Background

Update: supply & demand
See: RSPO Market Center

General introductions
to the RSPO

- Fact sheets (pdf)
- Slide presentation (pdf)
- FAQ

RSPO's full
'Principles and Criteria'

- Principles and criteria for sustainable palm oil production (pdf)

RSPO's members

- Feb. 2010 member list (pdf)
- 425+ member database

RSPO Press Room

This page links contains media-related information on palm oil, sustainable palm oil, and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). Links to images and video files are provided as well. Members of the media are encouraged to check the list of frequently asked questions and to subscribe to RSPO's e-mail news flash. For more information, feel free to contact the RSPO's EU Communications helpdesk.

News releases
 
  Jul 2010: RSPO expands to support growing market for sustainable palm oil (pdf)
  Jul 2010: RSPO Secretariat expanded, restructured (pdf)
  Jul 2010: Multi-lingual online ‘How to begin’ tool proving popular (pdf)
  Jun 2010: Daily sustainable palm oil production surpasses 5,000 tonnes mark (pdf)
  Jun 2010: Segregated sustainable palm oil arrives to the U.S. (pdf)
  Jun 2010: 'There is growing pressure from consumers' (pdf)
  Apr 2010: Sales of certified oil continue to rise rapidly (pdf)
  Apr 2010: RSPO launches simple tool: How to begin using sustainable palm oil (pdf)
  Apr 2010: French market warming up to sustainable palm oil (pdf)
  Mar 2010: RSPO response to public allegations of non-sustainable practices (pdf)
  Feb 2010: January sales of sustainable palm oil matched production (pdf)
  Feb 2010: GreenPalm and UTZ reduce fees on sustainable palm oil (pdf)
  Feb 2010: RSPO publishes approved market claim wordings (pdf)
  Nov 2009: Work to continue on criteria related to carbon emissions (pdf)
  Nov 2009: More efforts to engage owners of small plantations (pdf)
  Nov 2009: RSPO helps preserve Sumatran orangutan habitat (pdf)
  Oct 2009: Trade in sustainable palm oil has taken off (pdf)
  Jun 2009: Sustainable palm oil production passes major milestone (pdf)
  May 2009: Supply of sustainable palm oil continues to grow (pdf)
  Feb 2009: Production of sustainable palm oil swells to 1.3 million tonnes/yr (pdf)
  Nov 2008: First shipment of CSPO unloaded in Rotterdam (pdf)
  Nov 2008: World's first sustainable palm oil to arrive in Europe (pdf)

Images related to sustainable palm oil
  High-resolution still images (for use by news media only)
  High-resolution video footage (for use by news media only)

  More info

MARKET CENTER

For companies interested in the RSPO or ready to begin using or marketing sustainable palm oil.

PRESS ROOM

For reporters interested in news, background, images, video or contact details.

WWW.RSPO.ORG

Full RSPO website providing all reports, notifications, calls for comment, official documents and more.