Indonesian Palm Oil Giant partially cleared on green claim

A recent audit on PT SMART Tbk, revealed the Indonesian palm oil gian had not destroyed primary forest but had planted on carbon-rich deep peatlands. This partially clears the company of accusations by Greenpeace. SMART was reported to have said that the independent report showed a campaign by Greenpeace was exaggerated or wrong, but the audit found that the planting on deep peatlands, which trap greenhouse gases, contravenes Indonesian and SMART’s own regulations. Read more

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Palm oil groups form coalition against critics

Malaysian and Indonesian palm oil producer formed a coalition in May in a bid to to counter campaigns blaming the industry for rapid deforestation in the region. The Indonesia-Malaysia Palm Oil Group comprises six organisations from the two countries, which account for 85 percent of global production. Read more

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One-Man One Tree On Pramuka Island

Standard Chartered Bank Indonesia has planted 2,000 mangroves today in Pramuka Island, Thousand Islands area, as part of the Bank’s commitment to reforestation in Indonesia. This is the second phase of Standard Chartered’s environmental commitment in Indonesia. Read more

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IOI Plans For Green Certification In Indonesia

Following allegations that it is not observing sustainable palm oil practices in Indonesia, the IOI Corporation has stated that many of the assertions made are either untrue or misleading. In response to Malaysiakini‘s query, the Malaysian conglomerate’s representative, corporate communication manager, Karen Liew, stated that the report took the form of a unilateral investigation in which IOI was not given the opportunity to rebut its findings. Read more

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Plant-A-Tree: Tabanan, Indonesia Project

With the support of Standard Chartered Bank, Plant-A-Tree Indonesia c/o BICG will begin a tree planting project to increase food supplies for native fauna in the Protected Forest on Mt Batucaru, Bali, Indonesia (in the Tabanan Regency). The project is entirely funded by Standard Chartered as part of the bank’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Read more

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COP 15: What is the Impact on Malaysia and South East Asia?

By Daniel Chandranayagam

What most can take away from COP 15 is a bitter sense of disappointment with the ‘disagree-to-agree’ outcome of the summit, which has been described as “a theater of the absurd” on HuffPost. With that in mind, it piqued my interest to learn that a talk would be presented by the US Embassy Public Affairs Office, at the Annexe Gallery, on the Copenhagen Summit. Read more

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Unilever Stays Away From Indonesia Palm Oil Planter

Unilever, the world’s top palm oil buyer, has instructed dealers to stay away from palm oil sourced from Indonesian planter, Duta Palma, over its concerns about rainforest destruction, according to an Indonesian industry official. This move comes after BBC revealed Duta Palma allegedly clearing forests illegally, and is the second bid against Duta Palma in three months. Read more

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