Hoax 14 : Sustainable palm oil certification lower compared to other vegetable oils
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Sustainable palm oil certification lower compared to other vegetable oils ?
Facts
Palm oil is the first global vegetable oil that has its own sustainable governance system and sustainable vegetable oil certification. The first two countries to receive vegetable oil certification for their palm oil are Indonesia and Malaysia. Other global vegetable oils, including soybean oil, rapeseed oil, sunflower oil and olive oil, do not have a sustainable vegetable oil governance system and are yet to receive sustainable vegetable oil certification.
Since its enforcement from2008 through 2015, about 5 percent of all internationally distributed palm oil is certified sustainable palm oil (see table below). No other vegetable oils have been certified.
Table : Sustainable Palm Oil Certification (CSPO + CSPK) in Global Vegetable Oils Year 2015
| Type of Vegetable Oil | Volume (in Millions Tons) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Uncertified Sustainability | Certified Sustainability | Subtotal | |
| Palm Oil | 52.1 | 12.9 | 65 |
| Soybean Oil | 53.8 | 0 | 53.8 |
| Rapeseed Oil | 26.6 | 0 | 26.6 |
| Sunflower Oil | 16.7 | 0 | 16.7 |
| Palm Kernel Oil | 3.8 | 3 | 6.8 |
| Groundnut Oil | 5.6 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Cottonseed Oil | 4.5 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Coconut Oil | 3.4 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Coconut Oil | 3.4 | 0 | 3.4 |
| Olive Oil | 2.8 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Total | 169.3 | 15.9 | 185.2 |
Source: RSPO (2016)
In conclusion, palm oil is the only global vegetable oil that has undergone and received sustainable certification.