Schools Airports: Monster Blazes and Singapore-Listed Wilmar

schools airports: Leading companies have in recent years pledged not to log any more pristine rainforest, not to use burning to clear land and to cut ties with smaller suppliers who don't abide by their rules but critics say such vows now ring hollow, according to The Japan Times. They do not live up to the commitments, and are not addressing the fact that we are now in a climate crisis, said Annisa Rahmawati, a senior forest campaigner at Greenpeace. The monster blazes sent a pall of acrid smoke over the region for weeks, closing schools and airports and causing a spike in respiratory ailments. ; Mostly lit to clear land for agriculture, they were the worst seen in the country since 2015. They are still doing business as usual. Singapore-listed Wilmar International, the world's biggest palm oil trader, committed in 2013 to a no-deforestation policy and says it has stopped sourcing from 17 suppliers that did not comply with its rules. Industry players insist they have gone to great lengths to stop burning and trees being cut down in their operations. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.