# Greenpeace slams certification schemes, inciting criticism: ‘The NGO is using palm oil as cannon-fodder to sway EU lawmakers’

> Palm Oil Monitor responded to Greenpeace's 'Destruction: Certified' report, arguing it unfairly targets palm oil. Greenpeace said certification alone has not helped companies meet their 2020 deforestation pledges and called certification a weak tool.

- Date: 2021-03-12 · published 2021-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48155-greenpeace-slams-certification-schemes-inciting-criticism-the-ngo-is-using-palm
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

The public dispute over certification credibility could influence EU lawmakers' approach to palm and soy sourcing rules. Any resulting policy shift would affect vegetable oil and soymeal supply chains only gradually.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2021-03-10 | [Certification schemes let forest destruction into EU market - Business and Human Rights Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48154-certification-schemes-let-forest-destruction-into-eu-market-business-and-human.md) | +2.5% | -1.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-05-09 | [Is certification enough to protect Southeast Asia's forests?  \| News \| Eco-Business \| Asia Pacific](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65044-is-certification-enough-to-protect-southeast-asia-s-forests-news-eco-business.md) | +1.5% | +0.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-04-28 | [UNITING TO DELIVER DEFORESTATION-FREE SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL MORE CRITICAL THAN EVER - Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53662-uniting-to-deliver-deforestation-free-sustainable-palm-oil-more-critical-than.md) | -9.4% | -4.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-02-22 | [Food companies under pressure to source deforestation-free products under new EU law \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37352-food-companies-under-pressure-to-source-deforestation-free-products-under-new.md) | +0.2% | -3.6% |
| PALMOIL | 2023-01-13 | [Explainer: Why Malaysia is considering a ban on palm oil exports to the European Union](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15766-explainer-why-malaysia-is-considering-a-ban-on-palm-oil-exports-to-the-european.md) | +0.1% | -0.0% |
| SOY | 2021-03-10 | [Certification schemes let forest destruction into EU market - Business and Human Rights Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48154-certification-schemes-let-forest-destruction-into-eu-market-business-and-human.md) | -1.2% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2025-10-01 | [Lawmakers may expand USDA spending authority to enable farm aid package \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22383-lawmakers-may-expand-usda-spending-authority-to-enable-farm-aid-package-agri.md) | +2.0% | +7.6% |
| SOY | 2023-02-22 | [Food companies under pressure to source deforestation-free products under new EU law \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37352-food-companies-under-pressure-to-source-deforestation-free-products-under-new.md) | -3.8% | -5.3% |

## Sources

- foodnavigator.com: https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2021/03/12/Greenpeace-slams-certification-schemes-inciting-criticism-The-NGO-is-using-palm-oil-as-cannon-fodder-to-sway-EU-lawmakers/

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