Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil

Iseal code compliant member

Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is a non-profit association that unites stakeholders to develop and implement global standards for sustainable palm oil. The RSPO has developed a set of environmental and social criteria which companies must comply with in order to produce Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) and help to minimise the negative impact of palm oil cultivation on the environment and communities in palm oil-producing regions.

Find out more about RSPO at - https://rspo.org/

ISEAL Code Compliant designates members who have successfully undergone independent evaluations against the ISEAL Codes of Good Practice in Standards-Setting, Assurance and Impacts.

The ISEAL Code

The launch of the ISEAL Code of Good Practice for Sustainability Systems (‘the ISEAL Code’) is anticipated in early Q1 2024. ISEAL Code Compliant members will be working through a transition period to align their systems to the ISEAL Code and will be anticipated to undergo independent evaluations in 2025. Information about the effective date, the transition period and process for ISEAL Code Compliant members will be made available on the ISEAL Code of Good Practice revision and integration page.
 

Independent Evaluation to the ISEAL Standards-Setting Code

Independent evaluation in progress.

Independent Evaluation to the ISEAL Assurance Code
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As a result of this independent evaluation, RSPO has made the following improvements to their assurance system:

  • Evaluated risks and demonstrated that arrangements are in place to cover liabilities arising from its operations.

  • Have a monitoring process in place to identify and mitigate misrepresentation or corruption by third parties.

  • Informed Certification Bodies, that where technical experts or translators are used, the report must contain names and affiliations.

  • Provided training to assurance staff involved in the certification process.

  • Described publicly to stakeholders how they may provide input into the assurance process.

Independent Evaluation to the ISEAL Impacts Code
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As a result of this independent evaluation, RSPO will make the following improvements to their M&E system:

  • Update the core Monitoring and Evaluation indicator list.
  • Ensure consistency between the Monitoring and Evaluation indicator list and the revised Theory of Change.
System Overview

ISEAL Code Compliant members provide publicly available reports that give a comprehensive and accessible overview of a member's system.

ISEAL System Overview Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil 2022