Sustainable Palm Oil
Sustainable palm oil is essentially palm oil in which its complete supply chain can be traced. Moreover, it is also where there are no negative effects of its production; regarding the natural environment, wildlife and the lives of humans. The RSPO is an organisation that supports and pledges for palm oil to be produced sustainably. RSPO stands for 'Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil'. This organisation states that sustainable production of palm oil "comprises of legal, economically viable, environmentally appropriate and socially beneficial management and operations." This organisation has created a criteria which includes principles for palm oil production. If a company wishes to become a member of the RSPO, the company must abide by these principles and produce its palm oil in correspondence to the criteria. The organisation has set eight principles, and they are listed below.
1. Commitment to transparency:
The growers and millers make sufficient information available to specific shareholders relating to environmental, social and legal issues that relate to the RSPO criteria.
2. Compliance with applicable laws and regulations:
There is amenability with all of the relative local, national and confirmed international laws and regulations.
3. Commitment to long-term economic and financial viability:
There is a continuous and instigated organisation plan, in which the objective is to achieve long-term economic and financial viability for all who are involved.
4. Use of appropriate best practices by growers and millers:
The procedures of operations and production are all documented and acknowledged, and are always continuously monitored.
5. Environmental responsibility and conservation of natural resources and biodiversity:
Specific divisions of the management of plantations and mills (including replanting) that affect the environment are recognised and strategies to eradicate the negative effects are made; and are then implemented and monitored, to ensure that continuous improvements are being made.
6. Responsible consideration of employees, and of individuals and communities affected by growers and mills:
There are open and honest means of communication and discussion between the growers, millers, local communities and other relevant personnel.
7. Responsible development of new plantings:
A very descriptive and detailed independent assessment is completed concerning the social and environmental effects of new plantations, extended plantations, procedures and extended procedures. The assessment also includes a review of the effects of planning, management and operations.
8. Commitment to continuous improvement in key areas of activity:
Growers and millers frequently monitor and analyse their actions and then develop and apply new action plans that will provide a tangible and recurrent improvement in their given areas and regions.
Below is a video that demonstrates the sustainable production of palm oil. The video essentially shows, the if palm oil is produced sustainably, the production of the oil is actually a positive happening. The video was created by the 'World Wide Fund for Nature' (WWF).
1. Commitment to transparency:
The growers and millers make sufficient information available to specific shareholders relating to environmental, social and legal issues that relate to the RSPO criteria.
2. Compliance with applicable laws and regulations:
There is amenability with all of the relative local, national and confirmed international laws and regulations.
3. Commitment to long-term economic and financial viability:
There is a continuous and instigated organisation plan, in which the objective is to achieve long-term economic and financial viability for all who are involved.
4. Use of appropriate best practices by growers and millers:
The procedures of operations and production are all documented and acknowledged, and are always continuously monitored.
5. Environmental responsibility and conservation of natural resources and biodiversity:
Specific divisions of the management of plantations and mills (including replanting) that affect the environment are recognised and strategies to eradicate the negative effects are made; and are then implemented and monitored, to ensure that continuous improvements are being made.
6. Responsible consideration of employees, and of individuals and communities affected by growers and mills:
There are open and honest means of communication and discussion between the growers, millers, local communities and other relevant personnel.
7. Responsible development of new plantings:
A very descriptive and detailed independent assessment is completed concerning the social and environmental effects of new plantations, extended plantations, procedures and extended procedures. The assessment also includes a review of the effects of planning, management and operations.
8. Commitment to continuous improvement in key areas of activity:
Growers and millers frequently monitor and analyse their actions and then develop and apply new action plans that will provide a tangible and recurrent improvement in their given areas and regions.
Below is a video that demonstrates the sustainable production of palm oil. The video essentially shows, the if palm oil is produced sustainably, the production of the oil is actually a positive happening. The video was created by the 'World Wide Fund for Nature' (WWF).