Press Release: Youth Inspire Indonesians to Adopt Responsible Consumption and Lifestyle
• 81 videos submitted by Indonesian youth to RSPO’s ‘Young Videomaker of Responsible Consumption’ competition gained more than 52,000 views • Videos carried #BeliYangBaik and highlighted 3 call-to-action messages: buy only what’s needed, recognise the RSPO ecolabel on products, and manage waste Jakarta, August 27, 2018. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and WWF-Indonesia […]
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ACOP 2023 Closes With Record Submission Rate for Second Straight Year
The RSPO Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP) 2023 reporting cycle has now been finalised, showing a 95% submission rate among RSPO Members, a record high achieved for two straight years in a row. This reporting cycle also saw a 100% submission rate for environmental NGOs and Banks and Investors. Membership sanctions however saw an increase […]
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New Partnership set to Raise Profile of Sustainable Palm Oil
International, 14 November, 2014 – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that aims to raise the global awareness of sustainable palm oil and generate market demand for an important commodity that has the potential to play a key role in […]
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International Women’s Day – Advancing Gender Inclusivity in the Palm Oil Sector
At RSPO, we believe that making sustainable palm oil the norm includes ensuring that the people involved in the production and supply chain for palm oil are treated equally, fairly and given equal opportunities. This includes the contributions of women and girls in the sector. On 10 December 1948, the United Nations General Assembly incorporated […]
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Fifth Annual European Roundtable to take place in London
Next month marks RSPO’s fifth annual European Roundtable, which will be held at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), in London on 13 June. Together with delegates from around the world, this year’s event calls for partnerships and innovation to help deliver the EU target to use 100% CSPO by 2020 and reduce deforestation […]
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RSPO Grower Members Save CO2 Equivalent of 300,000 Cars
In an effort to better understand the effectiveness of the RSPO Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Assessment Procedure for New Development, and to help guide RSPO growers and millers to plan developments in a way that minimises net GHG emissions towards the goal of low carbon development, the RSPO Emission Reduction Working Group (ERWG) recently commissioned a […]
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STATEMENT ON THE LEGALITY OF PUBLISHING MALAYSIAN PALM OIL MAPS
Datuk Darrel Webber, Chief Executive Officer: The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is encouraged by the positive statement by the Minister of Primary Industries related to the publication of maps for the palm oil sector in Malaysia. We understand that, given the scale, it will be a challenging task to provide transparency for all […]
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A smallholder dilemma: Finding the balance between conservation and family demands
Being a working mum has its challenges anywhere in the world. The delicate act of balancing work and family demands is something many women struggle with, but for working mum and palm oil smallholder, Noraziza, her emotional conflict lies between her passion for conservation and potentially doubling her family income. In Kinabatangan, Sabah, Noraziza and […]
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North American Sustainable Palm Oil Network Membership Almost Doubled in 2018
The North American Sustainable Palm Oil Network (NASPON) will host an inaugural meeting in Texas, USA, in December 2018, to build on rapid membership growth since the coalition formed in late 2017. Priority goals for this full-day NASPON meeting include exploring the segregated supply chain in North America, discussing results from a 2016-2017 Annual Communications […]
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Future-Proofing the RSPO Assurance System — Assurance Standing Committee Year End Highlights
Committed to its mission of providing strategic oversight for the relevant operations of the RSPO Secretariat, the Assurance Standing Committee (ASC) has carried out a number of strategic initiatives in the second half of 2021 — from developing a work plan since the endorsement of the RSPO Assurance Report Gap Analysis to updating the RSPO […]
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