RSPO - PROMOTING THE GROWTH AND USE OF SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL

Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil

RSPO Accreditation of HCV Assessors: Second Call for Applications

The RSPO Secretariat is calling for applications from qualified parties for RSPO accreditation of HCV assessment competency. The secretariat wishes to widen the pool of accredited HCV assessors to assist RSPO members in sourcing competent HCV assessors. For details on how to apply click the above title of this notice.




Ghana RSPO National Interpretation of RSPO Principles & Criteria: Update on Process and Call for Comments on 2nd Draft

Second draft of the Ghana NI available!
The Ghana National Interpretation Working Group (GNIWG) has prepared a second draft as a result of its second meeting in January 2010.The draft mainly focuses on the choice of national indicators and the guidance. A first attempt was also made to create the scheme smallholder guidance as well. For details and submission of feedback click title of this news.
The draft is also available on www.rspo-in-ghana.org.




Thailand RSPO National Interpretation of RSPO Principles & Criteria : Call for Comments

The Thailand National Interpretation (ThNI) is now open to public consultation, from 13th January - 13th March 2010. Stakeholders are invited to submit their comments, to sanin@patumoil.co.th, for consideration by the NI Working Group (Th-NIWG). The full notice and draft NI and comments form may be downloaded by clicking on the title of this notice. Both are in Thai but interested stakeholders may ask for an English translation from the NIWG. The draft can also be obtained from the government's Office of Agricultural Economics at the following website: http://www.oae.go.th/ewt_news.php?nid=7655&filename=index

(Web Admin note: This notice first uploaded on the old RSPO website is repeated on this new website)




RSPO'S STRATEGIC MARKETING FOR CSPO THROUGH GREENPALM & UTZ CERTIFIED

Certified sustainable palm oil can now reach the consumer through one of three ways: Identity Preserved, Segregation or Mass Balance. Besides these supply routes sustainable palm oil can also be supported through “Book and Claim”, which is administered by GreenPalm, and involves buying certificates an online trading system.

Click title of this article to learn more about the supply of RSPO certified sustainable palm oil.




RSPO: ROUND TABLE MEETING NO. 7 AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY NO.6, 2009

RSPO's 7th annual meeting or RT7 (Round Table No.7) was held from 1st – 4th November 2009 in Kuala Lumpur. This RT7 was attended by 811 participants from more than 20 countries, and the RSPO General Assembly No. 6 was held immediately after the closing of RT7.

Click title of this article to download full article including the key outcomes of GA6.




The New Face of www.rspo.org

The RSPO new website is based on the open-source application,Drupal. We seek to continuosly improve the website and would appreciate your feedback. Because of a multiplicity of needs, appreciation does not necessarily translate to implementation but all feedback will be seriously considered. As with any new site, teething problems are near inevitable and we hope you bear with us as we iron out the kinks.




RSPO Secretariat has Moved to New Premises

Please be informed that the RSPO Secretariat has moved to:

Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Secretariat
Unit 7-03, Level 7, Menara Amcorp
18 Jalan Persiaran Barat
46050 Petaling Jaya
Selangor




RSPO SUPPLY CHAIN CERTIFICATION: Self-assessment and declaration templates

The RSPO has developed a template for companies that want to do a self-assessment and declaration regarding their supply chain certification. Such a self-declaration is needed for companies that want to trade RSPO certified sustainable palm oil via one of the physical supply chain systems (Segregated or Mass Balance).




