Sustainable palm oil
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (“RSPO”) is a non-governmental alliance that has developed a set of environmental and social criteria with which companies must comply in order to produce Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (“CSPO”). Properly applied, the RSPO criteria can help to minimise the negative impact of palm oil cultivation on the environment and communities in palm oil-producing regions.
The RSPO has more than 6,000 members drawn from all parts of the palm oil industry:
- Producers (such as M.P. Evans)
- Palm-oil processors
- Traders
- Consumer goods manufacturers
- Food retailers
- Financial institutions
- Environmental and social organisations.
Approximately 20% of global palm-oil production is certified as RSPO CSPO. As the latest data from the RSPO Secretariat reveals, certified oil palm areas now span 5.2 million hectares across 23 countries, with Indonesia and Malaysia accounting for 75% of the certified area. The total volume of CSPO sold as RSPO has reached 66.3% of CSPO production.
M.P. Evans is a producer of sustainable Indonesian palm oil
All M.P. Evans’ palm-oil estates, whether they have a mill or not, are run in accordance with the RSPO’s standards. This is the same for all ‘scheme-smallholder’ areas attached to the Group’s projects. All the Group’s palm-oil mills are accredited as certified sustainable producers as soon as possible after commissioning, although it can take time to complete the necessary independent auit and approval checks.
Five of the Group’s six mills are certified against the RSPO Principles and Criteria, including one mill (Bumi Permai mill) being certified under the identity preserved (“IP”) supply chain model. The Group is aiming to complete the RSPO audit and certification process at its sixth mill during 2025.
Sustainability report
Read about our focus on the environment, sustainable palm-oil production and social impact.
