ICOPE (International Conference on Oil Palm & Environment) Embracing Sustainable Palm Oil: Solutions for Local Production and Global Change April 25 - 27, 2018 - Bali, Indonesia Steve Krecik, Senior Manager, Palm Oil, will be speaking about the RA standard and
palm oil supply.
In palm oil, for example, smallholders represent production of about 40 % of the world's
palm oil supply; for rubber, which is an often - forgotten cause of deforestation in SE Asia and parts of Africa, this number is over 85 %.
Previously, he has researched
palm oil supply chain sustainability with the Zoological Society of London in Indonesia and with the Gibbs Land Use and Environment Lab in Madison, Wisconsin.
The goal is to create a tipping point that enhances the economic viability of responsible palm oil and transforms the global infrastructure of
palm oil supply chains.»
The Company plans to make transportation and packaging improvements, achieve zero deforestation in
its palm oil supply chain and increase its use of FSC - certified wood fibre.
A new data set launched on Global Forest Watch Commodities helps to globally map
palm oil supply chains by showing the locations of almost 800 mills.
This follows a detailed review of Nestle's
palm oil supply chain.
The RSPO is the leading not - for - profit, multi-stakeholder organization working along the full
palm oil supply chain to develop and implement global standards for sustainable palm oil in order to minimize the negative impact of palm oil production on the environment and the communities in which it's sourced.
Reckitt Benckiser aims to establish traceability of
its palm oil supply chain and ensure that responsible sourcing and production requirements are being met.
PepsiCo today reported continued progress in the company's efforts to strengthen
its palm oil supply chain, including new steps taken to promote human rights, responsible land use and supplier transparency.
From using sensors to monitor conditions on oil palm plantations more closely to harnessing the potential of blockchain to make the notoriously complex
palm oil supply chains more transparent, Webber says that «technology will be the key to sustainable palm oil».
«The Palm Oil Innovation Group welcomes the commitment by L'Oréal and Barry Callebaut to innovate and join the ranks of the most responsible companies in
the palm oil supply chain.»
Nestle ditched
the palm oil supplier after Greenpeace targeted its KitKat brand and Tesco announced this week it would stop buying pulp and paper from Sinar Mas after Greenpeace released a new report, «How Sinar Mas is Pulping the Planet».
The Responsible Sourcing Policy of Migros» main
palm oil supplier covers segregated CSPO and additional criteria which are verified by TFT.
Kellogg said it will require all global
palm oil suppliers to trace palm oil to independently verified plantations, and comply with the principles of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) by the end of 2015.
Its palm oil supplier, Wilmar, is destroying one of the largest mangrove forests in Indonesia — and this is only one of many such cases.
(10/05/2010) A UK - based cosmetics firm is severing ties with
its palm oil supplier after a story in The Observer reported the Colombia - based company sought the eviction of peasant farmer families to develop a new oil palm plantation, reports the Guardian.
Deutsche Bank has told Friends of the Earth Europe and Rainforest Rescue that it sold its shares in the Indonesian
palm oil supplier Bumitama following months of campaigning by the two groups.
Auditors and the breakdown of oversight in the RSPO, campaigners detail the effective lack of oversight within the international scheme to promote and certify «sustainable»
palm oil suppliers, in the midst of annual meetings of the group in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
Greenpeace has released video evidence that
a palm oil supplier for several major food companies has destroyed rainforest in Indonesia.
Saying that only 1 % of the sustainably produced
palm oil supplies available on the market are actually being purchased, WWF has announced that over the next six months it
Not exact matches
For example, McDonald's says it will eliminate food and products that lead to deforestation from its global
supply chain, as well as use sustainably - grown beef,
palm oil, fiber and coffee.
As the «pay for work» practice is especially prevalent at the commodity - sourcing level of the food
supply chain, the «No Fees» initiative initially focused on promoting ethical recruitment in
palm oil and seafood sourcing, and has now scaled up to include companies in the electronics, apparel, and extractives sectors.
