Another Year of Impact : RSPO’s Top Ten 

A look back at the top headlines of 2023, as RSPO wraps up another year marked with key milestones, achievements and success stories from across the world.   First Independent Smallholder Group in Aceh, Indonesia Achieves RSPO and ISPO certification In a former hot zone of illegal logging, a group of small farmers in Aceh have become […]

Meet the RT Excellence Awards Winners (Part 1)

From switching to biodiesel transport to engaging ambassador orangutans, we caught up with three of the winners of the RT2023 Excellence Awards to get their insights on their challenges and key learnings from their winning programmes, embodying the passion and innovation moving the sustainable palm oil industry forward. Keep on Trucking – Switching to renewable energy […]

A Journey with Forest Restoration Change Agents

By: Kimasha Williams On a bus with a group of RSPO colleagues and members, I started taking photos on the road to FORTASBI’s first-ever Meet and Green Journey in Jambi province. I wasn’t quick enough to get the fully loaded truck with Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) speeding past but I soon realised that this was […]

RT2023: Links to Event Coverage

The RSPO Secretariat and the RT2023 Organising Committee would like to thank all delegates for your participation in RT2023. The successful completion of the conference would not have been possible without your invaluable insight and support. We are also pleased to share the event coverage below: RT2023 session photos RT2023 session videos RT2023 session slides […]

Public Consultation: Draft revised RSPO Theory of Change

The draft of the revised RSPO Theory of Change (ToC) is now open for online Public Consultation. This is your opportunity to provide feedback, comments and suggestions on the draft revised ToC and the associated Narrative Document (draft). The current RSPO ToC was first published in 2017, and in 2022 RSPO conducted an internal review […]

Fifth Assurance Clinic at RT2023: Tailored Sessions Attract Robust Participation

The Assurance Division successfully concluded its fifth Assurance Clinic at RT2023. Hosted at Hotel Mulia Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, 20 November 2023, the event aimed to address diverse assurance-related concerns. All three units under the Assurance Division—Integrity Unit, Certification Unit, and Risk Unit—collaborated closely to ensure the Clinic’s success. Tailored for one-to-one sessions, the […]

Sustainability Journey in Johor: New Book Shares Story of Malaysian Smallholders’ Road to RSPO Certification

A group of Malaysian independent smallholders obtaining the RSPO Independent Smallholder (ISH) Standard Certification have commemorated their sustainability journey in the book, “The Road to Certified Sustainable Palm Oil: A Sustainability Journey from the Fields of Johor”, which was launched at the recently concluded RSPO Annual Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RT2023) in Jakarta, Indonesia. […]

Summary Report and Voting Results of the 20th General Assembly (GA20) of RSPO Members

The 20th General Assembly of RSPO Members was successfully held on 22 November 2023 at Hotel Mulia Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia. The Secretariat would like to congratulate all newly elected members of the Board of Governors and thank the members for their  participation. A summary of voters by membership sectors is listed below.  Sector Voters Proxy […]

Call for Urgent Nominations to Participate in RSPO Working Group (WG) & Task Force (TF)

4 December 2023 The RSPO Secretariat is seeking urgent nominations from RSPO Members to fill vacant seats in the following Working Group (WG) and Task Force (TF), working on different themes. By participating as an alternate or substantive member, the respective member is dutied to participate in either WG or TF meetings.  The seats available […]

Aceh Sustainable Roadmap with RSPO-ISPO Certification Unveiled at RT2023

The Aceh Sustainable Palm Oil Roadmap was launched during RT2023, signalling the readiness of Indonesia’s Aceh Province to adopt sustainable practices and support smallholders in accessing global markets amidst tightening international regulations. The initiative is a multi-stakeholder collaboration between RSPO, the Indonesia Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Aceh Indonesian Ministry, and IDH Indonesia. The […]

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