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customers can be certain about the significant social and sustainable impact that Forestwise makes, and manufacturers can confidently better market their sustainable and organic products.
PC:What is the situation in Borneo with regard to deforestation? Do consumer products play a big part in this? D-J: Borneo is ground zero for deforestation caused by the harvesting of palm oil. Palm oil is an important resource for the modern consumer economy as it’s used in a multitude of products and has numerous industrial uses. For example, it’s a popular ingredient in packaged baked goods, it provides the foaming agent in many liquid soap, shampoo, and detergent, and it is also a cheap, raw material for biofuels. The production of palm oil has accounted for 47 percent of the total deforestation on Borneo since 2000.1 Fortunately, there’s a lot that the
individual consumer can do to help stop deforestation. For one, consumers can cut down on or eliminate the use of products that include palm oil (e.g. processed foods). Consumers can also choose products that are sustainably sourced and that do not contribute to deforestation. For instance, many consumers are have the misconception that an RSPO certificate equates to a sustainably sourced product, when in fact the certification does not guarantee that RSPO-certified products are 100% deforestation-free.2
economic value of the remaining forest. To date, our efforts have helped to preserve a total forest area of 200,000 hectares — almost the size of Luxembourg. Our current employee count stands at
PC: How are people in Borneo benefitting from this product being sold on a global scale? D-J: As mentioned before, there has been an increase in the number of consumers and brands who are embracing a cleaner and greener approach to beauty. The more consumers choose to use products formulated with our Illipe butter, the more we can help the rainforest communities to generate income while preserving their habitat. We currently employ over 700 farmers
in 27 different villages in Borneo to collect Illipe nuts. We offer rainforest communities a sound incentive to continue protecting the forests from monoculture plantation practices by unlocking rainforest value for local inhabitants and increasing the
30 and we’re hoping to hire more locals later in the year, when we start producing our own line of cosmetic products. Our presence provides the locals with financial stability in the short term, as well as easier access to food, clean water, medicine, and other materials in the longer term. As we work toward providing the market with a steady supply of Illipe butter, we are positive that demand for the ingredient will likewise grow steadily. This, in turn, will benefit the locals and encourage them to continue protecting the forest.
References 1 National Geographic, Palm oil is unavoidable.
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2 Jakarta Globe, RSPO Must Respond to Complaints Against Sime Darby: Rights Group; Transport & Environment, Over 200 Indonesian community leaders speak out against the use of palm oil for biofuels; Chain Reaction Research, Shadow Companies Present Palm Oil Investor Risks and Undermine NDPE Efforts; Treehugger, Is Boycotting Palm Oil Really the Best Thing to Do?; Forest Peoples Programme, BLOG: Does palm oil really bring development? New study casts doubt; The Guardian, Biggest food brands ‘failing goals to banish palm oil deforestation’
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