Palm oil and the EU’s anti-deforestation law: Why the backlash? https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/opinion/palm-oil-and-the-eus-anti-deforestation-law-why-the-backlash/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Biofuels #Indonesia #Malaysia #palmoil #Sustainablepalmoil

Palm oil and the EU’s anti-deforestation law: Why the backlash? https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/opinion/palm-oil-and-the-eus-anti-deforestation-law-why-the-backlash/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Biofuels #Indonesia #Malaysia #palmoil #Sustainablepalmoil

🌴 "It’s never clear who will cover the cost of the [segregated] volume"

- Ir Qua Kiat Seng, Monash University Malaysia

✍️ Robert Hii explains why #palmoil supply chains would simpler if producer country standards were more widely recognised

🔎 Find out more:
https://loom.ly/rvF0MnI

#sustainablepalmoil #environment #climatechange #climate #deforestation #oilpalm #Malaysia

4️⃣ RSPO members must submit Annual Communications of Progress (ACOP) reports to assess progress towards producing + procuring RSPO-certified #sustainablepalmoil.

There are 4 supply chain models for purchasing #palmoil:
🌴 Identity preserved
🌴 Segregated
🌴 Mass balance
🌴 Book + claim

#Transparencymatters #RT2022

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2️⃣ The RSPO is often considered the leading standard for certified #sustainablepalmoil + palm-derived materials for food + oleochemical use.

🌱 The RSPO aims to reduce harmful impacts of #palmoil cultivation on the environment + communities in producing regions.

🌴 Around 20% of global palm oil production is RSPO-certified.

#RT2022 #DYK

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RT @PalmChoice@twitter.com

"For organisations like @WWF@twitter.com it is a no-brainer that we work towards making sustainable #palmoil the norm, ... because [alternatives] would put more pressure on the planet & natural resources", says WWF Global Palm Oil Lead @Kamal_Seth@twitter.com #sustainablepalmoil

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/PalmChoice/status/1561976916600623105

Remind @clearcast and @GreenpeaceUK how important Rang-tan's story is. Please work together to get the @IcelandFoods advert aired for Christmans #sustainablepalmoil #nopalmoilchristmas #Retweet