Dear Forum Members,
For those in Kuala Lumpur next Wednesday 9th December, list members maybe interested to attend a free public event called ‘Roundtable on academia and environmental sustainability in the palm oil industry’ (please see below for details). Five panelists, including a representative from one of the largest palm oil plantation companies, Sime Darby, and the leading sustainable palm oil certification body, the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil, will address the question: How can academia support the sustainable development of the palm oil industry? If you’re interested in coming please RSVP to [log in to unmask]
Best wishes,
Rory Padfield
Senior Lecturer
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Jalan Semarak
Kuala Lumpur, 54100
Malaysia
Email: [log in to unmask] / [log in to unmask]
Tel: +60 136632037
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Mindset Public Talk, Wednesday 9th December 2015
Title: Roundtable on academia and environmental sustainability in the palm oil industry.
Preamble: With a global vegetable oil market share of more than 35% by weight, palm oil is the most produced vegetable oil in the world. Local and global sustainability impacts associated with palm oil production have been raised, especially in the two largest producing countries of Malaysia and Indonesia. With the prospect of continued high demand in the largest importing countries and regions (India, China and Europe) and development of new plantations in frontier areas (West Africa and Latin America), identifying strategies for sustainable palm oil production represents an important and necessary step forward. In light of the rising interest in academic research on palm oil related topics in recent years, this interactive session aims to discuss the following question: How can academia support the sustainable development of the palm oil industry?
Moderated and co-organized by: Dr Rory Padfield (UTM)
Guest Speakers:
Dr Sune Hansen (UTM Palm Oil Research Centre),
Dr Hariskrishna Kulaveerasingam (Sime Darby R&D),
Dr Sanath Kumaran (RSPO),
Dr Hawati Janor (UKM’s School of Management),
Yasmin Rashid (EcoKnights)
Date & time: Wed 9 Dec 2015, 6-8 pm
Venue: University of Nottingham Kuala Lumpur Teaching Centre (KLTC), Level 2, Chulan Tower, No 3 Jalan Conlay, Kuala Lumpur (GPS: 3.149604, 101.716449)
RSVP: Fri 4 Dec, [log in to unmask]
Refreshments will be served after the talk
[To avoid traffic hassle we encourage using public transport. The nearest stations to KLTC are Monorail’s Raja Chulan (11 min walking) and Bukit Bintang (13 min)]
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