We aim to bring our customers products grown or manufactured using the most sustainable methods available.
For this reason, we are an active member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) – an association created to promote the production and use of sustainable palm oil, and to directly help protect endangered species like the orangutan and Sumatran tiger.
In 2007 we briefed our supply base on a bold commitment – that from 2009 ASDA would not accept palm oil from Borneo or Sumatra in private label products to help protect the habitat of orangutans, as well as force the debate forwards on sustainable palm oil.
In May 2008 we were one of the first signatories of the Unilever WWF coalition on sustainable palm oil – and we have publicly signed up to the Palm Oil Coalition target, so by 2015 all of our palm oil will be from RSPO sustainable sources.