	40.6 KHa	0.00 Private co.	46.3%	–	–	–	49.4%	54.7%	32.6%
Goodhope Asia Holdings Ltd	20	64.9%	-2.3%	Grower, crusher, refiner	Singapore	141.3 KHa	0.00 Private co.	68.5%	61.3%	60.8%	–	64.6%	64.3%	49.9%
Gozco Plantations Tbk PT	77	5.3%	-0.8%	Grower	Indonesia	40.1 KHa	21387324.00 $21.4M	5.5%	–	–	–	5.6%	6.1%	3.4%
Groupe Blattner Elwyn	=91	0%	-0.4%	Grower, crusher	Democratic Republic of the Congo	16.9 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0%	0%	–	–	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Grupo Jaremar	62	21.6%	n/a	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Honduras	14.9 KHa	0.00 Private co.	24.2%	13.8%	13.8%	10.5%	22.6%	21.5%	16.5%
Hap Seng Plantation Holdings Bhd	19	65.7%	-8.7%	Grower	Malaysia	40.2 KHa	273066970.00 $273.1M	65.7%	–	–	–	63.0%	65.6%	63.4%
Hayel Saeed Anam Group	78	4.3%	n/a	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	United Arab Emirates	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	4.5%	6.6%	6.6%	6.8%	1.8%	5.7%	4.8%
IJM Plantations Bhd	35	48.5%	-10.2%	Grower, crusher	Malaysia	76.7 KHa	317511943.00 $317.5M	49.4%	44.4%	–	–	47.3%	44.6%	42.3%
Indofood Agri Resources Ltd	32	51.1%	-18.7%	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Singapore	356.6 KHa	322770252.00 $322.8M	54.9%	51.9%	51.9%	51.7%	48.0%	50.0%	36.3%
IOI Corporation Bhd	13	71.9%	-6.3%	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Malaysia	221.9 KHa	6438015948.00 $6,438.0M	74.3%	68.1%	68.1%	67.8%	69.5%	72.4%	71.5%
Itochu Corporation	31	52.3%	+25.9%	Trader	Japan	0.0 KHa	33218607908.00 $33,218.6M	–	–	–	52.3%	45.5%	50.1%	46.1%
Jaya Tiasa Holdings Bhd	61	21.9%	+5.2%	Grower	Malaysia	83.5 KHa	113261259.00 $113.3M	22.6%	–	–	–	17.1%	22.7%	17.0%
K Global Ventures Sdn Bhd	=91	0%	n/a	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Malaysia	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0%	0%	0%	0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Kencana Agri Ltd	54	29.6%	-5.9%	Grower, crusher	Singapore	186.7 KHa	20646770.00 $20.6M	32.6%	25.6%	–	–	25.2%	27.7%	18.8%
Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara PT (PT. KPBN)	80	3.6%	n/a	Trader	Indonesia	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	–	–	–	2.7%	3.5%	3.5%	9.6%
Korindo Group	57	25.6%	-10.0%	Grower	Indonesia	121.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	26.4%	–	–	–	24.6%	30.7%	9.5%
KS Oils Ltd	85	1.8%	-0.8%	Grower, crusher, refiner	India	55.8 KHa	0.00 Private co.	2%	2.3%	2.3%	–	0.0%	1.2%	5.6%
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd	10	72.7%	+1.1%	Grower, crusher, refiner	Malaysia	294.1 KHa	5528524411.00 $5,528.5M	75.6%	72.7%	72.7%	–	69.6%	73.1%	70.1%
Kulim (Malaysia) Bhd	36	47.7%	-5.8%	Grower, refiner, trader	Malaysia	65.5 KHa	0.00 Private co.	52.7%	–	43.3%	38.9%	44.2%	46.5%	37.2%
LLC KRC EFKO-Kaskad	64	19.7%	n/a	Refiner, trader	Russia	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	–	–	19.7%	21.8%	16.4%	23.0%	24.4%
Louis Dreyfus Company	42	44.2%	-21.7%	Refiner, trader	Netherlands	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	–	–	44.3%	46.5%	41.1%	47.4%	51.7%
M.P. Evans Group plc	23	63%	+2.7%	Grower	UK	57.6 KHa	457848009.00 $457.8M	63%	–	–	–	59.9%	65.4%	59.7%
Makin Group	=91	0%	-14.9%	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Indonesia	140.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0%	0%	0%	0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Mewah Group	30	52.4%	n/a	Refiner, trader	Singapore	0.0 KHa	253360861.00 $253.4M	–	–	52.4%	53.1%	50.4%	53.3%	65.0%
Musim Mas Group PT	15	69.9%	-17.2%	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Singapore	194.2 KHa	0.00 Private co.	74.2%	62.3%	62.1%	57.2%	69.4%	69.5%	61.2%
NaturAceites S.A.	45	37.4%	n/a	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Guatemala	17.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	40.9%	34.7%	34.7%	34.3%	35.5%	39.1%	33.1%
New Britain Palm Oil Ltd	2	89.9%	-6.2%	Grower, crusher, refiner	Papua New Guinea	140.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	93.3%	87.3%	86.9%	–	88.5%	91.3%	79.8%
Olam International Ltd	9	73.3%	-4.1%	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Singapore	144.3 KHa	4256842379.00 $4,256.8M	77.3%	72.9%	72.9%	72.5%	72.8%	76.2%	72.4%
Palmaceite S.A.	49	36.4%	n/a	Grower, crusher	Colombia	14.6 KHa	0.00 Private co.	40.2%	31.2%	–	–	35.3%	34.5%	31.5%
