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Indonesian Fires: A Corporate Responsibility?

Did one firm's neglect fuel Asian forest fires? The head of one firm, April, defends its record. Plus a US start-up on how to price nature, and the value of India's pilgrims.

We investigate one company's alleged role in massive forest fires that have blighted South-East Asia for two decades. Tony Wenas, the boss of Indonesian firm, April, says he is now being totally transparent about his firm's fire-prevention measures, and its policies preventing illegal logging within its business. We also hear from a California start-up, The Earth Genome, that champions the environmental cause by putting a price on the assets of the natural world. Its co-founder Steve McCormick explains how far you can go in putting a value on nature. And we send the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Rahul Tandon off on a Hindu pilgrimage in India. He discovers the surprising revenue to be had in hosting the devout.

(Photo: Forest fires in Indonesia, Credit: Getty Images)

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Fri 22 Apr 2016 07:32GMT

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