Factors influencing sustainability certification among plantation companies in Malaysia: a panel approach

Autor: Suryani Darham, Yeong Sheng Tey, Mark Brindal, Marcel Djama, Shaufique Fahmi Sidique
Přispěvatelé: Universiti Putra Malaysia, University of Adelaide, Marchés, Organisations, Institutions et Stratégies d'Acteurs (UMR MOISA), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier (CIHEAM-IAMM), Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)-Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Département Environnements et Sociétés (Cirad-ES), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad), This work received financial support from the Malaysian Ministry of Education through the Putra Grant (Vot No. 9555800) of Universiti Putra Malaysia., Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)-Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
D50 - Législation
Environmental Engineering
Certification
020209 energy
Plantations
02 engineering and technology
010501 environmental sciences
Elaeis guineensis
01 natural sciences
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Agricultural economics
Normes environnementales
l'industrie de l'huile de palme
Adoption
0202 electrical engineering
electronic engineering
information engineering
Palm oil
Environmental Chemistry
Production (economics)
Smallholder
Durabilité
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
2. Zero hunger
E21 - Agro-industrie
Roundtable on sustainable palm oil
biology
Renewable Energy
Sustainability and the Environment
15. Life on land
biology.organism_classification
[SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance
Plantation company
Sustainability
Business
P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières
Huile de palme
Zdroj: Sustainable Production and Consumption
Sustainable Production and Consumption, Elsevier, 2020, 22, pp.231-238. ⟨10.1016/j.spc.2020.03.005⟩
ISSN: 2352-5509
Popis: International audience; The adoption of palm oil sustainability standards remains limited, especially among plantation companies. This is a concern since plantation companies are pivotal for the palm oil industry, not only because of their own production but because they form an important nucleus for smallholders. Using a panel technique, this study investigates the drivers underlying the certification of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) standard by plantation companies in Malaysia. We examine the period between 2007 and 2016. Panel logistics analysis allows for changes in variables, including company capacity (proportion of planted area and debt-to-equity ratio) and the time-dependent price of crude palm oil. Despite the fact that these variables influence adoption, our findings reveal that adoption is found to be elastic to changes only in proportion to the planted area. Plantation companies that have undertaken conservation efforts may present “low-hanging fruits”. Given the currently limited response to adoption, a partially targeted approach encompassing education and technical assistance, financial assistance, and regulation is recommended to create a more inclusive and enabling environment.
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