Call or write your favorite snack food companies today and ask them to cut palm oil tied to rainforest destruction and human rights violations out of. Join national and regional groups and initiatives cooperate and share information and ideas to speed up progress for all. That resulted in palm oil more or less disappearing from the industry it scared the hell out of. Poca and the rspo a member of the poca team, robert hii has been invited to chair a plenary session at the upcoming rpso general meeting this november. Production, processing, characterization, and uses serves as a rich source of information on the production, processing, characterization and utilization of palm oil and its components. I have used red palm oil to stop a cold in its tracks on two occasions. Palm oil in depth palm oil production is having catastrophic environmental and social impacts across southeast asia, latin america and africa. It also includes several topics related to oil palm genomics, tissue culture and genetic engineering of oil palm. Palm oil constitutes the bulk of the edible oils used in india and is critical for food security, particularly for the low income segment. Support ontheground action in palm oil producing landscapes, such as conservation and forest. Cspo is the physical oil certified sustainable palm oil. However, as oil palm has higher yield than any other oil crop, switching to other types of. General uses of palm oil kernel oil and their fractions in food, nutritional and oleochemical products are discussed as well as the potential use of palm oil as an alternative to trans fats.
Wendys is a leader in the development and execution of quality processes and initiatives that are focused intensely on providing a safe and wholesome food supply from our suppliers farms to the customers table. The rspo is an industryled initiative with a stated aim to make sustainable palm oil the norm. Engaged direct suppliers of palm oil and palm kernel oil to encourage increased transparency and holding suppliers accountable to timebound action plans to transform their supply chain ongoing issued a commodityspecific policy on responsible and sustainable sourcing of palm oils july 2016. However, the production of palm oil has severe environmental and social impacts, especially in malaysia, indonesia, and africa which produce over 80% of global palm. Auckland zoo in new zealand a printable palm oil free shopping guide handy wallet sized card. Support policy action in producer and consumer countries to tackle. Palm oil consumption increased 230% in almost 2 decades, yet. Jul 12, 2018 rspo is a notforprofit association that unites stakeholders from seven sectors of the palm oil industry oil palm growers, palm oil processors or traders, consumer goods manufacturers, retailers, banks and investors, environmental or nature conservation ngos and social or developmental ngos to develop and implement global standards for. Vegetable oils are one of the most traded global commodities, and this is particularly true of palm oil.
The rspo is an organisation roundtable on sustainable palm oil. This information comes from different sources, some with an economic agenda of their own. Top 10 palm oil consuming countries 2015 slideshare. Consumers, clients, ngos, public institutions, governments and suppliers are. Study on the environmental impact of palm oil consumption and on. Hazefree consumer guide peoples movement to stop haze. The largest consumer of palm oil is india, consuming 9. Ensure commitments and actions cover the entire corporate group, apply to all countries. Some brands companies will argue that they source their palm oil from companies which are members of the roundtable on sustainable palm oil or only use palm oil produced that is sustainable. In our opinion, the pendulum often swings to an extreme where allegations against palm oil have nothing to do with reality. Summary of commitments and actions by indonesia and malaysia on climate change. However, some people feel that it may not be, because animals could be harmed through its production if not farmed sustainably. You, the consumer, may hear that palm oil is not good for your health.
As palm oil is used as an ingredient in a large number of consumer products, stakeholders at the retail consumer end of the palm oil supply chain can play an important role in increasing demand for cspo. Palm oil consumer action is a platform for consumers to take action against conventional palm oil and to advocate. Regarding palm oil, loreal wants to explain in detail the actions and innovation. Jan 18, 2016 one promising avenue for reducing palm oil s deforestation impact is by influencing the companies that buy palm oil from global traders to use in their consumer products. How the world got hooked on palm oil free summary by paul tullis. These undertakings show the importance of collaboration in realizing a vision that promotes environmental protection, wildlife conservation and human rights and social issues. Several times, i have prepared palm oil with my family, i have been using palm oil all my life, we use palm oil for most of our soups. Palm oil producer musim mas, a major player which has about 200,000 hectares of palm oil plantations, joined last year. Grown only in the tropics, the oil palm tree produces highquality oil used primarily for cooking in developing countries. Sustainability free fulltext sustainability of palm oil. Agriculture palm oil consumption increased 230% in almost 2 decades, yet india imports most of it.
