RSPO Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) Guide 2022

How to read the FPIC Guide:

This guide is intended to be used by RSPO members, concessionaires and private landowners, and when opening land for new planting. Indigenous Peoples, Local Communities, and other users may also use this document (RSPO FPIC Guide 2022) as a reference in understanding RSPO’s FPIC process and requirements.

Any RSPO member who is to comply with the RSPO’s FPIC requirements shall refer to the most updated RSPO Principles and Criteria (P&C). A secondary reference shall be this document (RSPO FPIC Guide 2022), which provides guidelines and recommendations to assist members in achieving compliance to ease the planning and implementation of FPIC within their Unit of Certification (UoC).