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Banks and palm oil

2024-10-10 15:49:29
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2024-10-10 15:49:29
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Why this campaign?

Palm oil production has exploded in the past two decades to become the world's most widely traded vegetable oil. Current production of nearly 80 million tons is projected to double again in the next decade. As the palm oil tree only grows in the tropics, nearly 90% of global production comes from Indonesia and Malaysia. Forest destruction for palm oil expansion is spreading quickly in Southeast Asia and to other rainforest regions in Central Africa and Latin America. About 68% of palm oil is used for foods, with the remainder used for industrial purposes including bio-diesel.

Palm oil is associated with 10.5 million hectares of deforestation from 2001-15, making it the second biggest driver of deforestation behind cattle threatening the world’s most biodiverse forests. Indonesia’s rainforests are one of earth’s most biologically and culturally rich landscapes. With just 1 percent of the Earth’s land area, Indonesia’s rainforests contain 10% of the world’s known plants, 12% of mammals and 17% of all known bird species. Oil palm plantations are also associated with the introduction of invasive species, which can displace other species and cause conflicts between humans and wildlife where species such as tigers or orangutans are displaced.

Palm oil production methods cause the destruction of carbon-rich tropical ecosystems meaning it contributes significantly to climate change. Peatlands, which are carbon-rich wet ecosystems that have sequestered billions of tons of carbon through thousands of years of accumulating leaf litter and organic material, is converted for palm oil plantations. This conversion has already contributed significant amounts of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere and further expansion will risk even more emissions being released. In Indonesia, around 85% of emissions released are due to land-use activities, with 37% due to deforestation and 27% due to peat fires.

The palm oil industry is not only a major contributor to climate change and biodiversity destruction, it is also associated with persistent human rights violations. Corporate land grabbing of Indigenous and community forests for palm oil plantations and conflicts between companies and rural communities are prominent in the industry. The Indonesian palm oil monitoring group SawitWatch has identified 663 ongoing land disputes between palm oil companies and rural communities. Private armies and paramilitaries have been deployed to take and maintain control over lands on behalf of palm oil companies, resulting in displacement, incarcerations, injuries and deaths. In addition, labour conditions in the palm oil sector are often poor and industrial plantations are reported to rely on the use of forced and child labour.

Palm oil production is associated with high rates of deforestation as well as monocultures. There is a growing body of evidence that shows the connection between deforestation and an increasing risk for disease outbreaks and pandemics. The decline in biodiversity results in the loss of natural disease regulationa nd poses a risk for human, animal and environmental health. Deforestation is also an important driver of climate change which itself increases the risk for future pandemics.

Role of banks

Banks play a role in continuing to finance the palm oil industry, thereby contributing to negative impacts on climate, nature, human rights, and the risk of future pandemics. Since 2016, financial institutions have provided US$38 billion to the Southeast Asian palm oil sector.

Policy analysis

The Forest & Finance coalition, of which BankTrack is a part, assesses the policies of 200 of the largest banks and investors active in six key commodities sectors driving deforestation and land degradation in Southeast Asia, Central and West Africa, and parts of Latin America. The table in the Policy section below presents the analysis of commercial and development bank’s policies related to palm oil.

Policy analysis

The Forest & Finance coalition, of which BankTrack is a part, assesses the policies of 200 of the largest banks and investors active in six key commodities sectors driving deforestation and land degradation in Southeast Asia, Central and West Africa, and parts of Latin America.

The table below presents the analysis of commercial and development bank’s policies related to palm oil. For a summary of the compiled policy assessments and for the details on the scoring criteria, check the Forests & Finance website here.

Forest & Finance Policy Assessment 2022: Palm Oil

BankLast update
Country
Score
Ranking
Details
ABN AMRO
2022-08-16
NLD
7.2
Leader 7.2
0
Netherlands
Profile
Score
Leader
7.2
20220816
Last update: 2022-08-16
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on ABN AMRO's profile.

Agricultural Bank of China
2022-09-21
CHN
0
Laggard 0
0
China
Profile
Score
Laggard
0
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Agricultural Bank of China's profile.

Allianz
2022-09-21
DEU
1.5
Follower 1.5
0
Germany
Score
Follower
1.5
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Allianz's profile. 

ANZ
2022-09-21
AUS
3.6
Follower 3.6
0
Australia
Profile
Score
Follower
3.6
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on ANZ's profile.

Banco Bradesco
2022-09-21
BRA
1.0
Follower 1.0
0
Brazil
Profile
Score
Follower
1.0
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Banco Bradesco's profile.

Banco do Brasil
2022-09-21
BRA
4.4
Front runner 4.4
0
Brazil
Profile
Score
Front runner
4.4
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Banco do Brasil's profile.

Bank Central Asia
2022-09-21
IDN
2.4
Follower 2.4
0
Indonesia
Profile
Score
Follower
2.4
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Bank Central Asia's profile.

Bank Mandiri
2022-09-21
IDN
5.9
Front runner 5.9
0
Indonesia
Profile
Score
Front runner
5.9
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Bank Mandiri's profile.

Bank Negara Indonesia
2022-09-21
IDN
1.2
Follower 1.2
0
Indonesia
Profile
Score
Follower
1.2
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Bank Negara Indonesia's profile.

Bank of America
2022-09-21
USA
5.9
Front runner 5.9
0
United States
Profile
Score
Front runner
5.9
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Bank of America's profile.

Bank of China
2022-09-21
CHN
0.2
Laggard 0.2
0
China
Profile
Score
Laggard
0.2
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Bank of China's profile.

Bank of Communications
2022-09-21
CHN
0
Laggard 0
0
China
Profile
Score
Laggard
0
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Bank of Communications' profile.

