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PZ Cussons

Member since August 2014

Introduction

PZ Cussons is a leading international consumer products group, with four core categories – Personal Care & Beauty, Home Care, Food & Nutrition and Electricals, employing over 5000 people across Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America. With brands ranging from Imperial Leather to Cussons Baby, Original Source and Morning Fresh to St.Tropez.

In December 2020, the company had achieved 12 out of 16 targets in its 2020 Palm Oil Action Plan, moving it closer towards sourcing 100% of its palm oil from producers independently verified as compliant with No Deforestation / No Peat / No Exploitation (NDPE) standards.

PZ Cussons’ new 2023 Palm Oil Action Plan has been developed to ensure it fulfils and expands upon its 2020 commitment, focusing on supplier engagement, transformation and independent verification and applying what we have learnt on our palm oil journey so far. You can read it here.

Objectives

PZ Cussons is working with Earthworm Foundation to secure a long-term sustainable supply of palm oil for its global operations. Its aim is to implement its Palm Oil Promise to ensure that the palm oil used in its range of personal and home care, beauty and food and nutrition products is responsibly sourced, respects local and indigenous communities, protects animal habitats and does not contribute to deforestation.

Key Milestones

Dec 2018

Working towards a goal of full supply from producers with aligned NDPE commitments, PZ Cussons have currently achieved 68% of crude palm oil and palm kernel oil and 30% of palm oil derivatives.

Jan 2019

With the majority of volumes from indirect third party suppliers, PZ Cussons are rolling-out a consistent non-compliant supplier protocol which applies to all suppliers and third party producers. This includes a conversion cut-off date and acceptable timescales for mitigation before ultimately excluding non-compliant producers.

Jun 2019

PZ Cussons has selected Starling and Kumacaya to independently verify non-compliance across its global supply chain. It has also begun transformation work by implementing Earthworm Foundation’s High Impact Supplier Programme. This will address identified non-compliance and drive change in local communities.

Dec 2019

PZ Cussons shows significant progress towards delivering its Palm Oil Promise with further progress against all five strategic objectives in its 2020 Action Plan. The Plan is the company’s roadmap towards sourcing 100% of its palm oil from producers independently verified as compliant with No Deforestation / No Peat / No Exploitation (NDPE) standards, which it aims to do by the end of 2020.

Jun 2020

PZ Cussons moves closer to 100% deforestation-free palm oil despite challenges of COVID-19. The company’s six-month progress update shows 11 out of 16 targets achieved in 2020 Action Plan, including 100% NDPE alignment with CPO & PKO suppliers. The company has also broadened the scope of the derivatives it traces to include all fractions (ingredients with very small amounts).

Dec 2020

PZ Cussons moves closer to 100% deforestation-free palm oil despite challenges of COVID-19. The company’s six-month progress update shows 12 out of 16 targets achieved in 2020 Action Plan, including 100% NDPE alignment with Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and Palm Kernel Oil (PKO) suppliers and 99% of its palm oil derivative suppliers. Additionally, 99% of its palm oil and 94% of its palm oil derivatives are fully traceable to mill.

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