This document discusses palm oil sourcing and sustainability. It notes that Indonesia is a major producer of palm oil, which is found in many grocery store brand and name brand products. While palm oil has environmental issues like greenhouse gas emissions, some grocery store chains like Safeway and Whole Foods are making efforts to source palm oil sustainably through their store brand products, though challenges remain in fully implementing sustainable practices.
Palm Oil – Cheap, High Availability and Consistency
6% of Worlds Surface, but 50% of Life on Planet300 Football Fields of Rainforest are removed each hour3000 to 5000 orangutans are killed every year-45% palm oil produced by smallholders who rely on the industry to lift them out of poverty
Fine Print: Palm Oil, vegetable oil, palmate etcetcetcNeed: Upfront Sustainable Palm Oil label like a big P
9% of World Palm Oil RSPO-ShortcomingsCargill
sustainable, fairly traded palm oilNot sourced from companies engaged in the conversion of natural forests Meet or exceed RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) principles and criteria.
Bolt On vs Embedded DifferentiationNeither had information from in house staff