At the same time, the US trade diplomacy managed to convince Europe to increase its imports of soybean by nearly 250%. A decade after consumer goods companies that use palm oil in their products pledged to stamp out deforestation, most firms across the palm oil supply chain still do not disclose details of how they monitor the implementation of such policies in either their own or their suppliers’ operations, a new report has revealed. Palm plantations mostly replaced other agricultural uses. “While progress has been made by palm oil companies in setting clear commitments to tackle deforestation, it is now certain that many 2020 zero-deforestation targets will not be met,” said Eleanor Spencer, ZSL’s palm oil technical advisor. Oil palm trees are also one of the most profitable crops for farmers and are thus one of the success stories for fighting rural poverty in tropical countries. In Indonesia, the peak was between 2000 and 2008, and has now decreased to 5% (figure 11). The real challenge is to create enough value from both agricultural and forest landscapes, to encourage local societies to keep their forests rather than to convert them into agriculture. A recent analysis by environmental campaigners Greenpeace revealed that in Indonesia—the largest producer of palm oil globally, followed by Malaysia—a land area eight times the size of Bali burned in the last five years alone, with 30 per cent of razed areas located in palm oil and pulpwood concessions. In other words, once the French society provided enough food for all, the average diet progressively increased its share of fats, up to a maximum. The ABCDs directly or indirectly control the production of soybean, rapeseed, and sunflower oil. Palm oil and deforestation Palm plantations are reputed to be a major factor of deforestation. All the agribusiness corporations are perfectly aware of the properties of the respective oils, and of the world demographic trends. Copyright © 2010–2020, The Conversation US, Inc. On average, these regions consume proportionally more vegetable than animal fats. Without palm oil, the future demand for vegetable oils would require cultivation land areas almost as large as the Australian continent. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, the industry watchdog, has adopted stricter guidelines for palm oil production, including a ban on cutting down forests and using carbon-rich peatlands for plantations. For example, in Malaysia the major phase of deforestation occurred for the development of rubber estates, before the 1980s. Michael Guindon, global palm oil lead at green group WWF, said Mars' decision to work only with suppliers that follow strict standards would help drive industry-wide change - but a wider push was needed by it and others to help everyone improve. Figure 11: Real Indonesian deforestation by oil palm. Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers the lives of people around the world who struggle to live freely or fairly. The main oil crops of the European Union are rapeseed and sunflower. Figure 8: Market shares of the main vegetal oils. To justify its shift to sunflower oil, Darrell Lea said the crop does not require a tropical environment to grow, and “therefore isn’t linked to rainforest deforestation”. Sunflowers, rapeseed and soybeans were originally grown in temperate countries, but a rising share of soybeans is now produced in Brazil thanks to genetically improved varieties. As well as moving the damage elsewhere, this means a switch to such alternatives could lead to greater habitat destruction. For the developed countries, the consumption of animal fats per capita reached its peak in the 1980s and started to decline. Join the Eco-Business community and gain access to Asia Pacific’s largest media platform on sustainable development. While the total caloric intake in France has levelled off, the proportion of carbohydrates has constantly decreased while that of fats has risen. The clearance and burning of forests and peatlands to create oil palm plantations are among the biggest drivers of deforestation in the tropics, laying waste to the habitats of orangutans and tigers as well as natural carbon sinks, and so fuelling the world’s biodiversity and climate crises. The main producers of palm oil, Indonesia and Malaysia, were understandably infuriated by this move. However, despite such widespread perceptions, palm … REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration. In these places, there is a direct relationship between the growth of oil palm estates and deforestation. This added volume of cheap oil for biodiesel is another competition for European rapeseed. The maker of M&Ms and Snickers said this week it had simplified and reduced the number of suppliers it buys from, ensuring the palm oil in its products does not harm forests. Support our journalism. They especially eye the fastest-growing urban clusters of the world, including China, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh and the Philippines. Our global editorial team of about 55 journalists and more than 350 freelancers covers the lives of people around the world who struggle to live freely or fairly. Rapeseed is dominant especially in France, Germany and Poland. For the benefit of all, the key is to prevent future deforestation, not to ban palm oil. Among big producers of biodiesel, France and Germany are the only countries to use rapeseed as main feedstocks. They also have strong population growth, and when they reach the levels of vegetable-oil consumption seen in Europe – perhaps by 2050 – the global demand will be around 250 to 350 million tonnes per year more than the 170 to 180 million tonnes consumed currently. Some palm plantations were established in lands that were previously forested, but the real share of deforestation caused by palm oil plantations peaked in the 1990s and has decreased consistently since. Palm oil—an ingredient found in about half of supermarket products globally—has become one of the world’s most controversial commodities due to the myriad social and environmental ills it brings, with campaigns to boycott it often raising significant consumer awareness. Please sign up for an account Join The EB Circle. Mars' chief