RSPO - PROMOTING THE GROWTH AND USE OF SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL

General reminder: Please submit your RSPO Annual Progress Report to annualreport@rspo.org before 31-Aug-2010. The report template can be downloaded from here.

Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil

Announcement: RSPO seeks Secretary General – call for applications

The RSPO is recruiting a new Secretary General to lead the growth and promotion of certified sustainable palm oil. The position is based in Kuala Lumpur and reports to the RSPO Executive Board. 

The role requires the candidate to provide leadership to our rapidly growing organisation and entails:     Read more »




Announcement: RSPO seeks Technical Director – call for applications

The RSPO is recruiting for a new position to guide the organisation’s certification and technical activities. The role is a senior management role reporting into the Secretary General, and is based in Kuala Lumpur.

The role will be supported by a team of specialists within certification, biodiversity and GHG. The position holder will oversee:

Management of RSPO technical activities: Lead all technical activities related to certification and standards development and give direction to National Interpretation of the RSPO Standards, for   Read more »




Update on Ghana NI process

The GNIWG has organized several forums during the last 2 months, namely:   Read more »



The Task Force on Smallholders (TFS)

The Task Force on Smallholders (TFS) is aimed at promoting the interests of smallholders in the RSPO process. The Task Force is an open process that encourages the involvement of all interested parties in consultations and which seeks to sponsor the participation of smallholders in RSPO meetings. The Task Force is overseen by a Steering Group which comprises the Task Force leaders, persons with special expertise on smallholders and representatives of the national interpretation working groups from Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Thailand.   Read more »



Application as RSPO Supply Chain Certification Body - SIRIM, Malaysia

CALL FOR COMMENT

RSPO to consider interim approval of Sirim QAS International SDN. BHD. as RSPO Supply Chain Certification Body.

Comments should be addressed to leegwater@mvo.nl
Deadline for comments: 7 September 2010



RSPO event in Brazil will have carbon neutralization actions

Conference in Belém (PA) will bring together experts from different countries to discuss the
sustainable growth of palm oil production in the world   Read more »



RSPO expands to support growing market for sustainable palm oil

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) will expand its Secretariat to keep up with increasing membership and supply and demand for sustainable palm oil. 

“RSPO-certified sustainable palm oil has gained a strong foothold in a global commodity market,” said Jan Kees Vis, President of the RSPO's Executive Board. “We are confident that this growth will further extend into important palm oil markets such as China and India. The Roundtable will enable its staff to adequately service growing numbers of members, suppliers, buyers, and consumers.”   Read more »



RSPO Approved HCV Assessors – Expanded List

The RSPO is pleased to release an expanded list of RSPO approved HCV assessors following expiry, on 3rd July, of a 15 day period of public consultation of new applications. Please click RSPO approved HCV Assessors to view the latest list.
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Proposed approval as RSPO Supply Chain Certification Body - ICEA, Italy

The RSPO is pleased to announce the initial approval of ICEA, Italy as an RSPO approved Supply Chain Certification Body for the RSPO.

For further information on ICEA visit www.icea.info or contact a.baschieri@icea.info

For further information on RSPO Supply Chain Certification including initial approval of certification bodies contact leegwater@mvo.nl or rspo@rspo.org
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Draft RSPO Malaysian National Interpretation for Independent Smallholders - call for comments

The Malaysian National Interpretation Smallholders Working Group (MyNI-SWG) of the RSPO invites your comments on the draft RSPO Malaysian National Interpretation for Independent Smallholders (Version I, 9 June 2010). The comments could either be in English or Bahasa Malaysia. Comments will be accepted from 12th July to 12th September 2010. Please  address your comments to any of these e-mail addresses: mamat@mpoa.org.my , linda@mpoa.org.my or mpoa@mpoa.org.my

Draft RSPO Malaysian National Interpretation for Independent Smallholders336 KB, PDF

