Friday, October 5, 2012

Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil hits 10 year mark

Mongabay: The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is holding its tenth annual meeting later this month. The initiative, which aims to improve the social and environmental performance of palm oil production through a certification standard, has advanced considerably during that time, moving from an idea to a reality: RSPO-certified palm oil now accounts for 12 percent of global palm oil production. Yet the RSPO is not without controversy. Some palm oil companies say its criteria are too costly to adopt...

URL: http://news.mongabay.com/2012/1004-hance-interview-webber.html

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