WWF-Malaysia, SD Guthrie pilot five-year regenerative palm oil programme in Sabah

From left: SD Guthrie Bhd head of supply chain sustainability Mark Wong, SD Guthrie chief technology and innovation officer Dr. David Ross Appleton, SD Guthrie chief sustainability officer Rashyid Redza Anwarudin, WWF-Malaysia CEO Sophia Lim, WWF-Malaysia director, global palm oil Kamal Seth and WWF-Malaysia director, strategic conservation partnerships Dr. Henry Chan.

KUALA LUMPUR: World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia) and SD Guthrie Bhd have launched a five-year regenerative agriculture pilot for palm oil in Sabah, marking the first initiative of its kind for the industry.

In a joint statement, it said the programme will be implemented across about 13,000 hectares in Tawau, covering five Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)-certified Guthrie estates.