Producers work to ensure palm oil is responsibly sourced
05/05/2023 (Baking Business) - Cargill will be opening a new palm oil refinery in Lampung, Indonesia, later this year, which will enable a fully integrated supply chain from plantation to customer. Cargill’s palm oil sustainability strategy builds on the company’s global priorities, delivering palm oil produced in accordance with No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation (NDPE) practices, Ms. Ullmann said. The company works with a variety of partners to drive change.
“We are working to build a traceable, transparent and sustainable palm oil supply chain that protects high conservation value (HCV) areas, high carbon stock (HCS) forests and peatlands regardless of depth; respects and upholds the rights of workers, indigenous peoples and local communities; enables smallholders to become successful businesspeople, improving their livelihoods through responsible production, maximizing yields and improving quality; and upholds high standards of transparency through reporting of traceability,” she said.
Bunge Loders Croklaan also produces its palm oil in accordance with NDPE practices. The company works with suppliers to ensure they are in compliance as well as reputable third parties to validate supplier information.
“Our industry-leading non-deforestation commitment means we do not source from illegally deforested areas in any region where we operate. To detect deforestation, we use satellite technology to actively monitor peat lands, forest reserves and mills where we source our oil,” said Marina Negroponte, manager, ESG global customers and NA oils, Bunge Loders Croklaan. “We aim to be an accountable leader that helps to raise the bar for our sector. Our public traceability dashboards are updated regularly with new information. And outside of our supply chains, we are part of industry efforts, including the RSPO.”
Corbion reached 100% RSPO mass balance (MB) certified palm oil and primary oleochemicals in 2020, and the company set a goal to be 100% RSPO MB certified for all secondary oleochemicals by 2024, Ms. Visser said.
More than 80% of Columbus Vegetable Oils’ palm oil is RSPO-certified.
“It is likely that in a few years all palm oil will be RSPO sustainable under the current schemes of traceability,” said Rick Cummisford, director of quality at Columbus Vegetable Oils.