RESPONSIBLE INVESTORS MUST PUSH FOR SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL

摘要

Palm oil investors are being urged to keep sustainability issues high on their agenda through a new report launched by international conservation charity Zoological Society of London (ZSL) in partnership wilh Aviva Investors. Years after the first reports emerged linking the palm oil industry with environmental destruction and human rights abuse, the sector is still considered high risk for investors in 2018. Despite these concerns, global demand for palm oil continues to grow, accelerating expansion into regions such as West Africa.