# Sustainable palm oil use in Europe

> A monitoring report by ESPO, EPOA and RSPO found that 2 million tonnes of certified sustainable palm oil were imported into Europe in 2015, with an additional 1.5 million Book and Claim certificates redeemed. Europe accounts for about 12% of global palm oil use.

- Date: 2016-12-14 · published 2016-12-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73492-sustainable-palm-oil-use-in-europe
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Growing demand for certified palm oil in Europe supports a premium for sustainable supply but has little direct effect on global benchmark prices.

## Read by commodity

- PALMOIL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2017-12-01 | [European palm oil import almost 69% sustainable](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67486-european-palm-oil-import-almost-69-sustainable.md) | -5.1% | -5.4% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-11-23 | [Europe on track to achieving 100% sustainable palm oil in food, feed and oleochemicals \| Bioenergy International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67999-europe-on-track-to-achieving-100-sustainable-palm-oil-in-food-feed-and.md) | -0.4% | -6.3% |
| PALMOIL | 2021-02-18 | [Consumers are still unable to trust sustainable palm oil watchdog’s seal of approval - EIA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48672-consumers-are-still-unable-to-trust-sustainable-palm-oil-watchdog-s-seal-of.md) | -0.4% | +8.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2019-06-13 | [EU risks missing sustainable sourcing targets - STTC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58617-eu-risks-missing-sustainable-sourcing-targets-sttc.md) | +2.1% | -1.1% |
| PALMOIL | 2025-06-25 | [Palm Oil Magazine - Palm Oil Export Levies Hit Rp28 Trillion, Paving the Way for Sustainable Smallholder Empowerment - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15557-palm-oil-magazine-palm-oil-export-levies-hit-rp28-trillion-paving-the-way-for.md) | +1.1% | +5.9% |

## Sources

- idh.org: https://idh.org/news/sustainable-palm-oil-use-europe

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