Expert Discussion on the RSPO Independent Appeals Mechanism within RSPO Complaints System
The RSPO and Accreditation Services International (ASI) will be conducting an expert discussion on the Independent Appeals Mechanism (IAM) within the RSPO Complaints System on 8 July 2015 in Hotel Millennium, Jakarta. The discussion will focus on gathering inputs from stakeholders to obtain a comprehensive review on the IAM development. RSPO grievance and complaints mechanism […]
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RSPO Statement on disclosure of RSPO Members’ Concession Maps
Following the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) decision to publish all RSPO Grower Members’ concession maps, as per resolution 6g approved by the RSPO 10th General Assembly GA10, the RSPO wishes to issue an update on the status of the progress on this resolution’s delivery. Since 2013, the RSPO Board of Governors, with […]
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RSPO welcomes first Peruvian independent smallholder group
A group of Peruvian farmers from the Santa Lucía Palm Producers Association in the Amazonian region of San Martín have achieved an important sustainability milestone by becoming the country’s first RSPO smallholder Members. Their sustainability journey can be traced back to 2018, when eleven smallholders from San Martín sought to improve their oil palm farming […]
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Conference to address the increasingly prominent global role that Latin and North America play in driving the future of sustainable palm oil Miami, 17 May 2023: The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), the leading global palm oil sustainability organization, will be hosting the RSPO Inter-American Conference from May 30 to 31,2023 in Miami, USA. […]
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Circular Economy and Biomass: A Game-Changer for the Sustainable Palm Oil Industry
Exploring the immense potential of regenerating oil palm waste and by-products through circular solutions, with a closer look at RSPO Members adopting circular economy practices. In recent years, the circular economy model has become a prominent feature as a greener approach to transforming the palm oil industry. Circular economy focuses on waste minimisation, symbiosis and […]
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TOPP Joins RSPO as Ghana’s Newest Certified Member
Achieving RSPO certification has been a lengthy but satisfying journey for Twifo Oil Palm Plantations Ltd (TOPP) in Ghana, which initiated the certification process in 2011. We spoke with TOPP RSPO Coordinator Kwame Acheampong about the company’s journey to certification, challenges faced along the way, and their commitment to producing certified sustainable palm oil in […]
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Another Year of Impact : RSPO’s Top Ten
A look back at the top headlines of 2023, as RSPO wraps up another year marked with key milestones, achievements and success stories from across the world. First Independent Smallholder Group in Aceh, Indonesia Achieves RSPO and ISPO certification In a former hot zone of illegal logging, a group of small farmers in Aceh have become […]
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RSPO Certification Earns Indonesian Oil Palm Farmers Over 1.2 Million USD since 2020
Musim Mas’ independent smallholders training programme towards RSPO certification unlocks farmers’ access to global markets A total of 2,295 independent smallholders from four farmers’ associations in North Sumatra and Riau have successfully sold their RSPO certified sustainable palm oil to international buyers through RSPO’s PalmTrace trading platform. The farmers, who participated in Musim Mas’ smallholders […]
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Clarification on Negative claims in the new RSPO Rules on Market Communications & Claims
Background Last year the RSPO reviewed and updated its Rules on Market Communications & Claims (the Rules). This included deciding how RSPO should respond to negative ‘No Palm Oil’ product claims made by members. Following a process of consultation, discussion and review by the Claims & Communications Standing Committee and RSPO secretariat, followed by a […]
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RSPO Smallholder Trainer Academy officially unveiled at RT17
The official unveiling of RSPO’s Smallholder Trainer Academy (STA) took place at the 17th Annual Roundtable Conference (RT17) in Bangkok last month, with RSPO CEO, Datuk Darrel Webber and the Global Palm Oil Sustainability Leader of Procter and Gamble (P&G), Girish Deshpande launching the training programme. However for many eager participants, STA training actually commenced […]
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