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Demand for Indonesian palm-based biodiesel is likely to accelerate in 2024.  As 2023 saw the implementation of…

The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and Indonesian stakeholders have raised concerns indicating that concerns about the…

Representatives from the Indonesian Foreign Ministry have voiced concerns about being sidelined in the European Union’s decision-making…

Leading Indonesian think-tank INDEF has said the EUDR will have a negative impact on smallholders. Tauhid Ahmad,…

As the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 unfolds in Dubai, Indonesia’s environmental and climate strategies are…

Indonesia is taking the lead of minimising risks to smallholders from the implementation of the EU Deforestation…

The Indonesian palm oil industry, an integral part of the global economy and a key player in…

Indonesia, the world’s largest producer of palm oil, has successfully completed its first commercial flight using palm…

The recent visit of the Indonesian palm oil export delegation to Pakistan marked a significant stride in…

GAPKI Chairman Eddy Martono recently had an opinion piece in the Jakarta Post, analyzing Indonesia’s ambition to…

In recent years, the pursuit of sustainable alternatives to traditional palm oil has led to the advent…

The European food industry is now highlighting concerns about the looming deadline of the EUDR, gaining coverage…

The Indonesian Government has requested consultations with the EU at the World Trade Organisation because of the…

The Joint Task Force (JTF) meeting that took place earlier this month represented a significant moment in…

The Global Forest Review – released by the World Resources Institute (WRI) – confirms Indonesia’s deforestation rates…

Indonesia is now leading the world in terms of reducing deforestation rates. The World Resources Institute’s most…

Although the world is firmly focused on global palm oil prices right now, the picture for palm-related…

The Economic Partnership Agreement between Indonesia and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) – known as the…

COP26 was a milestone for Indonesia. As countries struggle to achieve self-defined objectives to reduce emissions and…

The European Commission published its Due Diligence proposals today, as part of its anti-deforestation Regulation. The proposed…

The UK Government’s landmark legislation for Due Diligence for deforestation – the first of its kind by…

The UK Government continues to push its Due Diligence legislation, aimed at removing products linked to illegal…

Greenpeace has today released a report that heavily criticises Indonesia’s palm oil industry. There is very little…

This week marks an important turning point in the Indonesia-EU relation, with the visit of EU Vice-President,…

A storm in a teacup has been generated over the past few weeks by WWF, Rainforest Action…

Last month, the European Commission together with Guidehouse Consultancy launched a call for data about palm oil…

Brussels’ approach to Indonesian palm oil is beset with confusion. Some EU officials – most notably the…

The European Commission has published a new Guidance Document, aimed “to address the risk of forced labour”…

The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) jointly held a recent event focusing…

The Indonesian government and palm oil community are working constantly to improve social welfare and labour conditions…

Today, Indonesia Palm Oil Facts launches a new webpage focused on Indonesia’s national certification standard, ISPO (Indonesia…

The Indonesian government and the Indonesian palm oil community are now, finally, receiving deserved credit for the…

The issue of labour rights in the palm oil sector is in the headlines once again. In…

The revision of ISPO and its new implementing regulations have bolstered ISPO’s robustness and credibility significantly. It…

The Jakarta-based Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) has published a new policy brief that…

International experts, including at Global Forests Watch and the World Economic Forum, have celebrated the achievement of…

Leading Indonesian political and media outlets have promoted the growing possibility of a ban on all Belgian…

Dr. Herman Khaeron, Member of the Trade Commission in the Indonesian Parliament, has called for Indonesia to…

Deputy Coordinating Economics Minister for Food and Agriculture, Musdalifah Mahmud and Senior Economist at the Institute for…

Indonesian President Joko Widodo shared a powerful message to the world, about Indonesia’s great track record in…

The UK needs to develop its own biofuels policy now that it has left the European Union….

Indonesia’s President Jokowi this week attended President Biden’s Earth Day Summit. The Summit hosts 40 world leaders,…

A number of key stakeholders from across the Indonesian Palm Oil Community have written to the European…

Coinciding with International Forest Day, Deputy to the Coordinating Economics Minister, Musdalifah Mahmud and Expert Staff at the…

Earthworm Foundation, the quasi-NGO/for-profit business formerly known as The Forest Trust, released a new report arguing that…

The decision by Swiss voters to support truth over fear, opportunity over barriers and small farmers from…

Greenpeace released a report that criticizes commodity certification systems across the globe. This includes certification systems for…

Jakarta (March 11, 2021) – Following the release of the Greenpeace report, the Indonesian Palm Oil Association…

Jakarta (March 7, 2021) – Following today’s approval by Swiss voters of the Indonesia – European Free…

The Swiss Federal Council has urged voters to support the Indonesia-EFTA Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IE-CEPA) ahead…

Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) has made its submission to the EU Forests Regulation public consultation on…

This week’s ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM) resulted in a new path for the palm oil trade between…

The UK Government has now finalized its proposal for the Due Diligence law that has been under…

The UK’s proposed Due Diligence Regulation has re-kindled the idea of a VPA-FLEGT arrangement for palm oil….

This week, the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) submitted a formal response to the UK Government’s consultation…

The European Commission announced in mid-August its plans to revise the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) II, once…

Last week, the Indonesian palm oil association has made a submission to the EU’s ongoing Trade Policy…

The UK’s proposal on due diligence for imported commodities has sparked a debate about where legality and…

The UK Government has released a consultation on a regulation focused on [Due Diligence on Forest Risk Commodities]. The consultation, and the forthcoming regulation is being authored by the UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), along with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), Department for International Trade (DIT) and the Department for Business (BEIS). The consultation will take place over the coming six weeks, ahead of plans to insert the Due Diligence regulation into the Environment Bill later this year, probably in October.

Welcome to Indonesia Palm Oil Facts – a new web platform supported by the Indonesian Palm Oil Association dedicated to separating the facts from the fake news and false claims levelled at Indonesian palm oil. Indonesia Palm Oil Facts will draw attention to the reality of the Indonesian palm oil sector including its productivity, sustainability, environmental advances and contribution to lifting millions of Indonesians out of poverty.