
Author: Lim Shu Ling
After a crazy 2020, what can we expect in 2021?
in Blogs, People, Supply Chain / By Lim Shu Ling / 348 views / Posted: December 24, 2020
After the black swan event aka the global pandemic of 2020, most of us are looking forward to saying an emphatic goodbye to one of the most tumultuous years in recent history. The world is … Continue reading “After a crazy 2020, what can we expect in 2021?”
2020: Making the most of a “horrible” year
in Blogs, People / By Lim Shu Ling / 248 views / Posted: December 10, 2020
2020 is undoubtedly going to be remembered as the year that we can’t get over fast enough. Everyone everywhere has been affected by the events of this year. Clearly, some of those impacts are going … Continue reading “2020: Making the most of a “horrible” year”
Staying the course during a global pandemic
in Blogs, People / By Lim Shu Ling / 275 views / Posted: July 29, 2020
Every first seven months of the year, I live and breathe sustainability reports. Financial regulators in Singapore and Indonesia set strict deadlines for our Annual and Sustainability Reports. And the reports are used by a … Continue reading “Staying the course during a global pandemic”
Doing our part to save insects in palm oil plantations
in Environment / By Lim Shu Ling / 570 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 / 491 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 / 1,450 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 / 535 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 / 3,120 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 / 1,996 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”