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Company and Mill(s)sort icon Certification Body (CB) Report Reviewed
IOI Corporation Berhad SIRIM QAS International
New Britain Palm Oil Ltd. PNG - Surveillance Assessment BSI Mgmt. Sys (S) Pte Ltd 02/12/2009
P T Tolan Tiga Indonesia (SIPEF Group) BSI Mgmt. Sys (S) Pte Ltd
PT First Mujur Plantation & Industry, Indonesia TUV Rheinland Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
PT Musim Mas, Indonesia - Surveillance Assessment Control Union Certifications (Nl) 11/02/2010
PT. Inti Indosawit Subur, Indonesia Control Union Certifications (Nl)
Ramu Agri-Industries Limited (RAIL), PNG BSI Mgmt. Sys. (S) Pte Ltd
Sime Darby Berhad, SOU 27 (Melalap Palm Oil Mill), Tenom, Sabah BSI Mgmt Sys (S) Pte Ltd
United Plantations Bhd., Malaysia -Surveillance Assessment Control Union Certifications (Nl) 02/03/2010
Company and Mill(s)sort icon Supply Chain Option Application Date Approval Date
AAK UK - King George Dock Facilities, UK

Segregation
Mass Balance

01/11/2008 05/12/2008
AAK-DK, Denmark

Segregation
Mass Balance

18/12/2009 23/12/2009
ADM Hamburg AG Werk Noblee and Thoerl, Germany

Mass Balance

08/10/2009 15/10/2009
ADM International Sarl, UK

Mass Balance

10/08/2009 09/09/2009
ADM Trading (UK) L, UK

Segregation
Mass Balance

02/03/2010 09/03/2010
Cargill B.V., Netherlands

Mass Balance

30/10/2009 24/11/2009
CleanerG B.V., Netherlands

Mass Balance

31/07/2009 09/09/2009
Danisco Haderslev DK, Denmark

Segregation
Mass Balance

23/02/2010 11/03/2010
Danisco Malaysia Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

Mass Balance

07/01/2010 28/01/2010
Duyvis Production BV, Netherlands

Mass Balance

22/01/2010 24/02/2010
Fuji Oil Group - Fuji Oil Europe, Belgium

Segregation
Mass Balance

30/12/2009 19/01/2010
Intercontinental Specialty Fats Sdn Bhd (Refinery at ISF Dengkil & Port Klang), Malaysia. Mass Balance 10/12/2009 18/02/2010
IOI Edible Oils, Sandakan, Malaysia

Segregation
Mass Balance

02/04/2009 29/05/2009
IOI Loders Croklaan Oils B.V., Netherlands

Segregation
Mass Balance

11/08/2009 29/01/2010
J C Chang Group - Carotino Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

Mass Balance

28/12/2009 19/01/2010
Lipidos Santiga SA, Spain

Segregation
Mass Balance

24/11/2009 08/12/2009
Loders Croklaan BV

Segregation
Mass Balance

28/12/2009 29/01/2010
Loders Croklaan USA, LLC

Mass Balance

16/02/2010 26/02/2010
Mewah Group - Mewah Oil Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

Segregation
Mass Balance

29/10/2009 24/11/2009
Mewah Group - Mewah Oleo Industries & Moifoods, Malaysia

Mass Balance

01/09/2009 07/09/2009
Mewah Group - Mewah Oleo Industries, Malaysia

Segregation
Mass Balance

03/12/2009 27/12/2009
Mewah Group - Ngo Chew Hong Oils & Fats, Malaysia

Mass Balance

13/10/2009 15/10/2009
Morning Foods Ltd, UK

Mass Balance

23/02/2010 10/03/2010
Neste Oil Oyj, Finland

Mass Balance

06/03/2009 31/03/2009
New Britain Oils UK Ltd., UK

Segregation
Mass Balance

27/11/2009 29/12/2009
New Britain Palm Oil ltd - Mosa, Kapiura, Numando, Kumbango POM, refinery & bulking, Papua New Guinea

Segregation
Mass Balance

10/12/2009 20/01/2010
PT Musim Mas - Belawan & Batam Refineries, Indonesia

Mass Balance

01/06/2009 29/07/2009
PT PP London Sumatra (PT Lonsum), Indonesia

Segregation
Mass Balance

25/11/2009 29/12/2009
PT. Intibenua Perkasatama, Indonesia

Mass Balance

17/02/2010 02/03/2010
PT. Mikie Oleo Nabati, Indonesia

Mass Balance

13/01/2010 26/01/2010