In April 2016, the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) suspended the certification of Malaysia's IOI Group following complaints of environmental abuses in the Kalimantan, Indonesia operations of its subsidiaries. This led major brands to drop IOI from their supplier lists.

The suspension was legally challenged by the company in a lawsuit filed in a Swiss court, which was eventually dropped.

On 5 August, the RSPO announced that it would re-install IOI's certification effective 8 August.