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Indonesian palm oil giant joins no-deforestation pledge amid criticism from politicians
2016-02-18 12:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Indonesias second-largest palm oil producer has officially signed on to a pledge whose signatories promise to purge their supply chains of deforestation, peatlands conversion and rights abuses. The company, Astra Agro Lestari, joins industry titans Wilmar, Golden Agri-Resources, Musim Mas, Asian Agri and Cargill, who together control most of the refining capacity for Indonesian palm oil. The other signatory is the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which is important because IPOP also...
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