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Major palm oil company execs arrested for bribery in Indonesia
Earlier this week Reuters reported on a bribery scandal in Indonesia that has resulted — so far — in the arrests of seven people, including senior executives of palm company Sinar Mas Agro…
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Is S&P Dow Jones greenwashing conflict palm oil?
In its annual listing of sustainable companies released last month, S&P Dow Jones Indices included Golden Agri-Resources, a palm oil company financing operations in Liberia.
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A glimpse at Brazil reveals the big REDD problems that California’s Tropical Forest Standard fails to address
With the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change special report this week that explores the impacts of 1.5°C global warming, the heat is on to continue doing everything we can to add…
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In Honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Friends of the Earth U.S. Stands Behind the West Berkeley Shellmound Cultural Heritage Site
In recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2018, the board and staff of Friends of the Earth U.S. have issued a resolution supporting the full protection of the West Berkeley Shellmound and Ohlone vi…
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BlackRock’s Big Palm Oil Problem
BlackRock is the largest U.S. financier of palm oil. Enabled by BlackRock’s money, dirty palm oil continues to be produced, traded and consumed with no consequence — and rampant deforestation…
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How Palm Oil Poses Material Risks to Investors
Palm oil is an edible plant oil derived from the fruit of the oil palm tree and used in thousands of consumer products, from cookies to cosmetics to biofuels.
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The Importance of Land Rights for Investors in Agribusiness
Within the field of sustainable development, there is no concern more fundamental than the governance and management of land and natural re- sources. Yet institutional investors with significant holdi…
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Environmental Social and Governance Policies of the Top U.S. Financiers of Palm Oil
Current ranking among US equity investors with stocks in palm oil production, by dollar amount invested.
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Press Advisory: Senate Briefing on Private Investment as Driver of Deforestation and Climate Change
With growing concern over the impacts of climate change and related financial risks to U.S. investors, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Friends of the Earth and Amazon Watch will host a briefing on priva…
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Three Years Since the Ecocide in the Río Pasión, Guatemala, Communities Still Struggle for Justice
The danger facing critics of the palm oil industry is particularly high, as the industry appears to have deep ties to narco-trafficking and money-laundering — and even international conservati…