Exceptions to the rule

A worker loads oil palm fruit into a lorry at a local palm plantation in Shah Alam outside Kuala Lumpur. - REUTERS

RSPO principles do not apply to every situation and there should be some compromise when and where necessary.

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is generally consi­dered the “gold standard” for palm oil certification. There are good reasons for this.