She noted that many businesses in Singapore, including Wildlife Reserves Singapore, have supported sustainable palm oil through Support Asia for Sustainable Palm Oil (SASPO), an industry-led association that was formed in 2016, the year after the worst haze air pollution in Southeast Asia’s history, caused partly by slash and burn forestry to ...
Press Release Palm Oil: What is new in the EU Legislation? 1. The European Union (EU) is committed to ensuring the sustainability of bioenergy, and is advancing towards its 2020 and 2030 energy and climate targets. We also continue to build an Energy Union with secure, affordable and sustainable energy. 2.
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Investor Relations Press & Media Suppliers ... Orkla Sustainable Palm Oil Policy. Background. Palm oil is the most traded vegetable oil worldwide, and is commonly used as an ingredient in a variety of consumer goods. Most of global production comes from Indonesia and Malaysia, where increased demand for palm oil has led to the expansion of palm oil plantations, in turn resulting in the ...
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• Vengeta Rao (Malaysian Palm Oil Association) Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil PRESS STATEMENT New global initiative to promote sustainable palm oil A global multi-stakeholder initiative on sustainable palm oil was formally established under Article 60 of the Swiss Civil Code on 8 April 2004 as the “Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil ...
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On 29 November 2016, Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) hosted the Sustainable Palm Oil Leaders’ Summit, a gathering of members of the Singapore Alliance for Sustainable Palm Oil (SASPO). Attended by over 100 participants from 40 organisations, the event facilitated dialogue between various players of the palm oil industry.
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Sustainable Palm Oil Leaders’ Summit, Nov 2016. This event marked the initiation of SASPO’s activities since its launch on 27 June 2016. The event’s objectives were firstly, to inspire companies to join the Alliance by demonstrating the achievements of its members; and secondly, facilitate dialogue and networking opportunities between various players in the palm oil industry.
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In addition to larger oil palm producing companies, our supply chain in 2025 included over 40,000 Indonesian palm oil smallholders organized into cooperatives. Our cooperation with palm oil producing smallholders aims at supporting the development of their sustainability awareness and expertise. Adoption of sustainable practices enables ...
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“Some 50 per cent of the oil that we produce—all of which is certified sustainable—actually isn’t sold as sustainable palm oil,” says Dr Simon Lord, Sime Darby Plantation’s chief sustainability officer. Sime Darby produces 2.48 million tonnes of crude palm oil a year, of which 98 per cent is certified sustainable.
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Working in cooperation to make the palm oil supply chain sustainable has helped result in 20% of global palm oil production now being sustainable,’ says Bas Rüter, Director of Sustainability at Rabobank. ‘Turning your back on the palm oil sector and looking away certainly won’t help the palm oil supply chain become more sustainable.’
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Oil palm, a multipurpose crop, is in many ways emblematic of key economic, social and environmental challenges and opportunities. The rapid growth of palm oil demand worldwide, and the rapid expansion of oil palm plantations in the tropics, including in Indonesia, has put the crop at the center of controversies (Rival and Levang, 2014).
Get Price2020-03-21· healthy, sustainable. These ensure that the palm oil produced is healthy, sustainable, and environment friendly. Services We Offer: We understand the health concerns and the essentiality of sustainable palm oil in everyday life. Therefore, we work to provide the following services to our customers: Learn more. Sustainable palm oil products. Advancement in the production and
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This statement comes at an important time for the industry, following the adoption of the revised Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) principles and criteria in November 2025, and as calls for consumers and companies to boycott the use of palm oil increase. Palm oil is the most widely used vegetable oil globally. It has several advantages
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2025-05-02· “WWF believes that supporting sustainable palm oil is the approach that should be taken, and that the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil [the palm oil trade’s largest certification body] and Palm Oil Innovation Group [a multi-staker holder initative that pushes to improve the effectiveness of certification] demonstrate that this is
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2025-12-13· 4. Does sustainable palm oil have a future? Beyond the credibility issues, there are challenges to expanding the market. Part of the problem lies in
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2015-05-20· The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), a non-profit association, works to promote the growth and use of sustainable palm oil through cooperation within the supply chain and open dialogue between its stakeholders. More information on the RSPO can be found at rspo.org.
Get PriceThe Estée Lauder Companies has partnered with BASF, Solidaridad and RSPO on a three-year project to support independent Indonesian farmers to improve their livelihoods and their sustainable production of palm oil by offering continuous education and technical support on implementing and maintaining sustainable palm oil practices.
