Malaysian plantation companies have recorded the biggest gains in environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards, emerging among the top global performers in the 2025 Sustainability Policy Transparency Toolkit (SPOTT) ranking. Malaysian plantation companies have recorded the biggest gains in environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards, emerging among the top global performers in the 2025 Sustainability Policy Transparency Toolkit (SPOTT) ranking. According to C

AFP PHOTO / ADEK BERRY In the palm oil sustainability debate, contradictions sprout like weeds after rain. Chief among them is the stubborn West-East divide. The irony is pungent: the Global North, which cleared its forests long ago in the march of empire and industry, now steps forward as high priest of ecological morality, wagging fingers at the South for using what little land it still has. It’s a bit like the guest who emptied the buffet at lunch, then lectures the host a

Plantation and Commodities Ministry secretary-general and chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Malaysian Palm Oil Green Conservation Foundation (MPOGCF), Datuk Yusran Shah Mohd Yusof (third from right), officiating the 2025 World Orangutan Day celebration at Taiping Zoo. - NSTP pic  Malaysia remains committed to striking a balance between environmental protection and sustainable development, particularly in the conservation of orangutans and the management of its palm oil

By Datin Lorela Chia | Founding President, Malaysia Association of Sustainable Supply Chain & Innovation (MASSCI) (Adapted from her address at PIPOC 2025 Global Economics & Marketing Conference) Palm oil now sits at one of the most complex intersections of Malaysia’s industrial landscape — where productivity, climate demands, global narratives, and community livelihoods converge. No longer framed purely as a commodity, it has become a strategic system shaped by industrial

Malaysian farmer Suratmen Mosman faces a dilemma that threatens to sap supply from the world's top palm oil exporters and drive-up prices...

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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has launched a campaign against illegal palm oil plantations, seeking to reclaim millions of...

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Nigeria has one of the largest land areas dedicated to oil palm cultivation globally, but it still lags in palm oil production. According...

Supporting Malaysia’s smallholder farmers with technology and policy can ensure a sustainable palm oil industry. Despite intense pressure...

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Malaysia's mandatory palm oil certification scheme, the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO), is a world-class standard capable of...