… While the use of palm oil has been documented since ancient times, it is only in the past few decades … most heavily traded edible oil in the world. Golden Agri Resources (GAR) has been in the forefront of this palm oil boom in Indonesia. Founded in 1996 by the influential Widjaja family (operators of the Sinar Masbusiness group), GAR became the holding company for the family’s agribusinesses, including …
… In 2014, the four largest palm oil trading companiessigned an agreement to end deforestation, development of peat lands and exploitation of locals not only with their own … many environmentalists believed that the agreement represented a breakthrough. The events of 2015 suggested otherwise, forcing businesses, NGOs and sympathetic government officials to reconsider their positions and …
… Palm oil is everywhere. Not only is it in the news, it is also an ingredient in roughly half of the … products we buy. However, it is not something that consumers can easily spot or screen for. When, in June 2015, France’s Ecology minister, Segolene Royal, called on her country to … ($44 billion in 2013 according to Bloomberg ) industry that supplies 39% of the world’s vegetable oil. This growth has occurred largely in the last 20 years (see graph …
… In early 2014 Alcoa announced that Ford's F-150 pick-up trucks, the best-selling vehicles in the U.S., would use aluminum1 rather … planned another $150 million on facilities in Tennessee to meet the demand generated by the Ford contract. The aluminum industry's growing success in the automotive sector reflected …
… Throughout the world, Cummins Inc. meant diesels. The company designed, manufactured, distributed, and serviced diesel and natural gas engines, for transportation, construction, and power generation. In addition to the engines, it … costs over more units, leading it to expansion into global markets. Cummins had found a business advantage in its early entry into China – first meeting China’s need for high …
… In the early 2000s, the Federal government of Mexico enacted a series of laws promoting the use of … oil company PEMEX had to find ways to implement this policy. Nevertheless, in spite of efforts by various government agencies as well as PEMEX, by mid-2014 no ethanol had been … to make ethanol production a reality in Mexico. Developed in partnership with EGADE BusinessSchool, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance …
… Andrea Illy is CEO of the global premium coffee company that bears his family’s name. As one might … taste, its beauty. Illy also has a dream that someday soon the coffee market might be transformed into something approaching the market for wine. Where connoisseurs discuss the fine … Such a change would not necessarily have to involve illycaffè; Andrea Illy believes as the world’s premium brand, an increased emphasis on quality in the market would only help his …
… In 2017, Conservation International (CI) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), which had collaborated on building a software platform named the Wildlife Management Analyticssystem or WMA, were looking for a way to market … called Wildlife Insights. CI, however, anticipated that scientists, governments, NGOs, businesses, and landowners might want to operate "private instances" of the software, i.e., …
… center also became the first facility in Southeast Asia to obtain ISO 20121 Sustainable Events Management System certification. Beyond the physical plant, MBS looked to create … 50% of all of itsseafood - about two million pieces per year - from responsible sources by 2020. With some success under its belt, the MBS team was looking to make its operations … they hoped to preserve? Developed in partnership with National University of Singapore BusinessSchool Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Equity and Justice Marina …
… Pepsi has a new challenge. In 2007, PepsiCo became the first consumer company to use the Carbon … packaging, the CRL at point of purchase is an immediately visible marker of a company's efforts to reduce carbon emissions. In early 2009, PepsiCo again announced it had partnered … packaging, the CRL at point of purchase is an immediately visible marker of a company's efforts to reduce carbon emissions. In early 2009, PepsiCo again announced it had partnered …