Month: August 2021

WWF appears to have gone out of its way to discredit Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification in a new report. The report – ‘Due Negligence’ – is an attempt to lobby and influence UK DEFRA into making its forest… Read more

In a wide-ranging interview with Food Navigator, co-host of Palm Oil Monitor Khalil Hegarty posits that the likelihood of a ‘price premium’ for certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) is dead. Hegarty makes this reflection based on the realization that Western… Read more

The Norwegian Government has announced its funding allocations for the next iteration of the Norwegian International Climate Forest Initiative (NICFI). NICFI funding has been the source of considerable controversy in Indonesia and around the world because of Norway’s funding of… Read more

Long-term structural changes in global vegetable oil markets have implications on sustainability policies – and the ‘market’ for sustainability — going forward. They also reignite the possibility of a ‘two-tier’ market that goes beyond voluntary certification and structurally locks smallholders… Read more