COVID-19 WORKER RESOURCES AND GUIDANCE
The RSPO Secretariat reminds our members that the 2018 RSPO Principles and Criteria (P&C), contains many provisions for the implementation of SOPs, provisions for work protections like PPE and safe working conditions, as well as a commitment to meeting or exceeding the local national minimum wages. All members should be implementing the World Health Organisation’s […]
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Stakeholder Awareness and Reputation Survey 2023 Results
The RSPO commissioned a study carried out by ECHO Research from 23 January to 10 March 2023. The objective of this survey was to increase RSPO’s understanding of the knowledge, perception, interest and attitudes of all relevant stakeholders towards certified sustainable palm oil and towards RSPO as a key actor in this space. The survey […]
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Webinar: RSPO Supply Chain Certification Standard 2020
The RSPO Secretariat will be organising a series of webinar sessions to discuss the key changes of the recently endorsed RSPO Supply Chain Certification Standard 2020. All members and stakeholders are invited to join any of the three sessions, which will be conducted in English and Bahasa Indonesia. These sessions aim to provide clarification and […]
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Announcement on the Revised Living Wage Strategy
The RSPO Secretariat is pleased to announce that a revised strategy on living wage (LW) has been developed, and has been approved by the Living Wage Taskforce and endorsed by the Standards Standing Committee (SSC). Departing from the previous benchmark-focused methodology, the revised strategy adopts a stepwise approach to LW implementation, wherein each step of […]
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PalmTrace operational since January, market for GreenPalm closing 31 March, 2017
RSPO PalmTrace replaced RSPO eTrace as the RSPO IT system in January 2017, with the introduction of new features. For example, trade of RSPO-certified volumes across all four supply chain models (Identity Preserved, Segregated, Mass Balance, Book and Claim) is now possible in PalmTrace. GreenPalm makes way for Credits The launch of PalmTrace also coincided […]
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Shared Responsibility – Uptake Targets 2021
The concept of Shared Responsibility has been discussed and agreed upon for a number of years among RSPO members. Shared Responsibility is the set of commitments that RSPO members must adhere to in order to achieve RSPO’s vision “to transform markets to make sustainable palm oil the norm”. In 2019, the Board of Governors endorsed […]
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The Sustainable Palm Oil Dialogue – Our new approach to roundtable events
On Friday 14 June 2019, with our partners the European Palm Oil Alliance and IDH – The Sustainable Trade Initiative, RSPO convened a multilateral meeting of members and stakeholders to debate how Europe will meet its target to source 100% sustainable palm oil by 2020. We asked how the industry, working in the spirit of […]
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Call For Study On The Level Of Labour Impacts In Plantations In RSPO Certified Units In Indonesia
Recent reports by NGOs and other external monitoring mechanisms have been highlighting labour exploitation in oil palm plantations, including in RSPO member companies. There appears to be cases of potential serious labour abuses and violations including forced labour, child labour, gender discrimination, as well as exploitative and dangerous working practices, which are putting workers’ health […]
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Call for Participation – RSPO Decent Living Wage Gap Analysis Survey
The RSPO Human Rights and Social Standards (HRSS) team is currently conducting a gap analysis survey on Decent Living Wage (DLW). As stipulated in Indicator 6.2.6 of the 2018 RSPO Principles and Criteria (P&C), a DLW is required to be paid to all workers. The HRSS team would like to encourage all UoCs to participate […]
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IMPORTANT: 18th RSPO GENERAL ASSEMBLY (GA18) FINAL REMINDER
Dear Member, Please be informed that the deadline for the online GA registration and submission of proxy form will close on 26 November 2021, at 8:00 PM (GMT+8). Ordinary members who are not attending the virtual GA on 2 December 2021 at 8:00 PM (GMT+8) are encouraged to register for E-Voting or appoint a proxy. Please […]
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