Union of Concerned Scientists+Palm Oil Sourcing Policies+methodology
Current sourcing scores were determined by an averaged percentage of palm fruit oil, palm kernel oil, and palm oil derivatives a company is currently buying which is either:
- deforestation- and peat-free;
- CSPO or sustainable palm oil.
Different forms of palm oil were given different weight:
- Deforestation- and peat-free palm oil was given full weight.
- Physically sourced CSPO or sustainable palm fruit oil, CSPO or sustainable palm kernel oil (physical or GreenPalm), and CSPO or sustainable palm derivatives (physical or GreenPalm) were weighted at 0.5.
- CSPO palm fruit oil sourced through GreenPalm (PFOGP) was given a weighting of 0.25.
The following equation was used to determine each companies score for this criterion:
(Source: UCS Palmoil Scorecard Methodology)