… in 2011, many observers, including Greenpeace, hailed the commitments as setting a new standard in sustainable palm oil production. Besides committing not to plant on any land that … GAR’s commitments would spur other companies and environmental groups to embrace higher standards. But in 2013, obstacles to this goal remained. The Roundtable for Sustainable Palm … economic development. Palm oil was an important economic lever in rural development. To better accommodate the interest of small palm oil farmers, the Indonesian government created …
… the globe bought palm oil or palm oil fractions to include in a wide variety of products. Between supply and demand, however, six companies: Wilmar, Musim Mas, Golden Agri (GAR), … the major traders to endorse a strong NDPE (no deforestation, no peat, no exploitation) standard, many environmentalists believed that the agreement represented a breakthrough. The … selling in Europe, China, and India. Wilmar had been the first trader to adopt a NDPE standard for all of its suppliers. The pledge and the government’s reaction to it had created …
… at a barely subsistence level. One bad harvest (made all the more likely by the ravages of climate change) or a sudden decline in the commodity price of coffee can drop them below … circle” that draws the grower, the roaster, the barista and customer together. Growers with better knowledge of the market will work to improve their crops or experiment with new … The most important thing was to make the coffee supply chain more equitable and coffee better-tasting. Equity and Justice Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions …
… to make way for plantations. This land use change plays a major role in driving global climate change , with deforestation accounting for 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions. … wildlife, and leading experts to assert that Indonesia was now a bigger contributor to climate change than the U.S. Palm oil development is also happening largely in biodiversity … threatening crucial species and habitats . While the global impacts on biodiversity and climate are key to understanding palm oil, the plant's distinctly local effects are also …
… pool of data enumerates companies’ exposure to the trillions of dollars in risk from the climate crisis and other megatrends. According to Yale's Todd Cort, improving standards for this ESG data is helping investors get better returns and targeting capital toward the companies that are responding. Thriving …
… Solar developers are planting native flowers and grasses near—or even in between—solar panels, addressing the twin problems of pollinator decline and climate change. Thriving Food Systems and Nature Based Solutions Clean Energy … is a Worry Body Solar developers are planting native flowers and grasses near—or even in between—solar panels, addressing the twin problems of pollinator decline and climate change. …