• Is the UK sourcing sustainable palm oil?
  • This set out the overarching commitment that ¡°The United Kingdom is working towards achieving 100% sourcing of credibly certified sustainable palm oil by the end of 2015¡±. The period covered by the Statement ended in December 2015, and this is the 4th and final update on progress towards achieving the Statement¡¯s ambition. What is palm oil?
  • What is the UK statement on sustainable palm oil?
  • Ref: PB13833 PDF, 171 KB, 16 pages This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Request an accessible format. The UK statement draws together new and existing specific commitments on the sourcing of sustainable palm oil which have been made by key organisations representing businesses within the palm oil supply chain in the UK.
  • Does the transport sector use sustainable palm oil?
  • The transport sector has therefore been sourcing sustainable palm oil since the start of the UK Commitment and will continue to do so for all biofuels feedstock in line with UK law. In the power and heat sectors the use of bioliquids from palm oil is nil. In both sectors, as in the transport sectors, strict sustainability rules apply.
  • Who is covered by a 100% sustainable palm oil commitment?
  • The statement includes the Government, oil processors and distributors, food and drink manufacturers, retailers, animal feed manufacturers, hospitality sector, renewable energy sector, cleaning products industry, speciality chemicals sector and WWF. The 100% by 2015 commitment covers the use of both sustainable palm oil and palm kernel oil.
  • What is the market for sustainable palm oil?
  • The market for sustainable palm is dominated by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). RSPO is an international, multi-stakeholder organisation that has developed sustainability standards and put in place an independent process for verifying production and supply chains.
  • What is sustainable palm oil?
  • There is no one definition of sustainable palm oil. For the energy and transport sectors sustainability is legally defined in the Renewable Energy Directive. The other sectors are free to use their own definitions. The market for sustainable palm is dominated by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).