The purpose of this Forest Sustainability Knowledge Hub is to share news, reports and other content on the latest developments to stakeholders in the forest risk commodity supply chain, to help stakeholders share, co-create, research and build capacity to enhance the application of sustainable palm oil certified products and other forest friendly certified products, and ultimately to promote the industry and reduce deforestation risks.
Six FMCG brands and retailers are at the forefront of the WWF 2020 Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard, and each adopts different approaches to achieve sustainable palm oil goals.
WWF also shared the company's experience in the transition to 100% sustainable palm oil in the form of a case report (WWF PALM OIL CASE STUDIES SUMMARY REPORT).
Keywords: FMCG, sustainable palm oil, Nestlé, M&S, Ferrero, L'Oreal, Mars Wrigley, The Co-op
Original title: Six fmcg companies leading the way on sustainable palm oil | The Grocer
Recently, the Coconut Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences and the China-Indonesia Julong Agricultural Industry Cooperation Zone signed a framework agreement for scientific and technological cooperation research and development of more than 2 million yuan to carry out forward-looking scientific and technological research and development cooperation to help companies in the oil palm industry abroad Steady and stronger.
Keywords: Oil Palm Industry, Coconut Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin Julong Group
RSPO is supporting the preparations for the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15) and providing young people with knowledge and tools to promote real changes in the supply chain of the sustainable palm oil industry.
Keywords: RSPO, the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15)
Original title: RSPO supports COP15 Convention on Biological Diversity | Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
Small farmers in Thailand have already obtained benefits from RSPO certification in terms of increased profits, reduced costs, and increased yields, proving that economic prosperity can go hand in hand with sustainable agricultural management and environmental friendliness.
Keywords: Thailand, small farmers, palm oil plantations, RSPO certification
Original title: Voices from Thai Smallholders — Harvesting the Benefits of Sustainable Farming | Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
RSPO is proud to announce a milestone achievement-Ngoyaï Gbaayegie, Africa's first collective of independent small farmers, has received RSPO certification.
Keywords: Sierra Leone, small farmers, RSPO
Original title: Nearly 5000 Independent Smallholders Certified in Sierra Leone | Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
Experts said that there is currently no one-size-fits-all solution to achieve effective mapping and monitoring of the Zero Deforestation Commitment (ZDC), so they created an attribute framework to effectively guide the development of the ZDC mapping and monitoring system.
Keywords: Zero Deforestation Commitment (ZDC), surveying and monitoring system
Original title: How to make mapping and monitoring zero-deforestation commitments effective | Eco-Business
CPOPC believes that the EU's method of classifying raw materials into high ILUC risk and low ILUC risk is flawed. This does not conform to the actual business model and operating practices of palm oil companies, and the potential impact on smallholder farmers has not yet been assessed.
Keywords:European Union, CPOPC, ILUC (Indirect Land-Use Change), RED II
Original title: CPOPC Files Objection to EU Targeting Palm Oil in RED II Delegated Act Determining High ILUC-Risk Feedstock | Euractiv
This report aims to provide detailed and credible market intelligence for palm oil consumption in five Asian countries (China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore). WWF hopes that the data provided can help formulate targeted strategies to increase the demand for sustainable palm oil in major Asian markets.
Keywords: Sustainable Palm Oil, Asia, WWF
Original title: Sustainable palm oil uptake in Asia: where do we go from here? | evidensia
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