Sustainability & ESG

Positions we hold, and what we can actually evidence

Most of what we source is a processing residue rather than a primary crop. That is a real advantage, and it is also not a substitute for certification we do not hold. Both are stated here.

Primary material: Processing residue
Chain-of-custody cert.: Not held
Carbon figure: Not yet published
Supplier screening: Before first shipment

100%
Suppliers screened before first shipment: TBC
Traceable-origin shipments: TBC
Residue-derived material by volume: TBC
Suppliers with documented labour policy

Four pillars

Where we have influence, and where we do not

Each pillar states a position, the commitments that follow from it, and — deliberately — the limit of what we can claim.

Material and circularity

Most of what we source is a processing residue rather than a primary crop. Palm kernel shell, coconut shell, coir and pith are by-products that would otherwise be burned in the open or landfilled.

Commitments

Prioritise residue-derived material over primary-harvest alternatives
Decline mandates that would require land conversion to fulfil
Raise feedstock documentation requirements at enquiry stage, not after contracting
Pass through supplier-level origin evidence where it exists

The limit

We do not hold a chain-of-custody certification and do not present ourselves as certified. Where a buyer requires certified material, that certification comes from an accredited third party, not from us.

Supplier conduct

Screening covers conduct as well as capability. A supplier who misrepresents origin or composition is a commercial risk before it is an ethical one.

Commitments

Screen every supplier before they enter a shipment plan
Decline suppliers who knowingly misrepresent origin or composition
Keep pricing traceable to supplier level rather than bundled into an opaque margin
Raise concerns with buyers rather than absorbing them silently

The limit

Our screening is commercial due diligence, not a social audit. Where a buyer requires an audited labour or human-rights assessment, that is commissioned from a specialist provider.

Environmental practice

Our own footprint is small — we do not operate mills, kilns or warehouses. Where we have influence is in what we choose to source and how efficiently it ships.

Commitments

Size pack and bale formats to the loading plan, reducing shipped air
Avoid specifications that force unnecessary drying energy where tolerance allows otherwise
Prefer sourcing regions that reduce inland transport distance where specification permits
Report shipment-level data to buyers who track supply-chain emissions

The limit

We do not currently publish a company carbon figure. A measurement framework is being established; we would rather publish nothing than publish an unverified number.

Governance and conduct

The commitments on this site are working commitments. They describe what we do on every mandate, and they are stated so buyers can hold us to them.

Commitments

State achievability honestly at enquiry stage, including when the answer is no
Agree tolerances and deviation consequences before contracting
Produce a record at every quality checkpoint
Do not claim certifications, capacity or history we do not have

The limit

We are a sourcing and procurement company. We do not own production, do not operate a laboratory, and are not a certification or inspection body.

On reporting

Why there is no carbon figure on this page

A company footprint figure is straightforward to produce and very easy to produce badly. Scope boundaries, allocation between a residue and its parent product, and upstream data quality all change the answer by more than the number would suggest.

A measurement framework is being established. Until it produces something we would defend to a buyer’s auditor, we would rather publish nothing than publish an unverified number — which is the same standard we apply to specifications.

Where a buyer tracks supply-chain emissions, we provide shipment-level data — route, mode, weight and packaging — so their own model can use real inputs from our leg of the chain.