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Covid-19 compounds local ire against palm oil firms in West Africa
16.07.2020 A new wave of alleged abuses by Wilmar, Socfin and others sees renewed calls for action
New ISPO regulation underpinning Indonesian palm oil diplomacy branded as 'regressive'
30.04.2020 Recent “reform” of palm oil sustainability scheme criticised for threatening forests and human rights
Forest 500 report laments “painfully slow” progress of brands to tackle deforestation
19.02.2020 New analysis of corporate efforts to fight against deforestation accuses Amazon, Nike, McDonald’s and dozens of other firms of falling short
Singapore palm oil firm guilty of illegal Indonesia fires fined $18m
31.10.2019 Court ruling finds PT Arjuna Utama Sawit to have burnt almost 1,000 hectares of land illegally in Central Kalimantan
Barclays, HSBC among banks financing “most harmful agribusinesses” with $44bn
16.10.2019 Global Witness report claims more than 300 financial institutions funnelled money into global beef, leather, palm oil and rubber firms linked to deforestation
NGOs allege Malaysian palm oil labour abuses violate US law, while EU legislation falls short
02.09.2019 Legal complaint targets Proctor & Gamble’s purchases from Felda Global Ventures and acknowledges global buyers from same plantations, but similar cases not possible in Europe
Tropical Forest Alliance supports EU regulation on ‘deforestation-laced’ commodities
08.08.2019 Head of industry-backed anti-deforestation grouping backs EU due diligence regulation for agri-commodities
Cargill dubbed ‘worst company in world’ in damning Mighty Earth report
19.07.2019 US commodities giant given the malign moniker amid tide of illegal deforestation, child labour and environmental abuse allegations across its global supply chains
Concerns over deforestation – much of it illegal – could see palm oil demand drop for first time in 20 years
24.06.2019 Palm oil demand depressed as EU buyers resist long-term deals while awaiting greater regulatory action
