Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
Budget
€25 — €0
EP Access
2
accredited persons
Staff
2
1.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
RSPO is a non-profit organisation that unites stakeholders from the 7 sectors of the palm oil industry: oil palm producers, processors or traders, consumer goods manufacturers, retailers, banks/investors, and environmental and social non-governmental organisations (NGOs), to develop and implement global standards for sustainable palm oil.
EU Legislative Interests
The RSPO follows EU activities related to palm oil and other deforestation-risk commodities, including the European Commission's action plan on deforestation and related activities in the Parliament (EUDR). Legislations on mandatory due diligence for deforestation and social corporate due diligence, human rights (CSRD, CSDDD, Forced Labour Regulation). Initiatives that touch the agricultural supply chains. Certain legislations on labelling: Empowering Consumers and Green Claims.
Communication Activities
Regular interaction with policymakers, media etc. to provide input on sustainable palm oil, its relevance and opportunities.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
ISEAL - https://www.isealalliance.org/our-members/full-members UNCCC (observer) https://unfccc.int/process/parties-non-party-stakeholders/non-party-stakeholders/admitted-ngos/list-of-admitted-ngos HCV Resource Network - https://www.hcvnetwork.org/resource-network/members UNGC - https://www.unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/participants ECOSOC - http://undocs.org/E/2016/INF/5,
Organisation Members
https://www.rspo.org/members/all
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.