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Mars touts deforestation-free palm oil supply chain

Company is working to reduce number of mills it sources from for increased transparency.

October 7, 2020

Mars, Incorporated says its Palm Positive Plan has delivered a deforestation-free palm oil supply chain, a significant milestone in the company’s efforts to tackle deforestation and advance respect for human rights.

Fats & Oils: Challenged to be clean, sustainable, functional

Suppliers, reacting to demands from manufacturers and consumers, address requirements for fats and oils.

Bernie Pacyniak

November 6, 2017

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Fats and oils suppliers must contend with providing confectioners with products that are sustainable, have a free label and still function well in formulations.

Greenpeace suspends campaign against IOI following new sustainability, labor commitments

Malaysian firm was suspended from industry group in 2016 for clearing peatland.

Alyse Thompson

May 3, 2017

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Environmental advocacy group Greenpeace has suspended its campaign against palm oil supplier IOI Group after the Malaysian firm announced a commitment to address deforestation and exploitation in its supply chain.

Land management remains issue for sustainable palm oil production

Industry partners work toward developing, implementing more sustainable practices.

Olivia Zyszczynski

December 9, 2016

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As the palm oil industry makes efforts toward more sustainable practices, land management issues still affect the environment and communities surrounding palm oil production facilities.

Barry Callebaut to use sustainable palm oil in two fillings

Cocoa company’s popular fillings Crema dell’Artigiano and Tintoretto switch to RSPO1 segregated palm products.

Crystal Lindell

March 9, 2016

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The Barry Callebaut Group now is using sustainable palm oil in two of its most popular confectionery fillings.

Fats & Oils Trends: Alternative Fats

Palm oil could be a suitable, but controversial, alternative to PHOs now that the FDA wants to phase them out.

Abigail Watt

November 12, 2015

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Our understanding of the health effects of fats is constantly evolving.

Hershey reports on first phase of palm oil tracing

Initial mapping effort first step in validating responsible palm oil sources.

Bernie Pacyniak

April 22, 2015

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The supply mapping has given the company insight into its palm oil sources from suppliers originating back to the mill level.

Fats and Oils trends: Greener palms light up industry practices

In light of increased environmental concerns, which route is best for working with palm oil?

Kelsey Ott

November 24, 2014

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Sustainability is undoubtedly a buzzword in this age, but the line between echoing support for environmentalism and ensuring that ingredients do no harm is not yet defined, especially in the palm oil industry.

Hershey commits to 100% traceable, sustainable palm oil by end of 2014

target date for 100% mass-balanced, RSPO-certified palm oil is a year ahead of schedule.

Bernie Pacyniak

December 18, 2013

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The Hershey Co. plans to work with its suppliers to achieve 100 percent traceable and sustainably sourced palm oil by the end of 2014.

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