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RSPO revokes Indonesian food giant's membership from sustainable palm oil group

Madeleine Cuff
Madeleine Cuff
clock 04 March 2019 •
A palm oil sapling field in Uganda | Credit: ZSL
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A palm oil sapling field in Uganda | Credit: ZSL

Palm oil company PT Salim Ivomas Pratama Tbk, owned by food giant Indofood, was the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil's fourth largest member

The palm oil processor behind Indonesia's largest food company has had its membership of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) revoked, after it failed to address serious concerns over its production...

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