Our Palm Progress report 2022 is fresh out of the oven and filled with interesting facts on the magical ingredient we call palm oil!

Discover more, and all the achievements we've made in 2022 around our sustainable palm oil sourcing actions, in our NEW report! To sum up a few:

✅ 100% traceability to mill

✅ 54% physically sustainable certified (min MB) palm oil in our brands

✅ 100% grievance with an action plan

✅ Three villages in Aceh (Indonesia) agreed to follow the regulations to protect local forest areas and key natural resources

Read our Palm progress report 2022.

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Tackling the issues along our supply chain - Our sustainable sourcing grievance mechanism

We aim to have a positive impact on society and to take responsibility for this, not only in our own company but throughout our entire supply chain. This is why we commit to source our raw materials and ingredients free from deforestation, conversion of protected areas, and free from any kind of exploitation.

It is crucial that palm oil is grown and processed sustainably to avoid deforestation, loss of biodiversity, and exploitation of local farmers.

 

Whenever a non-compliance of our No Deforestation Peat development and Exploitation (NDPE) commitment is detected along our supply chain, we need to take action. We developed this grievance mechanism to enable any stakeholder to raise a grievance against any party involved in our supply chain.

Our final goal is to achieve long-term transformation of the sourcing practices. Therefore, our grievance mechanism aims to:

➡️ Establish a prompt, consistent and respectful mechanism for receiving, investigating and responding to sustainable sourcing grievances from stakeholders

➡️ Ensure proper documentation of sustainable sourcing grievances and any corrective actions taken 

➡️ Contribute to continuous improvement in performance through the analysis of trends and lessons learned

Find more on our dedicated webpage.

About Vandemoortele

Vandemoortele was founded in 1899 as a Belgian family business, and has continued to grow and develop ever since. Over the last two decades, we became a European food company with leading positions in two product categories: Bakery Products (BP) and Plant-Based Food Solutions. We are known for supplying innovative and high-quality products. 

In 2023, Vandemoortele realised a turnover of around EUR 1.9 billion with 4,080 associates (permanent and temporary). The Vandemoortele Group headquarters are located in Ghent, Belgium. We have commercial offices in 12 European countries, as well as in the United States and Asia. We operate in 29 high-quality production sites all over Europe, in order to ensure proximity to all our key markets. We export from Europe to 72 countries worldwide.

News & Media Contact

Marc Croonen

marc.croonen@vandemoortele.com