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An International Multi Stakeholder Initiative

Transforming Markets to make sustainable palmoil the norm



OutlineWhat is palm oil?

The need for certified sustainable palm oilThe Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)

Where we are today

Where do we go from here



“It has the scent of violets,

the taste of olive oil and acolor which tinges food likesaffron but is moreattractive”

Ca’da Mosto,15th century explorer,on discovering palm oil.

What is palmoil?



Why palm oil?



Palm Oil is….

A highly versatile vegetable oil

Used in many food and nonfood products

!roduced in tropical countries

"apidly gro#ing mar$et share

%orld’s top selling vegetable oil



ighly

versatile

• Palm oil is used in more than half of

pa!aged supermar!et produts today



"rowth of world#s palm oil

prodution



palm oil

soy

rapeseed

sunflo#er others

Palm oil $ world#s number one

%egetable oil

palm oil &'(

)oy *+(

"apeseed 1(

)unflo#er -(

thers 1+(



Top palm oil produing ountries

indonesia malaysia others

/(

&+(

1(





&d%antages of palm oil

0 are highly ecient producers of oil

0 reuire less land than other oilcrops



&%erage yield per year (tonnes ofoil per hetare)

il !alm

"apeseed

)unflo#er

)oybean

' '.5 1 1.5 * *.5 &&.5

&.-

'.5+

'.*

'.&



Why sustainable palm oil?



• More than 1 million

#or$ers

• More than & million

smallholders

• Many more

household members



0 Social issues inoil palmcultivation

0 !and o"nershipcon#icts

0 Worker$s rightsand conditions

0 Treatment ofsmallholders



0 %nvironmentalissues in oilpalm

cultivation0 &orest'

peatlandconversion

0 (limatechange

0 )iodiversityloss



T' RSPO



'STOR*

*''1 %%2 explored possibilities of a "oundtable for )ustainable !alm il.

*''* an informal cooperation #ith Aarhus United U3 4td, olden 6ope

!lantations 7erhad, Migros, Malaysian !alm il Association, )ainsbury8s and

Unilever together #ith %%2 in *''*.9naugural meeting :";< in 3uala 4umpur, Malaysia on *1 ** August *''&

attended by *'' participants from 1 countries.

&1 August *'', forty seven organi=ations >oined ")!.

- April *'' ?Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO),? #as formally

established under Article ' of the )#iss Civil Code #ith a governancestructure that ensures fair representation of all sta$eholders throughout the

entire supply chain.

;he seat of the association is in @urich, )#it=erland, the )ecretariat is based in

3uala 4umpur #ith a ")! 4iaison office in a$arta.



"eneral &ssembly ("&)

Ordinary +embers &ffiliate +embers Supply ,hain &ssoiates

-euti%e oard ()

Wor!ing "roups Wor!ing "roups Wor!ing "roups Wor!ing "roups

Standing ,ommittee

Trade and Traeability

Standing ,ommittee

/inane

Standing ,ommittee

Standards 0 ,ertifiations

Standing ,ommittee

,ommuniations 0 ,laims

Seretary "eneral

"o%ernane Struture



1 PR2,P3S 0 45 ,RTR&

1. Commitment to transparencyB

*. Compliance #ith applicable la#s and regulationsB&. Commitment to longterm economic and financial viabilityB

. Use of appropriate best practices by gro#ers and millers

5. Dnvironmental responsibility and conservation of natural resources

and biodiversity

. "esponsible consideration of employees and of individuals and

communities affected by gro#ers and mills :case study<

/. "esponsible development of ne# plantings

-. Commitment to continuous improvement in $ey areas of activity



O%er 166 members from 76 ountries

**As of April 2012 – Latest information can be accessed athttp://www.rspo.org/en/membership_e!_statistics



+ulti Sta!eholder +embership




+embership by ountry




Where we are today



0 Code of Conduct for members

0 Independent certication

bodies0 Principles, specic criteria and

indicators for sustainable palm

oil production0 Supply chain certication

systems

0



• ,ode of ,ondut8 9&ll

members will publily

ommit to prodution:

