Earthworm backs sustainable palm oil over blanket world ban

Published 2021년 10월 19일

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Earthworm, a non-profit environmental organization, has shifted its stance on palm oil from advocating for a boycott to promoting sustainable palm oil. This shift aligns with the organization's work in the cocoa sector and builds on collaborations with groups like WWF, Conservation International, and the World Land Trust. The focus is on driving the industry towards sustainable palm oil, particularly that which adheres to the standards of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) or Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG), which mandates deforestation-free production since 2018. Managers, retailers, and traders are encouraged to meet their deforestation-free supply chain commitments, with some showing faster progress than others.

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Non-profit environmental organisation Earthworm, which has worked extensively in the cocoa sector, has joined a growing list of conservation organisations backing sustainable palm oil instead of boycotting the crop, writes Neill Barston. The environmental group is collaborating with a number of global bodies including the WWF, Conservation International, the World Land Trust and a host of leading wildlife and animal parks around the world in seeking to drive industry transition to sustainable palm oil – which is widely used within the confectionery and bakery sectors. As Earthworm noted, palm oil produced according to the standards set by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) or Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG), as of 2018, is required to be ...

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