Endorsement of Nigeria National Interpretation 2021

The Nigeria National Interpretation (Nigeria NI) of the RSPO Principles and Criteria (P&C) 2018  was endorsed by the Board of Governors (BoG) on 25 February 2021. The Nigeria NI 2021 supersedes the previous document, which was used for certification of plantations and mills in Nigeria. The Nigeria NI has been developed by the Nigeria NI […]

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Calling for Participation and Nomination of Standard Standing Committee Members

In March 2019, the RSPO Board of Governors (BoG) endorsed the RSPO Governance Review for ‘Reorganisation of Standing Committees, Task Forces and Working Groups’ where the Standard Standing Committee (SSC) is to be established, via a Terms of Reference (ToR) and work programmes of the RSPO Secretariat.  It includes, but is not limited to, the […]

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RSPO Rules on Market Communications & Claims Revised

The RSPO Rules on Market Communications & Claims have been revised and approved by the Communications & Claims Standing Committee as of January 2019. Specifically, changes have been made to section six on ‘Business to Consumer Communications’. Please ensure the relevant teams in your company are familiar with these guidelines. You may download the updated […]

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Update on The Endorsement of The RSPO Remediation and Compensation Procedures (RACP)

The revision of RaCP began in May 2015 and the Compensation Task Force (CTF) had since met three times in May, August and November to finalise the mechanism. A draft procedure was made available for a 60-day public consultation period on RSPO website from 2nd September to 31st October 2015 to seek constructive feedback to […]

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Call for Short-Term Consultancy Services to Review Agronomical Content of the Smallholder Academy Training Guides

RSPO Secretariat invites interested companies or individuals to submit their quotation for short-term consultancy services to review agronomical content of the Smallholder Academy Training Guides.  Please download the Terms of Reference (ToR) below for more details. Interested consultants should submit their quotation, including team member CV’s and/or qualifications, and the proposed budget (including details of […]

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Announcement: Auditor’s Checklist for Audits Against RSPO Independent Smallholder Standard 2019

The RSPO Secretariat is pleased to announce that a generic audit checklist for the RSPO Independent Smallholder (ISH) Standard has been developed to support and provide guidance for Certification Bodies (CBs) in assessing the compliance of each requirement of the RSPO ISH Standard 2019. CBs are encouraged to use this document for any audits against […]

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Call for Tender to Develop Oil Palm Agronomy Handbook for Smallholders

RSPO Secretariat is calling for Tender for the development of an Oil Palm Agronomy handbook for smallholders. This handbook will be a complementary resource, in addition to the training materials which will be made available in the RSPO Smallholder Academy. Please download the Terms of Reference below for more details. Interested consultants are invited to […]

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