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Mohamad Helmy Othman Basha, who also chairs the Malaysian Palm Oil Board, said sustainability must be rooted in consistency, not convenience, as he urged RSPO members to match advocacy with action at the annual roundtable conference RT2025.

11 Nov 2025

RT2025 press conference

They called for fairer policies, stronger support, and inclusion in global sustainability standards such as Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil and EU Deforestation Regulation at annual roundtable conference on sustainable palm oil, RT2025.

palm smallholder in Cimulang, Bogor

EB Studio Many still struggle with local certification standards, while EUDR adds further complexity by requiring land documents, geolocation data and traceability requirements, say sustainability professionals.

Ming Fai International Holdings_cosmetics

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.

24 September 2025

A smallholder oil palm farmer in Indonesia moves fresh fruit bunches.

30 July 2025

A log yard at Asia Pulp & Paper's OKI mill in South Sumatra

11 July 2025

KL petronas towers

9 July 2025

Yili_IP certified palm oil shipment

3 June 2025

Malaysia's plantation and commodities minister Johari Abdul Ghan at SWR 2025

27 January 2025

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

17 January 2025

Migrant_Worker_Rights

18 December 2024

A palm oil harvesters cutting down fruit bunch

21 November 2024

New RSPO-certified smallholder groups 2024

14 November 2024

Sumatra deforestation satellite image

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