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The EU’s inaction with respect to ‘palm oil-free’ claims and the EU’s approach to a standard for sustainable palm oil

The issue of palm oil and its sustainability is of increasing importance in palm oil producing countries and just as much in importing countries. Recent improvements in producing countries,...

The EU Action Plan on Deforestation

The year 2017 is poised to be a pivotal time in the EU’s efforts to address deforestation. As the European Commission (hereinafter, Commission) prepares to release its Action Plan...

EU Palm Oil Policies are Undermining Europe’s Goals in South-East Asia

Members of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee voted on October 23rd to ban biofuels produced from palm oil, as part of the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive revision....

EU Sustains Squeeze on Palm Oil

Stf: More measures in store The palm oil industry faces a series of interconnected threats in Europe. These stem from fears about the alleged environmental and social impact of...

Why Malaysia Must Focus on Brussels

Brussels is the regulatory capital of the European Union – and, some would say, the regulatory capital of the world. Whether that is a source of pride or not...

The European Commission’s revised Renewable Energy Directive proposal

Sometimes, legislative proposals serve as poor policy because they fail to consider the practical realities of the industries affected and they may be discriminatory and inconsistent with international legal...

Norway Mulls Palm Oil Ban

Contradiction in terms The speed at which news moves around the world today has opened the floodgates to a flurry of questionable news that deliberately misleads and misinforms. ‘Fake...

The oil palm tree and the Malaysian 50 Ringgit bank note

In an interesting study by UCLA professor Alan Castle and his colleagues, only one person out of more than 100 students could accurately draw the Apple logo from memory....

Retaining trust in the Malaysian palm oil brand

Last year, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) issued a report that warned of consequences for human health from contaminants created during the processing and refining of edible oils....

Actions speak louder than words: The conflicting intentions of many RSPO members

Over the past 13 years, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (hereinafter, RSPO) has grown to more than 3,100 members around the globe, representing stakeholders in seven sectors of...

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