# Forests Week: A poster child for deforestation, palm oil is slowly moving towards sustainability - EIA

> An EIA campaign piece argues that the EU is a major driver of deforestation through its consumption of agricultural commodities. It says palm oil is improving on sustainability but that voluntary schemes have been slow and lack independent verification.

- Date: 2018-11-07 · published 2018-11-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62075-forests-week-a-poster-child-for-deforestation-palm-oil-is-slowly-moving-towards
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Sustainability pressure on palm oil can raise certification requirements and costs for suppliers over time. The impact on near-term prices is limited because the piece is advocacy commentary.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-05-23 | [What is the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)? - Sustainability Online](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30266-what-is-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-eudr-sustainability-online.md) | +0.6% | +1.7% |
| 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 | 2025-11-21 | [Broken promises and palm oil – ‘no deforestation’ is failing and we need regulation - EIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21990-broken-promises-and-palm-oil-no-deforestation-is-failing-and-we-need-regulation.md) | -0.5% | -1.9% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-12-19 | [No change in sustainability requirements for palm oil \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21526-no-change-in-sustainability-requirements-for-palm-oil-the-star.md) | +0.8% | +1.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-04-27 | [Sustainable Palm Oil, in line with European proposals against imported deforestation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53663-sustainable-palm-oil-in-line-with-european-proposals-against-imported.md) | -4.9% | -4.9% |

## Sources

- eia-international.org: https://eia-international.org/blog/forests-week-poster-child-deforestation-palm-oil-slowly-moving-towards-sustainability/

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