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The certification illusion: what RSPO, MSPO and global standards are not telling you

Dr Manish ShuklaForthcoming9 min read

A forensic look at why standards consistently fail to produce transformation. The resource burden, smallholder exclusion, and the audit model that tells you what was happening 18 months ago.

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Dr Manish Shukla

Associate Professor of Operations Management at the University of Leeds and Programme Director of the MSc Global Supply Chain Management. A Fulbright Fellow, researching real-life challenges in sustainable supply chains.

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