Palm oil buyers pledge to fund social and enviornmental projects in 'priority' sourcing regions

Cecilia Keating
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Palm oil buyers pledge to fund social and enviornmental projects in 'priority' sourcing regions

ASD Impact Fund to pool resources from a range of corporates to support smallholder farmers, landscapes, and communities

A raft of major palm oil buyers have agreed to fund a scheme that aims to generate positive environmental and social outcomes in an undisclosed region where they source the raw material. The corporate...

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