Bank of New York Mellon
2022-09-21
USA
0.7
Laggard 0.7
0
United States
Profile
Score
Laggard
0.7
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Bank of New York Mellon's profile.

Bank Rakyat Indonesia - BRI
2022-09-21
IDN
6.6
Front runner 6.6
0
Indonesia
Profile
Score
Front runner
6.6
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Bank Rakyat Indonesia's profile.

Barclays
2022-09-21
GBR
6.1
Front runner 6.1
0
United Kingdom
Profile
Score
Front runner
6.1
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Barclays' profile.

BBVA
2022-09-21
ESP
6.1
Front runner 6.1
0
Spain
Profile
Score
Front runner
6.1
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on BBVA's profile.

BNDES
2022-09-21
BRA
5
Front runner 5
0
Brazil
Profile
Score
Front runner
5
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on BNDES' profile.

BNP Paribas
2022-09-21
FRA
6.1
Front runner 6.1
0
France
Profile
Score
Front runner
6.1
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on BNP Paribas' profile.

BPCE Group
2022-09-21
FRA
0.2
Laggard 0.2
0
France
Profile
Score
Laggard
0.2
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on BPCE Group's profile.

BTG Pactual
2022-09-21
BRA
1.2
Follower 1.2
0
Brazil
Profile
Score
Follower
1.2
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on BTG Pactual's profile.

Caixa Economica Federal
2022-09-21
BRA
2.5
Follower 2.5
0
Brazil
Profile
Score
Follower
2.5
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Caixa Economica Federal's profile.

China CITIC Bank
2022-09-21
CHN
0
Laggard 0
0
China
Profile
Score
Laggard
0
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on China CITIC bank's profile.

China Construction Bank
2022-09-21
CHN
0.5
Laggard 0.5
0
China
Profile
Score
Laggard
0.5
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on China Construction Bank's profile.

China Development Bank
2022-09-21
CHN
0.5
Laggard 0.5
0
China
Profile
Score
Laggard
0.5
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on China Development Bank's profile.

China Everbright Bank
2022-09-21
CHN
0.5
Laggard 0.5
0
China
Profile
Score
Laggard
0.5
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on China Everbright Bank's profile.

China Merchants Bank
2022-09-21
CHN
0.2
Laggard 0.2
0
China
Profile
Score
Laggard
0.2
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on China Merchants Bank's profile.

China Minsheng Bank
2022-09-21
CHN
0.2
Laggard 0.2
0
China
Profile
Score
Laggard
0.2
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on China Minsheng Bank's profile.

CIMB
2022-09-21
MYS
4.7
Front runner 4.7
0
Malaysia
Profile
Score
Front runner
4.7
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on CIMB's profile.

Citi
2022-09-21
USA
6.9
Front runner 6.9
0
United States
Profile
Score
Front runner
6.9
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Citi's profile.

Commerzbank AG
2022-09-21
DEU
6.6
Front runner 6.6
0
Germany
Profile
Score
Front runner
6.6
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Commerzbank's profile.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
2022-09-21
AUS
2.2
Follower 2.2
0
Australia
Profile
Score
Follower
2.2
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Commonwealth Bank of Australia's profile.

Crédit Agricole
2022-09-21
FRA
5.4
Front runner 5.4
0
France
Profile
Score
Front runner
5.4
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Crédit Agricole's profile.

Credit Suisse Group
2022-09-21
CHE
7
Leader 7
0
Switzerland
Profile
Score
Leader
7
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Credit Suisse Group's profile.

DBS Bank
2022-09-21
SGP
6.2
Front runner 6.2
0
Singapore
Profile
Score
Front runner
6.2
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on DBS Bank's profile.

Deutsche Bank
2022-09-21
DEU
5
Front runner 5
0
Germany
Profile
Score
Front runner
5
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Deutsche Bank's profile.

DZ Bank
2022-09-21
DEU
5.8
Front runner 5.8
0
Germany
Profile
Score
Front runner
5.8
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on DZ Bank's profile.

E Sun Commercial Bank
2022-09-21
TWN
6.1
Front runner 6.1
0
Taiwan, Republic of China
Profile
Score
Front runner
6.1
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on E.Sun Commercial Bank's profile.

Export Development Canada (EDC)
2022-09-21
CAN
0
Laggard 0
0
Canada
Profile
Score
Laggard
0
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Export Development Canada's profile.

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
2022-09-21
ARE
0.2
Laggard 0.2
0
United Arab Emirates
Profile
Score
Laggard
0.2
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on First Abu Dhabi Bank's profile.

Fubon Financial Holdings
2022-09-21
TWN
1.7
Follower 1.7
0
Taiwan, Republic of China
Profile
Score
Follower
1.7
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Fubon Financial Holding's profile.

Goldman Sachs
2022-09-21
USA
6.1
Front runner 6.1
0
United States
Profile
Score
Front runner
6.1
20220921
Last update: 2022-09-21
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Goldman Sachs' profile.

Hana Financial Group
2022-09-29
KOR
0.3
Laggard 0.3
0
South Korea
Profile
Score
Laggard
0.3
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Hana Financial Group' profile.

HSBC
2022-09-29
GBR
6.9
Front runner 6.9
0
United Kingdom
Profile
Score
Front runner
6.9
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on HSBC' profile.

Hua Xia Bank
2022-09-29
CHN
0
Laggard 0
0
China
Profile
Score
Laggard
0
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Hua Xia Bank' profile.

ICICI Bank
2022-09-29
IND
0.2
Laggard 0.2
0
India
Profile
Score
Laggard
0.2
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on ICICI Bank' profile.

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
2022-09-29
CHN
0.5
Laggard 0.5
0
China
Profile
Score
Laggard
0.5
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)' profile.

ING
2022-09-29
NLD
7.6
Leader 7.6
0
Netherlands
Profile
Score
Leader
7.6
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on ING' profile.

