RSPO STRENGTHENS WOMEN’S ROLE IN SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL PRODUCTION
Kuala Lumpur, 21 April 2021: The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has released its Practical Guidance on Gender Inclusion and Compliance to the 2018 RSPO Principles and Criteria (P&C) and the 2019 Independent Smallholder (ISH) Standard. Developed by the RSPO Human Rights Working Group (HRWG), in consultation with Fair & Sustainable Consulting, this Gender Guidance […]
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RSPO is aimed at obtaining stakeholders’ support
The question of whether the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is needed in the landscape of national standards being introduced may indeed be a likely first thought. The RSPO welcomes diverse opinions and perspectives, no matter how far reaching and incongruous it may seem. The essence of discourse is that it brings forth at […]
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Have your say on RSPO Supply Chain Models & be rewarded for it!
The RSPO Secretariat and Copenhagen Business School (CBS) are conducting research to better understand RSPO members’ needs and experiences in driving the global transition towards sustainable palm oil, and we’d like your valuable input via a short survey. To thank you for your time, we’re also giving away five $100 gift cards to five lucky […]
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Contingency RSPO Audit Procedure for Supply Chain Standard – Updated Version
The RSPO Secretariat has been working closely with RSPO members, Certification Bodies (CBs), and the Accreditation Body (AB) to identify ways to ensure that RSPO Standards remain credible in force majeure situations (i.e., war, riots, fire, flood, hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, lightning, explosions, strikes, lockouts, slowdowns, pandemics, etc.) and that the absence of on-site audits do […]
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60-day Public Consultation, 13 September 2021 – 12 November 2021 The current version of RSPO Management System Requirements for Group Certification of FFB Production (known as Group Certification) 2018 facilitates the RSPO certification process for any FFB producers (Independent Smallholders, cheme Smallholders, outgrowers, medium growers and any independent growers) who are not a mill-with-supply-base (i.e. […]
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Public Comments: Revised RSPO Principles and Criteria and Independent Smallholder Standard
We are pleased to announce that Revision 2.0 of the latest RSPO Principles and Criteria (P&C) and Independent Smallholder (ISH) Standard is ready for public comments, which will be carried out over a 14 day period from 2 to 15 September 2024 using a global online commenting platform. Click here to access the commenting platform. […]
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Multi-stakeholder initiatives on palm oil and aquaculture approved as ISEAL members
ISEAL announces the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) as new associate members. The two certification programmes, active in agriculture palm oil and farmed fishing respectively, aim to transform production practices in key global commodities through the use of standards. –London, UK RSPO and ASC join associate members from the […]
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RSPO to Participate in the World’s Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food
For the first time, the RSPO Secretariat will be a part of the annual trade show duo, Biofach and Vivaness from 12 – 15 February, 2020 in Nuremberg, Germany. With the entire natural and organic movement meeting to learn more about the responsible use of nature’s resources, attendees will also see Dr Jane Goodall, DBE, […]
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RSPO and Oxfam engage communities in Honduras and Guatemala
RSPO and Oxfam have joined forces to carry out Community Engagement and Outreach Programmes in Honduras and Guatemala, focusing on capacity building of local and Indigenous communities, palm oil sector workers and local civil society organisations in accessing and participating in the RSPO System. Oxfam will work alongside RSPO in promoting sustainable palm oil to […]
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