Author: Khalil Hegarty

Khalil Hegarty is a trade and sustainability consultant based in Melbourne, Australia. He has worked with the palm oil sector in Indonesia, Malaysia and Nigeria, and consulted with industry groups in Australia on trade policy and with Australian, German and ASEAN governments on trade projects. He has worked with the forest sectors across the US, Italy, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Republic of Korea. He is currently Associate Director at ITS Global, a consultancy based in Melbourne.

POM Weekly Update – 31 March 2020 | UK Government Funds Anti-Indonesian Campaign

Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020 by Khalil Hegarty and Pierre Bois d’Enghien

FERN, a UK-Dutch NGO, has published a new report, ‘Detoxifying Palm Oil’. The report in its own words “aims to document and describe existing initiatives and policies in relation to the palm oil trade between Indonesia and the EU …… Read more Read More

Palm Oil Monitor Weekly Update – 25th March 2020

Posted on March 24, 2020March 25, 2020 by Khalil Hegarty and Pierre Bois d’Enghien

FPP’s Suspicious Attack against Golden Agri-Resources The Forest People’s Program (FPP) has launched a complaint against Golden Agri Resources (GAR) via the RSPO. The complaints within the brief filed to the RSPO’s complain system allege deforestation and bribery; the publicly… Read more Read More

Is Norway Trying to Sink Indonesia-EFTA Over Palm Oil?

Posted on March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 by Khalil Hegarty and Pierre Bois d’Enghien

Norway’s Government appears to be throwing its support behind an effort to sink the European Free Trade Area’s trade agreement with Indonesia – and palm oil is the reason. Last week, the Norwegian Government-funded activist group, Rainforest Foundation Norway (RFN),… Read more Read More

Palm Oil Monitor Weekly Update – 16th March 2020 A New Approach from KL?

Posted on March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 by Khalil Hegarty and Pierre Bois d’Enghien

As noted last week, Malaysia’s political landscape has undergone an upheaval, with the announcement of a new cabinet.The Ministry of Primary Industries has been renamed the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities.The new minister, Datuk Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali, has… Read more Read More

Dutch Royal visit in Indonesia: The Opportunity for the Dutch to Commit Against the EU Palm Oil Ban

Posted on March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 by Khalil Hegarty and Pierre Bois d’Enghien

This week, Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima will visit Indonesia from 10th to 13th March, following the invitation of President Joko Widodo.Ahead of the visit, Dutch Foreign Affairs Minister Stef Blok has spoken publicly about palm oil, claiming that… Read more Read More

Palm Oil Monitor Weekly Update – 9th March 2020

Posted on March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 by Khalil Hegarty and Pierre Bois d’Enghien

EU Update: WTO Members Take EU to Task, Again; A RED Relic The EU Takes a Pounding at the WTOWTO members including some of the world’s largest agricultural exporters have again taken the EU to task for continuing to ignore the concerns of… Read more Read More

Palm Oil Monitor Weekly Update – 2nd March 2020

Posted on March 1, 2020March 4, 2020 by Khalil Hegarty and Pierre Bois d’Enghien

RI Visit Shows EU ContradictionsAs reported last week, Indonesian ministers and ministerial staff travelled to Geneva last week to open consultations with the European Union at the WTO over the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED II).The leaders of the delegation… Read more Read More

Palm Oil Monitor Weekly Update – 20th February 2020

Posted on February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 by Khalil Hegarty and Pierre Bois d’Enghien

Indonesia prepares for battle in Switzerland This week Indonesia and the EU are meeting in Geneva for a WTO consultation over the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED). The meeting is the culmination of a months-long public battle of words over… Read more Read More

Palm Oil Monitor Weekly Update – 10th February 2020

Posted on February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 by Khalil Hegarty and Pierre Bois d’Enghien

I-EFTA May Be Torpedoed by Swiss Activists The free trade agreement between Indonesia and the European Free Trade Area (comprising Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) appears to be in jeopardy after Swiss activists launched a campaign to have palm oil… Read more Read More

Palm Oil Monitor Weekly Update – 6th November 2019

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Khalil Hegarty and Pierre Bois d’Enghien

The RED Review has already begun The implementation of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) hasn’t commenced in earnest, but the European Commission has already begun its review of Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) and relevant data. The RED itself states… Read more Read More