Title: Sustainability practices framework of the palm oil milling sub-sector: a literature survey

Authors: Halima Begum; Er Ah Choy; A.S.A. Ferdous Alam; Chamhuri Siwar; Suraiya Ishak

Addresses: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia ' Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia ' School of International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia ' Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia ' Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

Abstract: A sustainable practices framework in accordance with environmental, economic, and social dimensions is an important constituent of the palm oil milling sub-sector for its effective contribution to the national economy of Malaysia. A major threat to the palm oil mills is the adoption of a lower sustainability practices framework that can result in environmental degradation, low production, prices of crude palm oil (CPO). The main objective is to examine the sustainability practices framework of the palm oil mills in Malaysia, through a comprehensive literature survey. Therefore, the methodology for the framework was studied using public-domain journal articles found through electronic databases. The literature survey encompasses publications dating from 1987 to 2018. The findings reveal that production rates and price of CPO are decreasing, although demand remains high. It suggests a further study of better national sustainable policies and standard for the palm oil mills via a primary survey.

Keywords: oil palm; palm oil; milling; framework; sustainability; sustainable POM; environment; economic; social; Malaysia.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESD.2019.103473

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, 2019 Vol.18 No.4, pp.387 - 408

Received: 15 May 2018
Accepted: 07 May 2019
Published online: 06 Nov 2019 *

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