DORSET is on its way to becoming the world’s first sustainable palm oil county with help from its new ambassador, Dr Jane Goodall.
Experts in Sustainable Forest & Agricultural Advice (Efeca) a specialist in responsible sourcing of agricultural commodities, has announced 36 businesses and organisations across the county have committed to only using sustainable palm oil via the Dorset Sustainable Palm Oil Community (DSPOC).
The movement is quickly gaining momentum with Dr Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, recently announced as an ambassador for the Dorset Sustainable Palm Oil Community.
In a bid to become the world’s first sustainable palm oil county, 36 Dorset-based businesses and organisations including the RNLI College, Bournemouth University, Compass Group, YMCA Bournemouth, The Green House Hotel and many more organisations as well as schools and restaurants across the county have pledged to remove conventional palm oil from their supply chains.
These forward thinking organisations will now be joined by the legendary Dr. Jane Goodall who is a long-term Bournemouth resident.
Dr. Goodall is a world-renowned ethologist and conservationist known for her study into the lives of wild chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania now spanning more than 60 years.
Author of 50 books, there are now 25 Jane Goodall Institutes around the world including in the UK based in Lymington.
Dr. Goodall founded Roots & Shoots her humanitarian and environmental programme empowering young people of all ages to become involved in hands-on projects of their choosing to benefit the community, animals and the environment and there are groups in the Bournemouth area.
Lucy Cullinane, operations director at Efeca, said: “We’re delighted to be making this announcement – a lot of work has gone on behind the scenes to get to this stage and having Dr Jane Goodall now onboard is a huge leap forwards for this project.”
Palm oil is the most efficient vegetable oil in the world and supports the livelihoods of millions - but it can be linked to serious environmental and social impacts.
Supporting sustainable palm oil is important to ensure this key commodity is produced and consumed responsibly.
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