“RSPO promises to defeat palm oil-linked deforestation”, 21 November 2014

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is set to step up its fight against illegal deforestation by taking stronger disciplinary action against members who flout RSPO rules and inking new partnerships to grow the sustainable palm oil market. Speaking at the 12^th Annual Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil…RSPO chairman Biswaranjan Sen told delegates that collaboration and compliance were two key elements that shape RSPO’s efforts to make sustainable palm oil the norm…Member companies who have not submitted reports for the last three years will be expelled within six weeks and those failing to report over two years will be suspended, he announced…[refers to Colgate-Palmolive, Duta Palma Nusantara, Hindoli Plantation (part of Cargill), IOI, Mars, Nestle, Musim Mas Group, Nestle Oil, Sime Darby Plantation, Unilever]…