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Podcast on RSPO's new principles and criteria for certifying palm oil as environmentally and socially sustainable.

Food & Agriculture

‘We revised the standard because we should’: What RSPO’s new rules for sustainable palm oil mean for people and planet

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has released new criteria for certifying responsibly grown palm oil. What's changed and how does RSPO respond to criticism that the new standard lowers the bar for deforestation?
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Carbon & Climate

The case for carbon offsets as interim solution for aviation emissions

EB Studio With alternatives such as sustainable aviation fuel still too expensive and low in demand for the aviation industry to consider, carbon offsets could be a way to reduce emissions – if used right. EcoSecurities and the International Air Transport Association tell the Eco-Business podcast how airlines can ensure compliance when new regulations become mandatory
Palm oil farmers working with Natural Habitats

Food & Agriculture

Is there such a thing as sustainable palm oil?

Some environmentalists would argue that there's no such thing as sustainably grown palm oil, because of the crops links to deforestation and human rights abuses. Eco-Business spoke to Monique van Wijnbergen about how palm can be done right.
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Food & Agriculture

Where is the palm oil industry on human rights?

EB Studio As global attention focuses on forests and the plight of orangutans, the untold part of the palm oil story is people. What is the industry doing to protect palm oil workers' rights and those of the people who defend their land as the industry expands?

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