10 Years of RSPO in China: Driving Palm Oil Transformation Towards Sustainability

Published 2025년 7월 14일

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The 9th RSPO China Forum, held in Guilin recently, gathered stakeholders from across the palm oil supply chain to discuss advancements and challenges in promoting RSPO Certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) in China. It also marked a decade of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil's (RSPO) presence in China. Since officially commencing operations in 2015,

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The 9th RSPO China Forum, held in Guilin recently, gathered stakeholders from across the palm oil supply chain to discuss advancements and challenges in promoting RSPO Certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) in China. It also marked a decade of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil’s (RSPO) presence in China. Since officially commencing operations in 2015, RSPO membership in China has grown to 480 members, reflecting rising awareness of the critical role sustainable palm oil plays in driving economic growth, environmental protection, and alignment with global sustainability commitments. China, currently the world’s second-largest importer and third-largest consumer of palm oil, imported 4.36 million tonnes of palm oil in 2024, with RSPO Certified palm oil accounting for approximately 500,000 tonnes. A key milestone in the market’s transformation was the first-ever shipment of RSPO Identity Preserved (IP) certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO) in November 2024, led by Yili Group and ...

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