Itaú-Unibanco
2022-09-29
BRA
2.4
Follower 2.4
0
Brazil
Profile
Score
Follower
2.4
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Itaú-Unibanco' profile

JPMorgan Chase
2022-09-29
USA
5.6
Front runner 5.6
0
United States
Profile
Score
Front runner
5.6
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on JPMorgan Chase' profile

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)
2022-09-29
JPN
6.3
Front runner 6.3
0
Japan
Profile
Score
Front runner
6.3
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)' profile

Mizuho
2022-09-29
JPN
7.5
Leader 7.5
0
Japan
Profile
Score
Leader
7.5
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Mizuho' profile

Morgan Stanley
2022-09-29
USA
6.6
Front runner 6.6
0
United States
Profile
Score
Front runner
6.6
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Morgan Stanley' profile

OCBC
2022-09-29
SGP
2
Follower 2
0
Singapore
Profile
Score
Follower
2
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on OCBC' profile

Rabobank
2022-09-29
NLD
7.6
Leader 7.6
0
Netherlands
Profile
Score
Leader
7.6
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Rabobank' profile

RHB Banking Group
2022-09-29
MYS
0.2
Laggard 0.2
0
Malaysia
Profile
Score
Laggard
0.2
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on RHB Banking Group' profile

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
2022-09-29
CAN
1.9
Follower 1.9
0
Canada
Profile
Score
Follower
1.9
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)' profile

Santander
2022-09-29
ESP
6.8
Front runner 6.8
0
Spain
Profile
Score
Front runner
6.8
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Santander' profile

Scotiabank
2022-09-29
CAN
0.5
Laggard 0.5
0
Canada
Profile
Score
Laggard
0.5
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Scotiabank' profile

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
2022-09-29
CHN
0.2
Laggard 0.2
0
China
Profile
Score
Laggard
0.2
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Shanghai Pudong Development Bank' profile

Société Générale
2022-09-29
FRA
5.8
Front runner 5.8
0
France
Profile
Score
Front runner
5.8
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Société Générale' profile

Standard Chartered
2022-09-29
GBR
6.6
Front runner 6.6
0
United Kingdom
Profile
Score
Front runner
6.6
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Standard Bank' profile

State Bank of India
2022-09-29
IND
0.2
Laggard 0.2
0
India
Profile
Score
Laggard
0.2
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on State Bank of India' profile

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
2022-09-29
JPN
6.3
Front runner 6.3
0
Japan
Profile
Score
Front runner
6.3
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)' profile

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings
JPN
6.3
Front runner 6.3
0
Japan
Profile
Score
Front runner
6.3
Taishin International Bank
2022-10-18
TWN
0.5
Laggard 0.5
0
Taiwan, Republic of China
Profile
Score
Laggard
0.5
20221018
Last update: 2022-10-18
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Taishin International Bank' profile

Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD Bank)
2022-09-29
CAN
3.1
Follower 3.1
0
Canada
Profile
Score
Follower
3.1
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on TD' profile

UBS
2022-09-29
CHE
6.6
Front runner 6.6
0
Switzerland
Profile
Score
Front runner
6.6
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on UBS' profile

United Overseas Bank
2022-09-29
SGP
6.8
Front runner 6.8
0
Singapore
Profile
Score
Front runner
6.8
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on United Overseas Bank' profile

Westpac
2022-09-29
AUS
6.6
Front runner 6.6
0
Australia
Profile
Score
Front runner
6.6
20220929
Last update: 2022-09-29
Explanation

The policy assessment covers the bank's policies related to palm oil. Weighted scores are based on the scope of ABN AMRO's relevant policies, taking into account what types and how much finance the bank provides to companies active in the palm oil industry. Details of the criteria used to assess the policies and scores for other forest-risk commodity sectors can be found on Westpac' profile

Explanation

A bank can obtain a total of 10 points for the quality of its palm oil policy. The total score is based on their scores per sector, weighted against their financing and investment for each sector. For further details on this see here. Based on their overall score, banks are then classified as Laggards, Followers, Front runners or Leaders, as follows:

Laggard
Follower
Front runner
Leader
0 - 1 points
1 - 4 points
4 - 7 points
7 - 10 points

Dodgy Deals
All
Projects
Companies

Bunge

United States
Company
On record
Agriculture for Palm Oil | ...

Bunge

United States | company | on record

Cargill

United States
Company
On record
Agriculture for Palm Oil | ...

Cargill

United States | company | on record

IOI Corporation

Malaysia
Company
On record
Agriculture for Palm Oil

IOI Corporation

Malaysia | company | on record

Indofood

Indonesia
Company
On record
Agriculture for Palm Oil

Indofood

Indonesia | company | on record

Royal Golden Eagle Group (RGE)

Singapore
Company
On record
Agriculture for Palm Oil | Oil and Gas Extraction | Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Mills

Royal Golden Eagle Group (RGE)

Singapore | company | on record

Sime Darby

Malaysia
Company
On record
Agriculture for Palm Oil

Sime Darby

Malaysia | company | on record

Sinar Mas

Indonesia
Company
On record
Agriculture for Palm Oil | ...

