Certified Palm Oil Club

Do you want to contribute to the development of the next life cycle assessment (LCA) comparing RSPO certified palm oil to non-certified palm oil? Then the Certified Palm Oil Club is for you.

Become a member of the Certified Palm Oil Club

Recently, our first crowdfunded project on a comparative LCA of RSPO certified and non-certified palm oil was finalised. To follow the impact of palm oil certification over time, geography and type of grower, we now launch the next project. The price of subscription is 3500 EUR in a one-off payment. The minimum budget for conducting the project is 45000 EUR. Budget from subscriptions that exceed this minimum budget is used to expand the scope of the project. As a partner of this initiative you will contribute to the development of an LCA of RSPO certified vs. non-certified palm oil. The LCA includes time-series, spatial differentiation on major palm oil producing countries as well as differentiation between estates and smallholders.

You can read more on our new project page or contact us.

Example files

The below entries are examples of Certified Palm Oil Club content.

  • 2024-06-13 pdf A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of palm oil – differentiated by RSPO-certified and non-certified, regionally, spatially, and by estate and smallholder This draft paper provides updated data on the impacts of the diverse production practices of the palm oil market. A comprehensive comparison of cradle to-gate life cycle environmental performances of RSPO certified and non-certified palm oil is provided, building upon a previous study conducted in 2016-2019 (Schmidt and De Rosa, 2020).
  • 2024-06-13 pdf Supplementary information to draft paper on RSPO Palm oil Supplementary information (SI) A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of palm oil - differentiated by RSPO-certified and non-certified, regionally, spatially, and by estate and smallholder
  • 2024-06-13 xlsx Draft version of detailed LCA results of RSPO palm oil study This excel file presents a detailed breakdown of all results of the palm oil LCA by 13th June 2024
  • 2024-03-05 xlsx Updated Draft Results delivered on 5th March The following updates have been made since the last draft results:
    • PKO results are included for ALCA (not CLCA since in consequential modelling, there is no difference between the RBD PKO and the RBD PO)
    • The impact assessment method Stepwise2006 has been revised to align with the new IPPC guidelines. In the previous results, we utilized the original stepwise2006 with AR5 (IPCC2013), while the current results are calculated using IPCC 2021.
    • The Fertilizer shares (shares of specific fertilizer types) have been updated to 2021 data from FAOSTAT. Previously, only 2020 data was available and used.
  • 2023-10-12 pdf Q&A regarding draft results delivered on 11th September 2023 – tools This document summarizes our answers on comments/questions we have received regarding the draft results, which were delivered on 11th September 2023.
  • 2023-10-11 xlsx Draft results delivered on 11th September 2023 – tools This document contains the Consequential DRAFT results (LCI and LCIA) from the current RSPO study.
  • 2023-01-11 docx Guideline – How to download the SimaPro databases for the RSPO project This short manual describes how to download the SimaPro databases for reproducing the Attributional and Consequential LCA results found in ‘Schmidt and De Rosa (2019) Comparative LCA of RSPO-certified and non-certified palm oil’.
  • 2021-04-16 pdf NEW LCA of RSPO certified palm oil – Kick-off meeting Presentation from the Kick-off meeting for the new palm-oil Club. By Jannick Schmidt and Michele De Rosa, 16th April 2021
  • 2019-05-13 pdf RSPO LCA main report Final deliverables: Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of RSPO-certified and Non-certified Palm Oil. Date 7. May 2019
  • 2019-05-10 pdf RSPO LCA Appendix Report Final deliverables: Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of RSPO-certified and Non-certified Palm Oil - the Appendix Report. Date: 7. May 2019
  • 2019-01-24 pdf Status meeting 8 – summary
    This file contains the minutes of the 8th RSPO palm oil LCA status meeting Thursday 24th January 2019, 10:00-11:30 (CET).
  • 2019-01-24 pdf Status meeting 8 – Presentation This file contains the presentation for status meeting 8 for RSPO Palm oil LCA on Thursday 24th January 2019, 10:00-11:30 (CET).
  • 2018-09-17 pdf Comparative LCA of RSPO certified and non-certified palm oil – report Final draft for third party critical review by Jannick Schmidt and Michele De Rosa, 2.-0 LCA consultants, Aalborg, 15th September 2018. The report is an outcome of the crowdfunded project: Life Cycle Assessment of RSPO Certified Palm Oil.
  • 2018-09-04 pdf Status meeting 7 – agenda
    This file contains the agenda and call-in info for RSPO palm oil LCA status meeting 7 on Tuesday 4th September 2018.
  • 2018-09-04 pdf Status meeting 7 – presentation This file contains the presentation for status meeting 7 for RSPO Palm oil LCA on Tuesday 4th September 2018.
  • 2018-09-04 pdf Status meeting 7 – summary This file contains the summary notes for status meeting 7 for RSPO Palm oil LCA on Tuesday 4th September 2018.
  • 2018-03-22 pdf Status meeting 5 – presentation
    This files contains the slides for the fifth status meeting of our project: LCA of RSPO certified palm oil, date: 22nd March 2018
  • 2018-01-30 pdf Status meeting 4 – minutes

    Summary of status meeting 4: RSPO LCA project, Date: 26th January 2018, 10:00-12:00(CET).

  • 2017-12-05 docx Status meeting 3 – minutes This file contains the minutes from our status meeting 5. December 2017  
  • 2017-12-05 pdf Status meeting 3 – presentation This file contains the slides from the status meeting 5. December 2017
  • 2017-12-05 pdf Improving the PalmGHG calculator – presentation This file contains the slides with suggestions for improvements of the PalmGHG calculator (by Jannick Schmidt, 10th March 2017)
  • 2017-09-06 pdf Certified sustainable palm oil – poster
    Full title: Certified sustainable palm oil – what are the benefits?  - Is it a way forward for greening agri-food value chains in emerging economies? Poster by Jannick Schmidt and Michele De Rosa presented at LCM2017.
  • 2017-08-17 xlsx Principles and criteria for data collection – tool This file contains the principles and criteria for data collection as well as the data demands overview of the Palm Oil club project.
  • 2017-08-16 pdf Status meeting – presentation
    Project: LCA of RSPO certified palm oil - powerpoint from first status meeting, 16th August 2017.

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