prourement and use of

sustainable palm oil; $&nnual ,ommuniations

on Progress

• "rie%ane panel

super%ises ompliane



Sustainability Priniples8

<. Transpareny

=. >se best praties

4. ,are for en%ironment:

natural resoures:

and biodi%ersity

. ,onsider rights of

wor!ers: smallholders

7. @e%elop new plantings

responsibly



Speifi soial riteria and

indiators8

• "ights to the land not

legitimately contested

•

%or$ers’ pay andconditions provide decent

living

• ;he right to form trade

unions is respected

•

6ealth and safety planimplemented

• )mallholders treated fairly

by mills



Speifi en%ironmental

riteria and indiators8

• )ince ovember *''5, ne#

plantings did not replace

primary forests or high

conservation value areas

• Drosion and degradation of

soils are minimi=ed

• !ollution and #aste is

reduced

• Use of fires is avoided



Respeting di%ersity8

national interprations of guidelines :seeE

###.rspo.org<

0 Papua New Guinea (200!0 "alaysia (200!

0 Indonesia (200!

0 Colombia # $% &merica (20'0!0 Ghana (20''!

0 hailand (20'2!



Plantation: mill ertifiation proedure

Approved certi*cation bodies listed on +S,O"ebsite

Audit by certi*cation body -. month notice/

0nit of certi*cation1 oil mill and suppliers

(ompliance "ith ,rinciples' (riteria andIndicators

,hase I1 2ocument revie"

,hase II1 &ield checks' stakeholder intervie"s

Audit +eport' summary published online



Supply hain models



,lantations

+e*ners3

)lenders

IngredientManufacturers

+etailers

Mill

,roductManufacturers

Storage' transport'shipping

The palm oil supplychain1

0 "any lin)s

0 Potential formi*in+

Smallholders



Supply hain systems

• "#dentit! preser$ed% 8

)ustainable oil $ept apart, traceable to plantation

• "&egregated% 8Mixing of sustainable palm oil batches is allo#ed

• "'ass (alance% 8

Mixing of sustainable and conventional oilallo#ed

if monitored administratively

• Monitored by )+ ,ertified , ###.ut=certified.org









Supply hain model8 ertifiates trading

• Aoo! and ,laim#8

o trac$ing, tracing or monitoring of oil

ro#ers, endusers trade volume credits online• Managed by "reenPalm, ###.greenpalm.org





Supply hain ertifiation proedure

0 4eri*es movement of oil throughthe supply chain

0 Step5by5step documentation

0 ,erformed by 6rd5partycerti*cation bodies

0 More info1 """7rspo7org

http://www.rspo.org/

http://www.rspo.org/



+ilestones



,onsumer ommuniation

+S,O trademark deelopedfor

on#about-productcommunication

.ules for use, communicationand

licensin+ under deelopmentTrademark registration procedures be+un inmore than /0 countries

$aunched 1une 20''



&pril =6<= 8

• 4aunched trademar$ F une *'11

0 G-'' members

0 Annual production capacityE m metric tonnes0 ;otal production areaE 1.1-.1& hectares

0 &' gro#er companies certified

0 11 mills certified

0 1 supply chain companies certified

0 &1+ supply chain facilities certified

More info at http://www.rspo.org/en/grower_certification

http://www.rspo.org/en/grower_certification





atest info at: http://www.rspo.org/en/ke!_statistics

http://www.rspo.org/en/key_statistics





























RSPO#s aspirations8

ro# supply of certified oil

ro# demand for certified oil, includingin 9ndia, China

ro# ")! membership

Dngage governmentsDngage and educate smallholders



ngaging more than 4 million smallholders

;hey maintain *'( of acreage

")! ;as$ 2orce on smallholdersE!romotes smallholder interests #ithin ")!

"aises a#areness among smallholders

Adapts ")! standards and proceduresHevelops group certification protocol



n onlusion



8ey +S,O documents at"""7rspo7org11. Statutes

2. Principles & Criteria

3. Criteria: National Interpretations

4. Code of Conduct

5. Supply Chain Certication Systes!. "uidelines on Counication & Clais

#. 2$11 %SP CSP "ro'th Interpretation

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