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Article

2 Feb 2008

Author:
iNS net [Netherlands]

Palm Oil Giant Wilmar promises to improve practices after complaints [Indonesia]

After a joint complaint by Friends of the Earth and Indonesian Non Governmental Organisations (NGO’s), palm oil giant Wilmar International has admitted violating its own policies on plantation development in Sambas, Indonesia. Wilmar has announced measures to improve its sustainability performance... Wilmar admits its shortcomings in three cases in Sambas, where policies concerning land acquisition, compensation matters and environmental impact assessments were violated.