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New sustainable palm oil rules win consensus amid RSPO credit price slump
...
smallholders
will not be recognised. Similar to how carbon offsets work, RSPO credits are purchased by consumer goods brands to compensate for uncertified palm oil used in their products, allowing sma...
21 Nov 2024
New sustainable palm oil rules win consensus amid RSPO credit price slump
News /
Food & Agriculture
Hand pollination helps cocoa farmers offset climate harm
Exploring ways for cocoa farmers to hand pollinate their crops could help offset crop losses resulting from climate changes, researchers suggest. Rising temperatures have substantially reduced cocoa p...
10 Mar 2025
Hand pollination helps cocoa farmers offset climate harm
News /
Food & Agriculture
Industry pressure stalls EU anti-deforestation law rollout; NGOs call delay 'an act of nature vandalism'
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smallholders
comply with the regulation have been "very minimal" to date. "Ideally the EU should not delay and have all the necessary elements, including support for
smallholders
, ready by next month....
3 Oct 2024
Industry pressure stalls EU anti-deforestation law rollout; NGOs call delay 'an act of nature vandalism'
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Small farms the key to Malaysia's palm oil sustainability
...
smallholders
often operate on the margins. Research has revealed these farmers often face hurdles such as limited access to finance, technology and markets. Government policies, while aiming to suppo...
20 Aug 2024
Small farms the key to Malaysia's palm oil sustainability
Podcasts /
Food & Agriculture
'We revised the standard because we should': What RSPO's new rules for sustainable palm oil mean for people and planet
...
smallholders
struggle to comply with the regulation, because of the stringent traceability requirements. Tell us how RSPO is trying to include more
smallholders
in its certification scheme. Reflecting...
7 Nov 2024
'We revised the standard because we should': What RSPO's new rules for sustainable palm oil mean for people and planet
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Food & Agriculture
Tech key to reducing Scope 3 palm oil emissions in Malaysia amid increasing regulation: industry watchers
...
smallholders
and how digital tools could be employed to trace supply chain emissions to reduce them over time. With over 300,000
smallholders
– each owning 100 acres or less across the country – small...
7 Oct 2024
Tech key to reducing Scope 3 palm oil emissions in Malaysia amid increasing regulation: industry watchers
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Food & Agriculture
Coastal towns in Bangladesh give up shrimp farming for agriculture to combat salinity
Sheikh Sirajul Islam, a smallholder farmer in Bangladesh’s southwestern Satkhira district, sowed the wet-season aman rice in his four acres of land this August. He is hopeful for a good yield, he says...
10 Oct 2024
Coastal towns in Bangladesh give up shrimp farming for agriculture to combat salinity
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
US tariffs and Asean food security: Turning short-term pain into long-term gain
The tariffs announced on 2 April by United States President Donald Trump, which ranged from 10 per cent to a staggering 49 per cent on Asean Member States (AMS), have the potential to severely disrupt...
24 Apr 2025
US tariffs and Asean food security: Turning short-term pain into long-term gain
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Carbon & Climate
The language of climate delay in 2024
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Smallholders
are not ready for Europe's deforestation law Dr Musdhalifah Machmud said most
smallholders
are not EUDR-ready. Image: Agrofarm.co.id Though it is true that many smallholder farmers are...
10 Dec 2024
The language of climate delay in 2024
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Policy & Finance
What Trump’s re-election means for ESG in Southeast Asia
...
smallholders
are often left out. For many, these developments support claims that ESG regulations are a form of neo-colonialism or “regulatory imperialism”. The sense of injustice makes it easier to d...
7 Nov 2024
What Trump’s re-election means for ESG in Southeast Asia
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Policy & Finance
Rabobank backs Musim Mas’ first sustainability-linked loan without finalising external verifiers
...
smallholders
it contracts are certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), that it trains these
smallholders
, and that it maintains a deforestation-free palm oil supply chain. However,...
10 Sep 2024
Rabobank backs Musim Mas’ first sustainability-linked loan without finalising external verifiers
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Carbon & Climate
Musim Mas becomes the second palm oil company to get net zero targets SBTi-approved
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smallholders
, with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) kicking in. Over the past decade, Musim Mas is among the world's biggest palm oil traders that has been repeatedly exposed to ille...
