RSPO-certified palm oil could become the norm in Sabah, Kalimantan
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil praised efforts by stakeholders and local governments in Southeast Asia to implement the world’s first jurisdictional commitments on sustainable palm oil production on Monday, calling the measures an inspiration for other palm oil producing nations. Regional governments in the Malaysian state of Sabah and the Indonesian province of Central […]
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WORLD’S FIRST SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL TO ARRIVE IN EUROPE
ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS (11 November, 2008) — This month, the Port of Rotterdam will have a world premiere. At one of the Port’s docks, an oil tanker will deliver the first-ever shipment to Europe of palm oil that was certified as having been produced with respect for both people and the environment. In Port Klang, the […]
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AN INVITATION TO AN ONLINE DEBATE ON PALM OIL SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES–21 MAY 2013
Download as PDF Dear Sir/Madam The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) cordially invites you to follow its first online debate on palm oil sustainability 21 May, 2013 at 3pm – 4.30pm. The production and consumption of sustainable palm oil is the subject of a debate which is gaining more and more traction in […]
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Public Consultation on RSPO Supply Chain Certification Standard and Systems Documents
The Supply Chain Certification Task Force (SCCS TF) was established in April 2019 with the aim to review, integrate, and update the RSPO Supply Chain Certification Standard (SCCS) documents, including the Supply Chain Certification (SCC) in the Principles and Criteria (P&C) 2018. The Task Force has also evaluated the current practices and procedures related to […]
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Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia – Companies in Europe, Australia and Japan are buying more certified sustainable palm oil than ever before, but urgent action is still needed to avoid the irreversible loss of tropical forests, according to WWF’s latest assessment of the industry that buys palm oil. “It’s never been easier for companies to be […]
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Independent Appeals Mechanism within RSPO Complaints System
The public consultation of the Independent Appeal Mechanism within RSPO Complaints System was conducted on 8th of September 2015 in Kuala Lumpur. Earlier, an expert group meeting was held on 8 July 2015 in Jakarta. Accreditation Services International (ASI) has developed set of documents, based on the comments and inputs obtained during the public consultation. […]
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FIRST INDEPENDENT SMALLHOLDERS IN THE WORLD TO BE RSPO CERTIFIED
October 11, 2012 – Thailand is the first country in the world to have independent smallholders as RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) Certified through group certification which comprises a community of 412 smallholders over 2,767.33 hectares of planted land. These independent smallholders will now have an opportunity to trade approximately 52,000 mt of certified sustainable […]
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