# Palm oil and deforestation: closing the gap between commitments and actions - Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)

> RSPO and Friends of Europe held a Brussels debate on 21 March on palm oil and deforestation. Speakers said palm oil production still drives tropical deforestation and called for binding EU rules and a single certification scheme. Indonesia cited its peatland moratorium.

- Date: 2017-03-29 · published 2017-03-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72019-palm-oil-and-deforestation-closing-the-gap-between-commitments-and-actions
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

This is commentary on sustainability governance rather than a new supply or demand change. It shows the direction of EU policy, but it does not move prices on its own.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

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| PALMOIL | 2023-04-26 | [Gap Analysis Between RSPO P&C and EUDR - Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36439-gap-analysis-between-rspo-p-and-c-and-eudr-roundtable-on-sustainable-palm-oil.md) | -10.4% | -8.8% |
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| PALMOIL | 2018-10-12 | [EU countries called to step up actions on sustainable palm oil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62558-eu-countries-called-to-step-up-actions-on-sustainable-palm-oil.md) | +1.8% | -4.2% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-11-07 | [Forests Week: A poster child for deforestation, palm oil is slowly moving towards sustainability - EIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62075-forests-week-a-poster-child-for-deforestation-palm-oil-is-slowly-moving-towards.md) | -4.4% | -5.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-09-20 | [European Commission to ban beef, soy and palm oil imports linked to deforestation \| Eurogroup for Animals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45103-european-commission-to-ban-beef-soy-and-palm-oil-imports-linked-to.md) | +1.0% | +12.6% |

## Sources

- rspo.org: https://rspo.org/palm-oil-and-deforestation-closing-the-gap-between-commitments-and-actions/

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