# Proofs of sustainability question as schemes proliferate — Khor Reports

> The European Commission wrote to voluntary certification schemes saying a biofuel batch cannot count toward quotas in more than one EU member state. The article describes the risk of double-selling between ISCC, RSPO and national mandates in Indonesia and Malaysia. It also notes EU interest in a single certification scheme.

- Date: 2017-03-18 · published 2017-03-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72020-proofs-of-sustainability-question-as-schemes-proliferate-khor-reports
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter tracking of biofuel batches could reduce the amount of certified palm oil that qualifies for EU mandates. That would modestly weigh on demand for certified palm oil.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2024-05-18 | [EU-Malaysia Joint Press Statement on EU Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR) and the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) Certification Scheme \| EEAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30261-eu-malaysia-joint-press-statement-on-eu-deforestation-free-regulation-eudr-and.md) | -0.3% | +1.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-04-04 | [MEPs vote in favour of Own Initiative Report on Palm Oil and Deforestation of Rainforests - Fern](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71528-meps-vote-in-favour-of-own-initiative-report-on-palm-oil-and-deforestation-of.md) | -2.0% | -2.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-07-12 | [European Commission updates scope of products covered by ‘deforestation regulation’ \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18355-european-commission-updates-scope-of-products-covered-by-deforestation.md) | +0.5% | +3.0% |
| PALMOIL | 2022-01-10 | [Palm oil attacks? Why EU’s latest sustainability plans risk alienating Indonesia amid free trade talks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43172-palm-oil-attacks-why-eu-s-latest-sustainability-plans-risk-alienating-indonesia.md) | +2.5% | +12.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2018-06-21 | [Sustainability must be the norm in Europe to ensure palm oil and other commodities do not destroy forests - EIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64536-sustainability-must-be-the-norm-in-europe-to-ensure-palm-oil-and-other.md) | +0.3% | -5.6% |

## Sources

- khor-reports.com: https://www.khor-reports.com/archive-palmoil/2017/03/proofs-of-sustainability-question-as.html

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