Solutions

Sustainable Production Practices

    RSPO standards for sustainable practices include the following:

• Implement and maintain responsible agronomic practices intended to preserve soil quality, conserve natural resources, and minimize the use of potentially harmful chemicals.
• Take steps to mitigate any potentially negative environmental impacts of their operations
• Respect biodiversity by taking species conservation into account in all management plans and operations.
• Adhere to strict labor and workplace standards that prohibit exploitation, discrimination and other unfair, unlawful or unethical practices.
•  Refrain from planting in High Conservation Value Forest land.
• Confirm that use of their land for oil palm does not diminish the legal rights, or customary rights of other users — particularly indigenous peoples — without their free, prior and informed consent.
• Practice transparency in reporting all matters relevant to Roundtable certification.
• Comply with all applicable local, national and international laws governing their operations.