Is A VPA-FLEGT for Indonesian Palm Oil Possible?
The UK’s proposed Due Diligence Regulation has re-kindled the idea of a VPA-FLEGT arrangement for Indonesian palm oil.Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and moreA VPA-FLEGT Arrangement For Indonesian Palm OilIs such an arrangement possible?As we’ve discussed previously, the VPA (Voluntary Partnership Agreement) between Indonesia and the European Union was an arrangement that verified the legality of timber products leaving Indonesia and being sold in the EU. The bilateral development of an Indonesian standard – SVLK – gave Indonesian timber and paper exporters a ‘green light’ past the EU’...