Some of these like the new york declaration on forests or the consumer goods forum resolution on zero net deforestation are good ways to show a. Rspo unites stakeholders from the seven sectors of the palm oil industry. I am a firm believer in coconut oil and the book on red palm oil just adds to the information on a very helpful natural product. With regard to traceability, aidenvironment helps consumer companies trace palm oil. Palm oil is a vegetable product and is officially vegan as it doesnt use animals to make it. This procurement guide has been developed in association with the british and irish association of zoos and aquariums biaza. Call or write your favorite snack food companies today and ask them to cut palm oil tied to rainforest destruction and human rights violations out of their supply chains. Apr 15, 2008 the oil palm is the worlds most valuable oil crop. Determinants of consumers preferences towards the palm oilfree label were estimated with an ordered logistic model using as the dependent variable the.
Denis asia pacific, which uses certified sustainable palm oil across all its ayam brand food products containing palm oil as an ingredient, was the overall top scorer. Palm oil can also be used to replace butter in some products and contains less saturated fat. Participate in action oriented initiatives and advocacy, and invest in projects ontheground, that support a sustainable palm oil industry to include the conservation and restoration of biodiversity at risk from or impacted by unsustainable palm oil. These types of palm oil might have antioxidant effects.
Time is running out for palm oil buyers to take action. Access a free summary of how the world got hooked on palm oil, by paul tullis and 20,000 other business, leadership and nonfiction books on getabstract. This page is designed to support people working for companies who want to source products containing certified sustainable palm oil cspo, as defined by the roundtable on sustainable palm oil rspo. It is due to your input and support of our campaigns that poca has been recognized by the rpso as an important consumer voice, and this is our chance to tell the rspo members, face to face, what we want from them. Palm oil buyers scorecard malaysia and singapore 2017 5 tracking progress on palm oil standards wwf released the first international palm oil buyers scorecard in 2009 to shine a light on actions taken by consumer goods manufacturers and retailers to tackle the issues around buying and using palm oil. Ran is building a national grassroots movement and we need your help. Join us in urging the united states government to introduce legislation that will shut our borders down to regular palm oil that is blamed for driving global warming and wildlife extinction. The core purpose of the palm oil action group is to spread awareness of the detrimental impacts of the unsustainable palm oil industry in south east asia and to implement strategies to combat the issue from our unique position in australia.
Recovery of the oil from the fruit of the oil palm elaeis guineensis requires early sterilization of the harvested fruit bunches if the formation of free fatty acid in the oil resulting from the action of an enzyme present in the fruitlets is to be avoided. It was set up in 2004 with the backing of the wwf in response to growing evidence of the devastation that palm oil production resulted in. Indonesia is the worlds biggest producer of palm oil, and there are more than 4 million hectares of plantations in sumatra alone an area the size of switzerland. This lowers oil production costs, which means food production is also cheaper and, ultimately, food is more affordable. Giving up palm oil might actually be bad for the environment the trouble with the maligned crop isnt its popularity, but where its planted palm oil is extracted from the fruit of oil palm trees. Aug 25, 2016 graph showing top 10 countries for palm oil in 2015. While the brands total consumption of palm oil is limited, it is possible to make sustainable choices even when manufacturing in smaller volumes, said ayam brand managing. Synthesizing these insights, we have identified five actions for companies to. Uses, side effects, interactions, dosage, and warning. Some of these like the new york declaration on forests or the consumer goods forum resolution on zero net deforestation are good ways to show a companys global commitment to change.
