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Welcome to the first edition of this quarterly sustainability newsletter of IOI Loders Croklaan. We invite you to take a few minutes and learn more about our journey towards building a sustainable, traceable and transparent supply chain. In this newsletter we will also take you to West Africa to highlight our contributions towards creating a more sustainable shea supply chain.
Enjoy reading!
Best,
Ben Vreeburg, Sustainability Director, IOI Loders Croklaan
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Expert Blog - Reaching 98% Traceable Shea Nuts
By Joost van Ginneken, Supply Chain Manager Africa, IOI Loders Croklaan
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“Although shea may be quite unknown to the general public, it is an important raw material for IOI Loders Croklaan. We have been working with shea for more than 50 years. Shea is a wild crop, meaning the shea tree is very difficult to cultivate and is therefore generally only found in the wild. Over the past period, we have taken significant steps in mapping our entire shea supply chain and making it more transparent and sustainable. We launched our Shea Sustainabilty Program in 2017, participated in several initiatives including a warehouse project and are proud to say that currently 98% of our sourced shea nuts are traceable."
Read the entire expert blog in the online version of our newsletter
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Check our latest palm oil dashboard to find out more about the progress of IOI towards a sustainable and traceable palm oil supply chain.
Progress highlights include:
- 100% traceable palm oil to mill for IOI Loders Croklaan
- 29% traceability to plantation level
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Our Quarterly Story
Our warehouse donation project in Ghana and the shea nut roller distribution in Burkina Faso
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As an active member of the Global Shea Alliance, IOI Loders Croklaan committed to participate in a warehouse project in Apebikum, Ghana in 2016. The purpose of the project was to construct and donate a warehouse to the local women. This warehouse is used to store kernels, giving the women the possibility to sell larger quantities and earn more per kilo. The dry storage conditions of the warehouse will also lead to better quality of the nuts and the warehouse can generate additional income by renting it out to store other crops off-season.
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In 2016 IOI Loders Croklaan piloted a new shea roller tool to aid women in collecting the shea fruits in the field. It was the first major buyer to introduce the rollers and after the successful trial IOI Loders Croklaan has decided to distribute an additional 100 rollers through its network directly to women across Burkina Faso in 2017. Read the full stories here.
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IOI Loders Croklaan has the ambition and is committed to becoming a leading company in our industry in terms of a sustainability, transparency and traceability and is eager to take adequate actions. Some of our most recent accomplishments:
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- IOI Loders Croklaan completed its peatland exposure mapping and prioritization in IOI’s Group third-party supply chain. Opportunities for peatland restoration or protection are being developed
- IOI formed a Sustainability Advisory Panel to advise and challenge IOI on delivering its sustainability commitments and its ambition. IOI Loders Croklaan is an active member of the panel
- Completion of the independent Labor Rights verification assessment work (desk and field work) by international consultant BSR. Read more in the final verification report
- Enhancements to our Sustainable Palm Oil Policy including a third-party supplier annex, a commitment to the revised High Carbon Stock Approach (HCSA) as well as commitment to ‘no recruitment fees’ and retention of workers passports
- Completion of Grassroots’ and IOI’s joint field verification (3-7 July) to Sarawak (Long Teran Kanan) with RSPO as observer
For the most recent IOI Group’s Sustainability Implementation Plan click here.
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Please send your feedback and questions to sustainability@ioiloders.com
Best Regards,
IOI Loders Croklaan
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