Author: Palm Oil Monitor

August represent the beginning of the haze season in Southeast Asia. This means two things. First, and most importantly, is the potential threat to human health and forest areas. Second is campaigns and finger-pointing at the palm oil sector, and… Read more Read More

The US State Department Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for 2021 makes for sobering reading – for critics of palm oil. There have been multiple efforts by different groups over the past year that have attempted to link the Indonesian… Read more Read More

In Food Navigator Asia, co-host of Palm Oil Monitor Khalil Hegarty weighs in with his thoughts on how disagreements over palm oil are causing a stall in ASEAN-EU relations. To read the interview, check out the story here. In the… Read more Read More

Indonesia’s Minister for Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA), Bintang Puspayoga, has announced a number of new measures aimed at increasing protection for children at risk of labour exploitation across the country. These include increased monitoring and enforcement of child… Read more Read More

Over the past two weeks, ISPO has come under some criticism from two prominent NGOs: Human Rights Watch and the Carbon Disclosure Project. We go through both sets of criticisms, provide a rebuttal based on science and look at the… Read more Read More

Palm Oil Monitor was fortunate enough to participate in an extensive webinar in Jakarta earlier this week, covering the future of Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification in the global environment. The webinar was hosted by INDEF, one of Indonesia’s… Read more Read More

Retno to Borrell: Treat palm oil fairly Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has called on the European Union to stop discriminating against palm oil in a meeting with Josep Borrell, the EU’s most senior foreign affairs official. According to news… Read more Read More

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Palm Oil Monitor is hearing numerous rumours that the EU is stalling its second meeting with its ASEAN counterparts for the Joint Working Group (JWG) on vegetable oils. The meeting was supposed to be held this week, but according to… Read more Read More