Analysis

A new deforestation threat from palm oil?

The 2015 forest fires that wracked Indonesia – the worst for some 20 years – helped push the coun...

Business benefits from Thai labour progress

In issuing its updated Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, the US Department of State upgraded t...

Forced labour solutions gaining traction in seafood supply chains

As demand for seafood ever increases, its supply chains are coming under more and more pressure. ...

Palm oil sustainability, partnerships vs lawsuits and agritech

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Is sustainability certification worth it?

Could the days of sustainability certification be numbered? Certification of commodities such as ...

Thai court case that's redefining corporate-activist relationships

Relationships between companies and campaigners have evolved over the last few years. Still often...

Smallholder initiatives must recognise who feeds the future

Smallholders are vital for development in poorer countries. For one thing, there are a lot of the...

Tracking corporate commitments to deforestation-free supply chains

The discussion reflects on the key findings of the second annual report of Forest Trends’ Supply ...

Supply chain complexity leads to modern slavery

Problems that are well described and well understood are usually easier to tackle. Unfortunately,...

Grow Asia's Kavita Prakash-Mani on collaboration, scale, smallholder engagement and solutions

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Golden Agri-Resources’ Anita Neville discusses traceability, responsibility and targets

Please note that Golden Agri-Resources' yield improvement policy was introduced in 2012. To subsc...

TFT's Bastien Sachet on certification, impacts at scale and innovative technology

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