RSPO Standards

Aims, objectives and requirements for the production and procurement of RSPO Certified Sustainable Palm Oil.

The RSPO is a voluntary, global membership organisation that partners with stakeholders from the seven sectors of the palm oil industry to develop and implement global standards for the production and procurement of sustainable palm oil.

Our standards embody the objectives and goals of the RSPO. They capture relevant, impactful and implementable requirements which are collectively discussed and agreed upon by the seven categories of our multi-stakeholder membership base. RSPO Standards provide the aims, objectives and mandatory requirements for the production and procurement of RSPO Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO).

Procedural updates

The 2024 RSPO Standards includes an Interim Revision I mechanism, intended to allow flexibility to urgently adapt or adjust the standard if any unintended consequences or unforeseen challenges are encountered in implementation. Within the formal 12-month transition period following adoption of the 2024 RSPO P&C, RSPO shall assess and review issues of interpretation or content of requirements reported regarding the implementation of the standard, with a transparent oversight structure.

In line with the interim revision period, an updated version of the 2024 RSPO standards has been endorsed by the SSC and the new version Version 4-1 (P&C) and 2-1 (ISH) will be coming soon.

The list of procedural updates endorsed by the SSC can be found here.

2024 RSPO Principles and Criteria

– Version 4.0 (Updated)

 

 

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2024 RSPO Independent Smallholder Standard

– Version 2.0

 

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2018 Principles and Criteria

Ensures oil palm is grown and produced sustainably.

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2020 RSPO Supply Chain Certification Standard

Ensures palm oil sold as ‘sustainable palm oil’ has been produced by certified plantations.

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2019 Independent Smallholder Standard

Aims to improve livelihoods and increase inclusion of smallholders through a simplified approach to certification.

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New Planting Procedure (NPP) 2021

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2021 Jurisdictional Approach

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Group Certification

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