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Who Watches the Watchmen? 2

Greenwash: How the RSPO fails to uphold its own rules

Posted on 5 November 20193 April 2020

By Chris Lang The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil operates under the slogan, “Transforming markets to make sustainable palm oil the norm”. Created in 2004, the RSPO is supposed to reassure consumers and manufacturers that products with the RSPO label are not linked to rainforest destruction, human rights abuses, or habitat destruction of endangered species…

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“Trash and run”: The Melka Group plans to sell its destructive oil palm plantations in Peru

Posted on 30 June 201630 June 2016

In April 2016, indigenous leaders travelled from Colombia, Indonesia, Liberia, and Peru to Europe, calling for action on human rights violations and land grabbing associated with the expansion of oil palm plantations in their countries.

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SGS Malaysia’s RSPO accreditation was terminated because SGS Malaysia carried out audits while it was suspended

Posted on 7 April 20167 April 2016

On 31 December 2015, Accreditation Services International terminated SGS Malaysia’s accreditation with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil. REDD-Monitor wrote about this in February 2016: “Transparency and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil: Why was SGS Malaysia’s accreditation terminated?” Neither RSPO nor ASI were willing to explain why SGS Malaysia’s accreditation had been terminated.

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Transparency and the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil: Why was SGS Malaysia’s accreditation terminated?

Posted on 10 February 20167 April 2016

On 31 December 2015, Accreditation Services International terminated SGS Malaysia’s RSPO accreditation. REDD-Monitor asked RSPO for further details about this. “We will not announce any further details,” Jan van Driel, RSPO Head of Certification, replied.

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Who watches the watchmen? RSPO’s greenwashing and fraudulent reports exposed

Posted on 17 November 20155 November 2019

A new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency and Grassroots exposes serious problems in the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’s certification system. Auditing firms that are supposed to monitor palm oil companies’ operations are colluding with the companies to hide violations.

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