Newsletter 26 August 2010: Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil - The Grower's Perspective, Part I

August 26, 2010 Jeamme Chia

Sustainability of the RSPO - the 7-year itch?

The RSPO will face competition from the upcoming ISPO standard
Take up of CSPO has lagged and its premium has fallen from USD 40/mt to USD 6/mt
NGO campaigns against oil palm growers have been escalating
Internal RSPO issues have yet to be resolved, including its procedures and its resources
How to 'save' RSPO? We have some ideas, from the growers' perspectives