Sinar Mas

Indonesia | company | on record

Wilmar International

Singapore
Company
On record
Agriculture for Palm Oil

Wilmar International

Singapore | company | on record
Resources
Documents
Videos
Links
2021-06-28 00:00:00

Asian Banks Continue to Finance the Palm Oil Refining Sector as Leakage Declines

NGO document
2021-06-28 00:00:00 | Chain Reaction Research
2021-04-12 00:00:00

Japan: Major Financier and Buyer of Leakage Palm Oil and Plywood

NGO document
2021-04-12 00:00:00 | Chain Reaction Research
2021-03-11 00:00:00

Destruction: certified

NGO document
2021-03-11 00:00:00 | Greenpeace
2021-03-05 00:00:00

Swallowing Indonesia’s forests

The new “Food Estate Programs” announced for Indonesia will result in more hunger and threaten local people, regional forests and the global climate
NGO document
2021-03-05 00:00:00 | WALHI and others
2021-01-26 00:00:00

Time for change: Delivering deforestation-free supply chains

NGO document
2021-01-26 00:00:00 | Global Canopy
2020-11-16 00:00:00

Letter to banks and investors on Indofood labor exploitation

NGO document
2020-11-16 00:00:00
2018-02-28 00:00:00

Maybank - the single largest palm oil financier

NGO document
2018-02-28 00:00:00 | TuK Indonesia / Profundo
2018-01-18 00:00:00

Sustainable Palm Oil & Responsible Investment

Company document
2018-01-18 00:00:00 | Aviva Investors and Spott
2017-11-30 00:00:00

Major international banks continue to finance palm oil company Indofood despite evidence of systemic labor abuses

Forest & Finance Briefing
NGO document
2017-11-30 00:00:00 | RAN, TuK Indonesia & Profundo
2017-11-30 00:00:00

The human cost of conflict palm oil - revisited

How PepsiCo, Banks and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil perpetuate Indofood's worker exploitation
NGO document
2017-11-30 00:00:00 | RAN, OPPUK & International Labor Rights Forum
2017-11-01 00:00:00

Unsustainable Palm Oil Faces Increasing Market Access Risks: NDPE Sourcing Policies Cover 74 Percent of Southeast Asia’s Refining Capacity

NGO document
2017-11-01 00:00:00 | Chain Reaction Research
2017-07-31 00:00:00

Palm oil alert - Felda/FGV

Investor alert
NGO document
2017-07-31 00:00:00 | Greenpeace
2017-05-31 00:00:00

Palm oil alert - Indofood/Indoagri/Salim Group

Investor alert
NGO document
2017-05-31 00:00:00 | Greenpeace
2017-03-31 00:00:00

Palm oil alert - Goodhope Asia Holdings LTD

Investor alert
NGO document
2017-03-31 00:00:00 | Greenpeace
2017-10-05 00:00:00

Toward responsible and inclusive financing of the palm oil sector

Other document
2017-10-05 00:00:00 | Center for International Forestry Research
2017-06-13 00:00:00

Japanese and Malaysian banks and investors continue to pump billions of dollars into forest-risk companies, without adequate environmental and social safeguards

NGO document
2017-06-13 00:00:00 | RAN, TuK Indonesia & Profundo
2017-05-30 00:00:00

Nordic investments in banks financing Indonesian palm oil

NGO document
2017-05-30 00:00:00 | Rainforest Foundation Norway, FFG Sweden and FFG Norway
2016-11-07 00:00:00

Protecting the Leuser Ecosystem

A Shared Responsibility
NGO document
2016-11-07 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network
2016-06-13 00:00:00

The human cost of conflict palm oil

Indofood: pepsico's hidden link to worker exploitation in Indonesia
NGO document
2016-06-13 00:00:00 | OPPUK, Rainforest Action Network & the International Labor Rights Forum
2015-07-01 00:00:00

Bank and investor risk policies on Soft Commodities

A framework to evaluate deforestation and forest degradation risk in the agricultural value chain
NGO document
2015-07-01 00:00:00 | United Nations Environment Programme
2015-06-01 00:00:00

WWF position on Deforestation-freeproduction and finance

NGO document
2015-06-01 00:00:00 | WWF
2015-05-26 00:00:00

Sustainable finance in Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia:

a review of financiers’ ESG practices, disclosure standards and regulations
NGO document
2015-05-26 00:00:00 | WWF
2015-05-13 00:00:00

Moratorium Extension

Other document
2015-05-13 00:00:00 | Indonesian Government
2015-05-06 00:00:00

West Papua palm oil atlas

The companies behind the plantation explosion
NGO document
2015-05-06 00:00:00 | Y.L. Franky and Selwyn Morgan
2015-05-04 00:00:00

Living Forests Report

NGO document
2015-05-04 00:00:00 | WWF
2015-04-28 00:00:00

Living Forests Report - Chapter 5

Saving Forests at Risk
NGO document
2015-04-28 00:00:00 | WWF
2015-04-20 00:00:00

Agro-industrial investments in Cameroon

Large-scale land acquisitions since 2005
NGO document
2015-04-20 00:00:00 | IIED, CED
2015-04-09 00:00:00

Deforestation by Definition

The Peruvian government fails to define forests as forests, while palm oil expansion and the Malaysian influence threaten the Amazon
NGO document
2015-04-09 00:00:00 | EIA
2015-04-06 00:00:00

High Carbon Stock Approach Toolkit

Other document
2015-04-06 00:00:00 | HCS Approach Steering Group
2015-04-04 00:00:00

Oil palm estate development and its impact on forests and local communities in West Papua

NGO document
2015-04-04 00:00:00 | CIFOR
2015-03-27 00:00:00

Responsible investments in agriculture, in practice : Results and conclusions from a case study review

Paper prepared for presentation at the “2015 world bank conference on land and poverty”
Company document
2015-03-27 00:00:00 | EBG Capital
2015-02-16 00:00:00

Tycoon-controlled oil palm groups in Indonesia - Executive Summary

NGO document
2015-02-16 00:00:00 | TuK, Profundo
2015-02-03 00:00:00

Industrial Oil Palm Development: Liberia’s Path to Sustained Economic Development and Shared Prosperity? Lessons from the East

NGO document
2015-02-03 00:00:00 | Rights and Resources
2015-01-23 00:00:00

Termo de Ajuste de Conduto entre o Ministério Público do Estado do Pará e o setor da dendeicultura

