Since 2016, Efeca has published palm oil annual progress reports as part of the UK Sustainable Palm Oil Initiative (now part of the UK Sustainable Commodities Initiative). These reports are associated with the industry-led UK Roundtable on Sourcing Palm Oil under the Partnerships for Forests programme.
UK Roundtable on Sourcing Sustainable Palm Oil – Annual Progress Report (published 2023)
UK Roundtable on Sourcing Sustainable Palm Oil – Annual Progress Report (published 2022)
As part of our palm oil support programme, funded by the UK government’s Partnerships for Forests programme, Efeca has developed a series of briefing notes to explore the use of palm oil and certified sustainable palm oil across various industries. These notes provide valuable insights and guidance for industry stakeholders:
Foodservice (published March 2023)
Palm and Palm Kernel Oil Use in the Oleochemical Sector (published August 2018)
Lesser Known Tropical Oils (published December 2019)
Briefing Note on RSPO Palm Oil Certification Scheme (published March 2020)
Part 4 – No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation policies (published March 2020)
Part 5 – ISCC scheme (published March 2020)
Smallholders in Thailand (published March 2020)
Palm Oil Webinars: Exploring Sustainability and Industry Insights
This briefing note brings together information from scientific research to summarise how and why smallholder production of palm oil has developed to become a crucial part of the industry. It explores the challenges and barriers faced by many smallholder farmers in engaging in sustainable production practices, and summarises the benefits of sustainable palm oil production for smallholders, using case studies to showcase ongoing progress (published Jan 2022).
This briefing brings together a summary of scientific research into the carbon emissions impact of palm oil, and how sustainable palm oil can reduce carbon emissions. Carbon emissions are a major area of focus in the fight against climate change, with initiatives such as the Race to Zero campaign showcasing a growing cross-sector commitment to take action. Scope 3 emissions (occurring in a company’s supply chain) are of growing importance as supply chain actors look to address their broader emissions footprints (published Jan 2022).
A comparison of the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil Standard, Malaysian Palm Oil Standard, and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil Standard was conducted in March 2015, as part of our work for the Central Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET) service helping organisations to source sustainable palm oil (published 2015).
Watch our informative webinar on Introduction to Monitoring and Reporting in Commodity Supply Chains. This session provides an in-depth exploration of why it is crucial for companies to monitor and publicly report their progress towards sustainable commodity sourcing.