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Defining Sustainable Palm Oil

Welcome to CSPO Watch

Headline news on the global palm oil industry is featured on our Palm Oil News page.

As we head into 2023, the issues on palm oil have shifted dramatically. Key issues we will be looking at in 2023 will be:

1. The EU's Due Diligence and Deforestation Regulations are expected to become law in 2023. The legislations are supposed to prevent the importation of commodities associated with deforestation. Commodities include coffee, cocoa, beef, soy and palm oil. Enforcement of Due Diligence and Deforestation Regulations are questionable. Will national schemes for certified palm oil like the ISPO and MSPO prove to be better solutions?

2. With food security and self reliance on cooking oils being targeted by countries from India to Africa, will their national plans for expansion of palm oil and other vegetable oils succeed?

3. With energy hungry but resource poor countries like Japan or the European Union unable to meet clean energy requirements as part of their commitments at COP26, will palm oil in its various forms be accepted as a sustainable source of green energy?

4. Trade deals continue to shape the future of the industries in Indonesia and Malaysia but what will it mean for certified palm oil when the biggest importers of palm oil in India and China, places more weight on price than sustainable production?

At CSPO Watch, we will continue to present views and opinions on the different issues surrounding sustainable commodities.  If you have any thoughts or opinions on the issues, please use the handy Contact Us or email The Editor robert@cspo-watch.com
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  • Home
  • What is CSPO
    • Commitments
    • ISPO Progress 2020 >
      • ISPO. Tracking the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil scheme at CSPO Watch
    • MSPO Certification >
      • MSPO progress
    • Msian Farmers Climate
  • Commentary
  • Palm Oil News
    • Palm Oil 032023 CSPO Watch
    • Palm oil 022023 CSPO Watch
    • Palm oil 012023 CSPO Watch
  • Palm Oil Free
    • Soy News