… 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 … ($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 … and local components of the palm oil market and its impacts, it is no surprise that the future of the industry is becoming an increasingly hot topic for economists, industry, …
… palm oil (CPO) became the most highly traded edible oil. The palm oil boom had significant impact on economic development in rural Indonesia. Forty percent of Indonesia’s palm oil … regulation. In 2013, environmental campaigners believed they had found leverage to help change the palm oil industry. The supply chain for CPO suggested an hourglass. Millions of … particular, faced difficult choices. The company was the largest trader of palm oil in the world, selling in Europe, China, and India. Wilmar had been the first trader to adopt a NDPE …
… at a barely subsistence level. One bad harvest (made all the more likely by the ravages of climatechange) or a sudden decline in the commodity price of coffee can drop them below subsistence … 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 …
… tropical product has taken off in the international market. An invisible component of many products, palm oil can be found in cookies, in chocolates, in soaps, in shampoos, and even … since 1980. By the 2000s, palm oil had become the most heavily traded edible oil in the world. Golden Agri Resources (GAR) has been in the forefront of this palm oil boom in … in Indonesia. By 2009, the expansion of GAR and other companies had made Indonesia the world’s leading exporter of crude palm oil. The palm oil boom, however, concerned …
… how could the MBS team ensure that the work they were doing would actually positively impact the ecosystems they hoped to preserve? Developed in partnership with National … how could the MBS team ensure that the work they were doing would actually positively impact the ecosystems they hoped to preserve? Developed in partnership with National … how could the MBS team ensure that the work they were doing would actually positively impact the ecosystems they hoped to preserve? Developed in partnership with National …
… the dining hall menu issue and had become the Yale Sustainable Food Project. They obtained financial and operational support from the university, transformed a neglected acre of land … the dining hall menu issue and had become the Yale Sustainable Food Project. They obtained financial and operational support from the university, transformed a neglected acre of land … the dining hall menu issue and had become the Yale Sustainable Food Project. They obtained financial and operational support from the university, transformed a neglected acre of land …
… Started in 2012, Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services is a webinar series that addresses the growing importance of ecosystem service valuation and investment. What do ecosystem services projects look like? Who are the practitioners involved and what skills are most … … Nature's Returns Webinar Series Started in 2012, Nature’s Returns: Investing in Ecosystem Services is a webinar series that addresses the growing importance of ecosystem service …