Uncategorized

EU Reacts to POM documents The EU has been caught on the hop in recent days over the ‘Palm Gate’ documents uncovered by Palm Oil Monitor. For those who missed it, Palm Oil Monitor gained access to a number of… Read more

RSPO ROUNDUP The RSPO roundtable meeting took place in Bangkok last week. Much of the press surrounding the event involved the new smallholder standard. Here are our key takeaways: The smallholder standard finally gets up The RSPO’s new smallholder standard… Read more

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

RSPO Preview: Will Smallholders Get a Standard? The next few weeks are going to be busy for palm stakeholders in the region. A high-profile event for the industry based in Europe will be the 17th Annual Roundtable on Sustainable Palm… Read more

ICAO: Is aviation a new palm-renewables battleground? As reported in our last issue, a number of NGOs had made aviation fuel a policy issue – taking aim at palm oil. There were, of course, a number of problems with the… Read more