Aligning Terminology – From “Decent Living Wage” to “Living Wage”
Please be informed that the term “Decent Living Wage” has now been changed to “Living Wage”, as agreed upon by the Decent Living Wage Task Force. This name change has been made to ensure that the RSPO is aligned with the same terminology used by other sustainability standards and to achieve better alignment with global […]
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Restoration of access to MyRSPO and ACOP 2020 submissions
Dear Member, We are pleased to inform you that access to MyRSPO and ACOP 2020 reporting has been fully restored. Our investigation confirmed that the suspicious activities were not a premeditated attack on the RSPO database. The intrusion was deemed to be accidental, not malicious. The integrity of the RSPO Secretariat's databases were never compromised […]
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RSPO PalmTrace Usability Survey – Call for Participation
The Rainforest Alliance PalmTrace team is currently conducting a user survey of the RSPO PalmTrace platform to help improve its usability and support offerings. The PalmTrace team would like to encourage all RSPO PalmTrace users to participate in the survey to gain feedback on user experience with the platform and the PalmTrace support team. The […]
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First Innovation Fair at the European Sustainable Palm Oil Dialogue
For the first time, the European Sustainable Palm Oil Dialogue (SPOD) will be hosting an Innovation Fair to highlight the innovations that are helping make sustainable palm oil the norm. Together with Wageningen University Research (WUR) and Sustainable Palm Oil Choice (SPOC), the Innovation Fair will be held at the fourth SPOD taking place on […]
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Nicaragua National Interpretation Public Consultation 2021
Nicaragua National Interpretation Public Consultation 2 July 2021 – 1 September 2021 The RSPO National Interpretation (NI) draft of the 2018 RSPO Principles and Criteria (P&C) for Nicaragua has been developed by participatory, multi-stakeholder groups, which include representation from the relevant RSPO membership sectors. The formation of a National Interpretation Working Group (NIWG) for Nicaragua […]
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Endorsed RSPO New Planting Procedure (NPP), 2021
On 10 June 2021, the revised RSPO New Planting Procedure (NPP) was endorsed by the RSPO Board of Governors. The RSPO NPP 2021 is effective immediately with a six (6) month grace period. All NPP submissions by 15 January 2022 onwards shall be completed in compliance with NPP 2021. RSPO is requesting members who have […]
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With a demand for better assurance in the sustainable palm oil industry, the Assurance Standing Committee (ASC) continued to improve the current RSPO Assurance System. Assurance Breakout at RT2023 – An Opportune Moment to Learn the Delegates’ Thoughts Over 150 RT2023 delegates participated in the Assurance Breakout session on 21 November 2023, to gather input […]
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