Palmas Group	52	30.9%	-6.8%	Grower, crusher, refiner	Peru	35.2 KHa	0.00 Private co.	31.4%	32.9%	33.1%	–	32.0%	35.7%	34.6%
Peak Palm Oil plc	82	2.6%	n/a	Grower, crusher	Guinea	100.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	2.6%	1.8%	–	–	2.5%	1.8%	1.4%
Permata Hijau Group	74	8.9%	n/a	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Indonesia	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	9.3%	11.2%	11.2%	10.7%	6.0%	11.0%	12.5%
POSCO International	66	18.5%	-9.0%	Grower	South Korea	34.2 KHa	1977317497.00 $1,977.3M	18.5%	–	–	–	14.6%	21.4%	22.2%
Priya Gold Oils	=91	0%	n/a	Refiner	India	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	–	–	0%	–	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
PTT Green Energy Pte Ltd	=91	0%	n/a	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Thailand	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0%	0%	0%	0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
QL Resources Bhd	67	14.4%	-0.8%	Grower	Malaysia	16.2 KHa	2758431777.00 $2,758.4M	14.4%	–	–	–	10.1%	16.4%	19.2%
R.E.A. Holdings plc	8	75.7%	+5.5%	Grower, crusher	UK	64.5 KHa	86047386.00 $86.0M	76.1%	74.1%	–	–	73.3%	75.8%	66.3%
Reforestadora de Palmas de el Peten S.A. (REPSA)	27	54%	+15.1%	Grower	Guatemala	20.2 KHa	0.00 Private co.	54%	–	–	–	48.9%	53.1%	44.7%
Royal Industries Indonesia PT	88	1%	n/a	Grower, crusher, refiner	Indonesia	100.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	1.1%	0.4%	0.4%	–	0.4%	0.8%	1.0%
Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd	86	1.8%	n/a	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	India	200.0 KHa	17235401.00 $17.2M	2%	1.9%	1.9%	2.4%	0.4%	1.1%	3.8%
Sampoerna Agro Tbk PT	40	44.7%	+0.8%	Grower	Indonesia	241.0 KHa	295080915.00 $295.1M	44.7%	–	–	–	43.2%	46.8%	46.6%
Sarawak Oil Palms Bhd	51	33.1%	+6.1%	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Malaysia	122.0 KHa	301263643.00 $301.3M	34.4%	35.6%	35.6%	35.5%	29.1%	34.3%	36.8%
Sawit Sumbermas Sarana Tbk PT	34	50.6%	-4.3%	Grower, crusher	Indonesia	95.8 KHa	577190419.00 $577.2M	56%	43.6%	–	–	47.6%	51.3%	31.1%
Sazean Holdings	=91	0%	n/a	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Malaysia	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0%	0%	0%	0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
SIFCA Group	68	13.6%	n/a	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Côte d'Ivoire	194.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	15.1%	9.4%	9.4%	10.1%	10.8%	17.4%	4.8%
Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd	12	72.1%	-10.5%	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Malaysia	756.0 KHa	7808809670.00 $7,808.8M	76.6%	67.6%	67.6%	64.9%	69.3%	70.2%	61.3%
SIPEF	7	75.7%	+11.4%	Grower, crusher	Belgium	123.6 KHa	517470697.00 $517.5M	76%	75.8%	–	–	70.8%	77.7%	71.2%
Siva Group	=91	0%	n/a	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Indonesia	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	0%	0%	0%	0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Socfin Group S.A.	24	62.7%	-9.1%	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Luxembourg	387.9 KHa	415694655.00 $415.7M	65.7%	64.5%	64.5%	61.1%	58.7%	63.5%	52.5%
Synergy Oil Nusantara PT (PT SON)	75	7.1%	n/a	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Indonesia	0.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	7.3%	10.3%	10.3%	11%	4.0%	9.4%	9.8%
Tianjin Julong Group	89	1%	+0.6%	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	China	140.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	1.1%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%	0.7%	1.5%	0.0%
Tradewinds Plantation Bhd	76	5.8%	-4.4%	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Malaysia	160.0 KHa	0.00 Private co.	6.5%	4.5%	4.5%	4.8%	5.4%	3.4%	8.5%
Triputra Agro Persada Group PT	56	25.9%	+2.0%	Grower, crusher, refiner	Indonesia	43.5 KHa	0.00 Private co.	28.8%	15%	15%	–	26.5%	24.9%	19.9%
TSH Resources Bhd	50	33.1%	+4.1%	Grower	Malaysia	121.1 KHa	296613061.00 $296.6M	35.8%	–	–	–	31.3%	33.7%	31.5%
Tunas Baru Lampung Tbk PT	59	23.5%	-1.8%	Grower, crusher, refiner	Indonesia	92.4 KHa	352280710.00 $352.3M	26.2%	17.6%	17.6%	–	20.0%	22.6%	17.5%
United Plantations Bhd	3	84.4%	-2.1%	Grower, refiner, trader	Malaysia	59.4 KHa	1225751927.00 $1,225.8M	85%	–	84.7%	84.9%	82.8%	87.1%	79.6%
Wilmar International Ltd	5	81%	-2.0%	Grower, crusher, refiner, trader	Singapore	327.0 KHa	17162121546.00 $17,162.1M	83%	77.3%	77.3%	75.9%	82.9%	80.8%	76.6%

