Sentences with phrase «global palm oil»

For example, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil certifies 20 % of global palm oil production, whereas existing certifications for soy and cattle have yet to catch on.

Both Asia Pulp & Paper, a paper products giant widely condemned by environmentalists for its destructive forest practices, and Wilmar, a Singapore - based agribusiness giant that accounts for 45 percent of global palm oil production, committed to progressive forest policies that exclude conversion of forests with more than 35 tons of above ground biomass, peatlands, and habitats with high conservation value.

Unilever alone purchases about 3 percent of the total global palm oil output.

About 20 percent of global palm oil production is now certified as sustainable by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

WWF was a founding member of the RSPO and believes that RSPO certification is still the best way for the global palm oil industry to show it's acting responsibly.

Kellogg said it will require all global palm oil suppliers to trace palm oil to independently verified plantations, and comply with the principles of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) by the end of 2015.

Infographic showing global palm oil production, where it's being produced and how much is certified sustainable.

Infographic showing global palm oil production, where it's being produced and how much is RSPO certified sustainable.

Infographic showing global palm oil production, where it's being produced and how much is RSPO certified.

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For example, McDonald's says it will eliminate food and products that lead to deforestation from its global supply chain, as well as use sustainably - grown beef, palm oil, fiber and coffee.

The good news is in 2012 3.5 - 4 million tonnes of RSPO certified palm / palm kernel oil will be sold, supported & used by some of the largest global consumer brands, we hope more will join the growing RSPO momentum in 2013.

Together, they represent significant proportions of global production of key commodities such as soy, pulp and palm oil.

Provide global leadership and market development expertise on specific commodity as assigned (i.e wood, wood fiber, palm oil, rubber).

Through the Consumer Goods Forum, the CDP / We Mean Business Coalition, and the public - private Tropical Forest Alliance 2020, hundreds of major companies have committed to eliminating commodity - driven deforestation from their supply chains by 2020, including companies that account for 90 percent of the global trade in palm oil.

The Republic of Guinea has selected Malaysia - based K Global Ventures (KGV) to develop a palm oil plantation in the country....

From that moment on GreenPalm has made an important contribution to the global drive towards the support of certified sustainable palm oil production.

Palsgaard has been a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) since 2008, and sees the topic of sustainability as an essential issue for protecting the global environment, upholding biodiversity and providing suitable working conditions for local plantation workers.

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London — Today, the Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) announced that global companies L'Oréal and Barry Callebaut are the newest members of the leading initiative for responsibly produced palm Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG) announced that global companies L'Oréal and Barry Callebaut are the newest members of the leading initiative for responsibly produced palm oOil Innovation Group (POIG) announced that global companies L'Oréal and Barry Callebaut are the newest members of the leading initiative for responsibly produced palm palm oiloil.

L'Oréal, the world's largest cosmetics company, and Switzerland - based Barry Callebaut, the global leading supplier of high - quality chocolate and cocoa products, have joined existing POIG members like Ferrero and Danone in their commitments to drive truly responsible palm oil production.

About Global Agri - trade Corporation Global Agri - trade Corporation (GATC), a privately owned company located in Long Beach, Calif., is one of the largest importers of origin packaged palm oil and coconut oil products sold in North America under the brand names Olera ® and Copia respectively.

It was established in 2004 by a group comprising of stakeholders in seven sectors of global supply chain business as a result of a worldwide call for sustainably produced palm oil.

Olera ® Shortenings and Oils, the food products division of Global Agri - trade Corporation (GATC), is taking another major step in its commitment to be a competitive supplier of 100 % RSPO certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) products in North America.

The oil is also used in animal feed, and while major global retail chains, multiples and manufacturers such as Arla, Danone, Kelloggs, M&S and Unilever have already begun to show their support for sustainable palm oil products, the agriculture industry has been slower to catch on.

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Find out how global brands are supporting RSPO certified sustainable palm oil and palm kernel via the GreenPalm option.

