New Soap with Certified Sustainable Palm Oil to Hit Hotels Worldwide, Including Marriott Properties
Hospitality product distributor Guest Supply, a Guest Worldwide company, is now offering a new soap line, called This Works, which contains palm oil certified under the Roundtable of Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) standard by internationally recognized third-party SCS Global Services (SCS).CSR Wire, 24 September 2019
, Beef, RSPO
Protected forests to grow under new rules, says palm oil watchdog
Protected forest areas will grow by up to 10% under new rules to stop deforestation, the palm oil industry watchdog said on Tuesday, which is working to make the edible oil greener.Reuters, 16 July 2019
, Palm Oil, NDPE, RSPO
INTERVIEW -Protected forests to grow under new rules, says palm oil watchdog
Protected forest areas will grow by up to 10% under new rules to stop deforestation, the palm oil industry watchdog said on Tuesday, which is working to make the edible oil greener. Under pressure to tighten standards, the 4,300-member Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), introduced tougher rules late last year to include a ban on cutting down forests or converting peatlands for oil palm plantations.Yahoo, 16 July 2019
, Palm Oil, RSPO, deforestation
The Smallholders Insisted the Sustainable Palm Oil Commitment from the Buyers in European Union
Manager Group of Petani Sawit Awadaya, Asosiasi Amanah, H. Narno in the Sustainable Palm Oil Dialogue in Utrech, Netherland that RSPO, EPOA, and IDH proposed, told that the smallholders in Indonesia are really committed to implement the sustainable palm oil.Palm Oil Magazine, 09 July 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, palm oil ban, EU ban, sustainable palm oil, RSPO
Public Consultation on RSPO Supply Chain Certification Standard
The Supply Chain Certification Task Force (SCCS TF) was established in April 2019 with the aim to review, integrate, and update the RSPO Supply Chain Certification Standard (SCCS) documents, including SCC in the Principles and Criteria (P&C) 2018. The Task Force has also evaluated the current practices and procedures related to SCC and made recommendations on changes to facilitate its implementation in palm oil supply chains.RSPO, 05 July 2019
, Palm Oil, public consultation, RSPO
Indigenous People In Kalimantan and Papua Fight Against Palm Oil Plantations
Indigenous People In Kalimantan and Papua Fight Against Palm Oil Plantations.Engage Media , 03 July 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, Indigenous People, RSPO
Survey on RSPO Supply Chain Models
RSPO Secretariat, in partnership with Copenhagen Business School (CBS) are conducting research to better understand RSPO members’ needs and experiences with continuing to drive the global transition towards sustainable palm oil. One of the key objectives of the study is to identify ways to promote and increase the uptake of Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) and CBS are eager to hear your feedback on this.RSPO, 13 June 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, CSPO, RSPO
RSPO Releases Industry-First 'Decent Living Wage' Guidance for Oil Palm Workers
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in collaboration with the Labour Task Force (LTF) launched a first-of-its-kind guidance document for the oil palm industry on the payment of a ‘Decent Living Wage’ (DLW), adopted from the Global Living Wage Coalition (GLWC)Methodology, to determine the DLW in RSPO certified units for all workers.RSPO, 12 June 2019
, Palm Oil, RSPO, decent living wage, GLWC
The Nature of Social Justice Advocacy and Local Resistance to Land Concession in Liberia: Impact on Land Governance system, Customary Land Rights and State Response
One of the decisive moments in social justice advocacies for land rights in the recent history of Liberia came in 2011, when rural communities, wrote a letter of complaint against the Sime Darby Plantation Company to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). The communities letter of complaint essentially cited violations of land rights, accompanied by disruptions to the socio-economic and cultural life of the local communities, and failure by the company to abide by the principle of Free, Prior, Informed, Consent (FPIC).The Front Page Africa Online, 10 June 2019
Liberia, Palm Oil, FPIC, RSPO