The Deforestation Regulation: Win or Lose for Palm?
The EU’s agreement on a final Deforestation Regulation prompts a simple question: is this a major victory for palm oil’s European opponents, or can the…
The Deforestation Regulation: Is the EU Turning its Back on ‘Fair’ Trade?
The negotiations and technical meetings for the EU’s Deforestation Regulation are starting to enter their final stages. The likelihood is that it will be finalised…
Can RSPO Make the Grade? Part 2: Labour
In our second blog leading up to the RSPO Roundtable next week, there’s another critical question facing RSPO as it moves forward: labour. Labour has…
Can RSPO Make the Grade? Part 1: The Deforestation Regulation
In the lead up to the RSPO Roundtable, we present a two-part series on whether RSPO can meet the new regulatory challenges facing agricultural commodities….
The EU’s WTO Palm Case Approaches Judgement Day
Palm and the WTO: What Next? It’s no secret that the European Union is currently courting Indonesia. German news outlet DW described European diplomats undertaking…
EU Delays Food Labels: Crisis and Opportunity
EU officials have indicated that the bloc’s introduction of new food labelling is likely to be delayed, with further decisions on implementation until 2023. The delay…
Could Borrell’s Comments Kill the Green Deal?
The EU’s High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell has turned heads in the past week with his comments on the…
Does FOE’s Attack on Astra Stack Up?
Nestle didn’t ‘cut ties’ with Indonesian planter Astra Agro The cited cases are complex and involve multiple claims across decades Western NGOs as usual are…
More RED Faces in Brussels?
This week the third iteration of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED III) moves into its next phase as the EU Parliament, Commission, and Council move…
The Deforestation Regulation Part 4: The EU’s RED Palm Ban – A Big Contradiction
EU Parliament and Belgian Minister confirm what we’ve known all along; RED is a palm oil ban EU officials remain defiant; it’s not a ban…
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