Palm oil lobby
16 Apr 2019 Indonesia is the world's largest palm-oil producer. Malaysia is now spending big money to get the Nigeria group to lobby the EU on its behalf. 6 Apr 2019 Indonesian palm oil farmer Kawal Surbakti says his livelihood is under attack: As a result the EU will begin a gradual reduction of palm oil imports from WHO Study Likens Palm Oil Lobbying to Tobacco, Alcohol Industries. Whereas the palm oil industry is a frequent cause of social conflict in other This calls into question the findings of anti-palm oil lobby groups in Europe which 12 Feb 2020 The other 30% of palm oil producers represent the hundreds of special agricultural and biofuel lobbies that have helped create a black and
13 Mar 2018 A situation analysis by the IUCN Oil Palm Task Force. INTERNATIONAL organisations should lobby for rollouts of agricultural technology to
3.2 Palm oil and other oil palm products demand in Ghana and the sub-region. 354. 4. level to enhance negotiation, lobbying and market research. Thus the The EU Delegated Act effectively bans palm oil biofuels from Europe as of 2030 All those in Europe who lobbied for a Palm Oil ban were really lobbying for 5 Nov 2019 The Malaysian palm oil industry's policy and education resource center covering health, sustainability and the global economic contribution of palm oil. “There is a real lobby against palm oil and it's even likely that palm may Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil, obtained from pulping the fruit of oil palms. Not only has palm oil faced many challenges from the environmental lobby (see 23 Apr 2018 Palm oil is used in half of Iceland's products, from biscuits to soap. Managing director Richard Walker said at the time: "Certified sustainable palm
18 Jun 2019 Alfred Brownell had to flee Liberia after challenging the powerful palm oil and other extractive industries that were clearing its forests. But he
12 Apr 2019 Borneo, in particular, is the epicenter of oil palm production. now spending big money to get the Nigeria group to lobby the E.U. on its behalf. 2 Mar 2018 A resolution of the European Parliament is aiming at prohibiting the use of palm oil in its renewable energy by 2021. The Union also plans to ban 13 Mar 2019 CEPA will also have an impact on the bilateral trade flows in palm oil. whereby the European Commission lobbies business to lobby itself. 21 Apr 2019 Prior to the tabling of the delegated act in May, “I'll visit the government leaders again to explain to them [and] to push for sustainable palm oil,” 30 Apr 2018 The boss of the Iceland supermarket chain has found himself at the centre of a strange smear campaign run by a Malaysian palm oil lobby
The boss of the Iceland supermarket chain has found himself at the centre of a strange smear campaign run by a Malaysian palm oil lobby group.
2 Jan 2020 Mumbai-based Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) which represents the oil import lobby has opposed the move and said that 22 Aug 2019 Author: Amalina Anuar, RSIS. As palm oil trade tensions drag on, Malaysia has slated another round of EU lobbying and a joint World Trade 12 Aug 2019 Creating a more Sustainable Palm Oil Supply Chain Group) in Brussels and various national palm oil initiatives to lobby the EC and EP. Neste Oyj is an oil refining and marketing company located in Espoo, Finland. It produces After lobbying by the contractor Lummus, they relented, mainly due to the threat of the contract being handed In 2010, Neste (among others) bought palm oil from IOI Group, company allegedly responsible for illegal deforestation.
22 Aug 2019 Author: Amalina Anuar, RSIS. As palm oil trade tensions drag on, Malaysia has slated another round of EU lobbying and a joint World Trade
30 Jul 2019 Just like some lobbies ran wild to support Brexit to the expense of citizens everywhere, the same is happening with EU trade - palm oil in 8 Jan 2019 The palm oil industry is deploying tactics similar to those of the alcohol and tobacco industries to influence research into the health effects of its
On the palm oil centre at KLIA, Kok said it was vital to teach the public, domestically and internationally, on the palm oil benefits as the commodity was a backbone of Malaysia’s agriculture sector and the main driver of economic development. Done wrong, oil palm estates can lead to land alienation, loss of livelihoods, social conflicts, exploitative labour relations and degraded ecosystems'. There are signs that some in the palm oil industry have matured and are willing to engage in a more frank and open dialogue about establishing best practice.