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Del Birmingham

Wilmar opens palm oil supplies to scrutiny to protect forests | Reuters - 0 views

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    Wilmar International Ltd. , the world's largest palm oil processor, opened its supply chains to outside scrutiny on Thursday in what environmentalists called an unprecedented step to help safeguard tropical forests. Singapore-based Wilmar said it would give outsiders, from customers to environmentalists worried about deforestation, access to online maps showing where it buys palm oil at more than 800 mills in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Del Birmingham

World's biggest palm oil company makes zero deforestation commitment - 1 views

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    Wilmar, the world's largest palm oil trader and a long-time target of environmentalists, has signed a landmark policy that commits the company to eliminate deforestation from its supply chain. Read more at http://news.mongabay.com/2013/1205-wilmar-zero-deforestation.html#I1BBsX02RqbVmSSf.99
Brett Rohring

Unilever, Wilmar International ink palm oil supply chain deal | GreenBiz.com - 1 views

  • Wilmar International yesterday signed a deal with consumer goods giant Unilever, which has promised that 100 percent of the palm oil used in its supply chain would by fully traceable by the end of 2014.
  • Wilmar controls 45 percent of the world's palm oil market
  • The company has already taken steps to preserve high conservation value forests and peatland on its own concessions, although campaigners have been quick to point out that deal covers just a sliver of the palm oil it trades.
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  • A report by Greenpeace earlier this year accused Wilmar of trading with companies that deforest areas illegally
Adriana Trujillo

IPOP Signatories Support Government of Indonesia's Efforts to Transform Palm Oil Sector... - 0 views

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    Signatories of the Indonesia Palm Oil Pledge (IPOP) will disband as a result of "recent ground-breaking policy developments" in Indonesia that have fulfilled the purpose of the IPOP consortium. The signatory companies - including Cargill, Golden Agri Resources, and Wilmar International - plan to continue their sustainability commitments independently.
Adriana Trujillo

Unilever, Wilmar International ink palm oil supply chain deal | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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    The world's biggest palm oil company, which supplies to consumer giants including Unilever and Procter & Gamble, is pledging to halt deforestation
Adriana Trujillo

How forests can be a bigger part of the answer to climate change | GreenBiz - 0 views

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    Halting deforestation would be equivalent to taking the world's cars off the road. From APP to Wilmar, some brands are turning a new leaf.
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