Astra Agro Joins IPOP
Palm giant Astra Agro Lestari, Indonesia's biggest agribusiness firm by value, has signed the Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge (IPOP), joining five other major palm producers in promising to stop cutting down trees.
"Astra Agro Lestarihas a lot of power over the fate of Indonesia's forests," said Deborah Lapidus, spokesperson for the Center for International Policy in a statement. "Astra joining the IPOP is an important signal that it is ready to use that power for good."
February 23, 2016
Palm giant Astra Agro Lestari, Indonesia's biggest agribusiness firm by value, has signed the Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge (IPOP), joining five other major palm producers in promising to stop cutting down trees.
"Astra Agro Lestarihas a lot of power over the fate of Indonesia's forests," said Deborah Lapidus, spokesperson for the Center for International Policy in a statement. "Astra joining the IPOP is an important signal that it is ready to use that po
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