Scoring criteria: Palm oil producers and traders

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Media monitor: Palm oil producers and traders

SPOTT monitors global media sources for coverage of assessed companies. The media monitor gathers reports about specific activities related to the assessment indicator categories. ZSL does not assess the validity of media coverage, but users can explore the media monitor to provide context on implementation, and infer risks associated with reported operations on the ground.

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May 2020

Unilever, Mars, Hershey, and World’s Largest Palm Oil Traders Suspend Rogue Supplier Over Its Relentless Deforestation

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May 2020

Communique de presse (SOCAPALAM's rebuttal to RTBF investigation)

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April 2020

L’impact nocif du secteur de l’huile de palme une fois de plus dévoilé, dans une investigation sur des investissements - soit disant - “éthiques” (The harmful impact of the palm oil sector once again exposed, in an investigation into so-called “ethical” investments)

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April 2020

Farmer dies in custody after being charged in dispute with palm oil firm, prompting COVID-19 fears

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April 2020

Unravelling the Socfin/Bolloré plantations, thanks to Profundo

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April 2020

The Chain: Tabung Haji Plantations to Develop New Oil Palm Concession, Once Again Breaching Buyers’ NDPE Commitments

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April 2020

Olam clashes with NGO over palm oil zero deforestation pledges: ‘We strongly refute the factually inaccurate and false allegations’

