Orangutan Alliance No Palm Oil - Certified is one of the declarations under the Ekko Score No Exploitation Standard.
The Orangutan Alliance No Palm Oil Certification enables manufacturers and brands to use the Orangutan Alliance Palm Oil Free certification seal to certify that no palm oil or palm oil derivatives are used in their approved consumer products.
Orangutan Alliance No Palm Oil support the success of manufacturers and brands that do not use non-sustainable palm oil. Through their alliance partners, the Orangutan Alliance also provides support for reforestation, orangutan rescue and other meaningful projects that counteract the devastation caused by non-sustainable palm oil production. You can get more information on this Certification on the Orangutan Alliance No Palm Oil website.
Orangutan Alliance No Palm Oil - Certified sits in the PALM OIL Family under the Societal Standard: No Exploitation of Ekko Score. One set of weighted Ekko Score points are gathered from each Family.
These are the claimable declarations & certifications under the Societal Standard: Multi Sector & Business. Please note that different certifications and declarations may be relevant to each category.
Yes, where the impact of the claim is similar. This is how it works.
IMPORTANTLY, SELF DECLARATIONS ARE GOVERNED BY CONSUMER LAW. IT IS AGAINST THE LAW FOR BUSINESSES TO MAKE FALSE CLAIMS (INCLUDING IMPLIED CLAIMS IN A CONTEXT LIKE EKKO SCORE).
EVEN IF A PRODUCT HAS A FORMAL CERTIFICATION, THAT CERTIFICATION DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ENTIRE INTEGRITY OF THE PRODUCT'S MAKE UP.
An example might be a Handmade, Australian, Certified Organic chocolate that contains Palm Oil. Under Ekko Score, this product would claim Certified Organic and would self declare: Zero Waste Production and Australian made, but could not claim the No Palm Oil declaration. This would mean a lower score under the No Exploitation Standard, making the inclusion of Palm Oil clear to potential consumers, without detracting from its other assets.
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