Articles tagged with: palm oil
How can the EU achieve a “Brussels Effect” on forced labour Partner Content
13 Jul
How can the EU achieve a “Brussels Effect” on forced labour
A trifecta of EU regulations, consumer choices, and reliable trading partners have the potential to eliminate forced labour and elevate sustainability in supply chains says Holger Lowewendorf
EU Regulation on Deforestation: The Case for National Certification Programs Partner Content
16 Dec
EU Regulation on Deforestation: The Case for National Certification Programs
The Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil certification is a model that addresses global deforestation concerns, and one that other countries can follow, argues Robert Hii
The EU must deploy all available solutions in its attempt to decarbonise Partner Content
06 Jul
The EU must deploy all available solutions in its attempt to decarbonise
With the EU deeply divided over its new ‘green fuel law’, biofuels produced from sustainable palm oil can offer a solution, explains Robert Hii.
Palm oil: Sustaining sustainability
20 May
Palm oil: Sustaining sustainability
We must not forget that we have a responsibility towards our partners in South East Asia and to the millions of people whose livelihoods depend on our trade, explains Marianne Vind.
Palm oil production needs a sustainable solution
20 May
Palm oil production needs a sustainable solution
The vital export value of palm oil to Southeast Asian economies cannot be ignored, but it needs a long-term, sustainable approach to production, writes Daniel Caspary.
To combat climate change, EU must partner with ASEAN to tackle tropical deforestation Partner Content
13 May
To combat climate change, EU must partner with ASEAN to tackle tropical deforestation
Shifts in attitudes towards palm oil by European nations could herald a new Europe-ASEAN partnership to tackle deforestation, writes Glenn Schatz.
Green Trade War on Palm Oil – How EU’s palm oil ban is devastating livelihoods of farmers in the Global South Partner Content
12 May
Green Trade War on Palm Oil – How EU’s palm oil ban is devastating livelihoods of farmers in the Global South
The EU’s palm oil ban unintentionally sparked a green trade war against the world’s palm oil producers, reviving memories of colonialism, argues Muhammed Magassy.
Can palm oil truly be sustainable? Malaysia offers a certification model we’ve been waiting for Partner Content
11 May
Can palm oil truly be sustainable? Malaysia offers a certification model we’ve been waiting for
The Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification is redefining the responsible supply chain from producer to consumer, writes Robert Hii.
Issue 535 | 10 May 2021 Partner Content
10 May
Issue 535 | 10 May 2021
The latest edition of The Parliament Magazine is now available to read online for free.
In conversation with Hariri Sadiman, a smallholder palm oil farmer Partner Content
05 May
In conversation with Hariri Sadiman, a smallholder palm oil farmer
For a smallholder farmer, the MSPO certification scheme brings greater awareness of the need to care for the environment and biodiversity, Hariri Sadiman says.
Covid-19 has sparked a wave of ethical consumerism, now it’s up to industries to follow Partner Content
04 May
Covid-19 has sparked a wave of ethical consumerism, now it’s up to industries to follow
Certification - like Malaysia’s MSPO - is a vital resource for ethical consumers and environmental sustainability, says Mariam Harutyunyan.
Science, not sanctions, will save our planet Partner Content
03 May
Science, not sanctions, will save our planet
Hard facts correct European palm oil misperceptions - and point the way to a sustainable biofuel strategy, argues Dr Nafeez Ahmed.
To avert climate catastrophe, we must look at deforestation drivers Partner Content
30 Apr
To avert climate catastrophe, we must look at deforestation drivers
Deforestation from beef and soy shows no signs of lessening, but Malaysian palm oil could offer another path, writes Isabel Schatzschneider.
Sustainability First supplement Partner Content
29 Apr
Sustainability First supplement
The prospects of sustainable palm oil certification and consumer action to tackle deforestation. A special supplement produced with the Center for Sustainable Palm Oil Studies.
Sustainability First Campaign - How palm oil certification and consumer action can tackle deforestation Partner Content
29 Apr
Sustainability First Campaign - How palm oil certification and consumer action can tackle deforestation
Through conscientious international partnerships, the EU can follow the promises of the Green Deal and pioneer a new chapter in environmentally responsible and future-oriented trade, explains Dr. Ibrahim Özdemir.
The EU is walking back from anti-palm oil bigotry Partner Content
06 Jan
The EU is walking back from anti-palm oil bigotry
At the EU-ASEAN summit on 1 December 2020, a remarkable thing happened. The European Union agreed to a new conciliatory approach to palm oil, writes Robert Hii.
Why the EU’s double standards on peatlands endanger our planet Partner Content
25 Aug
Why the EU’s double standards on peatlands endanger our planet

The bloc’s destructive policies on peatlands raise serious questions about its environmental commitments, argues Ibrahim Özdemir.