by Bhimanto Suwastoyo | 12 June 2019 | News
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has launched a first-ever guidance document on a decent living wage for the oil palm industry to ensure that workers and their families earn a sufficient wage for housing, medical, clean water, basic amenities and more....
by Bhimanto Suwastoyo | 29 May 2019 | News
The Delegated Act that allows the European Union to implement a much-criticized policy to phase out palm oil-based biofuels in its renewable energy sector, was a dynamic process that was open for review, a senior EU diplomat said in Jakarta (28/5). Acting Charge...
by Bhimanto Suwastoyo | 24 May 2019 | News
Marking its strengthened commitment to sustainable production and landscape protection, palm oil company Eagle High Plantations (EHP) will provide 25 years of financing for the Rimba Raya biodiversity reserve in Central Kalimantan, the company said in a release...
by Dewi Kurniawati | 23 May 2019 | News
Weak global prices of palm oil, Indonesia’s largest foreign exchange earner, has contributed to the country’s historic US$2.5 billion trade deficit in April, the largest monthly deficit since 2013, The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said. The BPS...
by Dewi Kurniawati | 16 May 2019 | News
Palm oil producer Austindo Nusantara Jaya (ANJ) said that although it posted a loss in revenue in 2018 mostly because of low world prices, it also posted higher production of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFBs). In a press conference after a company...
by Dewi Kurniawati | 16 May 2019 | Featured, News, Special Report
As demand for sustainable financing grows, Indonesian banks are trying to contribute to the battle against deforestation and against other environmental and social issues in the palm oil sector, by requiring clients to comply with palm oil sustainability standards,...
