GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE OILS AND FATS PRODUCTION INITIATIVES PUSH AHEAD
June 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
GLOBAL initiatives designed to promote sustainable practices in the bio-based oils and fats industry are making strong progress. The key Roundtable on Responsible Soy (RTRS) has now released "principles and criteria" designed to ensure soy production does not cause long term damage to the environment and society.
These were approved in May by the third general assembly of the organisation, which met in Campinas, Brazil, and is supposed to represent soy producers, their customers, and communities and interests affected by the booming ...
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