The palm oil sector has seen significant decreases in deforestation over the past few years with most land clearing done by just a few companies. However, deforestation in Southeast Asia is still a cause for concern, and many palm oil suppliers are tied to subsidiaries and other entities clearing new land for timber and mining. …
Chain Reaction Research held a webinar that covers the findings of two reports assessing the EU Deforestation Law and its impacts on stakeholders within Brazilian cattle and soy supply chains. The first report assesses the viability and costs of implementing the law for soy and beef supply chains in Brazil. The results show that traceability …
Chain Reaction Research held this webinar to discuss the outcomes of our study on Wilmar’s uptake and sourcing of certificated palm oil products in its refining and processing business as well as in its own consumer brand franchise. Its uptake may seem low in the context of various stakeholders’ perception of Wilmar’s leading ESG credentials. …
Chain Reaction Research on July 11 held a webinar to discuss the European Commission’s new regulation on deforestation-free products and how its requirements will affect the palm oil industry. The upcoming law, expected for implementation in 2023, will have implications for the palm oil supply chain actors and its financers. We will discuss our …
Chain Reaction Research held a webinar on April 14th to share our research on deforestation in Indonesia that is attributed to the development of oil palm plantations. Palm oil-driven deforestation has fallen to its lowest level in four years in 2021. The declining deforestation rates for oil palm in Indonesia are promising. However, recent …
The palm oil industry had high hopes for palm oil production to expand across Africa. But by the end of 2019 concessions across the continent were nearly half of what they were in 2016, and only 8% of those concessions have been developed into plantations according to recent estimates. Despite its slow growth, the palm …
In the light of environmental and social sustainability concerns in relation to palm oil from Southeast Asia, several Latin American countries see the opportunity to open export markets as they present palm oil from the region as a more sustainable option. However, social and environmental sustainability concerns are also prominent in the Latin American sector …
Chain Reaction Research held a webinar on October 21st, 2021 looking into a recent Aidenvironment report that documented 133,000 hectares of deforestation since 2016 that are significant producers of palm oil. The event focused on the need for more palm oil buyers’ No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation (NDPE) policies to be applied across all …
Chain Reaction Research (CRR) and Forests & Finance held a webinar on July 22nd, 2021 looking into their recent research of who provides financing to companies in palm oil supply chains tied to deforestation. The session covered CRR’s report on the share of palm oil refining covered by NDPE policies. Forests & Finance shared an …
Japan is a large buyer of palm oil and timber products from Indonesia and Malaysia. While the country has promoted sustainability ahead of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, sourcing policies are still inadequate. Against this backdrop, Japan’s large demand for palm oil and plywood is linked to deforestation and leakage markets for both commodities. Japan is …
