FONAP – Forum Palm Oil
Committed together
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New FONAP guidance: human rights in palm oil supply chains
FONAP has published a new practical guide for private-sector actors in consumer markets: Human Rights in Palm Oil Supply Chains – A Practical Recommendation Guide. The guide was developed in response to the findings of the FONAP network project "Collective Intel for Good: Collective Intel for Human Rights Due Diligence" and draws on research in Guatemala, Indonesia and Malaysia.
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FONAP becomes an affiliate member of the Sustainable Coconut Partnership
The Forum for Sustainable Palm Oil (FONAP) has become an Affiliate Member of the Sustainable Coconut Partnership (SCP), strengthening cooperation for more sustainable and responsible global agricultural supply chains. FONAP brings together companies, civil-society organisations and public institutions working for greater sustainability in palm oil supply chains. Through this new affiliate membership, FONAP extends its engagement to a related commodity sector with similar sustainability challenges and potential.
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Global Nature Fund takes over the FONAP Secretariat
As of 1 January 2026, the Global Nature Fund (GNF) has taken over the FONAP secretariat, succeeding GIZ GmbH in this role. As an international foundation for the environment and nature, GNF has worked with companies for more than 15 years on biodiversity targets and measures. The GNF team brings together expertise in EU regulation, supply chains, agriculture and food, monitoring and reporting. GNF also coordinates Fair Rubber e.V. and is a founding member of the industry initiative Food for Biodiversity e.V.
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Progress Report 2024 published
Our ongoing commitment to more sustainable palm oil production is paying off: that is the message of our 2024 progress report. Alongside the certification targets, this year we tracked the new additional criteria for the first time.
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Organic palm oil in the self-commitment
All FONAP member companies have committed to using only certified sustainable palm oil. Under certain conditions, organic certification is now also recognised.
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FONAP General Assembly 2025
On 29 April our annual general assembly took place in Berlin. With speakers from Malaysia, Indonesia, the USA and Europe, it was a particularly international gathering this year.
Forum Palm Oil is committed to advancing agricultural supply chains with a focus on palm oil.
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About FONAP
Forum Palm Oil is a multi-stakeholder partnership of around fifty companies, associations, non-governmental organisations and the German Federal Government. FONAP works to further develop agricultural supply chains and tests or pilots approaches for more environmentally and socially responsible palm oil cultivation in the countries of origin. Companies participate in the multi-stakeholder partnership in order to address challenges jointly – and not only internally. (Image: © Offenblende / Sofia)
From sustainable palm oil to sustainable landscapes
Engagement on the ground
In its current members’ project, FONAP has been supporting smallholders in Johor, Malaysia, since April 2025 through Wild Asia’s SPIRAL initiative. The project links traceability systems with regenerative agricultural practices and supports smallholders in meeting the requirements of more environmentally and socially responsible production.
About palm oil
Of all oil crops, palm oil has by far the highest yield per hectare. It is also versatile and an important source of income for several million smallholders. At the same time, large-scale oil palm cultivation is often associated with serious environmental and social challenges. Palm oil is not inherently bad, but it must be cultivated in an environmentally and socially responsible way. Regulatory requirements and legislation (such as the EUDR/EU Deforestation Regulation and the LkSG/German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act) as well as risk analyses and certifications are important building blocks.