Overview
The activity will provide you with more details to help you understand the practical implication of Corporate Social Responsibility and the role different stakeholders can, and do, play in the pursuit of sustainable development.

Activity description
Go to the website and read the article on the suspension of Nestlé membership by The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). Also go to the website of the RSPO setting out its purpose, membership, and certification process. Consider the efficacy of industry self-regulation in partnership with other stakeholders to achieve sustainable development.

Consider:

• What were the main reasons for establishing the RSPO?
• What are the benefits of membership of the RSPO?
• What are the implications if members do not comply with the minimum requirements?
• What are the potential implications if not all stakeholders take up membership of the RSPO?

Visit the following websites:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2018-06-29/nestle-suspended-sustainable-palm-oil/9923238

https://rspo.org/about