Publications
Siak Pelalawan Landscape Programme: How Companies Collaborate and Engage
15 January 2021This case study looks into private sector engagement in the Siak Pelalawan Landscape Programme (SPLP), which currently comprises eight palm oil producers, traders, and downstream buyers, facilitated by Proforest and Daemeter Consulting, in the Siak and Pelalawan districts in Riau province, Indonesia.
Discussion paper on human rights related risks and issues within a landscape initiative
12 January 2021Overview of key elements for an approach to respect human rights related risks and issues within a landscape initiative
Africa Palm Oil Initiative Highlights 2019-2020
18 November 2020The 10 APOI countries have each followed a three-phase process: engagement, development and implementation. National Principles and Action Plans were developed to guide the implementation of sustainable palm oil production in each...
03 2020 Engaging with Landscape Initiatives
26 October 2020Many companies in agricultural commodity supply chains have made commitments to responsible sourcing of commodities. This includes, for example, taking action to reduce deforestation, improve labour conditions, support smallholder...
03 2020 Engaging with Landscape Initiatives
22 October 2020This new version has Engaging with Landscape Initiatives InfoNote incorporates feedback and experiences of companies and other stakeholders to advance understanding on how companies can engage.
06 Guidance for addressing land rights grievances
16 October 2020Practical and action-oriented guidance on how to manage and address land rights grievances in the palm oil sector.
Sustainable Palm Oil: Trade and key players between Indonesia and China
8 October 2020Part 1 of this report provides a baseline mapping study of Indonesia-China sustainable palm oil linkages. The linkages are investigated from several angles, from an overview of the trade relationship between Indonesia and China to...
05 Guidance for forced labour grievances
29 September 2020This document provides practical and action-oriented guidance on how to manage and address grievances related to forced labour in the palm oil sector. The guidance provides information about how to verify and identify causes of grievances, develop action plans for remediation and resolution, and minimise chances of future non-compliance and conflict.
04 Guidance for child labour grievances
29 September 2020The guidance provides information about how to verify and identify causes of grievances, develop action plans for remediation and resolution, and minimise chances of future non-compliance and conflict.
03 Guidance for Minimum Wage grievances
29 September 2020This guidance is primarily developed for growers or mills as a first point of contact, but corrective actions ultimately need to be carried out wherever a grievance on minimum wage is occurring, whether in mills, plantations they own or/and plantations of outgrower or smallholder farms they source from.