Where does the palm oil come from that is used by LOCCITANE?
L’OCCITANE is a socially responsible company that is committed to limiting the environmental impact of its actions and products. Palm oil is used mainly in the food industry, but also to a small extent in beauty products (less than 5% of global consumption). L’OCCITANE is aware that the farming of oil palm trees encourages farmers in forested areas of Asia to replace the natural ecosystem with oil palm plantations. A round table on “sustainable” palm oil production (RSPO), bringing together growers, oil processors and NGOs such as the WWF, has been created to promote farming methods that help reduce deforestation and preserve biodiversity. In spite of the obvious difficulties associated with implementing this initiative, and the vigilance that it requires, L’OCCITANE supports the RSPO standards and, in future, will source palm oil for its soap bases from RSPO suppliers. • Our Research & Development laboratory is also working on ways to substitute the palm oil used in our candles with o
