MALAYSIA REITERATES COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL INDUSTRY

Malaysia has reiterated its commitment to practise the 3-P pillars of sustainable palm oil industry, namely, People, Planet and Profit, to overcome various challenges in the global market, including the European Union (EU) Parliament’s resolution on palm oil and deforestation, the Bernama news agency reported last Monday.  

Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister, Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong said Malaysia’s sustainability initiative were based on the principles and criteria of the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO).  He said the government has mandated for MSPO certification throughout the Malaysia palm oil supply chain and promised to supply 100 percent MSPO certified palm oil by end-December 2019.