[REVISED] RSPO Updated Statement on Hak Guna Usaha – July 2018
On 12 October 2017, the RSPO Secretariat released a statement on Hak Guna Usaha (HGU) to Indonesian stakeholders. The statement set out the requirements on legality of land, whereby an RSPO grower member’s rights to land must be in the form of a legitimate HGU and Izin Usaha Perkebunan (IUP), prior to obtaining RSPO certification. […]
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KUALA LUMPUR, November 20, 2015: The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’s (RSPO) 12th General Assembly and 13th Roundtable has ended with new commitments to RSPO NEXT, jurisdictional approach, smallholders, RSPO Auditing procedures and improving the Annual Communication on Progress. The three-day conference themed “Global Vision | Regional Action: From 2015 to 2020”, was attended by over […]
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THAILAND NATIONAL INTERPRETATION PUBLIC CONSULTATION 2021
Thailand National Interpretation Public Consultation 12 March 2021 – 11 May 2021 The RSPO National Interpretation (NI) draft of the 2018 RSPO Principles and Criteria (P&C) for Thailand has been developed by participatory, multi-stakeholder groups, which include representation from the relevant RSPO membership sectors. The formation of a National Interpretation Working Group (NIWG) for Thailand […]
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First-ever consumer campaign #KnowYourPalm launches in India
In an effort to educate consumers in India, the world’s largest importer of palm oil, RSPO has collaborated with The Better India to launch the very first consumer campaign in the market - #KnowYourPalm. The campaign aims to raise awareness among Indian consumers about the importance of the production and consumption of sustainable palm oil. Indian […]
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Ecuador National Interpretation Public Consultation 2021
Ecuador National Interpretation Public Consultation 2 July 2021 – 1 September 2021 The RSPO National Interpretation (NI) draft of the 2018 RSPO Principles and Criteria (P&C) for Ecuador has been developed by participatory, multi-stakeholder groups, which include representation from the relevant RSPO membership sectors. The formation of a National Interpretation Working Group (NIWG) for Ecuador […]
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RSPO-RED application to the European Commission – State of play
In September 2010, RSPO applied to the European Commission for formal recognition as a voluntary scheme under EU Renewable Energy Directive (EU-RED) requirements. In addition to the core RSPO system documentation, the RSPO-RED application contained a document ‘Additional Guidance for compliance with EU-RED requirements’ (Version 1 of July 2010), which allows palm oil producers and […]
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RSPO-Approved Lead Auditor Training Course Organized by Proforest for Latin America
A Lead Auditor Training Course was recently organized by Proforest from 9 till 13 December 2014 in Bucaramanga, Colombia. The five day training course, which was approved by RSPO, was focused on the Latin American region and was attended by 33 representatives of oil palm growers, mills, NGOs, consultants and companies from Brazil, Colombia, Costa […]
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