Other document
2015-01-23 00:00:00 | MMPA
2015-01-07 00:00:00

Guide to legal documentation

Indonesia
NGO document
2015-01-07 00:00:00 | WWF
2014-12-01 00:00:00

Permitting Crime

How palm oil expansion drivesillegal logging in Indonesia
NGO document
2014-12-01 00:00:00 | EIA
2014-11-11 00:00:00

Deforestation-free supply chains: From commitments to action

Written on behalf of 240 investors with US$15 trillion in assets
Other document
2014-11-11 00:00:00 | CDP
2014-11-06 00:00:00

The IISD Guide to Negotiating Investment Contracts for Farmland and Water

PART 1: Preparing For Negotiations PART 2: Model Contract
NGO document
2014-11-06 00:00:00 | IISD
2014-10-01 00:00:00

Green Tigers: New Report Ranks Major Palm Oil Companies' Sustainability Performance

NGO document
2014-10-01 00:00:00 | Forest Heroes
2014-09-30 00:00:00

Model sustainable palm oil investment policy

Bank policy
2014-09-30 00:00:00 | WWF
2014-09-30 00:00:00

Palm Oil Sector Policy

Bank policy
2014-09-30 00:00:00 | BNP Paribas
2014-09-23 00:00:00

The Green Tigers

Which Southeast Asian Companies Will Prosper in the New Age of Forest Conservation?
NGO document
2014-09-23 00:00:00 | Forest Heroes
2014-09-22 00:00:00

Planet Palm Oil

NGO document
2014-09-22 00:00:00 | Grain
2014-09-14 00:00:00

Corruption Relating to Conversion of Forests for Oil Palm and Timber Plantations

Box 7 of report "Consumer Goods and Deforestation: An Analysis of the Extent and Nature of Illegality in Forest Conversion for Agriculture and Timber Plantations"
NGO document
2014-09-14 00:00:00 | Forests Trends
2014-08-01 00:00:00

CAMBIO DE USO DE SUELOS POR AGRICULTURA A GRAN ESCALA EN LA AMAZONÍA ANDINA: EL CASO DE LA PALMA ACEITERA

NGO document
2014-08-01 00:00:00 | ICAA - Iniciativa para la Conservacion en la Amazonia Andina
2014-07-22 00:00:00

‘Busy years’ ahead until 2017!

Spending US$12 million on clearing Papua’s intact forest landscapes
NGO document
2014-07-22 00:00:00 | Greenomics Indonesia
2014-07-11 00:00:00

TFA 2020 Action Plan on Oil Palm Development in Africa

NGO document
2014-07-11 00:00:00 | TFA
2014-07-08 00:00:00

Sustainable_Palm_Oil_Manifesto.pdf

Company document
2014-07-08 00:00:00
2014-06-13 00:00:00

Malaysian Overseas Foreign Direct Investment in oil palm land bank

NGO document
2014-06-13 00:00:00 | AidEnvironment
2014-06-06 00:00:00

Malaysian Overseas Foreign Direct Investment in oil palm land bank

Scale and sustainability i mpact
NGO document
2014-06-06 00:00:00 | Aid Environment, FoE Malaysia
2014-05-29 00:00:00

How Investors Are Changing the Palm Oil Supply Chain

NGO document
2014-05-29 00:00:00 | Green Century Funds
2014-03-01 00:00:00

Statement on forestry and palm oil

Bank policy
2014-03-01 00:00:00 | HSBC
2014-02-01 00:00:00

P&G's Dirty Secret

Media briefing on Greenpeace International’s investigation of how P&G’s palm oil suppliers are pushing Sumatran tigers and orang-utans closer to extinction
NGO document
2014-02-01 00:00:00 | Greenpeace
2013-11-22 00:00:00

Commodity Crimes: Illicit Land Grabs, Illegal Palm Oil and Endangered Orangutans (European version)

The Case of Bumitama Agri in West Kalimantan and its connection to global markets
NGO document
2013-11-22 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth Europe
2013-11-16 00:00:00

Conflict of Consent?

The oil palm sector at a crossroads
NGO document
2013-11-16 00:00:00 | Forest Peoples Programme
2013-11-16 00:00:00

Banking on Extinction

Oil Palm, Orangutans and the Certified Failure of HSBC's Forest Policy
NGO document
2013-11-16 00:00:00 | EIA
2013-11-08 00:00:00

Conflict Palm Oil: How U.S. Snack Food Brands are Contributing to Orangutan Extinction, Climate Change and Human Rights Violations

NGO document
2013-11-08 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network
2013-11-05 00:00:00

summary of Credit Suisse's Sector Policies and Guidelines

Bank policy
2013-11-05 00:00:00 | Credit Suisse
2013-11-01 00:00:00

Conflict or Consent? - Full report

The oil palm sector at a crossroads
NGO document
2013-11-01 00:00:00 | FPP, Walhi, TuK and others
2013-09-10 00:00:00

Certifying Destruction

Why consumer companies need to go beyond the RSPO to stop forest destruction
NGO document
2013-09-10 00:00:00 | Greenpeace
2013-07-25 00:00:00

Expansao do Dende na Amazonia Brasileira

Portuguese
NGO document
2013-07-25 00:00:00 | Reporter Brasil
2013-07-16 00:00:00

IWG - Sustainable Palm Oil Investor Working Group

Bank policy
2013-07-16 00:00:00 | UNPRI - United Nations supported Principles for Responsible Investment
2013-07-05 00:00:00

The Jakarta Workshop CSO Statement on Palm Oil and Finance

NGO document
2013-07-05 00:00:00 | RAN and other NGOs
2013-06-24 00:00:00

Sime Darby and land grabs in Liberia

Fact Sheet
NGO document
2013-06-24 00:00:00 | FOE International
2013-05-16 00:00:00

