Table 3 Main areas of difference between ISPO, MSPO, and RSPO
ISPO | MSPO | RSPO | |
|---|---|---|---|
Environment | Relies on national legislation | Relies on national legislation | Relies on a comprehensive guideline for compliance with environmental provisions |
High conservation value land (HCV) | Requires HCV identification, but does not define identification procedures in details | Does not mention HCV protection | Requires HCV identification, and identification procedure is clearly defined |
Peatland | Under specified conditions, planting on peatland is allowed | Developed guidelines for best practices on peatland | Encourages voluntary commitments to avoid planting on peatlands |
New planting cutoff datesa | Does not provide a cutoff date | Does not provide a have cutoff date | It provides cutoff date |
Social | Does not provide extensive social impact assessment requirements | Requires a social impact assessment and a system for complaints, but this is not outlined in details. | Requires comprehensive social impact assessment |
Free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) standards | No explicit reference to this standard | Mentioned that FPIC shall be recorded | Provides detailed guidelines |
Workers right | Does not have a requirement for employee/worker contracts. Employees/workers must be enrolled in the government’s social security program. | Requires a policy on workers’ rights, in accordance with national standards, and provides some detail on what this should entail. | Provides details guidelines on worker rights, health, and safety. |
Compliance | Requires full compliance with all criteria | Requires that internal audit procedure are documented and evaluated, in order to implement necessary corrective action through continuous improvement action plans | Requires full compliance with all criteria |