Tagged ‘Palm Oil’

• The Chain: Singaporean approves transboundary haze law

  August 15, 2014 | Palm Oil • Southeast Asia

  New Singapore Haze Law: On August 5th, the Singaporean parliament approved the Transboundary Haze Pollution Bill, in order to fight haze from deforestation in the region.

• Analysis on Kuala Lumpur Kepong and Papua New Guinea

  May 30, 2014 | Palm Oil • Southeast Asia

  We’re preparing an upcoming product that analyzes sustainability and financial risk in the supply chains of Kuala Lumpur Kepong (KLK:MK), a Malaysian multinational company

• The Chain: Bumitama dropped by Deutsche Bank; Boustead IPO; and Asian Agri legal palm oil commitment

  May 28, 2014 | Palm Oil • Southeast Asia

  Deutsche Bank drops palm oil supplier Bumitama (BAL:SP): This week, Deutsche Bank announced that it had sold all of its shares in Indonesian palm oil supplier Bumitama

• ADM Announces Support for Wilmar ‘No Deforestation’

  May 14, 2014 | Palm Oil • Southeast Asia

  On 12 May 2014, Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) announced that it will make its palm oil supply chain fully traceable. To do so, ADM will work with Wilmar, the

• The Chain: Sarawak Boomerang hits financial sector; J&J deforestation drumbeat

  May 7, 2014 | Palm Oil • Southeast Asia

  Big moves by international investors this week clearly demonstrate the potential risk of investing in contested land. HSBC Malaysia could be the first foreign bank to scale down

• The Chain: Mars, General Mills, Colgate-Palmolive, Orkla All Move to End Deforestation

  March 26, 2014 | Palm Oil •

  In just the past two weeks, four major consumer-facing companies have committed to sourcing deforestation-free palm oil. Following in the footsteps of major palm oil traders like

• Milestone: Majority of global palm oil now covered by deforestation-free sourcing policies

  March 6, 2014 | Palm Oil •

  Last Friday, the palm oil industry crossed an important threshold: Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) announced a decision to source only palm oil produced without deforestation. This

• The Chain: Singapore haze bill, new monitoring tool, Sarawak boomerang

  February 20, 2014 | Palm Oil • Southeast Asia

  There recently have been a number of breaking updates in the palm oil sector, which reflect rapidly changing market entry requirements on deforestation:

• The Chain: Kellogg’s Goes Deforestation-Free

  February 18, 2014 | Palm Oil •

  We are writing to announce that Kellogg recently adopted a new palm oil sourcing policy that requires its suppliers to provide fully traceable, no-deforestation, no-exploitation

• Bumitama Agri Ltd Update

  November 27, 2013 | Palm Oil • Southeast Asia

  We wanted to alert you to news on Bumitama Agri Ltd (BAL:SP) that could have a bearing on its market and access to finance. Within the last few days, Bumitama has been the subject