The rollout begins this week and all customers have been informed that subsequent supplies will contain sustainable material.
AAK, approved by the RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) as a supplier of certified sustainable palm oil, has also committed to supplying sustainable stearin within its bakery blends from 2012-13.
In the meantime, says AAK, customers can support sustainable production in relation to their use of blends and palm kernel oil with the GreenPalm certificate trading programme, or Mass Balance, which are both options approved by the RSPO.
AAK is warning businesses that simply buying RSPO-certified palm oil isn’t enough if they want to make claims about ethical sourcing.
AAK UK MD Martin Craven said: “It’s important to make clear that any user of RSPO-certified sustainable palm oil must be a member of the RSPO if they want to tell their customers and stakeholders about their use of sustainable palm oil.
“There are strict rules about making such claims, in order to maintain the integrity of the system, and yet this isn’t always made clear from the start by suppliers. All parties of the supply chain must be RSPO members and their equipment and operations approved by the RSPO.
“Our concern is that some businesses might, with the best intentions, buy certified sustainable palm oil and think that means they can state this on pack, in CSR statements, in press releases and as part of their corporate message.”
Source: AAK UK
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