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The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil RSPO aims to transform markets to make sustainable palm oil the norm. The RSPO has developed a set of environmental and social criteria which companies must comply with in order to produce Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO). When they are properly applied, these criteria can help to minimize the negative impact of palm oil cultivation on the environment and communities in palm oil-producing regions.
All members are required to abide by the RSPO Code of Conduct, and specifically to:
Actively and constructively communicate and support the continuation of the Roundtable process and the implementation of Roundtable projects;
Develop and implement plans of action to their best ability within their own organisations, in accordance with the framework of the Roundtable process, to promote the RSPO and sustainable palm oil production, procurement and consumption;
Operate transparently and inform the Roundtable regularly on plans, activities and results in promoting sustainable palm oil production, procurement and consumption.
Pay membership dues within 90 days of the invoice to avoid automated delisting on the RSPO website. Prolonged delays in payment of membership dues will invite termination of membership.
Submit member's Annual Communications of Progress between June and August each year.
There are three types of RSPO membership:
Ordinary - For organisations directly involved within the palm oil supply chain, or is an associated NGO.
Affiliate - For organisations or individuals that are not directly involved in the palm oil supply chain in any of the various categories in Ordinary Membership.
Supply Chain Associate - For organisations that have business activities along the palm oil supply chain but limited to purchasing, using, or trading not more than 500 metric tonnes of palm oil and palm oil products annually.
All members are required to abide by the RSPO Code of Conduct, and specifically to:
Actively and constructively communicate and support the continuation of the Roundtable process and the implementation of Roundtable projects;
Develop and implement plans of action to their best ability within their own organisations, in accordance with the framework of the Roundtable process, to promote the RSPO and sustainable palm oil production, procurement and consumption;
Operate transparently and inform the Roundtable regularly on plans, activities and results in promoting sustainable palm oil production, procurement and consumption.
Pay membership dues within 90 days of the invoice to avoid automated delisting on the RSPO website. Prolonged delays in payment of membership dues will invite termination of membership.
Submit member's Annual Communications of Progress between June and August each year.
There are three types of RSPO membership:
Ordinary - For organisations directly involved within the palm oil supply chain, or is an associated NGO.
Affiliate - For organisations or individuals that are not directly involved in the palm oil supply chain in any of the various categories in Ordinary Membership.
Supply Chain Associate - For organisations that have business activities along the palm oil supply chain but limited to purchasing, using, or trading not more than 500 metric tonnes of palm oil and palm oil products annually.