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April 2020

Palm oil giant Wilmar quits High Carbon Stock Approach citing governance issues

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March 2020

Palm oil giant Olam under scrutiny again over Gabon plantations

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March 2020

SOCAPALM, Groupe BOLLORE et Groupe SOCFIN, au Cameroun : Communiqué de suivi du PCN français (SOCAPALM, BOLLORE Group and SOCFIN Group, in Cameroon: French NCP monitoring press release)

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March 2020

South Korean trading giant to compensate for past deforestation in Papua

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February 2020

The Chain: Repeat Offenders Continue to Clear Forests for Oil Palm in Southeast Asia

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February 2020

Korindo clearing forests for oil palm plantations, Papua, Indonesia

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February 2020

Malaysian palm giant bars suppliers amid deforestation worries

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February 2020

Malaysia palm oil producer Sime Darby to work with environmental groups

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February 2020

DRC: Feronia security guard acquitted of murdering Congolese land defender

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February 2020

Action alert! Immediate release of villagers in the DR Congo imprisoned on false charges related to a land conflict with Feronia Inc.

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February 2020

Palm oil impacted people demand the right to speak out against human rights abuses and environmental destruction

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February 2020

The role of French banks in global forest destruction

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January 2020

RDC : Une communauté plaignante contre Feronia au couloir de la justice (DRC: Complaining community against Feronia in the justice corridor)

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January 2020

Liberia's miracle oil brings farmers only empty promises

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January 2020

Palm oil processors top plantations in destroying proboscis monkey habitat

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December 2019

Indonesian palm oil firm hit with $1.8m fine for 2015 fires

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November 2019

Congo Palm-Oil Producer Implicated in Environmental Report

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November 2019

Wilmar a top achiever in protecting children’s rights

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November 2019

PRESS RELEASE: Report Shows Widespread Human Rights violations in Wilmar’s Palm oil operations in West Sumatra

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November 2019

FSC report on palm giant Korindo lists litany of violations, even with redactions

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November 2019

ASEAN HAZE 2019: THE BATTLE OF LIABILITY

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November 2019

Palm oil giants double down on deforestation with new radar system

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November 2019

Debate rages over intensive oil palm farming in Gabon

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October 2019

Musim Mas mill becomes first in the world to clear RSPO P&C 2018 in quest to make sustainable palm oil the norm

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October 2019

RSPO Statement on Pygmy Elephant Shooting

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October 2019

Seeking justice against palm oil firms, victims call out banks behind them

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October 2019

Indonesian court fines palm oil firm $18.5m over forest fires in 2015

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October 2019

Sime Darby Plantation in sustainable palm oil partnership

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October 2019

Enough is too much: The growing case for investors to drop Golden Agri-Resources (commentary)

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October 2019

Efforts by the Wilmar Group to prevent land and forest fires

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October 2019

How is the world's biggest palm oil trader living up to its no-deforestation promise?

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October 2019

GBSM: Kebakaran Di Lahan Konsesi Bukan Kesengajaan dan Kelalaian (GBSM: Fires on Concession Land Not Intentional and Negligence)

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October 2019

Kebakaran Hutan dan Lahan Terjadi Lagi di Indonesia (Forest and Land Fires Occur Again in Indonesia)

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October 2019

Mengejar Hukuman Perusahaan Besar Pembakar Lahan (Chasing the Penalty of Large Land Burning Companies)

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October 2019

In the Guatemalan jungle, drugs and crime are the new neighbors of palm oil

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October 2019

ADM, Cargill, Nestlé und Deutsche Unternehmen beteiligt! Tausende Hektar Naturwald für Palmölanbau in Guatemala vernichtet – Deep in Guatemala's jungle, drugs and murder are new neighbors to palm oil (ADM, Cargill, Nestlé and German companies involved! Thousands of acres of natural forest destroyed for palm oil plantation in Guatemala - Deep in Guatemala's jungle, drugs and murder are new neighbors to palm oil)

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October 2019

Estado de Sitio: la excusa para neutralizar a El Estor (History from the State of Siege: the excuse to neutralize El Estor)

