Major Palm Oil Growers Agree to Moratorium on Deforestation
The world’s five largest growers of palm oil — Sime Darby, Asian Agri, IOI Corporation, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad and Musim Mas — have agreed to halt the clearance of high carbon stock forests while...
View ArticleClimate Summit Roundup: Businesses Pledge Climate Action
The UN Climate Summit opens today with major companies playing a leading role in the gathering of policy makers and business leaders. President Obama and heads of state from more than 120 counties will...
View ArticleHershey Sets Tougher Palm Oil Sourcing Policy
The Hershey Company has announced a palm oil sourcing policy that updates and strengthens its commitment to source 100 percent traceable and responsible palm oil, a commitment the company announced in...
View ArticleMars Sustainable Palm Oil 57% Traceable
Mars says 57 percent of the palm oil it sources can be traced back to a known mill in Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Thailand, as of as of Aug. 31. The announcement comes as part of an...
View ArticleBunge Makes Sustainable Palm Oil Pledge
Global agribusiness giant Bunge has committed to building a traceable supply chain for 100 percent of the palm oil and palm derivatives it trades, processes and utilizes in commercial and consumer...
View ArticleThe Business Case for Ending Deforestation
About 90 percent of companies see opportunities in shifting to sustainably sourcing key forest-risk commodities, according to a CDP report that makes the business case for ridding supply chains of...
View ArticleUnilever: 100% Traceable Palm Oil for European Foods This Year
One hundred percent of palm oil sourced for Unilever’s European foods business will be traceable and certified sustainable by the end of 2014, according to the company’s sustainable palm oil progress...
View ArticleCargill ‘On Track’ to Map 80% of Palm Oil to Mills This Year
Cargill says it’s on track to map 80 percent of its palm oil in key markets back to individual mills by the end of this year and 100 percent of all mills by December 2015, according to the company’s...
View ArticleIkea Pledges 100% Certified Sustainable Palm Oil
Ikea is the latest company to commit to using only sustainably sourced palm oil. The company isn’t a major palm oil user but says palm oil can be found in the manufacturing of a small number of Ikea...
View ArticleSainsbury’s Increases Sustainable Palm Oil Products
Ninety-five percent of the palm oil used to make Sainsbury’s own-brand products is now certified sustainable, according to the company. Sainsbury’s has almost 400 own-brand products that are made with...
View ArticleMars Unveils Deforestation Policies for Beef, Soy, Paper & Pulp Supply Chains
Mars has launched three new policies aimed at reducing deforestation in its beef, soy, paper and pulp supply chains. These policies outline clear targets that focus on the raw materials offering the...
View ArticlePalm Oil Giant Lists Suppliers Online
Wilmar International, the world’s largest palm oil trader, has become the first industry player to offer transparency of its palm-oil supply chain on-line. The company expects this move to help it...
View ArticleMondelez International Smashes Waste Goal, Achieves 57% Reduction
Mondelez International exceeded its goal to reduce manufacturing waste by 15 percent per metric ton of production by 2015, according to the company’s most recent sustainability report. Through 2014,...
View ArticleCGF Publishes Palm Oil Sourcing Guidelines for Consumer Goods, Retail Industries
The Consumer Goods Forum has published guidelines to help the consumer goods and retail industries to achieve zero net deforestation by 2020. The Sustainable Palm Oil Sourcing Guidelines aim to assist...
View ArticleCargill Avoids 1M Metric Tons of GHG Emissions
Cargill avoided more than 1 million metric tons of fossil-fuel-based greenhouse gas emissions in 2015 by using renewable energy, according to the company’s 2015 corporate responsibility report....
View ArticleCargill, WRI Partner to Manage Forests, Water Risk Across Supply Chains
Cargill and the World Resources Institute (WRI) are teaming up to work across value chains to better manage deforestation and water risk. Under the 2-year partnership, Cargill will use WRI’s...
View ArticlePolicy & Enforcement Briefing: Carbon Standards, Pipeline Closure, Dyno Nobel...
The EPA has rescheduled two delayed listening sessions on its forthcoming carbon standards for existing power plants. The Boston session has been rescheduled for November 4, and the Philadelphia...
View ArticleSC Johnson to Use Only Sustainable Palm Oil by 2015
SC Johnson, the maker of Glade, Windex and Ziploc, announced today that it will buy only sustainable palm oil by 2015. The company said it will work with its suppliers as well as the Roundtable on...
View ArticleMcDonalds to Buy Only Certified Palm Oil by 2015; Unveils Initiative for...
McDonald’s has committed to source only palm oil certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil by 2015, the company has announced. The goal is part of the Sustainable Land Management Commitment...
View ArticleKellogg’s to Back All Palm Oil With Green Certificates, in Industry First
Kellogg Company has become the first U.S. food company to back 100 percent of its global palm oil use with certificates designed to reduce deforestation. The cereal maker is buying GreenPalm...
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