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- Almost two decades later, Europe continues to drive global demand for RSPO-certified palm oil
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Almost two decades ago, the European market marked a milestone in the global palm oil trade when a shipment of barrels branded Sustainable Palm Oil Roundtable ( RSPO) arrived in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on November 11, 2008. The shipment from Malaysia contained the world's first shipment of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO).
Encouraged by strong sentiment across the European market in the early 2000s advocating for more sustainably sourced palm products, several players came together to strategically set the parameters for sustainable palm oil production.
As the first palm oil producer to certify all its operations in 2008, United Plantations (UP) in Malaysia produced the first shipment of RSPO CSPO, which was imported by AarhusKarlhamn (AAK), United Kingdom. Early buyers of CSPO included Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd. and Unilever NV.
Since then, the RSPO has seen its membership increase from 500 members in 2010 to almost 6,000 in 2024, of which 2,854 in Europe. In 2022, a total of 2,788,061 MT of RSPO CSPO entered the European market. Europe remains the largest buyer (45%) of CSPO and has been a catalyst in leading global market transformation.
The Dutch market remains one of the strongest supporters of the RSPO. A group of private organizations formed the Dutch Alliance for Sustainable Palm Oil (DASPO) in 2008 with the goal that all palm oil imported to the Dutch market will be RSPO certified by 2015. Not only has this goal been met, but that this national initiative has inspired similar initiatives in several European countries.
As the RSPO celebrates its 20th anniversary in April 2024, the global association reaffirms its commitment to the founding mission of sustainably transforming the palm oil sector, through the collective efforts of RSPO's nearly 6,000 volunteer members. all sectors of the palm. oil value chain in 103 countries and territories. To date, CSPO production exceeds 15 million MT, accounting for 20% of global crude palm oil production.
Today, RSPO standards are among the highest level of agricultural sustainability standards and RSPO is a member of the ISEAL Alliance. The RSPO is implemented through robust assurance, complaints and remediation systems, designed to protect natural resources, safeguard wildlife habitats and promote the livelihoods and development of smallholder farmers and rural communities around the world.
About RSPO:
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was formed in 2004 with the aim of promoting the growth and use of sustainable oil palm products through credible global standards and stakeholder engagement. RSPO is an international non-profit organization that brings together stakeholders from different sectors of the palm oil industry, including oil palm producers, palm oil processors or traders, consumer goods manufacturers, retailers, banks and investors, NGOs dedicated to environmental or nature conservation, and social or development NGOs.
This multi-stakeholder representation is reflected in the RSPO governance structure, so that seats on the Board of Governors, Steering Committees and Working Groups are allocated fairly to each sector. In this way, the RSPO lives the "round table" philosophy by granting equal rights to each stakeholder group, facilitating traditionally opposing stakeholders to work together to reach consensus decisions, and achieving the RSPO's shared vision of make sustainable palm oil the norm.
The association's headquarters is in Zurich, Switzerland, while the secretariat is currently based in Kuala Lumpur with satellite offices in Jakarta (ID), London (UK), Zoetermeer (NL), Beijing (CN) and Bogotá (CO ).
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