Abstract 'Sustainable palm oil'aims to eliminate deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions,
land conflicts and labour abuses from palm oil global value chains while maintaining palm …

Time and again we hear of calls made by countries to ban palm oil over deforestation.
Pressing on, the critics demand the commodity be certified as per international standards …

Palm oil makes a significant contribution to the economies of Indonesia and Malaysia
through private corporations, state-owned companies and smallholders, with the two …

African oil palm has the highest productivity amongst cultivated oleaginous crops. Species
can constitute a single crop capable to fulfill the growing global demand for vegetable oils …

This paper is motivated by the observation that Southern governments start to take
responsibility for a more sustainable production of agricultural commodities as a response to …

Voluntary standards and certification schemes aim to play an important role in the creation of
a more sustainable production of agricultural commodities in the South. In this paper, we …

Across many parts of Indonesia, investment in oil palm has brought accelerated forms of
land acquisition and market engagement for communities, signalling far-reaching …

The global palm oil value chain has grown in complexity; stakeholder relationships and
linkages are increasingly shaped by new public and private standards that aim to ameliorate …

Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) has become the most important oil crop throughout the world.
The growing palm oil production was mainly based on the expansion of cultivated area into …

Voluntary sustainability standards have increased in uptake over the last decade; here, we
explore their potential contribution to biodiversity conservation and other aspects of …