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October 2019

Deep in Guatemala's jungle, drugs and murder are new neighbors to palm oil

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October 2019

Your favourite snacks are reportedly destroying 'the orangutan capital of the world' – but companies like Nestlé outright deny the allegation

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October 2019

Big brands sourcing illegal palm oil from habitat of orangutans, rhinos, elephants and tigers: study

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October 2019

Tepis isu perampasan lahan, Masyarakat Gane desak LSM asing untuk turut berkontribusi (Regarding the issue of land grabbing, Gane Community urges foreign NGOs to contribute)

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October 2019

Nestlé ready to share evidence of deforestation in palm oil supply chain

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October 2019

When Forests In Papua Are Taken By Corporate Concerns, Rules Of Uncovering Owners Still Gain

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October 2019

“Está empeorando”: los parques nacionales de Honduras afectados por el aceite de palma (“It is getting worse”: the national parks of Honduras affected by palm oil)

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October 2019

Seeking justice against palm oil firms, victims call out banks behind them

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October 2019

Indonesia flags fires at concessions of six Malaysian planters

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October 2019

Political will, not new laws, needed in dealing with haze

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October 2019

We stopped open burning on oil palm estates in 1985, says association

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October 2019

Ada 65 Perusahaan Pembakar, 20 Diantaranya Asing (There are 65 Burning Companies, 20 of them Foreign)

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October 2019

Indonesian enforcement questioned as fires flare up on the same concessions

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October 2019

NYC Activists call on Cargill to Stop the Amazon Fires & Embrace Regenerative Agriculture

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October 2019

ADM, Cargill, Nestlé and German companies involved! Thousands of acres of natural forest destroyed for palm oil exploitation in Guatemala - Deep in Guatemala's jungle, drugs and murder are new neighbors to palm oil

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October 2019

Big financiers linked to harmful agribusinesses

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October 2019

Crescem os Conflitos e a Violência no Campo; a luta também – Apresentação dos dados da CPT por Gilvander Moreira (Conflict and Violence in the Field Grow; the fight too - Presentation of CPT data by Gilvander Moreira)

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October 2019

Transformational Goals in Corporate Strategy: A Review of the ESG Goals of 50 Global Companies

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October 2019

Green report calls for snack giants to ramp up deforestation commitments

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October 2019

The Chain: China's Palm Oil Imports Surge Amid Global Trade Shifts, Potentially Challenging Zero-Deforestation Commitments

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September 2019

OLAM Palm Gabon pretends to use the Forest Definition to implement its ‘Zero Deforestation’ pledge

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September 2019

3 companies linked to forest fires and haze problem have Singapore connections

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September 2019

Saving Africa's tropical forests

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September 2019

Investigation: Neste biofuel link to orangutan habitat destruction

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September 2019

Why we've had enough of broken promises to protect forests

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September 2019

Monitoring deforestation: the use and misuse of satellite technology

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September 2019

Response to Greenpeace Sep 2019, Photo of the Fire Team

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September 2019

"Tersangka Perusahaan Kebakaran Hutan dan Lahan Bertambah Jadi 11" ("Suspects of Forest and Land Fire Companies Increased to 11")

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September 2019

"Ditetapkan sebagai Tersangka Karhutla, Begini Klarifikasi PT GBSM" ("Defined as a Karhutla Suspect, Here's the clarification of PT GBSM")

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September 2019

Respons GBSM Usai Jadi Tersangka Karhutla (GBSM Response After Being a Suspect of Forest and Land Fire)

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September 2019

Recurrent fires in oil palm and pulp companies still lack sanctions

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September 2019

Rapid Response Monitoring System Palm Oil, Report 19 | September 2019

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September 2019

Genting comes under fire from Greenpeace over alleged links to Kalimantan blaze

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September 2019

Firm confirms forest fire in its estate

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September 2019

Dody Akui KLHK Menyegel Lahan PT ABT (Dody Admits KLHK Sealing the Land of PT ABT)

