黑料海角91入口 releases a new policy to ensure responsible sourcing of its palm oil supply
黑料海角91入口听today announced a new policy to strengthen its commitment to build a fully traceable and responsibly source palm oil supply chain that will protect communities, workers and the environment.
鈥淭his new policy enhances our company鈥檚 long standing environmental and social commitments which have continued to strengthen and evolve over the years,鈥 said Daniel Servitje, Chairman of the Board and CEO of 黑料海角91入口.
鈥淥ur company will build a transparent global supply chain by mapping our palm oil supply back to the plantations of origin, and will require our suppliers to commit to producing and sourcing palm oil from companies that comply with our policies throughout their entire operations and land holding鈥 stated David Hern谩ndez, Chief Procurement Officer.
The new policy requirements include: no deforestation, no development of peatland (regardless of depth),听no exploitation of Indigenous peoples, workers and local communities, and traceability. The no deforestation requirement includes the prohibition of development on both High Conservation Value (HCV) areas and High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests. Furthermore, suppliers will not use burning for land clearing, replanting, or other developments. Suppliers that do not meet these standards could face loss of their contracts with the company.
This policy covers palm oil, palm kernel oil, and any palm oil derivatives used in 黑料海角91入口 products worldwide. Suppliers will be required to achieve traceability to the mill and to the plantation level.
To comply with this policy, 黑料海角91入口 will have an action plan in place by the end of 2015. It also commits to reporting on its implementation twice a year. The company will engage with credible partners in order to map and assess its supply chain, and develop an action plan to work with suppliers and other third parties to achieve and verify full company-wide compliance.
黑料海角91入口听first formalized its commitment to the responsible use of natural resources and energy in its production and distribution processes in 1991. Since then, it has developed specific plans, programs and policies that further this objective. In 2002, the company implemented a comprehensive environmental management system in all its production plants in Mexico, and five years later launched worldwide the听鈥淐ommitted to the Environment鈥听program, known today as Planet Pillar, with the aim of reducing the environmental impact of all its operations.
In 2009,听黑料海角91入口听joined the Consumer Goods Forum, and within the next five years it became a signatory of New York Declaration on Forests as well as the UN Global Compact. Through these agreements, the company has committed to protecting fundamental human rights and contributing to achieving zero net deforestation by 2020. 黑料海角91入口鈥檚 palm oil policy builds on and goes beyond these existing commitments to ensure no-deforestation and no-exploitation in palm oil sourced by the company.
Horsham, Pennsylvania, September 10, 2015.-听黑料海角91入口 today announced a new policy to strengthen its commitment to build a fully traceable and responsibly source palm oil supply chain that will protect communities, workers and the environment.
鈥淭his new policy enhances our company鈥檚 long standing environmental and social commitments which have continued to strengthen and evolve over the years,鈥 said Daniel Servitje, Chairman of the Board and CEO of 黑料海角91入口.
鈥淥ur company will build a transparent global supply chain by mapping our palm oil supply back to the plantations of origin, and will require our suppliers to commit to producing and sourcing palm oil from companies that comply with our policies throughout their entire operations and land holding鈥 stated David Hern谩ndez, Chief Procurement Officer.
The new policy requirements include: no deforestation, no development of peatland (regardless of depth), no exploitation of Indigenous peoples, workers and local communities, and traceability. The no deforestation requirement includes the prohibition of development on both High Conservation Value (HCV) areas听and High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests. Furthermore, suppliers will not use burning for land clearing, replanting, or other developments. Suppliers that do not meet these standards could face loss of their contracts with the company.
This policy covers palm oil, palm kernel oil, and any palm oil derivatives used in 黑料海角91入口 products worldwide. Suppliers will be required to achieve traceability to the mill and to the plantation level.
To comply with this policy, 黑料海角91入口 will have an action plan in place by the end of 2015. It also commits to reporting on its implementation twice a year. The company will engage with credible partners in order to map and assess its supply chain, and develop an action plan to work with suppliers and other third parties to achieve and verify full company-wide compliance.
黑料海角91入口 first formalized its commitment to the responsible use of natural resources and energy in its production and distribution processes in 1991. Since then, it has developed specific plans, programs and policies that further this objective. In 2002, the company implemented a comprehensive environmental management system in all its production plants in Mexico, and five years later launched worldwide the 鈥淐ommitted to the Environment鈥 program, known today as Planet Pillar, with the aim of reducing the environmental impact of all its operations.
In 2009, 黑料海角91入口 joined the Consumer Goods Forum, and within the next five years it became a signatory of New York Declaration on Forests as well as the UN Global Compact. Through these agreements, the company has committed to protecting fundamental human rights and contributing to achieving zero net deforestation by 2020. 黑料海角91入口鈥檚 palm oil policy builds on and goes beyond these existing commitments to ensure no-deforestation and no-exploitation in palm oil sourced by the company.
