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In Girl
Scouts vs. Kellogg’s over palm oil, rainforests and orangutans win
After a
campaign waged by two charismatic Girl Scouts over questionably-sourced
palm oil used in Girl Scout Cookies, Kellogg Company today announced a policy
that will move it toward deforestation-free palm oil.
Under the commitment, Kellogg's suppliers will have to meet specific sourcing criteria by the end of 2015.
"Kellogg will require all global palm oil suppliers to trace palm oil to plantations that are independently verified as legally compliant; adherent to the company's principles for protecting forests, peat lands, and communities; and compliant with all Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) principles and criteria," said the cereal giant in a statement.
"As a socially responsible company, traceable, transparent sourcing of palm oil is important to us, and we are collaborating with our suppliers to make sure the palm oil we use is not associated with deforestation, climate change or the violation of human rights," said Diane Holdorf, Kellogg Company Chief Sustainability Officer.
By establishing a traceability requirement and mandating a segregated supply of certified palm oil, Kellogg has gone beyond what many other companies in the sector have signed off on: commitments to buy GreenPalm certificates representing palm oil certified under the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). While the purchase of GreenPalm certificates helps support more responsible palm oil production, oil from non-certified palm oil still ends up in companies' supply chains, leaving them open to criticism from environmental groups. By 2016 Kellogg's will be able to assure customers that it isn't using palm oil produced at the expense of wildlife-rich forests.
Under the commitment, Kellogg's suppliers will have to meet specific sourcing criteria by the end of 2015.
"Kellogg will require all global palm oil suppliers to trace palm oil to plantations that are independently verified as legally compliant; adherent to the company's principles for protecting forests, peat lands, and communities; and compliant with all Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) principles and criteria," said the cereal giant in a statement.
"As a socially responsible company, traceable, transparent sourcing of palm oil is important to us, and we are collaborating with our suppliers to make sure the palm oil we use is not associated with deforestation, climate change or the violation of human rights," said Diane Holdorf, Kellogg Company Chief Sustainability Officer.
By establishing a traceability requirement and mandating a segregated supply of certified palm oil, Kellogg has gone beyond what many other companies in the sector have signed off on: commitments to buy GreenPalm certificates representing palm oil certified under the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). While the purchase of GreenPalm certificates helps support more responsible palm oil production, oil from non-certified palm oil still ends up in companies' supply chains, leaving them open to criticism from environmental groups. By 2016 Kellogg's will be able to assure customers that it isn't using palm oil produced at the expense of wildlife-rich forests.
The pledge came after Kellogg worked with Green Century Capital Management,
a fund that holds shares in the company.
"Green Century is excited to support Kellogg on this important palm oil journey, which will ensure the company's core values are upheld throughout the supply chain and create long-term value for both shareholders and the environment," said Lucia von Reusner, Shareholder Advocate, Green Century Capital Management. "Kellogg Company's commitment to directly engage its suppliers positions them as a leader in developing sustainable palm oil."
"Green Century is excited to support Kellogg on this important palm oil journey, which will ensure the company's core values are upheld throughout the supply chain and create long-term value for both shareholders and the environment," said Lucia von Reusner, Shareholder Advocate, Green Century Capital Management. "Kellogg Company's commitment to directly engage its suppliers positions them as a leader in developing sustainable palm oil."
Kellogg's decision was immediately welcomed by the Union of Concerned
Scientists, which is campaigning to clean up the palm oil industry.
“This is a gold star day for Kellogg’s. Their efforts to source sustainable deforestation-free palm oil will help pull the industry towards palm oil that is deforestation-free," said Sharon Smith, Campaign Manager with UCS’s Tropical Forest & Climate Initiative, in a statement. "The commitment goes on to address peatlands, carbon-rich areas of decayed vegetation. Kellogg’s expressly notes that it will work to protect peatlands and not develop these areas, period. We were also pleased to see the Kellogg’s intends to guard High Carbon Stock forest, areas storing a great deal of carbon."
"We hope that the commitments Kellogg’s outlined soon become industry requirements. We’d like to see all palm oil producers making oils with these values and companies walk away from suppliers that cannot prove their palm oil is deforestation-free, peat-free and conflict-free."
Palm oil production is one of the largest drivers of deforestation in Southeast Asia, but pressure from environmentalists has recently led several prominent buyers like Kellogg's to adopt safeguards for sourcing palm oil, which is used in a variety of snack foods, cosmetics, and soaps. Those policies have now pushed two major suppliers in Asia — Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) and Wilmar — to commit to eliminating deforestation from new plantation development.
“This is a gold star day for Kellogg’s. Their efforts to source sustainable deforestation-free palm oil will help pull the industry towards palm oil that is deforestation-free," said Sharon Smith, Campaign Manager with UCS’s Tropical Forest & Climate Initiative, in a statement. "The commitment goes on to address peatlands, carbon-rich areas of decayed vegetation. Kellogg’s expressly notes that it will work to protect peatlands and not develop these areas, period. We were also pleased to see the Kellogg’s intends to guard High Carbon Stock forest, areas storing a great deal of carbon."
"We hope that the commitments Kellogg’s outlined soon become industry requirements. We’d like to see all palm oil producers making oils with these values and companies walk away from suppliers that cannot prove their palm oil is deforestation-free, peat-free and conflict-free."
Palm oil production is one of the largest drivers of deforestation in Southeast Asia, but pressure from environmentalists has recently led several prominent buyers like Kellogg's to adopt safeguards for sourcing palm oil, which is used in a variety of snack foods, cosmetics, and soaps. Those policies have now pushed two major suppliers in Asia — Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) and Wilmar — to commit to eliminating deforestation from new plantation development.
In the case of Kellogg's, its sourcing practices were heavily criticized
during a campaign by Rhiannon Tomtishen and Madison Vorva, Girl Scouts who
challenged their organization for its use of palm oil in Girl Scout cookies,
which are produced by a subsidiary of Kellogg Company. By highlighting
deforestation and threats to endangered species like orangutans from oil palm
plantations, Tomtishen and Vorva catalyzed a movement that eventually forced
Girl Scouts USA to commit to sourcing palm oil from less damaging sources.
