Tagged with "Palm Oil"

Press Release: Cargill Tropical Palm and IDH working together to help independent Indonesian palm oil smallholders increase yields sustainably

More than 8,900 independent smallholders to be trained in good agricultural practice as part of Cargill’s commitments to smallholder inclusion Jakarta, 30 September 2020 – Cargill has signed an…

Sustainable palm oil in Europe: Recap from SPOD2020

Together with RSPO and the European Palm Oil Alliance, we hosted a virtual Sustainable Palm Oil Dialogue (SPOD). Hugo Schally, DG Environment of the European Commission opened the event by…

Driving sustainable palm oil

Last week we hosted, together with RSPO and European Palm Oil Alliance, a virtual Sustainable Palm Oil Dialogue. Because this new digital format was not dependent of a physical space,…

Sustainable Palm Oil for Europe in 2019

Read our article about the 2019 European Sustainable palm oil import Download publication…

Latest data shows 86% of palm oil imported to Europe sustainable

The latest data report published by EPOA and IDH is showing that, in 2019, some 86% of European palm oil imports was sustainable. Highlighting progress in the work towards…

Fedepalma and IDH sign €1.2 million co-financing agreement for sustainable palm oil in Colombia

Fedepalma and IDH – the Sustainable Trade Initiative signed on 25 August a co-financing agreement to confirm their commitment to strengthening the sustainable production of Colombian palm oil, in an online ceremony hosted from Bogota (Colombia), with Cenipalma as technical partner.With an investment of around 5 billion dollars, this represents the beginning of a plan with significant potential for the palm oil industry and for the country.

Palm Oil Program in India

India is well placed to further strengthen South-South Cooperation while providing regional stewardship for the trade of responsibly sourced commodities including palm oil. In India IDH’s engagements work towards achieving…

Grand Mbam, Cameroon

National Initiatives for Sustainable & Climate Smart Oil Palm Smallholders (NI-SCOPS)

The Palm Oil Problem The palm oil sector contributes to the food security, employment, and financial health of many developing countries. Yet, its global expansion is associated with significant greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, and…

USD $30 million investment to protect forests and make Indonesian palm oil more sustainable

Impact investment fund &Green has committed a 10-year loan of USD $30 million to Indonesian oil palm company PT Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk (DSNG) to bring palm oil production up to international sustainability standards, make the palm oil supply chain more traceable and protect forests. The landscape protection plan of the transaction is focused on seven subsidiaries based in East Kalimantan (Indonesia), where DSNG has 75% of its mature palm oil plantations and most its mills.