RSPO Resolution
Members Communication Pack
WWF, The Zoological Society of London (ZSL), and individual companies, with the support of Transitions submitted a Resolution to the RSPO 18th General Assembly.
While this will not be a collective ASD statement, there is an opportunity for members to individually communicate their position on it.
This Communications Pack is to help you do that, providing a series of aligned messages and suggested social media posts that can be used to encourage others to vote in favour of the resolution ahead of the deadline on 30 November 2021.
Key things to consider
What is the purpose of the Resolution?
The purpose of the Resolution is to open the discussion to the current constraints faced by the industry to access Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) and the limitations of the RSPO Mass Balance Model.
The latest Chain Reaction Research report highlights the positive impact the uptake of No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation (NDPE) policies is having in the palm oil sector. We – the submitters of Resolution GA18-6c: Enhancing the Robustness of the RSPO Mass Balance Model to Accelerate Uptake of Certified Sustainable Palm Oil – would like to build on this by requesting the RSPO and RSPO members consider the need for upgrading the Mass Balance Certification Scheme.
What do we want?
We believe that a more robust Mass Balance supply chain model is seen as a necessary progressive way for some of the industry sectors, including the derivatives sector, to be able to shift to the strongest physical certification schemes, such as SG or IP.
We want RSPO to consider the robustness of the model at the plantation and at the supply chain level, in order to enhance the legitimacy and attractiveness of the model – and the RSPO as a whole – for both upstream and downstream players.
What impact do we think we will have?
With RSPO certified volume stagnating at around 20% of total global palm oil production for the last few years, enhancing the attractiveness and the requirements for the Mass Balance model will increase the uptake of CSPO.
Upgrading the RSPO Mass Balance model, which is today the only available supply chain model scheme for some downstream sectors, far from the production areas, is a proactive way of mitigating identified risks of the palm oil sector, in respect of current and future due diligence regulations.
We acknowledge the importance of obtaining a consensus over such an important topic. But we are looking forward to supporting an independent committee to carry out a study for providing recommendations to incorporate this in the next RSPO Principles & Criteria recast.
What do we need others to do to support the Resolution?
We want others – customers, peers, stakeholders – to support the Resolution by voting in support of it. The deadline is 30 November 2021, although RSPO members will be able to vote during the live session of the RSPO General Assembly on 2 December 2021.
They just need to go to https://ga.rspo.org/garegistration/reg.php register and then vote in favour of the Resolution.
There is also a forum open for RSPO members to discuss the Resolution: https://forum.rspo.org/ga/forum.
For more information, they can read the RSPO’s General Assembly 18 booklet, available here.
Suggested Social Media Posts
[COMPANY], along with WWF, The Zoological Society of London, Transitions and other companies, have submitted a Resolution to the RSPO 18th General Assembly because we want to continue pushing for higher standards for certification of sustainable palm oil.
The aim of the Resolution is to open the discussion to the current constraints faced by our industry, and others, in accessing Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO), as well as the limitations of the RSPO Mass Balance Supply Chain Model.
We believe that, with RSPO certified volume stagnating at around 20% of total global palm oil production for the last few years, enhancing the attractiveness and the requirements for the Mass Balance model will increase the uptake of CSPO.
Join us by voting in support of the Resolution by 30 November 2021: https://ga.rspo.org/garegistration/reg.php. RSPO members will also be able to vote during the live session of the RSPO General Assembly on 2 December.
We continue our push for more sustainable palm oil by submitting/supporting a Resolution to the RSPO’s upcoming General Assembly calling for a more robust Mass Balance Supply Chain Model at plantation + supply chain level. Find out more and join us in voting for the Resolution here: https://ga.rspo.org/garegistration/reg.php
[COMPANY], along with @WWF, @OfficialZSL, @Transitions_dd and other companies, have submitted/support a Resolution to the RSPO calling for better access to Certified Sustainable Palm Oil. We call on you to support by registering your vote here: https://ga.rspo.org/garegistration/reg.php You have until 30 November.
Get in touch
If you have any questions, just shout.
Benjamin Voirin, Senior Project Manager, Transitions benjamin.voirin@transitions-dd.com
Tom Idle, ASD Communications Consultant, Narrative Matters tomidle@narrativematters.co.uk
Ricki Berkenfeld, ASD BSR Team rberkenfeld@bsr.org
