The Indonesia-UK Joint Partnership Forum Is a Big Deal for Palm Oil
Last week Indonesia and the UK held a Joint Partnership Forum, led by Indonesian Minister for Foreign Affairs Retno L.P. Marsudi and UK Secretary of…
Is EU Ambassador Piket Pulling A Fast One on Producer Countries?
Last week, EU Ambassador to Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam H.E. Vincent Piket presented at the INAPalm Talkshow. Palm Oil Monitor – which has also previously…
POM Update: CDP Report | New Attack on Palm | Palm Pandemic Folly Returns | Back to Iceland
CDP: Palm Oil Leading on Deforestation Commitments A new report from the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) highlights – once again – the lower environmental impact…
Palm Oil Monitor: ‘Buttergate’ | EU RED | Why is the UK Giving Brazil an Easy Run on Deforestation?
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…
SPECIAL ANALYSIS: Greenpeace’s Certification Play in Brussels
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…
Swiss Voters Choose Open Trade, Indonesia and Palm Oil
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…
The Swiss Referendum: What it Means for EFTA, the EU and ASEAN
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 Deforestation Regulation: Rifts Emerge
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 Backs Down on Palm Brinksmanship
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…
Labor, Abuse and Palm Oil
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…
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