Sustainable Palm Oil Certification Scheme Frameworks and Impacts: A Systematic Literature Review

Autor: Sarmila Md Sum, Abd Hair Awang, Norhana Abdul Majid, Zaimah Ramli
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 3263, p 3263 (2021)
Sustainability
Volume 13
Issue 6
ISSN: 2071-1050
Popis: Sustainability certification schemes were introduced to the palm oil industry as a response to address the negative environmental and social impacts associated with the development of this industry. The first certification scheme for palm oil, the Roundtable of Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), was established in 2004, followed by other non-governmental initiatives to ensure the sustainable production of palm oil. Indonesia and Malaysia, the two largest palm oil producers in the world, established Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) and Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) in 2011 and 2015, respectively. This article aims to analyze the existing literature related to studies on the RSPO, MSPO and ISPO on the basis of articles identified from the SCOPUS (scopus.com) and Web of Science (clavirate.com) databases. Results showed that research on the RSPO has been widely conducted compared with that on MSPO and ISPO. Thus, further research on MSPO and ISPO is needed to understand the dynamics of the implementation of sustainability certification. This article also provides an insight on how sustainable certification in the palm oil industry, particularly MSPO, could contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Databáze: OpenAIRE