The RSPO is currently undergoing the first review of its Principles & Criteria (P&C) after five years of implementation since 2008. The third meeting of the P&C Review Taskforce was held in Kuala Lumpur from the 28th to 30th August 2012.
The key outcome of the meeting was the development of a document by members of the Task Force for a second round of scheduled public consultation. This document is a result of comments generated from the first public consultation period; discussions from the P&C Review Task Force meetings; combined with the findings of earlier meetings by other RSPO Task Forces and Working Groups; including also analysis of other multi-stakeholder initiatives.
The document for the second public consultation is currently being finalized and is scheduled to be published on the website for a 60 day consultation period beginning 1st October till 31st November. The RT10, the organization’s annual global meeting on sustainable palm oil to be held in Singapore from October 30th to November 1st 2012, will be used as a platform to generate comments and contributions as part of the second public consultation process.
The RSPO would like to acknowledge the dedication and accountability demonstrated by the members of the P&C Review Task Force from the various stakeholder sectors who have come together from all around the world to be involved in intense discussions and consideration of various components within the Principles & Criteria to ensure the continued robustness and relevance of its international standard. The RSPO also thanks various external stakeholders and the public at large who have contributed towards the first public consultation process and encourages all to continue to provide input during the second public consultation period.
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