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Facility Certification Body (CB) Date of Assessmentsort icon Notification
Sime Darby Plantation Operation: PT Ladangrumpun Suburabadi & PT Sajang Heulang Mutuagung Lestari 04/10/2010
Sime Darby Plantation Operation: PT Bersama Sejahtera Sakti Mutuagung Lestari 04/10/2010
SIPEF Group: PT Agro Muko BSI 04/10/2010
Sime Darby Plantation Operation: PT Teguh Sempurna Mutuagung Lestari 20/09/2010
Sime Darby Plantation Operation: PT Kridatama Lancar Mutuagung Lestari 20/09/2010
CI Tequendama: Extractora Tequendama, Municipio de El Reten, Colombia SGS 09/08/2010
Wilmar International Ltd: PT Tania Selatan TUV Rheinland 03/08/2010
PT SMART Tbk: PKS Padang Halaban SAI Global 21/06/2010
Keresa Plantations Sdn Bhd BSI 16/06/2010
PT Sukajadi Sawit Mekar Palm Oil Mill CUC 31/05/2010
Cargill - CTP Holdings Pte Ltd: PT Hindoli (Plasma Smallholders) BSI 10/05/2010
PT Tunas Baru Lampung (PKS Terbanggi, Mesuji & Kotabumi) Sucofindo 23/04/2010
IOI Corporation Berhad, Bukit Leelau Palm Oil Mill, Pahang, Malaysia SIRIM QAS International 12/04/2010
Sime Darby Berhad, SOU 27 (Melalap Palm Oil Mill), Tenom, Sabah BSI 12/04/2010
SIPEF: Hargy Oil Palms Ltd (Surveillance Assessment) BSI 06/04/2010
SIPEF: P T Tolan Tiga Indonesia BSI 15/03/2010
New Britain Palm Oil Ltd: Ramu Agri-Industries Limited (RAIL), PNG BSI 01/03/2010
PT First Mujur Plantation & Industry, Indonesia TUV Rheinland 25/01/2010
PT. Inti Indosawit Subur, Indonesia CUC 14/12/2009
PT Musim Mas, Indonesia - Surveillance Assessment CUC 03/12/2009
United Plantations Bhd., Malaysia -Surveillance Assessment CUC 23/11/2009
Wilmar International Ltd: PT Perkebunan Milano TUV Rheinland 16/11/2009
IOI Corporation Berhad, Pamol Sabah Mill, Sabah, Malaysia SGS Malaysia 12/11/2009
Wilmar International Ltd: PT Mustika Sembuluh TUV Rheinland 23/10/2009
FELDA: Kota Gelanggi 1 & Lepar Utara 6 POM CUC 01/10/2009
For details of any of the audits below (including reports) please click here
For 2008 & 2009 audit reports please visit this link




Facilitysort icon Certification Body (CB) Report Reviewed
Cargill - CTP Holdings Pte Ltd: PT Hindoli (Plasma Smallholders) BSI 15/06/2010
CI Tequendama: Extractora Tequendama, Municipio de El Reten, Colombia SGS
FELDA: Kota Gelanggi 1 & Lepar Utara 6 POM CUC 18/05/2010
IOI Corporation Berhad, Bukit Leelau Palm Oil Mill, Pahang, Malaysia SIRIM QAS International 16/08/2010
IOI Corporation Berhad, Pamol Sabah Mill, Sabah, Malaysia SGS Malaysia 04/02/2010
Keresa Plantations Sdn Bhd BSI
New Britain Palm Oil Ltd: Milne Bay Estates BSI 29/03/2010
New Britain Palm Oil Ltd: Ramu Agri-Industries Limited (RAIL), PNG BSI 10/06/2010
PT First Mujur Plantation & Industry, Indonesia TUV Rheinland 25/08/2010
PT Musim Mas, Indonesia - Surveillance Assessment CUC 11/02/2010
PT SMART Tbk: PKS Padang Halaban SAI Global
PT Sukajadi Sawit Mekar Palm Oil Mill CUC 18/08/2010
PT Tunas Baru Lampung (PKS Terbanggi, Mesuji & Kotabumi) Sucofindo
PT. Inti Indosawit Subur, Indonesia CUC 12/08/2010
Sime Darby Berhad, SOU 27 (Melalap Palm Oil Mill), Tenom, Sabah BSI
Sime Darby Plantation Operation: PT Bersama Sejahtera Sakti Mutuagung Lestari
Sime Darby Plantation Operation: PT Kridatama Lancar Mutuagung Lestari
Sime Darby Plantation Operation: PT Ladangrumpun Suburabadi & PT Sajang Heulang Mutuagung Lestari
Sime Darby Plantation Operation: PT Teguh Sempurna Mutuagung Lestari
SIPEF Group: PT Agro Muko BSI
SIPEF: Hargy Oil Palms Ltd (Surveillance Assessment) BSI 15/06/2010
SIPEF: P T Tolan Tiga Indonesia BSI 05/05/2010
United Plantations Bhd., Malaysia -Surveillance Assessment CUC 02/03/2010
Wilmar International Ltd: PT Mustika Sembuluh TUV Rheinland 12/04/2010
Wilmar International Ltd: PT Perkebunan Milano TUV Rheinland 11/05/2010
The companies and mills listed below have been interim supply chain certified, based on self assessments, for 12 months from the date of approval shown.
RSPO approved certification bodies must be engaged to assess for the renewal of the certification.
RSPO Member Facility Supply Chain Option Application Date Approval Datesort icon
Walter Rau Lebensmittelwerke GmbH Walter Rau Lebensmittelwerke GmbH

Segregation
Mass Balance

31/03/2010 22/06/2010
Royal Dutch Shell plc Shell Trading Rotterdam, Netherlands

Mass Balance

31/03/2010 03/06/2010
Walter Rau Neusser Öl und Fett AG Germany

Segregation
Mass Balance

25/03/2010 21/05/2010
Nexsol (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Nexsol Malaysia

