AreaMalaysia
Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals
CommodityPalm oil
Date01/12/2019
Policy CategoryProduction
Policy InstrumentProduction sustainability policies
DescriptionIn a bid to improve product traceability along the palm oil supply chain and provide evidence of sustainable production, the Government announced plans to make oil-palm concession maps accessible to the general public.
NotesMALAYSIA production sustainability, palm oil (traceability): In a bid to make oil palm supplies fully traceable by 2025, the countrys sustainability-certification body, MPOCC (Malaysian Palm Oil Certification Council), announced plans to make concession maps accessible to the general public. By fostering transparency about the operations of individual industry players, the Government hopes to demonstrate to the international community that Malaysian palm oil is produced responsibly. On a related note, the Government granted the international industry standards group RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) permission to make its members concession maps public for Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak. Previously, such permission had been denied, based on ambiguity and legality concerns.
