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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sept. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- RSPO's 2019 Impact Report shows double-digit increase in certified area,

uptake, membership, and more.

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) released it's 2019 Impact Report

today, highlighting a significant increase in the uptake of Certified

Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO). The full 2019 Impact Report can be found here (

https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2923130-1&h=1186637499&u=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fgview%3Fembedded%3Dtrue%26url%3Dwww.rspo.org%2Flibrary%2Flib_files%2Fdownload%2F1324&a=here

).    

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A total of 7.07 million metric tonnes (MT) of CSPO was purchased by the market,

and overall sales increased by 13%, during the reporting period 1 January 2019

to 31 December 2019.

Globally, the total RSPO certified area grew by 9% to 4.2 million hectares (ha)

across 17 countries by the end of 2019, with certified palm oil mills producing

15.19 million MT of CSPO and 3.38 million MT of Certified Sustainable Palm

Kernel (CSPK), respectively, a 13% and 11% year-on-year increase. Indonesia and

Malaysia remain the largest oil palm producing countries, covering a total of

81% of RSPO's total certified area.

The 2019 Impact Report is a special edition, entitled, Reflecting on a Decade

of Growth, which documents RSPO's achievements and performance over the past 10

years.

RSPO's incoming Chief Executive Officer, Beverley Postma, said: "It is

inspiring to see just how much has been achieved by RSPO members in the span of

a decade, and more recently, to see several initiatives being launched that

further solidify RSPO's position as the leading sustainable palm oil

certification standard. We know there is still a lot of work to be done if we

truly are to achieve market transformation. I'm confident that RSPO members

throughout the supply chain will work together to increase the uptake of CSPO,

deliver positive impacts, and tackle the other challenges and opportunities

that may come our way in 2021 and beyond."

The full Impact Report press release can be found here (  

https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2923130-1&h=1691551285&u=https%3A%2F%2Frspo.org%2Fnews-and-events%2Fnews%2Fpress-release-positive-growth-for-sustainable-palm-oil&a=here)

on the RSPO website.

About RSPO:

RSPO is a not-for-profit, international, membership organisation that unites

stakeholders from the different sectors of the palm oil industry including oil

palm producers, palm oil processors or traders, consumer goods manufacturers,

retailers, banks and investors, environmental or nature conservation NGOs, and

social or developmental NGOs.

SOURCE  Roundtable On Sustainable Palm Oil

CONTACT: Dan Strechay, Global Outreach & Engagement Director,

dan.strechay@rspo.org; Sara Cowling, Global Communications Manager - APAC,

sara.cowling@rspo.org