Towards Sustainable Finance? Critical Review of Bank BNI’s 2017 Sustainability Report
BNI Bank is one of the banks known for showing an interest in sustainable finance in the past few years. […]
PRESIDENTIAL INSTRUCTION ON PALM OIL MORATORIUM: WHAT IS UNDER THE MORATORIUM?
President Jokowi specifically gave instructions to the Coordinating Minister for Economy and the Minister of Environment and Forestry to take
Press Statement: Indonesia’s largest palm oil company, Golden Agri Resources on the ropes
Indonesian, Liberian and International NGOs have just filed five new complaints (attached below) against Indonesia’s largest palm oil company, Golden
PRESS RELEASE: Indigenous and human rights defenders visiting the EU call for stronger rights protections in agro-commodity business and policies for deforestation-free trade and investment Citing outcomes from a major trade and human rights forum backed by findings from comprehensive new report, delegation demands political action during visits to Amsterdam, Hague, Brussels and London
AMSTERDAM—(15 February 2018) Fourteen leaders and human rights defenders from forest countries today launched a call to action and a
Press Release: Indigenous Community files complaint against the RSPO at the OECD
Jakarta, January 24, 2018 – The Dayak Hibun Indigenous People from Kerunang hamlet and Entapang hamlet, Bonti Subdistrict in the
Tiberias residents seek govt’s help to end land dispute
Residents of Tiberias village in Bolaang Mongondow, North Sulawesi, have called on the government to help end their land dispute
RSPO Must Respond to Complaints Against Sime Darby: Rights Group
Jakarta. A community rights group has urged the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, or RSPO, to be more responsive in dealing
The underbelly of the financial world How it is not taking responsibility for abusive practices in palm oil production
In this background paper, SOMO explores the diverse financial instruments and complex channels of the financial sector through which