Similarly, a leading producer of
palm oil in Papua New Guinea recognized the social and environmental impacts of production, so it altered its business model to include a fully traceable
supply chain and reduced its use of petrochemicals as a fertilizer.
«We will work with
suppliers, traders, and refiners to source
palm oil and derivatives that will be traceable to known sources for the vast majority of our purchased oils.»
Unilever, which first launched a sustainable
palm oil sourcing policy in 2013, announced last week that it will become the first consumer goods company to publicly disclose the
suppliers and mills it sources from — directly and indirectly,
Supply Chain Magazine reported.
«Effective engagement with
suppliers is crucial in transforming the
palm oil industry to eliminate deforestation and help us meet our sustainable
palm oil commitments,» the company says.
We purchase
palm fruit oil from a Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) supplier and also certify our purchases through Green P
palm fruit
oil from a Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) supplier and also certify our purchases through Green Pa
oil from a Roundtable on Sustainable
Palm Oil (RSPO) supplier and also certify our purchases through Green P
Palm Oil (RSPO) supplier and also certify our purchases through Green Pa
Oil (RSPO)
supplier and also certify our purchases through Green
PalmPalm.
Bob Norman from GreenPalm will be available to discuss the various options available to food manufacturers keen to address the issue of sustainable
palm oil in their
supply chains, at Booth 853 at the 2014 Institute of Food Technology (IFT) Annual Meeting and Food Expo, June 22 to 24, in New Orleans.
«In total, 50 million tons of
palm oil is produced annually,
supplying over 30 % of the world's vegetable
oil production.
Through the Consumer Goods Forum, the CDP / We Mean Business Coalition, and the public - private Tropical Forest Alliance 2020, hundreds of major companies have committed to eliminating commodity - driven deforestation from their
supply chains by 2020, including companies that account for 90 percent of the global trade in
palm oil.
In addition, our
palm fruit oil supplier was the first Latin America Company to be RSPO Certified (2010), is for the 3rd year running is ranked # 1 on the Sustainable Palm Oil Transparency Toolkit (http://www.sustainablepalmoil.org/about/), is a founding member of the Palm Oil Innovation Group and has a zero waste production cycle and is 100 % traceable to the f
palm fruit
oil supplier was the first Latin America Company to be RSPO Certified (2010), is for the 3rd year running is ranked # 1 on the Sustainable Palm Oil Transparency Toolkit (http://www.sustainablepalmoil.org/about/), is a founding member of the Palm Oil Innovation Group and has a zero waste production cycle and is 100 % traceable to the fa
oil supplier was the first Latin America Company to be RSPO Certified (2010), is for the 3rd year running is ranked # 1 on the Sustainable
Palm Oil Transparency Toolkit (http://www.sustainablepalmoil.org/about/), is a founding member of the Palm Oil Innovation Group and has a zero waste production cycle and is 100 % traceable to the f
Palm Oil Transparency Toolkit (http://www.sustainablepalmoil.org/about/), is a founding member of the Palm Oil Innovation Group and has a zero waste production cycle and is 100 % traceable to the fa
Oil Transparency Toolkit (http://www.sustainablepalmoil.org/about/), is a founding member of the
Palm Oil Innovation Group and has a zero waste production cycle and is 100 % traceable to the f
Palm Oil Innovation Group and has a zero waste production cycle and is 100 % traceable to the fa
Oil Innovation Group and has a zero waste production cycle and is 100 % traceable to the farm.
Unilever has become the first consumer goods company to publicly disclose all the
suppliers and mills it buys
palm oil from, both directly and indirectly, it says.
