RSPO

Roundtable on Sustainable palm oil (RSPO)
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is a sustainable palm oil production standard that is environmentally friendly and responsible for the community. Due to the global demand for palm oil which results in a continuous expansion of the palm plantation area, this activity has an impact on the society, environment, and local community. From the pressure of the consumers, the palm oil industry has come up with a sustainable palm oil production initiative to support the growth and sustainable use of palm oil produced from upstream to downstream.

There are seven established criteria for palm plantations according to the RSPO standard as follows;
1. Ethical and transparency: driving ethical business practices with transparency, building trust with stakeholders to establish sound and stable relationships.
2. Act legally and respect rights: use legal requirements as a fundamental principle of control actions.
3. Increase production efficiency, effectiveness, positive impacts, and flexibility. Carry out the operation according to the plan, procedures, and systems for continuous improvement.
4. Respect communities and human rights and deliver benefits: respect community rights, give equal opportunity to all, maximize the benefits of participation and ensure remedies are compensated when necessary.
5. Support smallholder groups: include smallholder farmers in the RSPO supply chain and improve smallholder livelihoods through fair and transparent partnerships.
6. Respect workers’ rights and conditions: protect workers’ rights and ensure safe and suitable working conditions.
7. Protect, conserve and strengthen the ecosystem and environment: protect the environment, conserve biodiversity, and manage natural resources sustainably. Each principle has its own criteria, indicators, and guidelines to apply for a certification for sustainable palm oil production.
Each principle has its own criteria, indicators, and guidelines to apply for a certification for sustainable palm oil production.

The Company realizes the importance of society, community, and environment. Therefore, the practices have been adjusted at every step from upstream to downstream to meet the requirements and criteria of the RSPO and are submitted for Sustainable Palm Oil Production (RSPO) certification until the Company has received RSPO Certification since year 2019 as follows;

  • RSPO Principles and Criteria (Generic version 2018) for its scope concerning : Plantation and Palm Oil Mill : Production of FFB, Crude Palm Oil Module: Identity Preserved and Mass Balance.
  • RSPO Supply Chain Certification Standard (version 01/02/2020) for Refinery & Frationation : Module Identity Preserved, Segregated and Mass Balance, and Crushing Mill (CPKO) : Module Mass Balance.



    Additional Information : www.rspo.org