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Forestry 1 Location: D-104 Session Chair: Lucia Lange, University of Bonn | |
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Impacts of Regulatory Due Diligence on Palm Oil Trade Center for Development Research University of Bonn, Germany Global agricultural supply chains are associated with numerous environmental and human rights risks, which have been growing in scope and complexity. While regulatory due diligence has become a prominent instrument for monitoring and mitigating these risks, supply chain actors perceive it as a non-tariff barrier to trade and fear negative trade implications. However, empirical evidence regarding the impacts of such policies remains limited. Here, we examine the effects of due diligence regulations on trade for the example of the 2017 French Corporate Duty of Vigilance Law and its implications on global palm oil supply chains. Employing a combined synthetic control and difference-in-differences approach, we find that the French palm oil import volume from Indonesia increases after the implementation of the law. Our complementary gravity model analysis supports this result. Indonesia’s dominant role and competitiveness in the global palm oil trade network as well as its high number of certified palm oil mills can explain these findings. This research contributes to the ongoing debate about the future of human rights and environmental due diligence by indicating that trade implications need not be negative, but a shift to more sustainable supply chains may be fostered. | |