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Ex-RSPO secretary general on the sustainability challenges around one of the world’s most (im)popular crops
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Feed your neighbor, solve big problems
In reflection with the coronavirus pandemic, this article relates the challenges of climate change. In order to effectively fight climate change, strong collaboration and investment while ensuring people can put food on the table is crucial.
RSPO: Transparency helps fight haze but more needs to be done
RSPO’s outgoing CEO Datuk Darrel Webber says that most of its members are compliant in sustainable planting practices but the government needs to look into factors beyond control of plantation companies to fight the haze problem. This also dovetails into the imminent dangers of climate change which need inter-governmental action.
RSPO chief on palm oil boycotts, brand responsibility, and the need to ‘rethink’ retail
Read why Datuk Darrel Webber, ex-chief of RSPO argues that boycott against palm oil is not the answer, rather there is a different solution.
Nature is Resilient. Are we?
On a recent hiking expedition with my son, my paternal instincts kicked in as I saw him about to cross under a beautiful, but dead tree, hanging delicately above the forest floor, looking as if it may come crashing down at any time.
Sustainable palm oil: Navigating a challenging road
FoodIngredientsFirst spoke to Darrel Webber, CEO of the RSPO about the sourcing of sustainable palm oil, the targets that have been set and the big data innovations that are being adopted in order to guarantee traceability.
Cutting out palm oil: “The road to hell is paved with good intentions,” claims RSPO chief
More messages are coming out from academia and civil society saying that the ban on palm oil could lead to worse impacts than what we have now, says Webber
RSPO chief: Breaking the link between palm oil and deforestation
RSPO secretary general Darrel Webber speaks to Eco-Business in an exclusive interview on the industry group’s plans to engage its diverse membership to strengthen its certification and make sustainable palm oil a global norm.
Business unusual for a global commodity: Darrel Webber at TEDxWWF
Producing palm oil sustainably is one of the biggest challenges we face. Darrel’s presentation covers the beginnings of sustainable development for palm oil and what that means for the environment and people. He will also share what has been achieved thus far, along with the future for RSPO and sustainable development of palm oil.
Sustainable Palm oil production
In 2004, WWF helped set up the RSPO to include every link in the palm oil supply chain, to develop international standards for responsible palm oil production.