RSPO PalmTraceand the transition to sustainable palm oil

Paula den HartogUTZ

12 June 2017, London

UTZ provides RSPO PalmTrace

• UTZ is a programme and a label for• Coffee

• Cocoa

• Tea

• Hazelnut

• UTZ has a robust traceability system

UTZ supports RSPO in its mission

What is RSPO PalmTrace?

PalmTrace is RSPO’s traceability system

• RSPO’s traceability system to support RSPO certification

• Follows RSPO business rules

• Control point of compliance with RSPO criteria

• Links sustainable practices to products

• Follows certified volumes throughout the supply chain

• Allows collecting RSPO’s volume based fee

Supply chain actors in RSPO PalmTrace

RSPO Supply Chain Models

Identity PreservedSustainable palm oil kept separate and is traceable to the certified mill and its supply base

SegregatedMixing of various sustainable palm oil batches is allowed, traceable to the various mills it originated from

Mass BalanceMixing of sustainable and conventional palm oil is allowed and monitored administratively

Book and ClaimRSPO Credits sold by certified mills directly to product manufacturers and or retailers

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RSPO credits

Why RSPO Credits?

• To have impact on the ground

• Support growers who have changed practices to meet RSPO standard to produce certified sustainable oil palm products

• Support independent smallholders as they are likely to be excluded from a certified supply chain

• To cover the palm based ingredients that are not yet available as MB/SG

Traceability in PalmTrace

Conventional Mills in Palmtrace = unique!

Palmtrace: All In One Place

• Identity Preserved

• Segregated

• Mass Balance

• Credit trade

• Certified mills in supply base

• Non-certified mills in supply base

Why traceability?What’s in it for you?

Why do we need traceability?

• Why does RSPO need traceability?

• Why does anyone need traceabilty?

Traceability for certification

• Assurance

• Credibility

• Trust

• Transparency

Traceability to mills

• Know the mills in the supply base, both certified and not

• Manage information on sources of conventional mills

• Engage with the mills in your supply base

Traceability and the transformation

Traceability as step to sustainability

• Traceability is a tool to support sustainability via certification

• Traceability is a step on the road to sustainability

• Knowing where oil palm products come from, allows for engagement to make the changes on the ground

• And start the transformation...

THANK YOU

For questions on RSPO PalmTrace, please contact our support team via palmoil.support@utz.orgor +31 (0)20 820 8968.

Come meet us in the RSPO Booth!!!

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