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KUALA LUMPUR (March 11): The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) said its principles and criteria (P&C) are one of the world’s strictest sets of criteria on deforestation because the P&C include a total ban on deforestation and require oil palm growers to protect high conservation value areas, high carbon stock forests, besides rare, threatened or endangered species to minimise greenhouse emissions and prevent fire. In a statement yesterday, RSPO chief executive officer Beverley Postma said halting deforestation, preventing fire on oil palm concessions, and protecting peatlands and bi...

Making palm oil more sustainable 3 Helping oil palm smallholders adopt more responsible practices is key to reducing the industry's environmental impact. published : 11 Jan 2021 at 12:30 3 Most palm oil products in Thailand and Asean nations come from small and medium-sized oil palm growers. Supplied/GIZ Palm oil has long been a major economic backbone of Southeast Asian economies, notably Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. But the undeniable environmental impact of extensive deforestation, haze and forest fires caused by oil palm plantatio...

KUALA LUMPUR (Dec 31): The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) said today it has launched an immediate investigation into new violations by Sime Darby Plantation Bhd as alleged by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) following the issuance of a withhold release order against the company's palm oil at all US ports of entry. In a statement today, the RSPO said it can confirm that an initial review of audit findings earlier this year did not generate any red flags against Sime Darby Plantation.  "We rely on independent auditors to detect violations of this nature and to date, no non...