REMINDER: Submission Deadline for RSPO Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP) 2025
The RSPO Secretariat would like to remind all members that have yet to submit or start their ACOP reporting process that the submission deadline is Friday, 8 May 2026 at 11:59 PM MYT (GMT+8).
The submission of the ACOP report is mandatory for all Ordinary and Affiliate members who joined before 1 January 2025. However, Ordinary and Affiliate members who joined after 1 January 2025 and all Associates members are encouraged to submit a voluntary submission as well.
ACOP 2025 submissions must be made via the MyRSPO members portal. If you have submitted the report as a draft, you will need to login to MyRSPO again for amendments (if applicable) and submit it as final report.
Should you have any enquiries regarding ACOP reporting, please contact [email protected] or refer to the ACOP Guidelines Document.
Kindly disregard this email if you have already submitted the ACOP 2025 report. This email is being sent to all RSPO Members.
ACOP Highlights
The number of RSPO certified Independent Smallholders has seen a significant rise, growing from 19,813 in 2020 to 76,910 in 2024, according to ACOP 2024 data. Furthermore, the certified area has nearly tripled, increasing from 56,695 ha to 161,424 ha over the same period. This certified land now accounts for approximately 67% of the total land owned by RSPO Independent Smallholder Members.
The purchase of Independent Smallholder Credits directly supports these 76,910 smallholders and their families.
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