In addition, our
palm fruit oil supplier was the first Latin America Company to be RSPO Certified (2010), is ranked # 1 on the Sustainable Palm Oil Transparency Toolkit, is a founding member of the Palm Oil Innovation Group and has a zero waste production cycle and is 100 % traceable to the f
palm fruit
oil supplier was the first Latin America Company to be RSPO Certified (2010), is ranked # 1 on the Sustainable Palm Oil Transparency Toolkit, is a founding member of the Palm Oil Innovation Group and has a zero waste production cycle and is 100 % traceable to the fa
oil supplier was the first Latin America Company to be RSPO Certified (2010), is ranked # 1 on the Sustainable
Palm Oil Transparency Toolkit, is a founding member of the Palm Oil Innovation Group and has a zero waste production cycle and is 100 % traceable to the f
Palm Oil Transparency Toolkit, is a founding member of the Palm Oil Innovation Group and has a zero waste production cycle and is 100 % traceable to the fa
Oil Transparency Toolkit, is a founding member of the
Palm Oil Innovation Group and has a zero waste production cycle and is 100 % traceable to the f
Palm Oil Innovation Group and has a zero waste production cycle and is 100 % traceable to the fa
Oil Innovation Group and has a zero waste production cycle and is 100 % traceable to the farm.
Cargill has entered into a
supply agreement to provide Unilever's European operations with 10,000 metric tonnes of segregated refined
palm oil, certified by the Round Table for Sustainable Palm Oil (RS
palm oil, certified by the Round Table for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSP
oil, certified by the Round Table for Sustainable
Palm Oil (RS
Palm Oil (RSP
Oil (RSPO).
The introduction of traceable certificates back to mill and
supply base level for 2016 is GreenPalm's biggest step yet on the journey towards a sustainable
oil palm industry.
«Through sustainability initiatives that include considerable reductions in CO2 emissions and sustainable sourcing of
palm oil, we try to set an example for food manufacturers and raw materials
suppliers around the world — and we like to share this extensive experience to provide valuable guidance.»
The company is sharing its experiences to help others understand what is required via www.palsgaard.com/sustainable-emulsifiers/ After having
supplied sustainable
palm - based emulsifiers for some years, Danish - based, globally active Palsgaard now can deliver a broad range of emulsifiers based on segregated certified
palm oil.
UB already sources responsibly and was one of the first companies to switch to the sourcing of sustainable
palm oil, but is mindful that more than half of the carbon footprint of its products comes from its
supply chain.
Tracing
palm oil to its source is the critical first step in IOI Loders Croklaan's three - step approach to building a traceable, transparent and sustainable
supply chain.
Expanding the
supply - base of responsibly produced
palm oil: announcing Sime Darby's application to POIG
«With more innovators joining forces under POIG, we move closer to achieving POIG's vision: a responsible
supply chain that has broken the link between
palm oil production and the destruction of forests and peatlands, the exploitation of communities and workers, and climate change,» concluded co-chair Matthias.
L'Oréal, the world's largest cosmetics company, and Switzerland - based Barry Callebaut, the global leading
supplier of high - quality chocolate and cocoa products, have joined existing POIG members like Ferrero and Danone in their commitments to drive truly responsible
palm oil production.
It was established in 2004 by a group comprising of stakeholders in seven sectors of global
supply chain business as a result of a worldwide call for sustainably produced
palm oil.
Commenting on these challenges, Jignesh Bhatt, Executive Director for GATC, «leveraging our logistics expertise, dedicated members of our company, and our intimate relationship with key
suppliers of CSPO, we are able to seamlessly import and distribute CSPO products to our customers in the US and Canada that have made a superior commitment to sustainability for
palm oil at highly competitive prices since 2013.»
Olera ® Shortenings and Oils, the food products division of Global Agri - trade Corporation (GATC), is taking another major step in its commitment to be a competitive
supplier of 100 % RSPO certified sustainable
palm oil (CSPO) products in North America.
While many users of
palm oil in the consuming countries are committed to CSPO, its greater growth especially SG grades has been somewhat held back due to the premium; an issue further confounded by CSPO
supply chain challenges.
Make it clear to their
suppliers that they expect to be
supplied products containing certified sustainable
palm oil (CSPO).
Ideally, companies should be able to buy certified sustainable
palm oil that's not been mixed with uncertified oils in fully segregated
supply chains.
That's why we're encouraging growers and processors to
supply RSPO - certified sustainable
palm oil — and retailers and brands to buy it.