Land grabbing for palm oil in Uganda

NGO document
2013-05-16 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth International
2013-04-25 00:00:00

RSPO Principles and Criteria for Palm oil Production

Bank policy
2013-04-25 00:00:00 | RSPO
2013-04-17 00:00:00

Sime Darby and land grabs in Liberia

French banks financing land grabbing
NGO document
2013-04-17 00:00:00 | Friends of the Earth Europe
2013-03-01 00:00:00

Identifying High Carbon Stock (HCS) Forest for Protectio

Towards defining natural forests and degraded lands (formerly forest) in the Tropic
NGO document
2013-03-01 00:00:00 | Greenpeace
2012-12-31 00:00:00

GREENPEACE SCORECARD ON PALM OIL PRODUCERS

NGO document
2012-12-31 00:00:00 | Greenpeace
2012-10-29 00:00:00

GREENPEACE SCORECARD ON PALM OIL PRODUCERS - Full Table of Company Responses

NGO document
2012-10-29 00:00:00 | Greenpeace
2012-10-16 00:00:00

Frying the Forest

NGO document
2012-10-16 00:00:00 | Greenpeace
2012-09-05 00:00:00

Palm Oil's New Frontier

How industrial expansion threatens Africa's rainforests
NGO document
2012-09-05 00:00:00 | Greenpeace
2012-06-12 00:00:00

Initiating Coverage 12 June

Felda Global Ventures Holdings - Oil palm plantation
NGO document
2012-06-12 00:00:00 | Profundo
2012-03-28 00:00:00

Biofuel partnerships: from battleground to common ground?

The effects of biofuel programs on smallholders’ use of land and rights to land in four countries
NGO document
2012-03-28 00:00:00 | Funder, SNV, Reporter Brasil, Agroenhsa, Lembaga Gemawan, Afrim, Cordaid, Wageningen University
2011-11-01 00:00:00

Olam Palm Sustainability Policy

Bank policy
2011-11-01 00:00:00 | Olam
2011-04-06 00:00:00

Environmental and social risk assessment policy

Bank policy
2011-04-06 00:00:00 | JP Morgan Chase
2011-03-31 00:00:00

The World Bank Group Framework and IFC Strategy for Engagement in the Palm Oil Sector

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2009-12-24 00:00:00

Implication of Biofuels production on food security in Tanzania

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2009-07-10 00:00:00

Raubbau fur Palmol

Wilmar and the palm oil mafia
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2009-07-10 00:00:00 | Robin Wood
2009-03-20 00:00:00

ILLEGAL FOREST CLEARANCE AND RSPO GREENWASH: CASE STUDIES OF SINAR MAS

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2009-03-20 00:00:00 | Greenpeace
2008-09-30 00:00:00

The Palm Oil Financing Handbook

Practical guidance on responsible financing and investing in the palm oil sector
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2008-09-30 00:00:00 | WWF, Profundo
2008-06-24 00:00:00

Toolkit for Identification of High Conservation Values in Indonesia

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2008-04-30 00:00:00

Burning up Borneo

How Unilever palm oil suppliers are Burning up Borneo
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2007-11-30 00:00:00

Cooking the Climate

How the Palm oil Industry is Cooking the Climate
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2007-04-30 00:00:00

EHS Guidelines for Plantation Crop Production

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2007-04-30 00:00:00

EHS Guidelines for Forest Harvesting Operations

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2003-10-07 00:00:00

WWF Guidelines for Investment in Operations that Impact Forests

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2001-03-21 00:00:00

Campaign Case Study: Dutch banks and Indonesian palmoil

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2001-03-21 00:00:00 | Eric Wakker (AIDEnvironment) en Jan Willem van Gelder (Profundo)
2000-03-30 00:00:00

Funding Forest Destruction

The involvement of Dutch Banks in the Financing of Oil Palm plantation in Indonesia
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2000-03-30 00:00:00 | AidEnvironment for Greenpeace
0000-00-00 00:00:00

Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil - Revised Principles and Criteria

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Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil - Revised Principles and Criteria

Bank policy
0000-00-00 00:00:00

Love At First Bite - The Ad Doritos Don't Want You to See

2015-01-20 13:51:23

A Paradise Lost

As environmental consciousness across the world intensifies, governments, corporations and financial institutions struggle to justify the devastation being inflicted to our ecosystems. In West Kalimantan, Indonesia, a large palm oil company called Bumitama Agri is illegally destroying vast areas of rain forest including fragile Orangutan habitat and protected forest reserves, in violation of the law, the criteria of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and their financiers’ own policies.
2013-11-21 14:20:39

Deforestation Fronts

by WWF

Eyes on the Forest - map of Sumatra

Foe US on forests

Forest Peoples Programme and Responsible finance

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Forests & Finance is a searchable database that reveals the finance flowing into commodities driving deforestation and land degradation in Southeast Asia, Central and West Africa, and Brazil. It also includes policy assessments and case studies. BankTrack is part of the Forests & Finance coalition.

