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Cultivating partnerships across the palm oil value chain

This series looks at how the palm oil industry can take decisive action to tackle future challenges and ensure sustainability and protection of the interests of smallholders. It is curated as RSPO approaches its 20th anniversary in April 2024.

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The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil and the China Sustainable Palm Oil Alliance have been advocating for greater supply chain traceability and encouraging Chinese buyers to deepen their support for certified growers on the ground, including in Southeast Asia.

24 Oct 2025

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EB Studio Beauty and cosmetics firms have been a key contributor to its membership growth in China, driving the use of sustainable palm oil derivatives, shared Inke van der Sluijs, who leads market transformation at RSPO.

EB Studio Chinese companies now want to benchmark themselves against their international peers for ESG practices, says Fang Lifeng, head of China for Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil. He shares insights into RSPO’s decade of presence in the emerging market, as palm oil buyers and industry experts convene at a forum in Guilin this week.

China's first RSPO-certified shipment of Identity Preserved sustainable palm oil

EB Studio About one-fifth of global palm oil is certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, but growth has plateaued. Chief Joseph D’Cruz explains why 100 per cent certification is not the end goal and how it plans to engage China and India.