7. Sustainable palm oil sourcing

7.1 Book and Claim

Manufacturers and retailers incorporating palm oil into their products can bid online to purchase certificates from certified plantations (figure 10 ). The user buys these certificates (1 per tonne) and pays (via RSPO) a premium directly to producers to encourage sustainable production and finance the certification of new members. The certificates do not certify that the product contains sustainably produced raw materials, but that their production has supported sustainable production. Book and Claim...