Mass Balance

09/02/2010 18/05/2010
CSM CSM (United Kingdom) Ltd, United Kingdom

Segregation
Mass Balance

29/03/2010 11/05/2010
Yves Rocher Cork Plant, Ireland

Segregation
Mass Balance

25/03/2010 08/05/2010
Yves Rocher Villes Geffs Plant, France

Segregation
Mass Balance

25/03/2010 08/05/2010
Unimills BV Netherlands

Segregation
Mass Balance

31/03/2010 07/05/2010
OLFOOD SRL Italy

Segregation
Mass Balance

31/03/2010 07/05/2010
CSM CSM Deutschland GmbH site Delmenhorst, Germany

Segregation
Mass Balance

30/03/2010 05/05/2010
CSM CSM Deutschland GmbH site Gerlenhofen, Germany

Segregation
Mass Balance

29/03/2010 05/05/2010
Aarhus Karlshamn AAK Sweden

Segregation
Mass Balance

31/03/2010 03/05/2010
Aarhus Karlshamn AAK Mexico

Segregation
Mass  Balance

24/03/2010 03/05/2010
Aarhus Karlshamn AAK Bakery Services, United Kingdom

Segregation
Mass Balance

31/03/2010 03/05/2010
PT Megasurya Mas Indonesia

Mass Balance

29/03/2010 29/04/2010
Danisco Enablers Danisco Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

Segregation

Mass Balance

30/03/2010 29/04/2010
Unilever SU Nassaukade, Netherlands, SU Purfleet, UK, SU Gloucester,UK & SU Helsingborg, Sweden

Segregation
Mass Balance

25/03/2010 27/04/2010
CSM CSM Italy SU Crema, Italy

Segregation
Mass Balance

25/03/2010 24/04/2010
OLEON Oleon NV, Belgium

Mass Balance

30/03/2010 23/04/2010
CSM CSM Benelux SU Merksen, Belgium

Segregation
Mass Balance

25/03/2010 22/04/2010
Cardowan Creameries Ltd Cardowan Creameries Ltd

Segregation
Mass Balance

26/03/2010 20/04/2010
PT Musim Mas Kim II, Indonesia

Mass Balance

30/03/2010 16/04/2010
Aarhus Karlshamn AAK USA Inc., USA

Segregation
Mass Balance

25/03/2010 15/04/2010
Palmaju Edible Oil Sdn. Bhd. Malaysia

Segregation
Mass Balance

 

25/03/2010 13/04/2010
The Jordans and Ryvita Company Ltd. United Kingdom

Segregation
Mass Balance

25/03/2010 12/04/2010
Danisco Enablers Danisco USA Inc, New Century, KS, USA

Mass Balance

29/03/2010 10/04/2010
Danisco Enablers Danisco USA Inc, St. Joseph, MO, USA

Mass Balance

29/03/2010 10/04/2010
Danisco Enablers Danisco Australia Pty Ltd, Australia

Mass Balance

25/03/2010 10/04/2010
Cargill BV Cargill International Trading Pte. Ltd., Singapore

Segregation
Mass Balance

30/03/2010 08/04/2010
Cargill BV Cargill Palm Products Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia

Segregation (PO Refinery & Fractionation)
Mass Balance (PKO Refinery,Fractionation & Hydrogenation),

Segregation
(Palm Oil Refinery & Palm Oil Fractionation) and Mass Balance (Palm Kernel
Oil Refinery & Fractionation, Hydrogenation of Palm Oil and Palm Kernel
Oil)
24/03/2010 07/04/2010
Aarhus Karlshamn AAK-NL BV, Netherlands

Segregation
Mass Balance

26/03/2010 06/04/2010
IOI Group Loders Croklaan Oils Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

Segregation
Mass Balance

24/03/2010 05/04/2010
Danisco Enablers Danisco (China) Co., Ltd, China

Mass Balance

19/03/2010 05/04/2010
IOI Group Loders Croklaan USA, LLC, USA

Segregation
Mass Balance

05/03/2010 31/03/2010
Sime Darby Sime Darby Biodiesel Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

Segregation
Mass Balance

11/03/2010 30/03/2010
Wilmar International Ltd Wilmar Edible Oils, Netherlands & Germany

Segregation
Mass Balance

16/03/2010 30/03/2010
Aarhus Karlshamn AAK King George Dock Facilities, UK

Identity Preserved
Segregation
Mass Balance

23/03/2010 24/03/2010
EPChem International Pte Ltd Singapore

Mass Balance

09/03/2010 24/03/2010
Unigrà S.p.A. Italy

Segregation
Mass Balance

06/03/2010 23/03/2010
Cargill BV Cargill N.V., Izegem, Belgium

Segregation
Mass Balance

11/03/2010 18/03/2010