RSPO to release third revision of certification by Nov 2018
Published on: Wednesday, April 26, 2017
SUBANG JAYA: The Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) will release the third revision of its certification upon completion of a review with stakeholders from next month, said Chief Executive Officer Datuk Darrel Webber Tuesday. Speaking to reporters here Tuesday, he said the new certification, expected to be launched by November 2018, would include new elements such as labour rights and sustainability. "Our next standard should be measurable, and also be smallholders-friendly to attract more of them to join the scheme. We will also be looking into labour rights," he said on the sidelines of a two-day RSPO Roadshow 2017 here Tuesday.
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Also present was RSPO Director - Impact and Evaluation, Oi Soo Chin. Webber said it would take up to two years to iron out the RSPO details. "We want to minimise subjectivity in our standards, especially in the principles and criteria section."At the end of the day, we want RSPO standards to be more objective, and one that can be further quantified by tangible numbers," he added.
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