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RSPO AnnualCommunication ofProgress 2019

Particulars
About Your Organisation
1.1 Name of your organisation
A.&A. F.lli Parodi S.P.A.
1.2 What is/are the primary activity(ies) or product(s) of your organisation?
Palm Oil Grower
Processor and/or Trader
Consumer Goods Manufacturer
RetailerBank and/or Investor
Social and/or Development NGO
Environmental and/or Conservation NGO
Affiliate

1.3 Membership number
4-1189-19-000-00
1.4 Membership category
Consumer Goods Manufacturers
1.5 Membership sector
OrdinaryParticulars

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Processors & Traders
1. Operational Profile
1.1 Please state your company's main activity within the palm oil supply chain.
Refiner of CPO and PKOPalm Kernel Crusher
Trader with Physical Possession
Trader without Physical Possession
Integrated Refiner-Trader-Processor
Food and Non-Food Ingredients Producer
Power, Energy and Biofuel Processor
Animal Feed Producer
Oleochemicals Producer
Distribution & Logistics
OtherOther-

2. Palm Oil and Certified Sustainable Palm Oil Consumption
Information in Section 2 - Palm Oil and Certified Sustainable Palm Oil Sourcing is a mandatory declaration in yourACOP. This includes volume data on palm oil and palm oil products consumed, to enable the RSPO to accurately
calculate uptake on a member, sector and total level. ACOP reports without reported volume data will be considered
incomplete and will not be accepted.
2.1 Please include details of all operations using palm oil, owned and/or managed by the member and/or all entities
that belong to the group.
manufacture of esters starting from palm oil derivatives
2.1.1 In which countries does your company sell goods with palm oil and palm oil products?
France ,Italy
2.2 Total volume of all palm oil and palm oil products sourced in the year:

Description

Tonnes

Crude palm oil, including derivatives refined from CPO (tonnes)

2500.0

Crude palm kernel oil, including derivatives refined from CPKO (tonnes)

0.0

Crude palm kernel expeller (tonnes)

0

Total

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2.3 Volume of RSPO-certified palm oil and oil palm products sourced in the year (tonnes):

Description

Crude PalmCrude Palm Kernel Oil
Oil (CPO) (CSPKO) and Palm Kerneland CSPOCSPKOExpeller
Derivatives Derivatives(CSPKE)RSPO Credits from Mill / Crusher

000

RSPO Credits from Independent Smallholder

000

Mass Balance (MB)

500.0

0.00

Segregated (SG)

0.0

0.0

0

Identity Preserved (IP)

000

500.0

0.00Total

2.4 According to the volume information you have provided in Question PT.2.2 and Question PT.2.3, your company's
certified palm oil and palm oil products uptake is:20.00%
2.5 What is the estimated percentage of Certified Sustainable Palm Oil in the palm oil and palm oil products sold byyour company in the following regions:Countries/Regions
EuropePercentage
100.0North America

0.0

Malaysia

0.0

Indonesia

0.0

China

0.0

India

0.0

Latin America

0.0Africa0.0

Rest of World

0.0

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3. TimeBound Plan
3.1 Which year did your company achieve/obtain (or expects to achieve/obtain) the RSPO supply chain certification orRSPO trader/distributor licence?
2019
3.2 Which year did your company start (or expect to start) to source any RSPO-certified palm oil and oil palm
products?
2019
3.2.1 If the previous target year for PT.3.2 has not been met, please explain why.
the target has been reached
3.3 Which year did your company achieve (or expects to achieve) 100% RSPO certification of all palm productprocessing facilities.
2019
3.3.1 If the previous target year for PT.3.3 has not been met, please explain why.
the target has been reached
3.4 Which year did your company begin (or expects to begin) sourcing only 100% RSPO-certified palm oil and oilpalm products.
2019
3.5 If the TimeBound Plan commitments declared above do not cover all countries in which the member sells goods
with palm oil or palm oil products, please explain why
not applicable
3.6 How does your company proactively promote RSPO and RSPO-certified sustainable palm oil and oil palm
products to your customers?
sending commercial brochure, technical data sheet and sampling of products RSPO-ceritified

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4. Actions For Next Reporting Period
4.1 Please outline activities that your company will take in the coming year to promote the production or consumptionof certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO)
sending to our customer information, brochure and technical documents reguarding the possibilty to have RSPO-certified products
instead of conventional NOT-CERTIFIED product

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5. Shared Responsibility
The Board of Governors of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) approved new Shared Responsibility rules on
31 October 2019, requiring all members to share sustainability requirements and obligations. Reporting of Shared
Responsibility indicators will be done through several channels, including ACOP. As the implementation of Shared
Responsibility reporting is still on-going and in development, the Shared Responsibility section in ACOP is not yet final
and may change in future ACOP cycles. For more information on Shared Responsibility, please go tohttps://rspo.org/news-and-events/news/what-are-the-new-shared-responsibility-rules or email the ACOP team at
acop@rspo.orgLabour & Labour Rights
5.1 Does your company have a publicly-available policy covering Labour & Labour Rights?
No
Ethical Conduct & Human Rights
5.2 Does your company have a publicly-available Policy covering Ethical Conduct & Human Rights?
NoLand Use
5.3 Does your company have a publicly-available Policy covering Land Use?
No

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Occupational Health & Safety
5.4 Does your company have a publicly-available Policy covering Occupational Health & Safety?
Yes
5.4.1 Has your company previously uploaded or linked its Occupational Health & Safety policy in previous ACOP
reporting cycles?
No
Climate Change & Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
5.5 Does your company have a publicly-available policy covering Climate Change & Greenhouse Gas (GHG)?
NoComplaints & Grievances
5.6 Does your company have a Complaints & Grievances Mechanism?
NoSmallholders
5.7 Does your company support oil palm independent smallholder groups?
No
5.7.3 Do you have any future plans to support oil palm Independent Smallholders?
No
5.7.4 Please explain why you are not planning to support oil palm independent smallholders
not applicable to our activity

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6. Challenges
6.1 What significant obstacles or challenges has your company encountered in the promotion of certified sustainablepalm oil (CSPO)? What efforts has your company taken to address these obstacles or challenges?
Awareness of RSPO in the market
Difficulties in the certification process
Certification of smallholders
Competition with non-RSPO members
High costs in achieving or adhering to certificationHuman rights issues
Insufficient demand for RSPO-certified palm oil
Low usage of palm oil
Reputation of palm oil in the market
Reputation of RSPO in the market
Supply issues
Traceability issues
No challenges facedOthers

Others
6.2 In addition to the actions already reported in this ACOP report, what other ways has your company supported thevision of the RSPO to transform markets to make sustainable palm oil the norm?
Engagement with business partners or consumers on the use of CSPOEngagement with government agencies
Promotion of CSPO outside of RSPO venues such as trade workshops or industry associations
Promotion of physical CSPO
Providing funding or support for CSPO development efforts
Research & Development support
Stakeholder engagement
No actions takenOthersOthers
6.3 If your company has any other publicly-available reports or information regarding its palm oil-related policies andactivities, please provide the links here
not applicable

Processor and/or Trader

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