Sustainable Palm Oil Pledge
What we are doing
Our Sustainable Palm Oil Pledge
In 2022 as a company we made a pledge with the Wild Planet Trust and became a sustainable palm oil champion. Our responsibility now is to audit our suppliers and their products and to steer away from products and companies that are not using sustainable palm oil.
WHAT IS PALM OIL?
Palm oil is the world’s most popular vegetable oil and comes from the fruit of the oil palm, Elaeis guineensis. It is found in many processed foods, including ice cream, chocolate, chips, cereals, frozen foods, margarine, biscuits, cakes, bread and fruit juice. Palm oil is also used to make personal care, cosmetic and household products including soap, toothpaste, shampoo, cosmetics, and detergents.
THE EFFECTS OF PALM OIL ON ANIMALS
The global demand for palm oil is one of the largest drivers of deforestation in Indonesia. Forest fires are deliberately lit to clear land space to plant palm trees, killing and displacing thousands of animals each year. This leads to the death of countless animals either through perishing in the fires, getting killed in human-wildlife conflict or dying from starvation due to the loss of habitat/food sources from the land clearing.
