First Colombian Smallholders Receive RSPO Certification
The Entrepalmeros are the first smallholder group to be RSPO Certified in Colombia. Cultivando sostenibilidad, cosechando futuro (“Cultivating sustainability, harvesting the future”) – the slogan of the Colombian smallholder group, Unión Temporal Entrepalmeros, has come to life as they became the very first independent smallholders in the country to obtain RSPO certification. In March 2023, […]
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Cargill Commits to Supply RSPO Certified Sustainable Palm Oil to Customers by 2015
MINNEAPOLIS, July 12, 2011 - Cargill has announced that the palm oil products it supplies to its customers in Europe, United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand will be certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and/or originated from smallholder growers by 2015 (this excludes palm kernel oil products). This commitment will be extended […]
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Sustainable palm oil production passes major milestone
KUALA LUMPUR/BRUSSELS, 25 June 2009 – The volume of RSPO-certified sustainable palm oil available for purchase by product manufacturers and retail companies has passed a major milestone. The equivalent of more than one third of all palm oil imported into the EU could now be sold as ‘sustainable’ because an impressive number of producers in Southeast Asia comply […]
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Call For Submissions – RSPO Smallholders Support Fund (RSSF) 2023
The RSPO Smallholder Support Fund (RSSF) 2023 will be open for submissions of initiatives supporting smallholders starting 1 February 2023 until 28 February 2023. RSPO is encouraging smallholder groups from all countries to apply for this RSSF grant, which will help improve their livelihood, achieve RSPO certification and increase market access support to the global […]
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The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Grievance Panel addresses alleged breaches by RSPO members of the RSPO rules, including the Code of Conduct, and recommends the course of actions for resolution. The RSPO Grievance Panel has reviewed allegations of non-compliance with RSPO’s regulations against PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources and Technology Tbk (“SMART”). SMART, […]
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NON-FOOD SECTOR REPRESENTED BY DETIC JOINS THE BELGIAN ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL
On 7 March 2013, the Belgian Alliance for Sustainable Palm Oil (BASP) issued a press release to announce that DETIC, the Belgium-Luxembourg industry association for producers and distributors of cosmetics, detergents, cleaning products, adhesives, sealants, biocides and related products, has joined BASP. Members of the Belgian Alliance, formed in 2012 by the food industry, are […]
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RSPO – Endorsed RSPO P&C and SCC Training by Checkmark
We are proud to offer RSPO-endorsed training courses, which are open to RSPO Auditors, Oil Palm Growers, all industries in the supply chain using palm oil and palm kernel oil and to anyone who wishes to learn more about RSPO certification. Our courses provide auditors with clear and practical guidance as to how to seek […]
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