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MPOB Monthly Report Imminent: Malaysia's Palm Oil Stockpiles May Surge Past 2.6 Million Tonnes as Strong El Niño Fuels Distant-Month Supply Cut Expectations
Malaysia’s palm oil stocks rise in July despite 14.5pc jump in exports
Malaysian end of July palm oil stocks hit near two-year high
Palm oil maintains its price advantage over soybean oil, but only through the end of summer
United Biscuits Secure Sustainable Palm Oil Source
06/11/2009 (World Bakers) - United Biscuits (UB) claims to have improved its' environmental stance after sourcing segregated sustainable palm oil.
Defining ‘Sustainable’ Palm Oil Production
06/11/2009 (The New York Times) - Earlier this week the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, an association of palm oil producers, manufacturers, and environmental groups, concluded its annual meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with a decision not to include greenhouse gas emissions standards in its certification criteria for ‘sustainable’ palm oil.
Negative Implications of GHG Emission Criteria
06/11/2009 (The Star Online), Petaling Jaya - The decision by oil palm planters to reject the proposal by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) to adopt the greenhouse gas (GHG) criteria into its existing principles and criteria (P&C) reflects their stance on the need to fully understand the mechanics of the GHG proposal and its implications on the industry.
THE INTERNATIONAL PALM OIL CONGRESS (PIPOC 2009)
05/11/2009 (Energy Industry News), Kuala Lumpur - Once again, the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) will organize the International Palm Oil Congress (PIPOC 2009) this year. The industry event of the year will focus on palm oil as the powerhouse in the oils and fats market and advances in the industry, including the need to balance its growth in harmony with the environment for sustainable development.
Palm Oil impacts
05/11/2009 (The Stump) - The environmental problems of using palm oil for biodiesel fuel and other products has been recognised for more than a few years. Less attention has been given to the widespread use of palm oil in food products. Widespread deforestation to expand plantations for palm oil has been occurring in countries to our north such as Malaysia and Indonesia.
RSPO Dispatch: Cargill’s message to local communities – We have no time for you
05/11/2009 (Rainforest Action Network) - The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was founded to create a path towards sustainability in the palm oil industry. A voluntary process, oil palm producers, traders, buyers, and NGO’s have joined up to find an alternative to the massive forest destruction, social conflict, and climate chaos the booming palm oil industry is bringing to the world’s rainforests. But eight years into the process, there is still nothing sustainable about the palm oil the RSPO endorses.
WWF Confronted for Rainforest \"Greenwashing\" of \"Sustainable\" Palm Oil
05/11/2009 (Rainforest Portal) - An Open Letter signed by more than 80 organizations from 31 countries was delivered yesterday to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) [search] and to World Wildlife Fund (WWF) co-initiator of the initiative. In the letter, they are urged to end the “greenwashing†and certification of palm oil plantations as being “sustainableâ€.
Top food firm switches to sustainable palm oil
04/11/2009 (The Independent) - A leading food manufacturer says it will switch to a "sustainable" source of palm oil for its most famous brands, such as McVitie's, Jaffa Cakes and Penguin.
