The Center for Sustainable Palm Oil Studies (CSPO)

We aggregate, in real time, the most credible news reports, studies and analysis around sustainable palm oil and related topics including environmental and animal protection, biofuels, consumer goods, policymaking and finding sustainable solutions, both environmentally and economically.

Our goal is to start a conversation about the need to better understand the prospects of using sustainable palm oil. We produce quarterly policy research reports focusing on global political and economic developments pertaining to sustainable palm oil as well as special analysis briefs reviewing monthly developments in the palm oil sector.

At CSPO we anticipate trends and analyse policy questions related to sustainable palm oil well before they become topics of general discussion. Our analysts and experts perform policy research on a wide range of issues closely related to palm oil production including deforestation, international trade, consumer rights, energy and climate.

CSPO Documentary

Forgotten Farmers – How Malaysia in Changing Perceptions Around Sustainable Palm Oil

The CSPO partnered with leading environmentalists to explore the wider implications of the EU’s palm oil ban. Whilst boycotting palm oil has become a go-to response for reducing deforestation, studies have shown how this strategy has devastating environmental consequences.

Palm Oil News

Banning high-deforestation palm oil imports would barely reduce forest loss
February 16, 2022

Consumer countries are increasingly attempting to combat tropical deforestation by restricting imports of palm oil,...

Is a European proposal on imported deforestation too punitive? (commentary)
February 9, 2022

One third of global deforestation is linked to international trade, and the European Union plus...

Sustainability label claims are influencing more consumers, Cargill survey finds
February 8, 2022

Dive Brief: More than half (55%) of global consumers are more likely to purchase a...

Will China produce its own palm oil?
February 8, 2022

Palm oil is produced by pressing the flesh and kernel of the fruit of the...

Polluting with impunity: Palm oil companies flout regulations in Ecuador
February 4, 2022

Community residents and researchers alike decry what they say is dangerous pollution leaching into soil...

This Borneo state is bringing about a green palm oil revolution, here’s how
February 4, 2022

Sabah state in Malaysia is working to adapt its palm oil industry, ensuring all growers...

Malaysia’s Sabah aims to win big as world’s first green palm oil state
January 27, 2022

For Ettol Kumpilon, the switch from growing rice to oil palm on his small family...

Keeping food transparent: F&B suppliers talk eliminating bias and the pitfalls of eco-labeling
January 12, 2022

The renewed momentum of sustainable food production hinges on efficient platforms that enable full supply...

CSPO in Brief

With great power comes great responsibility…and the EU is only exercising the former

“The Commission has tabled detailed and ambitious proposals for achieving our objective of a 55%...

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In Brief
2021 in Review: Global Environmental Developments & Future of Palm Oil

Introduction  2021 was a significant year in terms of climate change. Extreme weather patterns, floods,...

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In Brief
Prospects for National Certification Schemes Amidst EU’s Regulation on Deforestation

Last month, during COP26, more than 100 countries pledged to end and reverse deforestation by...

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In Brief
COP26: What’s in it for the Global South?

Only three months ago, the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres called the UN’s Intergovernmental...

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In Brief
Could biofuels offer a solution to Germany’s fossil fuel addiction?

Last Sunday a historical election took place in Europe when Germans voted deciding who will...

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In Brief
IPCC Report: Curbing Deforestation Necessary to Fight Climate Change

In August, Working Group I of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a landmark report that assessed the major...

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In Brief
EU ‘Fit for 55’ Climate policies need a rethink

In July, the EU announced a dozen legislative proposals to ensure its climate and energy...

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In Brief
EU trade barriers do not help partnerships with ASEAN

In the first week of June,  EU Vice president and top foreign policy czar, Josep...

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In Brief

CSPO Report

Sustainability First: The Role of Sustainable Palm Oil In Global Food Security and Deforestation Efforts 

(April 12, 2021) This report reviews major palm oil-related developments of 2020, historical trends in sustainable palm oil cultivation, as well as how perceptions of palm oil are evolving among European policymakers, scientists, and the wider academic and NGO community.

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