Using technology to maintain a deforestation-free palm oil supply chain | Unilever

Unilever is one of the largest buyers of sustainably certified palm oil for consumer goods.

By the end of 2023, 97.5% of our key crops had been independently verified as deforestation-free.

BBC StoryWorks journeyed with us to Sumatra to discover how Unilever is using technology to support independent smallholder livelihoods, enhance crop traceability and create solutions to help positive change across the industry

00:00 Palm oil’s importance and impact on Sumatra

00:49 How Unilever’s Rauf Prasodjo is working with partners and smallholder farmers to ensure supplies of sustainable palm oil

01:29 How palm oil is used in consumer goods

02:10 The importance of working with local partners and independent smallholders

04:07 How our tech partners work with smallholders to provide crop traceability to eliminate deforestation

06:37 Providing mill owners with the technology to monitor and maintain palm oil crops that are deforestation- free

07:55 Why sustainable palm oil requires more industry collaboration