date:Mar 07, 2014
oil grower in the world. In 2011, responding to Nestls Responsible Sourcing Guidelines, GAR worked with the sustainable products non-profit TFT and Greenpeace to establish a landmark Forest Conservation Policy for the palm oil it grows.
But GARs 2010 policy did not apply to the palm oil it traded which, at the time, was minimal, claims Catapult. Over the past year, however, GAR has dramatically expanded its trading operation and now controls about ten percent of global palm oil trade.
GAR has