Want to know more about the UK's progress toward sourcing sustainable palm oil? Read the UK Roundtable on Sourcing Sustainable Palm Oil annual progress reports

Smallholder farmers have a crucial role to play in the sustainable palm oil industry. Read more about the opportunities and challenges faced by smallholders in this Efeca briefing.

What could a sustainable palm oil policy look like for a small café?

Want to write a soya sourcing policy but don't know where to start? Use Efeca's dedicated guidance template to help write your own deforestation- and conversion-free soya policy.

Use Efeca’s template as a guide for putting together your own palm oil sustainable sourcing policy.

Read Efeca’s dedicated policy guidance document to learn about key definitions and components of an effective sustainable sourcing policy or commitment.

Want to understand the link between palm oil, sustainable sourcing and cutting your carbon emissions? Read this Efeca briefing that summarises some of the latest research

Did you agree a pledge to only use sustainable palm oil? Tell people about it!

Tell people all about your commitment to a sustainable soya supply chain! These members of the UK Roundtable on Sustainable Soya are working towards the same goal.

Don't forget to tell your community if you joined a sustainable soya initiative. Learn about the UK Sustainable Soya Initiative here.

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This research summary outlines progress made so far by the Oleochemicals Working Group.

Curious about living income? Explore why it matters and how it can be achieved in global supply chains.

Interested in how governments can support living income for smallholder farmers? Explore these guiding steps from the Living Income Community of Practice on enabling living income in global agriculture value chains.

Want to know what sustainable soya schemes and standards are out there? Find out by exploring the new FEFAC Soy Benchmarking Tool.

Want to know more about the UK's progress towards sourcing sustainable soya? Read the latest UK Roundtable on Sustainable Soya annual progress report here

Read the Forest Peoples' Annual Report 2023 for an insight into sustainability from their perspectiv as an important but underepresented stakeholder

Need to send out soy questionnaires to your suppliers to find out more about your own supply chain? Use this questionnaire as a template.

Need to find out about your supply chain? If you have lots of products, try sending out this detailed questionnaire to your suppliers. Use this questionnaire as a template.

Need to find out about your supply chain? If you are a small business and don't use many products, use this template to contact your suppliers and find out if palm oil is used in their products.

Interested in finding out about the work done by the Oleochemicals Working Group? Read this 1 - pager for more information.

For up-to-date statistics on sustainability issues surrounding soy and palm oil production, take a look at this page from Trase

Fairtrade has published a roadmap, which also functions as a progress report, detailing their setting of living income reference prices and the outcomes of their pilot projects

Click here to see how WWF look at soy traders and buyers to see how committed they are to a conversion-free and sustainable soy supply chain.

Are you looking for inspiration? Check out how companies are aligning with the Accountability Framework to establish ethical supply chains.

Want to know what a palm oil supply chain looks like? Take a look at this Efeca schematic around the UK palm oil supply chain.

Want to know what a soy supply chain looks like? Take a look at this Efeca schematic around the UK soy supply chain.

Read this article about the marketing of sustainable soy and how best to promote the use of sustainable soy products

Read this policy brief by the SEI to find out about key issues for the UK soy markets and policy recommendations to remedy these issues

Want to know more at an European level? Check out the 2019 IDH European Soy Monitor Report which presents facts, trends and figures from an European level as well as Member States.

How can we support buyers in addressing living wages in their supply chains? See this guidance on boosting producer's income

Check out the soya sourcing policies of eight of the UK's largest retailers in this Efeca news article.

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Check out the latest edition of the Efeca guide to communicating about sustainable commodities to learn about the what, why and how of communicating about sustainable sourcing.

Read this summary on the progress made in halting deforestation during 2023

See the webpage for the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) for information about the aims, content and implementation of the EUDR.

Did you know that EU consumption is responsible for 16% of tropical deforestation linked to international trade? Read this WWF report to find out more.

Read the WWF Risky Finance Report to find out more on the UK financial sector’s role in financing deforestation and conversion.

Take a look at the Climate Change Committee website to better understand the key outcomes from COP29, the next steps for the UK, and the international role the UK can play in helping to deliver on the Glasgow Climate Pact.

Read the US proposal to establish a zero illegal deforestation standard for imports of designated commodities.

Why not share this sustainable palm oil rap from Chester Zoo with your customers?

Are you interested in learning more about soya? Check out the Collaborative Soy Initiative Info Hub!

Read the 2024 FAO State of the World’s Forests report about forest pathways for green recovery and building inclusive, resilient and sustainable economies.