TAWAU: Operators of oil palm estates which are above 40 hectares are required to have the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification effective this year. Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok Suh Sim said the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) would be withdrawing the licence of operators who failed to comply with the matter.
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Industrial oil palm plantations in South East Asia have caused significant biodiversity losses and perverse social outcomes. To address concerns over plantation practices and in an attempt to improve sustainability through market mechanisms, civil society organisations and industry representatives developed the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in 2004.
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The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’s decision to reinstate its certification of the Malaysian company IOI has been fiercely criticised by NGOs and others concerned about environmental protection and human rights. There is clear evidence that the IOI group has engaged in illegal land clearance, including on peatland, and illegal planting.
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Operators of oil palm estates which are above 40 hectares are required to have the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification effective this year. Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok Suh Sim said the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) would be withdrawing the licence of operators who failed
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palm oil and the palm oil industry because of the ongoing public discourse and civil society attention on the social2 issues, (e.g. the recent complaint against Felda3, one of the largest palm oil production companies, for awful labour practices and worker conditions) and the long standing environmental issues,4 such as deforestation.
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TAWAU, Feb 22 -- Operators of oil palm estates which are above 40 hectares are required to have the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification effective this year. Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok Suh Sim said the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) would be withdrawing the licence of operators who failed to comply with the matter.
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Additional 7,500 hectares of smallholder land on track for RSPO certification in 2017. Cargill’s PT. Poliplant Sejahtera (PSA) oil palm plantation in West Kalimantan was recently awarded the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification. PSA’s mill and estate operations are the first under Poliplant Group to be RSPO certified.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 -- Oil palm estates of more than 40.47 hectares and palm oil mills that fail to obtain the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification or begin the process of the certification on Jan 1, 2020, will be fined and penalised as it is construed as an offence under the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (Licensing) 2005 regulation number 15.
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To give acknowledgement about MSPO Certification Flow Chart, Certification bodies engaged with MSPO, List of MSPO certificate holder and MSPO Application Form. CoP The implementation of GAP is further strengthened with the introduction of the MPOB Codes of Practice (CoP) for the palm oil supply chain to help raise oil palm
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In addition to receiving compensation for the transfer of land tenure, sustainable oil palm concession development should deliver benefits to members of neighbouring villages through increased employment opportunities both in the concession and through supporting services and infrastructure (RSPO P&C 6.1 & 6.11).
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The Malaysian government has decided to allow the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) to publish concession maps for Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak of its members in a bid to boost
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But most importantly, end users must be prepared to pay the premium for certified sustainable palm oil, shares Neville. “There are plenty of growers who would like to see all the sustainable palm oil that is grown under certification schemes sold as sustainable
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Local village chief and smallholder Chung Kee Wa said he feels like the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil and Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification which also cost money,” he
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The documents in this section cover matters related to Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification that are applicable for individual members and smallholder groups, including the Principles and Criteria and their interpretation at national levels globally.
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Teresa Kok speaks to reporters during a press conference at the Ministry of Primary Industries January 3, 2025. ― Picture by Miera Zulyana. PUTRAJAYA, May 24 — The government is still positive on the target to ensure that 5.85 million hectares of palm oil plantations nationwide achieve the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification by year-end, Primary Industries Minister Teresa
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Malaysian and Indian Palm Oil Industry Join Hands to Promote Sustainable Palm Oil Production and Trade "The objective of this MoU is to jointly promote Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) and Indian Palm Oil Sustainability Framework (IPOS) through harmonization between the two national standards."
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 25 — For decades, Malaysia has been facing an uphill task in convincing palm oil critics of the sustainability and trustworthiness of its palm oil — as the West continues to bombard the edible oil with discriminative labelling and protests.
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In 2011, Malaysia began developing a national certification, the "Malaysia sustainable palm oil" (MSPO) certification, to improve involvement in sustainable palm oil production nationwide. The certification program, aimed at small and medium-sized producers, is expected to be launched in 2014.
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MSPO certification is implemented nationwide and forms the basis for the branding of Malaysian palm oil in the future as being sustainable, healthy and safe. ( Press Release Image: https://photos
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The government’s effort to create a sustainable palm oil business still has a long way to go, as currently only 12 percent of the 11.9 million hectares of oil palm plantations in the country are
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Over in Malaysia, the Primary Industries Ministry is promoting the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification scheme for oil palm plantations, smallholdings and processing mills as an
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Illegalities and loopholes riddle certification in Indonesia and Malaysia, the two main sources of certified palm oil; at the same time, palm oil imports are rising in markets not demanding certification. Across the tropics, oil palm plantations linked to deforestation and human rights abuses are continuing to expand as companies navigate weak
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In March this year, the Ecuadorian government brought together major actors from the country’s palm oil supply chain, from producers to processors, and developed an ambitious and far-reaching five-year action plan to make Ecuador’s palm oil supply chain more sustainable, including a
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This interesting video explore the process involves in the making of palm oil, Malaysian Palm Oil From Tree to Table Part 1 Palm Oil TV. sugar palm fruit village food taste
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Sustainable Palm Oil Policy (SPOP) IOI Corporation Berhad’s (IOI) Sustainable Palm Oil Policy (SPOP) serves as the main guiding document for the Group’s sustainability practices. The SPOP, first launched in March 2014 and later revised in August 2016, is based on current best practice informed by stakeholders’ input.
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Malaysia is to send a delegation to Europe by the end of February to present its newly adopted measures to make palm oil production sustainable, in a move that aims to circumvent a potential
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Can palm oil ever be truly sustainable? And what happens when we boycott it completely? Sustainable lifestyle writer Jil Carrara does a deep dive into the requirements, benefits and loopholes of the certification, to help you make an informed decision on where to put your purchase power.
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This combination may be the one on which the future of palm oil in Indonesia and its sustainability hinges. As part of the efforts made to address the sustainability challenge, the Indonesia’s Sustainable Palm Oil System (ISPO) was introduced in 2011 as the mandatory certification scheme intended to cover all palm oil producers in the country.
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Empowering smallholder farmers and engaging them in sustainable supply chains is essential for making the palm oil market more sustainable. To date, RSPO has been supporting smallholders through a variety of channels, but greater effort is needed to provoke large-scale inclusion of smallholders.
Get PriceKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 (Bernama) --Malaysian Palm Oil Certification Council (MPOCC) would like to refer to the Government announcement on 5 October 2025 that ONLY those who have successfully obtained the Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification or initiated the certification process before 1 January 2020 are eligible to apply for MSPO incentive.
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Sustainability Standards for Palm Oil. Clara Brandi, Tobia Cabani, Christoph Hosang Sustainability certification in the Indonesian palm oil RSPO principles and criteria for sustainable palm oil production—Guidance for independent smallholders under group certification. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Author. Google Scholar. Roundtable on
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Palm oil, like all fats, is composed of fatty acids, esterified with glycerol.Palm oil has an especially high concentration of saturated fat, specifically the 16-carbon saturated fatty acid, palmitic acid, to which it gives its name.Monounsaturated oleic acid is also a major constituent of palm oil. Unrefined palm oil is a significant source of tocotrienol, part of the vitamin E family.
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Vision of an orangutan fleeing from an excavator has thrown the issue of palm oil back into the spotlight. It comes as a new study casts doubt on whether 'sustainable' palm oil is really less
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