Global Forest Watch: Commodities

Greenomics Indonesia

High Carbon Stock Approach Toolkit

Hutan Kita Institute of South Sumatra

Environmental organisation promoting sustainable forest ecosystems through research, advocacy, and education

In your Palm - action page of RAN

Indonesia's deforestation is a disaster for the planet

audio slide show on impact of plantations on forests

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Palm oil, biofuel and land disputes by Trust

RAN on palm oil

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International NGOs Condemn IOI Group’s Plan to Divest from Conflict Palm Oil Plantation

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The underbelly of the financial world

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2017-11-30 | SOMO
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New report: Towards responsible and inclusive financing of the palm oil sector

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The challenges of growing oil palm on peatlands

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Indonesian government finances palm oil companies ignoring its laws

2017-06-29 | Illegal Deforestation Monitor
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New investor guide aims to help navigate social and environmental risks of commodities supply chains

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2017-06-28 | Mongabay
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New report linking Nordic banks and government pension funds to Indonesia’s palm oil deforestation

Nordic investments to Asian banks support rapacious palm oil producers with financing that impedes push for sustainability
2017-05-30 | Oslo, Norway | Fair Finance Guide Norway, Fair Finance Guide Sweden, Rainforest Foundation Norway
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HSBC to close accounts of 28 unsustainable palm oil producers

2017-05-02 | Environmental Finance
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Major international banks and investors finance devastating impacts of forest-risk commodities

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2017-04-24 | Tokyo | Rainforest Action Network
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Friends of the Earth announces historic verdict in Indonesia’s fight against deforestation

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Scientists warn Amazon peatland could face 'environmental disaster' due to palm oil threat

2017-03-23 | Energy Desk Greenpeace
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Standard Chartered and other major banks financing palm oil

2017-03-16 | Energy Desk Greenpeace
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HSBC funding destruction of vast areas of Indonesian rainforest, new report claims

2017-01-17 | London | Independent
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Study maps 187 land conflicts as palm oil expands in Kalimantan

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2016-12-20 | Mongabay
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Press Release: Sime Darby Landgrabbing in Indonesia

2016-12-08 | TuK Indonesia
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Haze from Indonesian fires may have killed more than 100,000 people – study

2016-09-19 | The Guardian
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New online platform reveals banks and investors financing companies linked to tropical forest loss in Southeast Asia

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American retirement funds are destroying rainforests

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Indonesian peat fires linked to global palm oil companies and their financiers, Friends of the Earth report finds

2015-12-08 | Friends of the Earth
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IOI RISKS SUSPENSION FROM RSPO-CERTIFIED PALM OIL MARKET

2015-09-30 | Chain Reaction Research
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Trending: Reports Show #BusinessCase for Sustainable Forestry, While Banks Still Need to Recognize Value

2015-08-05 | Sustainable Brands
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The Financial Sector and Japan's Corporate Governance Code

2015-07-23 | Rainforest Action Network
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Palm oil giant Wilmar resorts to dirty tricks

2015-07-07 | Forest Peoples Programme
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Peatlands of South East Asia are heading towards a socio-economic disaster

2015-07-06 | Wetlands International
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Palm oil giants to investigate company found razing Papuan rainforest

2015-06-22 | Mongabay
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EU Investors, Land Grabs and Deforestation: Case-Studies

2015-06-11 | Fern
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Plans to cut deforestation need to aim higher

2015-06-08 | WWF
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Investors, Major Brands Call for Stronger Standards from Palm Oil Certification Group

2015-06-01 | Boston | Ceres
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Letter by investors to the RSPO

2015-06-01
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Malaysian state eyes 100% certified palm oil by 2025

2015-05-30 | Mongabay
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Palm oil activist murdered in Jakarta

2015-05-23 | Mongabay
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Primary rainforest cleared for massive palm oil plantations in Peru

2015-05-20 | Mongabay
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VICE’s 'Indonesia's Palm Bomb' presents a tragic view of palm oil driven deforestation from the frontlines

2015-05-20 | Mongabay
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Tanzania plans $100m oil palm project

2015-05-18 | Busiweek
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Pupuk Indonesia Needs $534m for Merauke Food Estate

2015-05-18 | Jakarta Globe
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Flawed Deforest Moratorium More of the Same, Activists Say

2015-05-18 | Jakarta Globe
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Indonesia's partial forest-clearing moratorium extended, but activists wanted more

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West Papua 'oil palm atlas' portrays industry's explosion in region

2015-05-06 | Mongabay
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Activists Urge Jokowi to Renew Forest Clearing Ban

2015-05-06 | Jakarta Globe
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Sarawak leader pledges no more logging, palm oil expansion

2015-05-05 | Mongabay
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Palm giants ask Indonesian gov't to clear path toward sustainability

2015-05-01 | Mongabay
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Banks and pension funds continue to bankroll deforestation and land grabs

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Socfin-Bolloré plantations: Second factory blocked by local communities

2015-04-29 | Farmlandgrab
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Jokowi must strengthen Indonesia's forest moratorium, not just extend it: activists

2015-04-25 | Mongabay
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World's largest sovereign wealth fund takes stand against deforestation

2015-04-22 | Mongabay
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Republic of Congo to promote foreign investment in agriculture

2015-04-22 | Farmlandgrab
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McDonald's to address deforestation across all commodities it sources

2015-04-21 | Mongabay
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Government still looking to Merauke for industrial agriculture development

2015-04-17 | Farmlandgrab
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Head of London-listed company linked to illegal clearing of Peru rainforest

2015-04-07 | The Guardian
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Palm oil companies, NGOs endorse new deforestation-limiting toolkit

2015-04-06 | Mongabay
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Caraga eyed for oil palm amid 1-M-hectare target for Mindanao

2015-04-05 | Business World Online
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Indonesia, Brazil subsidizing forest loss far more than REDD+ slows it

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Archer Daniels Midland to demand suppliers stop chopping down forests

2015-03-31 | Mongabay
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2015-03-28 | The Jakarta Post
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Aceh unveils protected area in beleaguered Tripa peat swamp

2015-03-27 | Mongabay
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Why palm oil expanded, and what keeps it growing

2015-03-26 | Mongabay
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Sierra Leone : Judicial harassment of land rights defenders

2015-03-26 | FIDH
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Who's funding palm oil?