12 Sep 2024
Musim Mas becomes the second palm oil company to get net zero targets SBTi-approved
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TRST01
TRST01 and India Rubber Board launch iSNR initiative to transform global natural rubber trade
An alliance between TRST01 and the India Rubber Board is redefining sustainable commodity sourcing, positioning India at the forefront of ethical, traceable, and EUDR-compliant natural rubber producti...
10 Feb 2025
TRST01 and India Rubber Board launch iSNR initiative to transform global natural rubber trade
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Food & Agriculture
The skipped chapter of the sustainable palm oil story: Women
smallholders
...
smallholders
union. Image: CIFOR/Flickr Education and financial literacy A key barrier to women's rights being recognised is education. Most women
smallholders
have little more than a primary school ...
4 Mar 2024
The skipped chapter of the sustainable palm oil story: Women smallholders
Press Releases /
Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber
Natural Rubber Supply Chain urges European Parliament not to amend essence of EUDR
Singapore, 13th November 2024: As Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) convene to vote on 14th November on the proposed amendments to the EUDR, the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Ru...
14 Nov 2024
Natural Rubber Supply Chain urges European Parliament not to amend essence of EUDR
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
The future of sustainability in the palm oil industry will be Asian led
...
smallholders
are the main growers. Landscape leadership on palm oil sustainability In Aceh Tamiang in nothern Sumatra, Indonesia, a multistakeholder landscape approach has effectively ended defores...
6 Jun 2024
The future of sustainability in the palm oil industry will be Asian led
Press Releases /
World Bank
19 million Filipinos to benefit from transport, health projects in Mindanao
At least nineteen million Filipinos are expected to benefit from two new projects approved by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors, aimed at improving transport connectivity and health ...
10 Mar 2025
19 million Filipinos to benefit from transport, health projects in Mindanao
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Policy & Finance
Eco-Business’ 10 most read stories of 2024
...
smallholders
struggle with compliance. This story highlights the crucial balance between sustainability and regulation, urging global support for
smallholders
. 9. The case for carbon offsets as interi...
11 Dec 2024
Eco-Business’ 10 most read stories of 2024
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
A call to financial institutions: Work with palm oil stakeholders to scale climate action
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smallholders
RSPO also believes that climate finance should start with
smallholders
, a view supported by many in the industry. Today, 40 per cent of the world’s total palm cultivation areas are manage...
9 Feb 2024
A call to financial institutions: Work with palm oil stakeholders to scale climate action
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Policy & Finance
‘Global politics may change but the principles of nature do not’: Asean banks still hungry for transition-related deals, say CSOs
As a global climate banking alliance softened its stance on mandatory targets, some chief sustainability officers of Southeast …
‘Global politics may change but the principles of nature do not’: Asean banks still hungry for transition-related deals, say CSOs
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Energy
No ‘passive bystander’: Clean energy trade among Singapore’s ‘recalibrations’ to tackle new geopolitical reality
The republic will not retreat or “capitulate”, but will forge global cooperation to tackle challenges like climate change, …
No 'passive bystander’: Clean energy trade among Singapore's 'recalibrations' to tackle new geopolitical reality
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Manufacturing
Southeast Asia’s potential role in rare earth elements diversification
Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam have a sizeable presence in the global REE supply chain – now a geopolitical …
Southeast Asia's potential role in rare earth elements diversification
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Carbon & Climate
America’s attack on climate science could affect adaptation capacity in Asia: climate scientist Ben Horton
The sea-level rise expert has moved to Hong Kong – now seen as a gateway to more collaboration …
America's attack on climate science could affect adaptation capacity in Asia: climate scientist Ben Horton
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Water
Water for peace: What Bangladesh wants from the Ganga Water Treaty
The treaty, signed in 1996, expires next year, and there are unresolved issues with regards to water sharing …
Water for peace: What Bangladesh wants from the Ganga Water Treaty
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Energy
New record-high US solar tariffs leave uneven impact across Southeast Asia’s solar industry
Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia's solar panel makers face varying tariff rates. Chinese manufacturers have already moved operations …
New record-high US solar tariffs leave uneven impact across Southeast Asia’s solar industry
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