Activists pressure RSPO to reject Astra Agro Lestari membership application

Published on August 5, 2024

The sustainable palm oil certification body defended its decision to accept AAL, which environmental groups say undermine its credibility. In an investigation, AAL's subsidiaries were found to be involved in land-grabbing in Sulawesi.

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