2015-03-19 | Mongabay
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Suspenden resoluciones que daban luz verde a dos grandes proyectos de palma aceitera - Two major palm oil projects in Peru put on hold by judge

2015-03-13 | ARA Amazonia
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Local land rights may be in danger from push for palm oil in Liberia

2015-03-12 | Mongabay
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Banks behind Indonesian palm oil tycoons revealed

HSBC and OCBC lead in bankrolling sector linked to large scale deforestation and tax avoidance
2015-03-10 | Jakarta | TuK Indonesia
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Vicious circle: scientists warn peat fires, global warming may intensify each other

2015-03-10 | Mongabay
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Palm oil firms in Peru plan to clear 23,000 hectares of primary forest

2015-03-07 | The Guardian
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Genting Plantations, Musim Mas to build 600,000 t/y palm refinery

2015-03-06 | Reuters
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Haiti - Agriculture : Signature of an important agro-industrial project

2015-03-05 | Haiti Libre
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Scientists sound the alarm on African palm oil investment

2015-02-20 | Mongabay
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Indonesia’s Forestry Industry Relies on Illegal Timber: Study

2015-02-17 | Bloomberg
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MMPA propõe TAC às empresas de dendeicultura para o bom desenvolvimento da atividade

2015-01-22 | Castanhal, Brasil | MMPA
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Palm oil risk to Africa as prospectors eye swaths of land

2015-01-15 | The Guardian
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2014: the year in rainforests

2014-12-30 | Mongabay
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Child labor and palm oil in Indonesia

2014-12-23 | Mongabay
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Cargill may invest $1b in Indonesia over 3 to 4 years with palm oil and poultry focus

2014-12-09 | Farm lanf grab
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DRC: handing lands for industrial oil palm plantations, REDD and foreign investors

2014-12-04 | Farm land grab
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‘Militarized occupation’: local communities pay the price for palm oil

2014-11-27 | Mongabay
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Deforestation, "development" connected to spread of Ebola in West Africa

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Congo plantation improvement plan follows TRF investigation

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Palm oil interest surges in Papua New Guinea

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Papua-wide meeting calls for 10 year moratorium on plantation and forestry industries

2014-11-14 | Farmland grab
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Taxpayer funds save Congo palm oil plantation paying workers $1/day

2014-11-12 | Reuters
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2014-11-12 | Africa Young Voices
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2014-10-30 | Global Witnes
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2014-10-21 | Mongabay
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Plantation companies agree to process to define zero deforestation commitment

2014-09-17 | Mongabay
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PNG authorities weigh future of controversial oil palm project

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Indonesia Lawmakers Draft Bill to Slash Foreign Ownership of Plantations

2014-08-15 | The Jakarta Globe
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2014-08-06 | FoE
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Top UK ‘Think Tank’ Staged BN’s Latest PR Stunt On Palm Oil

2014-07-25 | Sarawak Report.
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2014-07-17 | Sime Darby
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2014-07-15 | Mongabay
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Greenwash alert as palm oil companies sign onto continued deforestation

2014-07-11 | Greenpeace
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Palm Oil Industry Comes Together In Significant Sustainability Initiative

2014-07-08 | Sime Darby
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OECD complaint against Rabobank concerning financial services to Bumitama

2014-06-27 | Milieudefensie
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Malaysian plantation companies engage in unethical practices abroad

2014-06-21 | The Edge Malaysia
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The broken promises of Wilmar and its financiers

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Deutsche Bank receives Black Planet Award at AGM

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2014-05-22 | Frankfurt | urgewald, Facing Finance and FoE Europe
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Australian banks backing companies accused of land grabs

2014-04-28 | Sydney | Oxfam Australia
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Promotoria Agraria realiza audiência pública sobre impactos socioambientais da dendeicultura

2014-04-11 | Belém, Brasil | MMPA
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European and US financial institutions continue to finance illegal palm oil

2014-03-28 | Amsterdam/Brussels/Berlin | Friends of the Earth Europe
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Progressive palm oil group opens door to companies, NGO's adopting zero deforestation policies

2014-03-12 | Mongabay
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Kellogg Announces Global Commitment To Fully Traceable Sourcing Of Palm Oil

2014-02-14 | Kellogs
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Norwegian insurance giant blacklists palm oil companies

2014-01-27 | Mongabay
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Palm oil company Bumitama under fire for clearing rainforest, endangering orangutans

2013-12-02 | Kalimantan | Mongabay
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Mandiri Lends $4.4b to Palm Oil Producers

2013-11-29 | Jakarta | Jakarta Globe
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From Main Street to Wall Street, US banks and brands support illegal forest destruction for palm oil

International investigation names brands and investors behind commodity's boom
2013-11-21 | Washington / Jakarta | Friends of the Earth US
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Conflict or Consent? The oil palm sector at a crossroads

2013-11-07 | Forest Peoples Programme
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Indonesia's Palm Oil Industry Rife With Human-Rights Abuses

2013-07-18 | Bloomberg BusinessWeek
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European Investments Assist Land Grabs for Palm Oil in Liberia

European funded palm oil expansion in Liberia linked to social and environmental damage
2013-06-24 | Brussels, Belgium / Monrovia, Liberia | Friends of the Earth Europe, Friends of the Earth Liberia
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British Palm Oil Company to invest in Loreto AgSur

2013-06-14 | farmlandgrab
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Herakles Cameroon palm oil project starts to run off the rails

2013-05-22 | Greenpeace
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European banks and pension funds fuel land-grabs in Uganda

2013-05-21 | Brussels | Friends of the Earth Europe
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Univanich Palm Oil expands into Philippines

2013-05-01 | farmlandgrab
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Norway's wealth fund dumps 23 palm oil companies under new deforestation policy

2013-03-11 | Mongabay
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Govt blamed in Lampung arson attack

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The World Bank is Engaging with the world's third largest greenhouse gas emitter

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