IOI Loders Croklaan, a leading producer of palm - based fats and oils to the global food industry, has announced that 100 percent of its directly sourced palm oil worldwide is traceable to the mill level.

The RSPO is the leading not - for - profit, multi-stakeholder organization working along the full palm oil supply chain to develop and implement global standards for sustainable palm oil in order to minimize the negative impact of palm oil production on the environment and the communities in which it's sourced.

The pledge comes after the global food company fared poorly in a recent scorecard on palm oil policies released by the Union... Read more»

Global agribusiness giant Bunge has committed to building a traceable supply chain for 100 percent of the palm oil and palm derivatives it trades, processes and utilizes in commercial and consumer products worldwide.

They found that in oil palm plantations, eleven out of 14 ecosystem functions showed a net decrease, some with an irreversible global impact.

Countries in the tropics are among the largest global exporters of key agricultural commodities such as oil palm, rice, soybean, sugarcane and cassava.

Production systems such as monocultures that cultivate crops (for example, palm oil and sugar cane) for global distribution may benefit local communities with employment and funding opportunities, but are often reliant on over-exploited water resources.

Global Forest Watch shows palm oil concessions encroach upon Odzala Kokoua National Park in Congo.

More than a third of global deforestation can be tied to rising production of beef, soy, palm oil and wood products,» says Martin Persson.

From this global dispersal onwards, palm oil has gained popularity in many nations as people recognize the nutritional prowess and versatility of this valuable commodity.

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of Ag, Forestry & Fisheries Kuntoro Mangkusubroto — Indonesia, Head of the President's Unit on REDD Jonathan Pershing — U.S., Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change Norbert Röttgen — Germany, Minister for Environment Eric Solheim — Norway, Minister of the Environment Kjetil Lund — Norway, Secretary of State, Ministry of Finance Andrew Steer — World Bank Special Envoy for Climate Change Jason Clay — World Wildlife Fund - US, Senior VP Sean de Cleene — Yara International, VP Global Business Initiatives Larry Schweiger — National Wildlife Federation, President and CEO Peter Seligmann — Conservation International, CEO and Chairman Puvan Selvanathan — Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, VP The Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton — U.S. Secretary of State, video message Wanjira Maathai — International Liaison, the Green Belt Movement Helen Clark — Administrator, UNDP, frmr.

It's time to realize the cost of our global addiction to palm oil.

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-- Twenty - four leading global producers of palm oil as well as commodities traders committed to contribute to the goal of zero net deforestation by 2020 and to work with Governments, private sector partners and indigenous peoples to ensure a sustainable supply chain.

Without the safeguard, REDD monies projected to help developing countries protect their remaining forests and reduce the 25 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions caused by deforestation, forest degradation and peatland destruction could instead allow industrial - scale logging and replacement of tropical forests with pulp or palm oil plantations.

Whether it's the destruction of rainforest shared by elephants and orangutans in Sumatra to produce palm oil; reports linking fast food giants to the burning of tropical forests in Brazil and Bolivia; or the hundreds of thousands of hectares of tree cover loss per year in West Africa — the world's forests are being razed to sate global demand for -LSB-...]

On Season 1, Episode 2: Harrison Ford investigates the global effects of the palm oil industry and corruption in Indonesia, and Arnold Schwarzenegger joins an elite team of wild - land firefighters as they battle a new breed of forest fires.

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When I want to know the global effects on palm oil, I always check with a 71 year old actor with an earring.

When tropical forests are cut down for palm oil, large amounts of carbon are released into the atmosphere, accelerating global warming.

The information and data presented in this infographic are based largely on the UCS fact sheet, Palm Oil and Global Warming.

It is the world's biggest importer of palm oil and global demand for the stuff is soaring, even before much is getting converted into biodiesel, as increasingly it will.

Between 1990 and 2013, global production of palm oil more than quadrupled, rising from 14.5 million tons to 67.3 million tons.