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Palm Oil Annual Communication of Progress
Has the company submitted its 2013 Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP) to the RSPO?
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About the data

Companies worldwide can and should be using 100% sustainable palm oil, as certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

The 2013 Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard assesses the performance of 130 major retailers, food service companies and consumer goods and other manufacturers worldwide on their use of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO).

This year’s Scorecard – the third WWF has produced – features companies from Europe, Australia, Japan, the US and India.

Source: WWF website

 

This metric indicates whether the company in question has submitted an Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP) to the RSPO.

 

WWF values transparency and has scored on the basis of publicly disclosed information (either to the RSPO via the ACOP or directly to WWF). In some
cases, companies provided different answers to WWF than they did in their ACOP submissions to the RSPO. In such cases we have endeavoured to use the ACOP data, as the information is in the public domain. 
 

 

There are 5 categories for ACOP:

  1. Yes: Company submitted an ACOP.
  2. No: Company didn't.
  3. Previous: Company hasn’t submitted an ACOP to the RSPO this year but has done in previous years.
  4. No requirement: Company has been a member of the RSPO for less than a year so isn’t required to submit an ACOP.
  5. N/A: Data is not available because the company has not reported to WWF or the RSPO

In the attached Palm Oil Manufacturers or Retailers Scorecard, locate the company you wish to report on and determine which of the 5 above categories applies. 

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Yes
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Previous
No requirement
N/A
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