While it may be cheap in economic terms, however, palm oil carries a high environmental price tag. The good news is that palm oil doesn't have to come with these unacceptable impacts. New industry standards show that palm oil can be produced in a way that protects tropical forests, peatlands, and our atmosphere. Some companies in the palm oil supply chain have begun to commit to the new standards. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was created in 2004 following concerns raised by non-governmental organizations about environmental impacts related to palm oil production. Sustainable palm oil is an approach to oil palm agriculture that aims to produce palm oil without causing deforestation or harming people. RSPO is currently the largest sustainability-focused organisation within the palm oil sector, however its standards do not ban deforestation or destruction of peatlands for the development of oil palm plantations.
would be left jobless and homeless. Positive engagement to improve conditions Rather than sourcing through a niche supplier, The Body Shop will continue to source palm oil from mainstream suppliers, while working to improve conditions for those in the industry. In 2003, we joined forces with growers, processors, consumer goods manufacturers and NGOs to address the problems facing the industry by entering the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), and in 2004, The Body Shop formally joined the Executive Board of the RSPO. As part of the Roundtable, The Body Shop has signed the organisation's Statement of Intent and published a Position on Sustainable Palm Oil. The RSPO is currently focusing on the development of an internationally accepted set of criteria and certification for sustainable palm oil. When the criteria are launched in November 2005, we will support palm oil plantations and distributors who are in
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