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Mondelez International Inc. MDLZ, +0.34% said Monday that it has "amplified its calls" for palm oil suppliers, and the industry as a whole, to go 100% sustainable and act with 100% transparency.

PETALING JAYA: The government should work together with the Opposition resolve the issues faced by oil palm smallholders and farmers, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.

KOTA KINABALU: A green economy with a thrust towards helping the rural poor through proper land use is on the Parti Warisan Sabah-led state government’s maiden RM4.27bil budget for 2019.

THE Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was established in 2004, in response to the attacks on the industry on environmental and social grounds. Members include palm oil growers, traders, financiers and end-users, as well as concerned non-government organisations (NGOs). Its aim is to “transform markets to make sustainable palm oil the norm”, and to “advance the production, procurement, finance and use of sustainable palm oil products.”

The ad, which was made by Greenpeace and rebadged by Iceland, was blocked from airing on television by the UK’s ad watchdog because it broke rules on political advertising. Iceland says it is not anti-palm oil, ‘we are anti-deforestation.’

Nestlé has been active in working to combat issues within the palm oil supply chain for some time but issues persist.

Companies that use palm oil in their products have much to gain from ensuring their brand is truly certified sustainable—here’s how.

Indonesia’s palm oil exports declined by 3 percent in September to 3.2 million tons from 3.3 million tons in the previous month, the Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (Gapki) has said.

KUALA LUMPUR: There has been much discussion about the US-China trade spat and its impact on semiconductor, steel and automotive companies. But a company that has been largely overlooked by investors is Bursa Malaysia-listed PPB Group Bhd, which is becoming an indirect casualty of the spat.

The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) has accepted Colombia, Latin America's largest palm oil producer and the world’s fourth, as its new member.

China’s export growth accelerated in October as companies rushed to make shipments before President Donald Trump’s plans to increase tariff rates kick in.

Malaysian palm oil futures fell nearly 1 per cent on Thursday and hit a fresh three-year low on worries rising production would add on to inventories.