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Month: September 2020

European Commission: A Hall of Mirrors?

Posted on September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 by Palm Oil Monitor
EU-funded Lobby Groups Push for Faster Palm Oil Ban Powerful EU-funded lobby groups – led by Transport and Environment (T&E) which includes large NGOs such as Friends of the Earth and WWF Europe – have re-started their campaign to phase… Read more
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Does [UK] DEFRA Want a VPA for Palm Oil Due Diligence?

Posted on September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 by Palm Oil Monitor
Analysis: Should The UK’s Due Diligence Be Broad Or Narrow? The consultation for the UK’s due diligence regulation is continuing apace. NGOs and UK Members of Parliament have taken to social media in a major way, with both sides of… Read more
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ICYMI: Indonesia calls on UK to adopt ‘Mutual Recognition’ on palm oil – Exclusive Insights from POM

Posted on September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 by Palm Oil Monitor
In last week’s Food Navigator, co-host of the Palm Oil Monitor, Khalil Hegarty, weighs in on Indonesia’s calls for the UK and Indonesia to agree ‘mutual recognition’ of each other’s regulatory frameworks, as part of the UK’s planned Due Diligence… Read more
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Who is Darrell Lea and why did they boycott palm oil?

Posted on September 13, 2020September 13, 2020 by Palm Oil Monitor
Australian confectioner Darrell Lea has added its name to the list of companies that have ‘boycotted’ palm oil – supposedly for environmental reasons. The company made the announcement with considerable fanfare, featuring a promotional clip of an orang-utan playing drums.… Read more
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Indonesian MPs hit out at EU-backed smear campaigns

Posted on September 8, 2020September 10, 2020 by Palm Oil Monitor
Two prominent Indonesian lawmakers have hit out at ‘black campaigns’ against palm oil underway in the European Union in Indonesian parliament last week.The comments come at a time when trade negotiations between Brussels and Jakarta appear to have hit an… Read more
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IN DEPTH: The UK’s New Due Diligence Strategy

Posted on September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 by Palm Oil Monitor
As we have pointed out on several occasions over the past few months, the UK is planning on introducing a ‘due diligence’ regulation for imported agricultural commodities – including palm oil. The new due diligence regulation was – until recently… Read more
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