3. HCV Guidance – Existing Plantings (Phases 3 and 4)
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UPDATED AUDIT SCENARIO 4 (CONTINGENCY RSPO AUDIT PROCEDURE)
• Updated on 9 September 2021 • In March 2020, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Secretariat issued memos to all its accredited Certification Bodies (CBs) on the conduct of audits against the RSPO P&C and RSPO Supply Chain Certification (SCC). Further to that, on 25 Aug 2020 the RSPO Secretariat published a Contingency […]
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RSPO’s Response to POI Position Statement on the RSPO
Since its formation in 2004, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has always had the underlying goal of promoting the uplifting of environmental, social and economic standards through the supply chain of oil palm products. This has been done in large part through RSPO member’s support of certification, using transparent principles, criteria, indicators and […]
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FAQs – Group Certification of FFB Production 2022
Since our announcement on the endorsement of the revised RSPO Management System Requirement for Group Certification of FFB Production 2022 (referred to as “Group Certification 2022”) on 22 August 2022, we have received a lot of enquiries from members and certification bodies (CBs) regarding this revised document. In response, we have summarised and compiled all […]
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RSPO Certification Audits – FAQ for Remote Auditing
Since our last announcement, we have been working closely with RSPO members, certification bodies (CBs) and accreditation body (AB) to identify ways to ensure that your RSPO certificates are upheld. We recognise this is a challenging time for all and we thank you for your patience and understanding thus far. We have summarised many of […]
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From Certification to Regeneration: WAGS BIO’s Path to Sustainable Palm Oil Farming
By: Nawaf Rahman Getting his hands dirty (literally), RSPO Social Media Senior Executive Nawaf Rahman journeys to Sabah to immerse in the world of regenerative agriculture with Wild Asia. As I stepped off the plane in Sandakan, Sabah, the humid air thick with possibility, I knew this wasn’t just another trip. I was here to […]
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All Barry Callebaut factories in Europe started the switch to fully segregated 100% RSPO-certified sustainable palm oil for compounds and fillings as of January 2013 Plants in Asia-Pacific and North America also getting ready to offer solutions tailored to meet increasing customer needs for sustainably grown food products Move underscores Barry Callebaut’s commitment to fulfilling […]
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RSPO Certification Audits during COVID-19 Crisis
Since our last announcement, we have been working closely with RSPO members, certification bodies (CBs), and our accreditation body (AB) to identify ways to ensure that our standards remain a top priority for all, and that the impacts of COVID-19 do not affect our ability to uphold the credibility and assurance that is expected from […]
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RSPO 101: Demistifying Supply Chain Group certification
A growing number of companies that use palm oil products are now expected to have RSPO certification. But what does this involve in practice? The RSPO Supply Chain Standard states that all companies within the supply chain that take legal ownership and physically handle RSPO Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) products at a location under […]
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