Abandon oil palm growing in unprofitable areas and convert such areas into wildlife reserves. Enhance the farm environment for locally important, rare or endangered species by providing appropriate habitats and adopting the right cultural practices, including the avoidance of pesticide damage to beneficial flora and fauna.
What is a sustainable agriculture guide for palm oil production?
This guide has been developed under the Unilever Sustainable Agriculture Initiative to support sustainable management practices for palm oil production. Ten indicators of sustainability have been identified, each with specific good agricultural practice recommendations: Areas of potential opportunity for improvement have also been identified.
Does Olam sell palm oil?
Olam is responsible for the physical sourcing of less than 1% of the total volume of palm oil produced globally, 270,000 MT3 selling to customers primarily in Asia, Africa and Europe. We also participate in paper trading of palm oil as a risk mitigation tool. In this scenario, no physical oil is delivered.
Is Olam palm Gabon RSPO certified?
In December 2017, Olam Palm Gabon successfully achieved its second RSPO certification for the Bilala mill in Mouila Lot. OPG is the largest RSPO certified plantation ¡°Widely thought to be the next frontier for palm oil, Africa is at great risk of unsustainable palm oil development harming its native forests and incredible wildlife.