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September 2019

FoEA Solidarity visit and message to Joegbahn Clan Community in Liberia

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September 2019

KLK confirms fires on estate; vows to cooperate with Indonesian authorities

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September 2019

Korindo Threatens Legal Action to Bury the Truth

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September 2019

Greenpeace: From 2015 to 2018, 3.4 million hectares of land were burned

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September 2019

"Pemerintah Pastikan Tidak Ada Deforestasi di Papua" (The government ensures no deforestation in Papua)

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September 2019

Korindo Group klaim prioritaskan dampak sosial dan lingkungan dalam rencana bisnisnya (Korindo Group claims to prioritize social and environmental impacts in its business plans)

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September 2019

Korindo Group diduga langgar hak masyarakat adat (Korindo Group is suspected of violating the rights of indigenous peoples)

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September 2019

Korindo Group Confides in Negative Campaigns of Foreign NGOs

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September 2019

Palm oil giant Korindo silences critical report with cease-and-desist letter

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September 2019

Companies linked to haze may be penalised when entering Malaysia, says Guan Eng

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September 2019

Greenpeace claims Malaysia's Genting among palm oil groups with most burnt land in Indonesia but firm disputes findings

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September 2019

Independent Legal Review Confirms PT Lonsum in Compliance with Indonesian Labour Laws

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September 2019

Ada Apa dengan Pepsi dan Indofood? (What's wrong with Pepsi and Indofood?)

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September 2019

Setahun Berlaku, Moratorium Lahan Masih Belum Berjalan dengan Baik (Within a Year, Land Moratorium Still Not Going Well)

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September 2019

A Papuan village finds its forest caught in a web of corporate secrecy

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September 2019

Honduras. Congresistas estadounidenses instan a frenar violaciones laborales (Honduras. US congressmen urge to stop labor violations)

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September 2019

Industrial palm oil investors struggle to gain foothold in Africa

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September 2019

peta pemain besar sawit dunia di indonesia dan kepatuhan terhadap inisiatif lingkungan (Map of the world big palm players in indonesia and compliance with environmental initiatives)

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September 2019

UPDATED: Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve: addressing deforestation risk in the GAR supply chain

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September 2019

Produksi Sawit Berkelanjutan Jadi Tuntutan Konsumen Global (Sustainable Palm Oil Production Becomes Global Consumer Demand)

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September 2019

5 firms suspected of starting Indonesia fires may face multiple charges, says report

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September 2019

Be accountable for forest fires, Greenpeace tells Genting Plantations

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September 2019

Genting group committed to RSPO's zero burning policy

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September 2019

Izin Lima Perusahaan Diusulkan Dicabut, Gubernur Kalbar: Kebakaran di Konsesi Perusahaan Terbukti (Five Companies' Permits Proposed Revoked, West Kalimantan Governor: Fire in Company Concessions Proven)

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September 2019

25.900 Hektar Hutan Terbakar di Kalbar, 133 Perusahaan Disanksi (25, 900 Hectares of Forest Burned in West Kalimantan, 133 Disputed Companies)

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September 2019

ika Malaysia Protes Soal Kabut Asap, Jikalahari Minta Review Izin Perusahaan Sawit Malaysia (If Malaysia Protests about Haze Haze, Jikalahari Asks for Malaysian Palm Oil Company Permit Review)

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September 2019

Kronologi Konflik Lahan Suku Anak Dalam dan Perusahaan Sawit (Chronology of Land Conflict of Subsidiary Tribes and Palm Oil Companies)

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September 2019

Ngabalin Soal Petani Jambi Meninggal: 'Siapa Tanggung Jawab?' (Copy of dead farmer's question: who's responsible)

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September 2019

FGV: No reports of Indonesian JVs involved in open burning

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September 2019

Land conflict between villagers and PHC-Feronia in Lokutu, DR Congo: Violent arrest of many community leaders

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September 2019

Violent arrests and torture expose the myth of ‘development'

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September 2019

When development aid funds become contracts for Spanish companies

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September 2019

Eni CEO under investigation over Congo contracts

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September 2019

DSN Grup Kaltim Gelar Siaga Karhutla dan Bagi-bagi Masker Gratis (DSN Kaltim Group Holds Forest and Land Fire Standby and Free Mask Distribute)

