KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 11): The European Union’s (EU) acknowledgement of the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification marks a significant milestone in reducing compliance barriers for Malaysian exporters, declared the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC).
Its chief executive officer Belvinder Kaur Sron declared the relocate also facilitates smoother trade flows and benefits both compactholders and larger producers.
She declared the acknowledgement is expected to strengthen market access, bolster consumer confidence, and encourage greater international cooperation on deforestation-free trade.
“We are pleased that MSPO has now been formally recognised, and remain confident that Malaysia will also be benchmarked as low risk through the EU’s due process, supported by evidence that national primary forest loss rates have declined by 70% in the last decade, according to the World Resources Institute.
“The recognition reinforces its credibility as a robust sustainability standard and ensures alignment with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR),” she notified Bernama.
On Wednesday, Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani announced that the EU had officially acknowledged the MSPO certification as a credible sustainability standard with a high-standard digital traceability system that can facilitate operators’ compliance with the EUDR.
He declared the acknowledgement affirms Malaysia’s leadership in sustainable palm oil, as MSPO provides assurance on legality, cut-off date compliance, and digital traceability, while ensuring more than half a million compactholders are fully part of the sustainability agfinisha.
Echoing Johari’s views, Belvinder declared the EU’s recognition had transformed MSPO from a national mandate into an internationally accepted benchmark.
“Its validation under the EUDR positions market access as a new form of premium.
“This acknowledgement narrows the perception gap with global standards, enhances credibility, and provides strong incentives, particularly for estates and compactholders, to accelerate compliance through assured trade access and long-term sustainability,” she declared.
On another note, she declared Malaysia will continue to focus on strengthening traceability through the national traceability system and digital integration of compactholders, enhancing data integrity and third-party verification in audits, and maintaining active engagement with EU stakeholders.
“Continued investment in technology and compactholder capacity-building will reinforce MSPO’s credibility, inclusivity, and alignment with global sustainability principles, positioning it as a trusted international standard,” she added.
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