CDP: Palm Oil Leading on Deforestation Commitments A new report from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) highlights – once again – the lower environmental impact…
Buttergate or Trade Angst? The ‘Buttergate’ controversy has hit Canadian headlines over the past month—but what is the controversy? It’s relatively simple: several bloggers claimed…
Earlier this week Greenpeace released a broad ranging report taking aim at certification schemes worldwide. The report is a major attack on certification schemes, covering…
Yesterday, Swiss voters voted in favour of a free trade agreement between Indonesia and Switzerland. With the results, Swiss voters chose trade liberalisation – and expanding…
This weekend Switzerland goes to the polls to determine the country’s participation in the Indonesia European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IE-CEPA)….
The EU’s consultation for its ‘Deforestation Regulation’ closed on December 10, and it’s already apparent that rifts are emerging between developed and developing countries in…
The EU appears to have backed down from its aggressive anti-palm stance at this year’s ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting. A statement from the virtual meeting held…
The major story of last week was the international press coverage of labor and abuse issues on palm plantations. As we’ve pointed out – not…
A new paper released in the lead-up to this year’s RSPO Roundtable was publicised in international press with one basic hook: palm oil certification has…
The UK Government’s Due Diligence proposal is now being officially debated before the UK Parliament. The proposal – which is very likely to become law…
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