All Palm oil articles – Page 5
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NewsPalm oil supplier sanctioned over workers' rights abuses and trafficking
An RSPO investigation found evidence of complicity in human trafficking and labour rights abuse at a palm oil unit owned by FGV Holdings Berhad, formerly FELDA Global Ventures (FELDA)
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Analysis & FeaturesHow do the RSPO's revised palm oil standards stack up?
New rules from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil are a ‘step forward’, but will they make a meaningful difference?
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Comment & OpinionAfter Iceland's PR blinder on palm oil what happens next?
Historic move to make RSPO certification adhere to stricter standards is a major breakthrough
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NewsPalm oil: 'Historic' day for sustainability as RSPO adopts 'zero deforestation' standard
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil adopted a set of revised Principles & Criteria (P&C) with a vote of 212 to 19 in Malaysia today
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NewsMondelez points to palm oil action in wake of Greenpeace attack over deforestation
The Cadbury and Oreo maker claimed it had taken “actionable steps” to ensure the palm oil it buys is sustainable
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NewsSilbury launches 'fully traceable, sustainable' palm oil
Fully traceable to farms in Columbia, the identity preserved palm oil is certified to RSPO Next, the highest and most stringent level of certification for sustainable palm oil
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Comment & OpinionIndofood allegations cast a shadow over palm oil supply chains
If you thought the world’s unquenchable thirst for palm oil was only bad news for orang-utans, think again
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NewsPalm oil supplier Indofood sanctioned by RSPO over labour violations
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has suspended one of its mills and ordered further audits of its facilities after finding evidence of “grave” violations of international labour standards
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NewsIceland to offer palm oil-free Christmas range
The move follows the supermarket’s commitment in April 2018 to go palm oil-free on own-label foods by the end of the year
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NewsSelfridges sells Iceland's palm oil-free Luxury Mince Pies
Iceland made a commitment in April to remove palm oil from own-label ranges by the end of this year
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NewsPropercorn unveils palm oil-free microwaveable popcorn
Sweet, Salted and Cinnamon (rsp: £2.19/3x70g) contain as little as 5.8g of satfat per 100g
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NewsCity Snapshot: Nestlé vows to blacklist palm oil suppliers
Swiss food giant Nestlé has announced plans to blacklist palm oil suppliers which fail to comply with its responsible sourcing policy, Unilever’s board continues to face shareholder pressure over its HQ U-turn and what’s on in the City this week.
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NewsNestlé ends Indofood joint venture amid palm oil furore
The fmcg giant said the decision was driven by “commercial reasons”
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NewsPepsiCo stops sourcing palm oil from Indofood
PepsiCo has now suspended direct and indirect purchasing of palm oil from IndoAgri, a subsidiary of its joint venture partner
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NewsMedia Bites 27 April: Poundworld, Palm oil, Amazon
Poundworld is finalising plans to shut more than a quarter of its 355 shops to prevent financial collapse, with the discounter is expected to announce proposals for a Company Voluntary Arrangement during the first half of May
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy growing demand for palm oil is costing the Earth
Palm oil has become ubiquitous in UK grocery. Versatile and cheap, it is found in half of all supermarket products…
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NewsIceland MD stands by retailer's pledge to ditch palm oil
“We are saying no to palm oil until such time as they can prove zero deforestation,” said Richard Walker…
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Analysis & FeaturesPalm oil prices fall as production rebounds
Palm oil was this week trading near 2,4000 Malaysian ringgit (£463) a tonne
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NewsPepsiCo and Nestlé criticised over palm oil rainforest clearance
A report published by the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) found over 10,000 hectares of peat forest in Borneo’s Sintang district had been cleared over the past five years
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NewsMedia Bites 10 April: Iceland/Palm oil, Waitrose, Retail sales
The environment gets a heavy dose of coverage this morning with the news that Iceland has pledged a crackdown on palm oil by removing it from its own-brand food by the end of the year to become the first British supermarket to do so.