The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) will seek the adoption of a revised set of principles & criteria (P&C) at its upcoming extraordinary general assembly here on April 25.
It said in a statement that the key changes to the P&C included:
·A new criterion requiring growers to minimise greenhouse gas emissions from new plantings;
·A new criterion on ethical business practices, which requires companies to have and implement policies countering corruption;
·A new criterion requiring that a policy on human rights is in place and communicated to the whole company; and
·A new criterion banning the use of forced labour.
RSPO said this first standard review in five years clarified and improved on the previous P&C.
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