Rspo launches china sustainable palm oil alliance with cfna. The roundtable on sustainable palm oil rspo, established in 2004, is an industryled certification scheme for palm oil suppliers. Our goal is for 100% of the palm oil used in our restaurants and as ingredients in our products to support. Unfortunately, as recently as 20, much of the palm oil entering the. Palm oil consumer action is a platform for consumers to take action against conventional palm oil and to advocate for environmentally responsible products. Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the mesocarp reddish pulp of the fruit of the oil palms, primarily the african oil palm elaeis guineensis, and to a lesser extent from the american oil palm elaeis oleifera and the maripa palm attalea maripa. India has not been able to achieve selfsufficiency in palm oil production despite 40 years of efforts. In 1508 already reference has been made to palm groves in liberia, and to palm oil trade near the forcados river in nigeria. This oil is the best red oil i have used since i left home and cant prepare or buy from local producers. There is a perception among companies in malaysia and singapore that sustainable sourcing comes at a considerably higher cost. Choosing sustainable palm oil idh sustainable trade initiative. The group is a collection of palm oil companies, manufacturers and green groups including greenpeace and the rainforest action network.
Ms 817, method of tests for palm oil and palm oil products, related series ms 1231, method of sampling for palm oil and palm oil products 3. Pko, and actions undertaken by economic operators, eu governments and. Hamm, in encyclopedia of food sciences and nutrition second edition, 2003. With palm oil production increasing by more than 50% in the last decade of the twentieth century and set to double in the next twenty years, it has never before been so important to understand the history, use and cultivation of this fascinating crop. Some attention is also given to palm biomass, bioenergy, biofuels, waste management, and sustainability. We detail how korindos logging and oil palm operations in north maluku have, among other things, violated numerous indonesian laws, destroyed community farms and forests, used fire to clear land, and engaged police who have harassed and mistreated local community members. Palm oil consumer action started this petition to roundtable on sustainable.
This is the second in a series of reports to examine action taken by companies producing, sourcing or using products made with palm oil produced in indonesia. Main action and links campaigns palm oil groups contact us palmoilconsumersaction 2015. Participate in actionoriented initiatives and advocacy, and invest in projects ontheground, that support a sustainable palm oil industry to include the conservation and restoration of biodiversity at risk from or impacted by unsustainable palm oil. However, the production of palm oil has severe environmental and social impacts, especially in malaysia, indonesia, and africa which produce over 80% of. National commitments rspo roundtable on sustainable palm oil. Growth and production of oil palm encyclopedia of life. Sustainable palm oil shopping guide woodland park zoo. Roundtable on sustainable palm oil rspo, formed in 2004 by wwf, unilever.
Palm oil to be labelled on all products sold in australia. Some types of palm oil contain vitamin e and betacarotene. From the ethical consumer uk and the rainforest foundation uk information on brands that use palm oil australian consumers can keep an eye out for a new smart phone app being developed by palm oil investigations. Graph showing top 10 countries for palm oil in 2015.
Ii growth and production of oil palm willy verheye encyclopedia of life support systemseolss of trees appearing to be oil palms as early as 1434. However, due to the world antipalm oil campaign and the sustainable agriculture issues, the malaysian palm oil industry urgently needs some right track solutions. One promising avenue for reducing palm oils deforestation impact is by influencing the companies that buy palm oil from global traders to use in their consumer products. Rspo is a notforprofit association that unites stakeholders from seven sectors of the palm oil industry oil palm growers, palm oil processors or traders, consumer goods manufacturers, retailers, banks and investors, environmental or nature conservation ngos and social or developmental ngos to develop and implement global standards for. Palm oil consumer action raises awareness with the american consumer regarding the impact our products have on the world and to encourage american corporations to be accountable and responsible if they choose to use palm oil. Sustainable sourcing of palm oils colgatepalmolive. Palm oil is a globally traded agricultural commodity that is used in 50 percent of all consumer goods, from lipstick and packaged food to body lotion and biofuels. Indonesia is also the largest producer of palm oil. Whether its for health reasons, or to make food purchasing decisions that align with personal values and beliefs, consumers should have easy access to information about palm oil in their food. This increased demand, through the adoption of strict policies for the procurement of. The malaysian palm oil industry primary action is to accelerate the replanting of oil palm and improve the fresh fruit bunch yield.