Sustainable Palm Oil in Europe The National Initiatives approach The European Palm Oil Conference Milan, 29th October 2015 Eddy Esselink MVO-The Netherlands Oils and Fats Industry Daan van der Wekken IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative
MVO - The Netherlands Oils and Fats Industry MVO promotes the interests of, speaks on behalf of and provides services to the oils and fats industry and trade in the Netherlands. We dedicate ourselves to a sustainable and internationally competitive supply and distribution chain.
IDH - Mainstreaming Sustainable Trade for development impact Public private partnership facility Funded by Dutch, Swiss and Danish ODA Impact on MDGs1, 7 and 8 and PSD 16 commodity chains in 50 countries Over 300 companies Over 30 international NGOs 130 million Euro investment capital
Match funding private investments 50% Implementing Partner Private partners Local providers Local providers 50% Farmers Producers Workers
IDH Programs and Goals In Development & Scoping
Driving sustainable palm oil together ESPO
Dutch Task Force a multi stakeholder approach By the end of 2015 all palm oil used for the Dutch market will be sustainable. Involving all supply chain actors: Refiners Food and Feed Manufactures Retailers
Good progress has been made towards 2015
Palm oil in Europe Top 5 (2014)* NL 2355 kt GER 906 kt NORWAY SWEDEN FINLAND ESTONIA IRELAND DENMARK LATVIA LITHUANIA RUSSIA KAZAKHSTAN BELARUS UK 460kT UNITED KINGDOM NETHERLANDS BELGIUM LUXEMBOURG GERMANY CZEK REPUBIC POLAND SLOVAKIAY UKRAINE FRANCE SWITZERLAND AUSTRIA SLOVENIA CROATIA HUNGARY RUMANIA MOLDOVA GEORGIA PORTUGAL ITALY BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BULGARIA MACEDONIA AZERBAIJAN SPAIN ALBANIA GREECE TURKEY SP 1229 kt IT 1689 kt CYPRUS * excl. < 10kton and Intra EU trade Source: Oil World 2015
Intra EU Palm Oil Flow (2014)* NORWAY SWEDEN FINLAND ESTONIA UNITED KINGDOM IRELAND DENMARK LATVIA LITHUANIA RUSSIA KAZAKHSTAN BELARUS NETHERLANDS POLAND GERMANY BELGIUM CZEK REPUBIC UKRAINE SLOVAKIAY FRANCE SWITZERLAND AUSTRIA SLOVENIA CROATIA HUNGARY RUMANIA MOLDOVA GEORGIA PORTUGAL ITALY BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA MACEDONIA BULGARIA AZERBAIJAN SPAIN ALBANIA TURKEY GREECE CYPRUS * excluding <10k tonnes ** numbers do not indicate national consumption of palm oil Source: Oil World 2015
Towards 100% Sustainable Palm Oil in 2020 ICELAND NORWAY SWEDEN FINLAND National initiatives/commitments Potential new national initiatives ESTONIA LATVIA RUSSIA KAZAKHSTAN IRELAND DENMARK LITHUANIA BELARUS UNITED KINGDOM NETHERLANDS POLAND BELGIUM GERMANY LUXEMBOURG CZEK REPUBIC SLOVAKIAY UKRAINE FRANCE SWITZERLAND AUSTRIA SLOVENIA CROATIA HUNGARY RUMANIA MOLDOVA GEORGIA PORTUGAL ITALY BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BULGARIA MACEDONIA AZERBAIJAN SPAIN ALBANIA TURKEY GREECE CYPRUS
European Sustainable Palm Oil (ESPO) Mission Supporting the uptake of more sustainable palm oil in Europe - by working in close collaboration with National Initiatives, RSPO and EU associations. Objectives More sustainable palm in Europe by supporting: The involvement of missing companies, sectors and countries The synchronization of activities
Activities on both national and European level National Events (Outreach) Toolkits Business to business communication Government to business communication European Monitoring the use of certified sustainable palm oil Business to business communication Government to Government communication
ESPO what is next? Dec 15 Feb 16 Ongoing 2016 High level conference EU Minister meeting European Palm Oil Monitoring system Ongoing strengthening and support of national initiatives and commitments
Thank you Contact: Eddy Esselink: Thijs Pasmans: Daan van der Wekken: esselink@mvo.nl pasmans@mvo.nl vanderwekken@idhsustainabletrade.com www.mvo.nl www.idhsustainabletrade.com www.taskforceduurzamepalmolie.nl