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Does L'Occitane use palm oil in its products?
SUSTAINABLE SOURCING OF PALM OIL DERIVATIVES
Palm oil is extracted from the palm oil fruit. With its cleaning and foaming properties, it can be used in some cosmetics and self-care products.
L’OCCITANE does not to purchase crude palm oil. Only some processed products (emollients, emulsifiers and surfactants) purchased from suppliers may be derived from palm oil and palm kernel oil1.
Even if we represent a marginal share of palm oil use in consumer products, we are fully committed to achieving certification for as many of these derivatives as possible through RSPO, an internationally recognized organization for the certification of sustainable sourcing. Today, nearly all of the palm oil derivatives in our formulas are certified as sustainable and responsible by RSPO.
Due to a very large number of stakeholders involved, the transparency of palm oil production is a collective challenge. That is why we are working with other players in the industry to collectively improve and have a real impact.
Since 2011, we have been a member of RSPO, a not-for-profit organization that promotes and certifies the production of palm oil that respects the environment and the rights of workers in the supply chain.
Similarly, L’OCCITANE has been a member of ASD since its creation in 2019.
We support the implementation of an international framework for due diligence, requiring each company to identify and act on human rights and environmental issues in its value chain.
As part of this, we encourage the sharing of all types of information related to potential issues in our supply chains. If such issues are identified, we will take firm and immediate action with our suppliers to remedy them as soon as possible.
For more information on:
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO): https://rspo.org/
The Action for Sustainable Derivatives (ASD): https://sustainablederivatives.org/
1We use both palm kernel oil derivatives (extracted from the seed of the palm oil fruit) and palm oil derivatives (extracted from the flesh of the oil palm fruit). For ease of understanding, we use the term ‘palm oil’.
Palm oil is extracted from the palm oil fruit. With its cleaning and foaming properties, it can be used in some cosmetics and self-care products.
L’OCCITANE does not to purchase crude palm oil. Only some processed products (emollients, emulsifiers and surfactants) purchased from suppliers may be derived from palm oil and palm kernel oil1.
Even if we represent a marginal share of palm oil use in consumer products, we are fully committed to achieving certification for as many of these derivatives as possible through RSPO, an internationally recognized organization for the certification of sustainable sourcing. Today, nearly all of the palm oil derivatives in our formulas are certified as sustainable and responsible by RSPO.
Due to a very large number of stakeholders involved, the transparency of palm oil production is a collective challenge. That is why we are working with other players in the industry to collectively improve and have a real impact.
Since 2011, we have been a member of RSPO, a not-for-profit organization that promotes and certifies the production of palm oil that respects the environment and the rights of workers in the supply chain.
Similarly, L’OCCITANE has been a member of ASD since its creation in 2019.
We support the implementation of an international framework for due diligence, requiring each company to identify and act on human rights and environmental issues in its value chain.
As part of this, we encourage the sharing of all types of information related to potential issues in our supply chains. If such issues are identified, we will take firm and immediate action with our suppliers to remedy them as soon as possible.
For more information on:
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO): https://rspo.org/
The Action for Sustainable Derivatives (ASD): https://sustainablederivatives.org/
1We use both palm kernel oil derivatives (extracted from the seed of the palm oil fruit) and palm oil derivatives (extracted from the flesh of the oil palm fruit). For ease of understanding, we use the term ‘palm oil’.