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European Baking Ingredients Market Report 2022
Sustainability 53
INDUSTRY REPORT

These criteria can help

minimise the negative

impact of palm oil cultivation

on the environment and

communities in these

regions.

sourced soya for example, traces enables farmers to use better, more
the soy or soy derivative back sustainable farming methods and
through the supply chain to grow better crops.
farms, certified to internationally
approved standards. It provides By becoming committed
assurances and evidence that the stakeholders in these types of
product originates from certified organisations and the companies
sources. The certification to and farmers they embrace,
this scheme provides credible ingredient producers can ensure
evidence that the supply chain is positive, sustainable global
secure and traceable, ensuring the outcomes that enable the best
sustainability of the products. products to find their way to their
customers. n
The activities of the Roundtable
on Sustainable Palm Oil are
focused on the development
and implementation of global
standards for sustainable palm oil
in order to minimise the negative
The principles of sustainable impact of palm oil cultivation on About the author
development should be the environment and communities
extended to achieve economic, in palm oil producing regions. Jason Vaghela is HR Director
environmental and social Suppliers are obliged to comply at AB Mauri UK&I, with
sustainability throughout with a set of environmental and executive responsibility
the ingredient supply chain social criteria to produce Certified for bringing together the
with ingredient quality being Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO). businesses’ ESG programme,
paramount. Responsibly sourced, When they are properly applied, with a career developed
sustainable ingredients should be these criteria can help minimise through roles in a range
traceable through the chain to the the negative impact of palm oil of functions and across
sustainability of the land on which cultivation on the environment industry sectors including
they are grown using sustainable and communities in these regions. facilities management,
agricultural practices. Similarly, The Rain Forest Alliance construction, metals, and
and UTZ labelling work at the plastics – the latter two in
For example, the world leading intersection of business, agriculture organisations at the forefront
Exova BM Trada Certification, to and forests to make responsible of materials recycling
which some food companies are business the new normal. The processes.
signed up and use for responsibly UTZ certification programme

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