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Indonesia raises biodiesel blend to B50

04/09/2026 Go to Evidence

50% of global palm oil export volumes comes from Indonesia, which announced the introduction of the B50 blend from July 2026, with full implementation expected by October.

Agricultural Market Information System (2026).

Agricultural Market Information System. (2026, September 4). Market Monitor No. 141, September 2026. https://www.foodsecurityportal.org/sites/default/files/2026-09/AMIS_Market_Monitor_September_2026.pdf

Coffee production

01/03/2026 Go to Evidence

75% of the world's coffee is produced by just five countries: Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Ethiopia and Indonesia (El País, 2026).

El País. (2026, febrero 18). El cambio climático también va por el café: Los días de calor que afectan sus cultivos se disparan en Brasil, Colombia y otros países productores. https://elpais.com/america-futura/2026-02-18/el-cambio-climatico-tambien-va-por-el-cafe-los-dias-de-calor-que-afectan-sus-cultivos-se-disparan-en-brasil-colombia-y-otros-paises-productores.html

El País. https://elpais.com/

Heat stress

01/03/2026 Go to Evidence

Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Ethiopia and Indonesia face an average of 144 days a year with heat that is harmful to coffee, almost four months under heat stress (El País, 2026).

El País. (2026, febrero 18). El cambio climático también va por el café: Los días de calor que afectan sus cultivos se disparan en Brasil, Colombia y otros países productores. https://elpais.com/america-futura/2026-02-18/el-cambio-climatico-tambien-va-por-el-cafe-los-dias-de-calor-que-afectan-sus-cultivos-se-disparan-en-brasil-colombia-y-otros-paises-productores.html

El País. https://elpais.com/

Sustainable financial impact

04/12/2024 Go to Evidence

3 million women in countries such as India, Indonesia, Cambodia and the Philippines benefit from the Women’s Livelihood Bond Series (WLB), issued by Impact Investment Exchange (IIX), which supports their sustainable livelihoods (ECLAC, 2024).

CEPAL, 2024

M. Williams and A. Constable, “Climate change financing in the Caribbean: an analysis from a gender perspective”, Gender Affairs Series, No. 165 (LC/TS.2024/104), Santiago, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), 2024

Most implemented regenerative practices

26/09/2024 Go to Evidence

3 most widely implemented practices of regenerative agriculture are: crop rotation, maintaining soil fertility by adding nutrients, and monitoring soil health (Bayer AG, 2024).

3 prácticas más ampliamente implementadas de la agricultura regenerativa son: la rotación de cultivos, el mantenimiento de la fertilidad del suelo mediante la adición de nutrientes y el monitoreo de la salud del suelo (Bayer AG, 2024).

Bayer AG. (2024, September 26). 75 percent of farmers are open to innovation to cope with climate change, global research reveals [News Release]. https://www.bayer.com/en/media

Only Country Issuing FLEGT Licenses

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

1 country, Indonesia, is the only one able to issue FLEGT licenses currently for EU market access (Larrea et al., 2021).

1 país, Indonesia, es el único capaz de emitir licencias FLEGT actualmente para acceso al mercado de la UE (Larrea et al., 2021).

Standards Required for Swiss Palm Oil

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

3 private sustainability standards (RSPO, ISCC and POIG) are required as binding obligation for preferential tariff treatment in Switzerland under CEPA (Larrea et al., 2021).

3 estándares privados de sostenibilidad (RSPO, ISCC y POIG) son requeridos como obligación vinculante para tratamiento arancelario preferencial en Suiza bajo el CEPA (Larrea et al., 2021).

Products Covered by EFTA-Indonesia CEPA

28/10/2021 Go to Evidence

3 specific palm oil products (Stearin, Palm oil, Palm kernel oil) are covered by the sustainability provisions of the EFTA-Indonesia CEPA (Larrea et al., 2021).

3 productos específicos de aceite de palma (Estearina, Aceite de palma, Aceite de almendra de palma) están cubiertos por las provisiones de sostenibilidad del CEPA EFTA-Indonesia (Larrea et al., 2021).