procurement and sustainability officer Barry Parkin said the firm had worked to improve its palm oil supplies for more than a decade but three years ago realised buying only green-certified oil would not achieve the "completely sustainable palm" it wanted. Deforestation is the main reason why palm oil is controversial. Indigenous leaders count on Biden to help save Amazon forest from 'brink of collapse', Coronavirus pandemic sparks surge in firewood use in rural Kenya, As Amazon blazes surge, firefighting proves a challenge, Medicine not chainsaws: Indonesian clinic keeps villagers and forests healthy. "The road to a sustainable palm oil sector is still long," he said. The report, by international conservation group Zoological Society of London, urges the palm oil industry to ramp up reporting on their forest conservation efforts and take greater responsibility in tackling climate change and biodiversity loss. We know that consumers around the world will eventually demand around 250 to 350 million tonnes per year more vegetable oil than today. Things don’t look any better for other elements of firms’ No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation (NDPE) pledges, with 72 per cent of companies making thorough commitments to no planting on carbon-rich peatlands, but only 20 per cent reporting on the implementation of such policies. It is now almost non-existent in Malaysia (below 1%). And many big buyers, as well as purchasing palm oil certified as sustainable, have invested in technologies to help monitor their supply chains and stop deforestation. Receive the latest news in sustainability, daily or weekly. Many countries are still far from achieving the same food abundance that countries like France have, but food security increased in the last six decades worldwide, even in the least-developed countries (figure 1). 170 to 180 million tonnes consumed currently, only countries to use rapeseed as main feedstocks, increase its imports of soybean by nearly 250%, Institute of Advanced Studies for Science and Technology. Guilty of greenwashing? In addition to their exceptional productivity, oil palm trees also demand much less work and production inputs per unit than other oil crops. In early 2019 the EU submitted an act targeting vegetable oils that cause ILUC risks and deforestation. This does not necessarily result in forest-clearing, as oil palms can be planted … In other words, soybean, sunflower and rapeseed demand 5 to 8 times more land than oil palm trees to produce one tonne of oil (figure 6). These oil crops were initially imported to South-East Asia over 100 years ago for ornamental reasons. Nina Roth, director of responsible investment at the Bank of Montreal’s Global Asset Management, said there were still “big gaps” in how zero-deforestation commitments are reflected in financiers’ due diligence standards, and that even big international banks lack environmental and social standards on palm oil. You do not necessarily have an account even if you already receive our newsletters. The primary problem with palm oil is the deforestation of rainforest to make way for oil palm plantations. Palm oil is the only one that is naturally hydrogenated and structurally stable at ambient temperatures. Europe’s use of the ingredient in food and cosmetics has already dropped, partly due to pressure piled on major consumer goods companies. If they do this, Mars will promise more business and longer contracts, he added. Most of the soybean imported into Europe is used for animal feed, producing oil as by-product: it is used as biodiesel at 98%. Ten years ago, the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF)—a network of some 400 retailers, manufacturers and other players from 70 countries—made a commitment to end deforestation, the second-largest contributor of human-made greenhouse gas emissions, in member companies’ supply chains by 2020. The technicalities of this act are still debated among experts, but in practice the result will be a ban of palm oil. While North American and European vegetable-oil consumption is now stable, all the other regions of the world are still far from European levels. Thomson Reuters Foundation is a charity registered in England and Wales (registration number: 1082139), We focus on the human and development impacts of climate change, Norway outlaws hate speech against trans and bisexual people, Face for sale: Leaks and lawsuits blight Russia facial recognition, 'Unfair surveillance'? Stay updated on the latest news, jobs, events and more with our Weekly Newsletter delivered to you at no subscription fee. Not all Mars' palm oil suppliers are yet deforestation-free throughout their entire operations, said Parkin, but they must be looking to achieve this within "a couple of years". Visit http://news.trust.org). And although 55 per cent of palm oil producers assessed apply zero-deforestation commitments to their suppliers, only 10 per cent comprehensively report on how they are preventing forest destruction across their supply chains. The smaller Southeast Asia multinationals such as Wilmar, Olam, Sinar Mas and Sime Darby and others control the production of palm oil. They bet on growing markets, with the rise of the middle class in developing and emerging regions. "We're working with those that are committed to that journey. Not all Mars' palm oil suppliers are yet deforestation-free throughout their entire operations, said Parkin, but they must be looking to achieve … The two converged between 1980 and 2000. People: Movers and shakers in sustainability, Official launch of Sustainability Exchange. This guide helps companies avoid making spurious sustainability claims, Jiehui Kia leaves Forum for the Future after 7 years, From refurbished furniture to loudspeakers, more companies get serious about circular business models, New Zealand start-up uses pineapple leaves and algae to make sustainable shoes. Jean-Marc Roda does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Soybean development in Brazil and palm plantation development everywhere else will continue because the main demand is not in the countries having interests in opposing their development.

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