Palm Oil Action Plan (Other)

Palm Oil Action Plan (formulated in 2019)

Action plan and progress

Activities Activities/plans Target date Status
1 Procure palm oil sustainably Publish the percentage of certified oil for the entire Nisshin OilliO Group July 2019 Published
Palm oil*1: Switch to 100% certified oil*2 2022 Ongoing
Increase the SG ratio of the RSPO-certified oil procurement volume to at least 50% (palm oil*1) 2024 Ongoing
2 Improve the supply chain (1) Examine and evaluate palm plantations and oil mills Publish a list of oil mills July 2019 Published
Use the list of oil mills to conduct risk assessment November 2019
March 2022
Complete
Implement supply chain improvements 2025 Ongoing
(2) Share procurement policies with suppliers and resolve issues Explain the NDPE Declaration and the Company’s Palm Oil Procurement Policy to major suppliers December 2018 Complete
Survey the procurement status*3 of major suppliers in collaboration with NGOs April 2021 Complete
(3) Support small farmers Consider joint initiatives with Group companies - Under consideration
(4) Establish grievance procedure Create a grievance procedure and publish it on The Nisshin OilliO Group website July 2019 Published
3 Ensure transparency (disclosures) (1) Certified oil procurement rate Publish the percentage of certified oil on The Nisshin OilliO Group website and update it biannually July 2019 Published
(updates ongoing)
(2) Traceability to oil mills and plantations Update the traceability to oil mills biannually on The Nisshin OilliO Group website July 2019 Published
(updates ongoing)
Aim for 80% traceability of palm oil to plantations by 2022, 100% by 2024 2024 Ongoing
Aim for 100% traceability of palm kernel oil to plantations 2030 Ongoing
(3) List of oil mills Publish a list of oil mills on The Nisshin OilliO Group website and update it biannually July 2019 Published
(updates ongoing)
(4) Grievance procedure and list of grievance handling (grievance log) Publish the grievance procedure on The Nisshin OilliO Group website July 2019 Published
Publish a list of grievance handling (grievance log including details of grievances and how they were handled) As necessary -
(5) Action plan for realizing procurement policy Formulate and publish an action plan June 2020 Published
(updates ongoing)
4 Social contribution activities Implement joint activities with Group companies 2021 Complete
(Ongoing)

*1 Does not contain palm kernel oil, fatty acids, etc.

*2 Materials certified by RSPO, MSPO, ISPO, or verified by a third-party organization

*3 Responsible procurement policy, personnel policy, Supplier Code of Conduct, etc.