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September 2019

peta pemain besar sawit dunia di indonesia dan kepatuhan terhadap inisiatif lingkungan (Map of the world big palm oil players in Indonesia and Compliance with Environmental initiatives)

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September 2019

Percepat RUU Pertanahan, Jokowi Dinilai Untungkan Surya Darmadi Pemilik Darmex Argo Group di Riau (Accelerating the Land Bill, Jokowi is Judged to Benefit Surya Darmadi Owner of the Darmex Argo Group in Riau)

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September 2019

Cargill Faces Fire Over Amazon

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September 2019

This BBC Documentary Exposes The Beauty Industry's Big Environmental Secret

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September 2019

Rapid Response Monitoring System Palm Oil, Report 19

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September 2019

Indonesia: Indigenous peoples losing their forests

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September 2019

CSR Asian Agri, Dukung Kemapanan Ekonomi Desa (Asian Agri's CSR, Supports the Economic Economy of the Village)

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September 2019

Warga Desa Terpapar Kabut Asap, Manfaatkan Program CSR Asian Agri. (Villagers Exposed to Smoke Haze, Take advantage of Asian Agri's CSR Program.)

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September 2019

Selling Amazon destruction: Companies and politicians profit as forest burns

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September 2019

A Trump-Bolsonaro free-trade agreement is an apocalyptically bad idea

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September 2019

Giant Norway pension fund weighs Brazil divestment over Amazon deforestation

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August 2019

NGOs Call on U.S. Customs to Block Import of Forced Labor Palm Oil

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August 2019

Directory to reduce risk of child labour in Sabah

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August 2019

Greenpeace: Danish food chains create climate collapse

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August 2019

Three companies fined for negligence over workplace accidents

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August 2019

Rapid Response Monitoring System Palm Oil, Report 18 | August 2019

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August 2019

Oil palm companies connected to land grabbing, illegal deforestation and industrial pollution in Latin America

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August 2019

Kasus Jual Beli Lahan Hantarkan 4 Warga Kotim Ke Jeruji Besi di Jakarta (Land Purchase Case Conducts 4 Kotim Residents to Iron Bars in Jakarta)

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August 2019

Sawit yang ganggu kehidupan warga Halmahera Selatan (Palm that disturbs the lives of South Halmahera residents)

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August 2019

Papuan Tribes Criticize US Group Mighty Earth for Fighting Development

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August 2019

The Chain: Mizuho and Mandiri Replace Rabobank, Citigroup and Standard Chartered for Indofood Credit Facilities

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August 2019

A remote Indonesian district juggles road building with nature conservation

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August 2019

Your Favorite Products Could Be Made With Palm Oil Produced by Slave Labor

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August 2019

Court rejects bid to transfer Bung and wife's cases

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August 2019

The Chain: Ecuador's Palm Oil Exports May Expose International Firms to Deforestation Risks

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August 2019

Norway's Biggest Funds Tell Companies to Halt Damage of Amazon

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August 2019

The Entire Global Economy Is Complicit In The Destruction Of The Amazon

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August 2019

The Chain: Mizuho and Mandiri Replace Rabobank, Citigroup and Standard Chartered for Indofood Credit Facilities

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August 2019

The Chain: Main Southeast Asian Deforesters of 2019 Supplying NDPE Market

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August 2019

Palm Oil Growers Suspended Over Deforestation Lose USD 1.1B in Equity Value

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August 2019

Wilmar Helps Farmers Obtain ISPO Certification

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July 2019

NGOs lodge complaint in the Netherlands against ING for supporting palm oil

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July 2019

Genesis: Releasing Bengkulu Forest Area Not for the People

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July 2019

Unsustainable investments: the banks finance the oil palm

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July 2019

Courting controversy, scientists team with industry to tackle one of the world's most destructive crops

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July 2019

Die Palmölplantage der Firma Socfin in Sierra Leone: Zwischen Landraub, Schmiergelder und Geheimgesellschaften (The oil palm plantation of Socfin in Sierra Leone: Between land grabbing, bribes and secret societies)

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July 2019

Sime Darby Plantation unveils policy to ensure suppliers meet sustainability standards

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