Get Price2025-03-21· The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was formed in 2004 with the objective of promoting the growth and use of sustainable oil palm products through credible global standards and engagement of stakeholders. RSPO is a not-for-profit association that unites stakeholders from the seven sectors of the palm oil industry including oil palm
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REPORT: Profitability and Sustainability in Palm Oil Production Posted on 02 May 2012 Profitably and Sustainability in Palm Oil Production is a first-time study that comprehensively examines the financial costs and benefits of producing sustainable palm oil under the guidelines set out by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
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2017-04-11· 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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Making palm oil sustainable for people and wildlife. Deforestation for palm oil plantations has endangered the Borneo elephant. Our teams at WWF-Malaysia are helping to create ecological corridors to allow species to move more freely.
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2025-11-12· Both Nestlé and Mondelēz are members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), as are palm oil producers associated with three-quarters of the hotspots recorded during the first nine-months of 2025, according to the report .
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In 2005, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was established in order to address the issue of deforestation and other impacts due to palm oil production 2.They established two systems for ensuring that oil produced comes from sustainable sources.
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The GreenPalm ‘Book and Claim’ (B&C) system provides tradable certificates for Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified sustainable palm oil to palm oil users. Producers can then offer these certificates on a web-based transaction system to retailers and manufacturers who choose to support the production of certified sustainable
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2016-11-10· Palm oil is a $62 billion industry and an ingredient found in roughly half of all items on supermarket shelves. In 2014, UN Environment signed a memorandum of Understanding with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil in order to encourage consumer demand to move towards sustainably sourced palm oil.
Get Price2015-05-13· Multinationals cannot prevent palm oil deforestation on their own Individual action, even by major players in the palm oil industry, cannot prevent large-scale destruction of Indonesia’s
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2025-11-04· The new findings come as companies gather for the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) meetings in Thailand. This body certifies palm oil as sustainable and “no burning” is a key criteria. Yet more than two-thirds of the producer groups linked to recurrent fires and all of the traders and consumer companies analysed by Greenpeace are
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There are different types of palm oil that are better than others when it comes to preventing deforestation. Sustainable palm oil is much better for the environment than unsustainable palm oil. It is better for the environment because it complies with global standards that have been set. Sustainable palm oil doesn't do all of the
Get PriceJOINT PRESS RELEASE. BASF, The Estée Lauder Companies, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil and Solidaridad partner for Sustainable Palm Project. ∎ Sustainability project in Lampung, Indonesia launched ∎ Program to encompass 1,000 independent Indonesian smallholder farmers . LAMPUNG, INDONESIA, MAY 23, 2025 BASF, The Estée Lauder Companies and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
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2016-11-10· The recommendation follows the release of a new report, Palm Oil Paradox: Sustainable Solutions to Save the Great Apes, the result of a two-year study of palm oil
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Press release Zion Market Research Sustainable Palm Oil Market : High-growth Regions to Expand Geographic Footprint published on openPR
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But unfortunately, “sustainable palm oil” is just as controversial as the industry as a whole. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) formed in 2004 as a way to support the growth of sustainable oil palms and for consumers to identify sustainable products. Unfortunately, the founders were industry leaders.
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2. A sustainable palm oil production? In 2004, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), a group composed of retailers, banks, investors, and environmental and social non-governmental organisations (NGOs), was launched to create a market for sustainable palm oil
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The University and Chester Zoo have a long history of working together, and we were more than happy to work with them on such a fantastic, globally-important project, and to have contributed towards becoming the first Sustainable Palm Oil City.” “As a Sustainable Palm Oil City Champion, the University’s Hospitality and Residential
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2020-02-18· FEBRUARY 18 — it’s with Fast Moving Consumer Goods companies (FMCG), with policy makers and ultimately with us, consumers. Current situation Only 20 per cent[1] of all produced palm oil is Certified Sustainable palm oil. But this doesn’t mean that the other 80 per cent is...
Get Price2025-05-28· The environmental impacts of the palm oil industry are widely recognised. Unsurprisingly, many people, including many conservation pundits, consider oil palm a major evil. What is less widely recognized is the extent to which this industry has benefited people. Oil palm development, if well-planned and managed, can provide improved incomes and employment and generate investments in
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