Environment

Greenwash alert as palm oil companies sign onto continued deforestation

Major palm oil producers including Sime Darby, KLK and Asian Agri announced this week a "sustainability initiative" which Greenpeace warns will undermine consumer companies' recent commitments to remove deforestation from their palm oil supply chains...

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Halve catches or lose Pacific bluefin tuna, WWF tells fishery managers

The long term sustainability of the Pacific Bluefin Tuna fishery can only be guaranteed by following the science and halving catch limits, WWF will tell the two Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) covering the Pacific.

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Major US Companies: Unmet Renewable Energy Demand Requires Market Shift

Seeking to increase availability of cost-competitive renewable energy to run their businesses, 12 leading companies signed the Renewable Energy Buyers’ Principles to better communicate their purchasing needs and expectations to the marketplace. The...

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Thailand Given Deadline to Shut Down Its Illegal Ivory Market

Thailand faces trade sanctions if it does not take measures to shut down its domestic trade in illegal elephant ivory by March 2015. The announcement made at an international meeting on wildlife trade follows news of a report finding the sale of ivory...

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