Endorsement of Colombia National Interpretation 2020

The Colombia National Interpretation (Colombia NI) of the RSPO Principles and Criteria (P&C) 2018  was endorsed by the Board of Governors (BoG) on 12 November 2020. The Colombia NI 2020 supersedes the previous document, which was used for certification of plantations and mills in Colombia.

The NI’s for Colombia has been developed by the Colombia NI Working Group, with balanced representation from all stakeholder groups. Numerous physical meetings were held prior to finalising the document and in compliance with international best practices, public consultations have also been held to create awareness and gather feedback and comments on this NI documents.

Prior to endorsement by the BoG, the document was reviewed by the RSPO Secretariat and submitted to the RSPO Standards Standing Committee (SSC) for approval. The Colombia NI document is effective immediately and is available for download here. All Certification Bodies and members are required to use the document for all audits conducted after the release of this announcement.

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