Foresthints.news reports that, on August 25-26, the Indonesian Environment and Forestry Ministry sealed four of the five palm oil concessions owned by GAMA Plantation in West Kalimantan’s Kubu Raya regency — PT SUM, PT PLD, PT AAN, and PT RJP. Foresthints says that law enforcement acted due to continuing peat fires on these concessions. This sealing …
On August 21, 2018, Malaysia-based Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China’s COFCO Group Co. Ltd. to cooperate on palm oil projects. Both sides plan to work together to conduct research on sustainable palm oil, and SDP is seeking to further penetrate the growing Chinese market. SDP and COFCO …
From 2000 through 2011, 68 percent of all foreign capital, or USD 18.4 billion, flowing through nine of the top companies in the beef and soy markets in the Amazon was transferred through tax havens, according to a new paper published on August 13, 2018 in Nature Ecology and Evolution. The research highlights how companies …
A letter sent from investors to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), dated August 1, 2018, highlights growing demand in the investment and financial communities for the palm oil sector to alter its habits and strengthen its sustainability practices. The letter came from 90 institutional investors, which manage some USD 6.7 trillion of assets, …
Approximately 18 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions comes from deforestation. Palm oil and soybeans are two of the four main crops driving deforestation, next to other environmental and social problems. Investor awareness regarding the material risks emerging in the palm oil sector has grown, but soy-related risks are not yet widely recognised. This paper …
Cattle ranching in Brazil, home to the world’s second largest herd, remains a major cause of deforestation. This trend continues despite meatpackers and retailers having made commitments to deforestation-free supply chains in the last ten years. This report describes the economic role of the cattle sector in Brazil, key supply chain actors, their role in …
Progress achieved by many palm oil refiners and some FMCG companies may be weakened by changes in the landscape of the FMCG/downstream industry. Download PDF here: Consolidation Report Final July 23 2018 In 2017, Chain Reaction Research (CRR) calculated that 74 percent of palm oil refinery capacity in SE Asia applied No Deforestation, No Peat, …
Download report here: Shadow Companies Present Palm Oil Investor Risks and Undermine NDPE Efforts Since 2013, companies, governments, investors and civil society have taken steps to stop deforestation, fires, peatland development, and mitigate labor and human rights risks in the palm oil sector. These transformative actions include the adoption of No Deforestation, No Peat, No …
Risks for Investors in Tropical Commodities An event at the PRI in Person 2017 Conference in Berlin Wednesday, September 27, 2017, 1:30 pm to 2:30pm InterContinental Hotel, Berlin, Germany Free Admission To register, or if you have any questions regarding this event, please email profundo@profundo.nl. Production of tropical commodities such as palm oil, soy, beef …
Aidenvironment Presents A Discussion Event: Making No Deforestation Commitments Work December 1, Amsterdam In an interactive afternoon event, Aidenvironment, Chain Reaction Research coalition partner, will bring stakeholders from the private, public, and finance sectors together to share views on advancing No Deforestation practices – with special attention being given to the perspective of institutional investors. Implementing corporate No …
MSCI, Columbia Business School, The Earth Institute at Columbia University, The Prometheus Institute of Sustainable Development, and Chain Reaction Research present: Nature’s Risks and Returns Conference and Live-stream Webinar with Palm Oil Panel October 25 in New York City Please join us for a practitioners’ exchange on the risks and opportunities of natural capital dependency. …
Chain Reaction Research conducts free sustainability risk analysis for financial analysts, credit analysts, commercial bankers, institutional investors, corporations, and other stakeholders. Our special focus is demonstrating that deforestation is material financial risk. We focus on tropical deforestation-related commodities including palm oil, soy, cattle, coffee, cacao, timber pulp and paper, and other products. We are funded by the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, the International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) scheme managed by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), and the Moore Charitable Foundation. Chain Reaction Research statements and materials do not necessarily reflect the standpoints of the Packard Foundation, the Moore Foundation or Norad.
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