First German RSPO seminar on sustainable palm oil
29 October 2010 – A seminar on sustainable palm oil was recently held in Düsseldorf, Germany under auspice of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). The seminar was organised by IOI-Loders Croklaan Europe and included presentations from RSPO members such as Unilever, WWF Germany, Oxfam as well as German retailer REWE Group. Around hundred participants – mostly representatives from the European food industry – attended the seminar.
Johan Verburg, Oxfam private sector advisor, notes, “Urgency of market players is required to contribute to social and ecological aspects in palm oil producing countries. The RSPO is a valuable tool that has the potential to deliver tangible results if mainstream markets are willing to commit.”
