
Author: Lim Shu Ling
Doing our part to save insects in palm oil plantations
in Environment / By Lim Shu Ling / 400 views / Posted: February 25, 2019
Reading my morning news headlines the other day, my attention was caught by a story about the global insect population collapse. It seems that we are seeing unprecedented rates of decline of many important insects … Continue reading “Doing our part to save insects in palm oil plantations”
Quick facts about the GAR Sustainability Report
in Blogs, Environment, Supply Chain / By Lim Shu Ling / 339 views / Posted: September 4, 2018
Every year, GAR publishes a Sustainability Report which contains information on how the company is doing in fulfilling its commitments on responsible palm oil. Here are some interesting facts about it. ... Continue reading
Beyond Traceability to the Plantation: A Responsible Palm Oil Supply Chain
in Blogs, Communities, Environment, Smallholders, Supply Chain / By Lim Shu Ling / 1,062 views / Posted: March 6, 2018
In today’s interconnected world, companies are judged not just on their performance but are expected to bear responsibility for their supply chain. It is not enough for a company to show that it is operating … Continue reading “Beyond Traceability to the Plantation: A Responsible Palm Oil Supply Chain”
Sustainability reporting can help GAR become a world-class company
in Blogs, Environment / By Lim Shu Ling / 465 views / Posted: July 27, 2017
Sustainability reporting is still relatively new to us here in Asia. In Singapore, only a handful of listed companies – Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) being one of them – publish Sustainability Reports regularly. It’s been viewed … Continue reading “Sustainability reporting can help GAR become a world-class company”
Palm Oil: a Sustainable Development Goal commodity
in Blogs, Communities, Environment / By Lim Shu Ling / 2,237 views / Posted: May 16, 2017
Did you know that palm oil contributes to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals? Here’s how palm oil helps promote seven SDG goals: Palm oil has played a huge role in reducing rural poverty in top … Continue reading “Palm Oil: a Sustainable Development Goal commodity”
Palm oil oleochemicals – a safer, renewable, natural alternative in our daily lives
in Blogs, Environment, Oleochemicals / By Lim Shu Ling / 1,512 views / Posted: April 27, 2017
Did you know that palm oil is one of Nature’s most versatile crops and has a myriad of uses? You’re probably most familiar with it as cooking oil and as margarine and shortening – particularly … Continue reading “Palm oil oleochemicals – a safer, renewable, natural alternative in our daily lives”
Solving the conundrum of achieving UN SDGs: the delicate balancing act of promoting human development while protecting forests
in Blogs, Communities, Environment / By Lim Shu Ling / 384 views / Posted: March 10, 2017
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a lofty set of goals which attempt to enunciate a vision of humanity progressing sustainably in harmony with its environment. But in our short history of industrialisation and … Continue reading “Solving the conundrum of achieving UN SDGs: the delicate balancing act of promoting human development while protecting forests”
Interview: Delivering palm oil to customers through our shipping JV
in Blogs, People, Supply Chain / By Lim Shu Ling / 1,352 views / Posted: February 7, 2017
Golden-Agri Resources (GAR) is one of the world’s biggest integrated palm oil companies. This means we don’t just grow oil palm trees and harvest the fruit bunches, we also process the palm oil, refine it, … Continue reading “Interview: Delivering palm oil to customers through our shipping JV”
GAR in 2017: making sustainable palm oil a reality on the ground
in Blogs, Communities, Environment, Supply Chain / By Lim Shu Ling / 412 views / Posted: January 12, 2017
As we kick off 2017 it is traditional to predict likely trends, make commitments and set some goals for the new year. 2017 promises to be an interesting year on the global political stage. At … Continue reading “GAR in 2017: making sustainable palm oil a reality on the ground”