Briefing: Sustainable sourcing - Change on sustainable palm too slow for some

A group of major consumer goods companies and investors have publicly called on the Roundtable on Responsible Palm Oil (RSPO) to strengthen its Principles & Criteria following mounting criticism of the multi-stakeholder platform. This has left the RSPO pondering whether it can afford to continue to move at a pace which keeps less ambitious companies engaged or whether it should allow more progressive members to set the agenda.