Abdon Food AB

RSPO AnnualCommunication ofProgress 2020

Particulars
About Your Organisation
1.1 Member Name
Abdon Food AB
1.2 Membership number
9-2960-19-000-00
1.3 Membership sector
Supply Chain Associate
1.4 Membership category
Associate
1.5 Country
Sweden2.0 Does your company or organisation produce, process, consume or sell any palm oilor any products containing derivatives of palm oil?
Yes
2.1 Please select all description(s) that describe the palm oil-related activities of yourcompany or organisation. Multiple selections are allowed, and not limited to the primarysector of the member's RSPO membership. You will be required to complete the relevant
ACOP section based on your selection(s).
I own and operate oil palm estate(s) and/or palm oil mill(s)I represent a palm oil Independent Smallholder farmer GroupI own and operate independent palm oil mills
I own and operate independent palm kernel crushing plants
I trade or broker palm oil, palm kernel oil or related products
I am a refiner of palm oil or palm kernel oil
I am a processor of intermediate (B2B) palm oil, palm kenel oil or related ingredients
I am a B2B distributor or wholesaler of palm oil, palm kernel oil or related products
I manufacture consumer (B2C) products containing palm oil, palm kernel oil or related products. This includes products manufactured by
3rd party contractors.
I retail consumer (B2C) products containing palm oil, palm kernel oil or related products
I operate food retail outlets that use palm oil, palm kernel oil or related products
I support the sustainable development of the palm oil industry as a conservation and environmental NGOI support the sustainable development of the palm oil industry as a social and human development NGO

Particulars

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Consumer Goods Manufacturers
1. Operational Profile
1.1 Please state your company's main activity within the palm oil supply chain.
Food Good Manufacturer - own brandFood Good Manufacturer - third-party brandHome & Personal Care Good Manufacturer - own brandHome & Personal Care Good Manufacturer - third-party brand
Ingredient Manufacturers
Biofuels
OtherOther-Consumer Goods Manufacturer

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2. Palm Oil and Certified Sustainable Palm Oil Consumption
Information in Section 2.0 - Palm Oil and Certified Sustainable Palm Oil Consumption - is amandatory declaration in your ACOP. This includes volume data on palm oil, palm kernel
oil and related products consumed, to enable the RSPO to accurately calculate uptake ofindividual members, sectors and RSPO members as a whole. ACOP reports without
reported volume data will be considered as incomplete and will not be accepted.
Incomplete ACOP reports may lead to suspension or termination of RSPO membership.
2.1 Please list down all operations and subsidiaries using palm oil, palm kernel oil andrelated products that are owned and/or managed by the member, including those underGroup Membership
Abdon Food AB / Division Bake-off
2.1.1 In which markets does your company sell goods with palm oil and oil palm
products?
EuropeDL.2.0 In order to facilitate ease of reporting and transparency, RSPO members operating
within the palm oil demand supply chain can now choose to report palm oil and palm oil
product volumes on:
an aggregate level (as in previous ACOP reporting cycles)

Consumer Goods Manufacturer

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2.2 Total volume of uncertified and certified palm oil, palm kernel oil and related products purchased for use in yourcompany's own-brand and third-party brand products
Description

TonnesTotal volume of crude palm oil (tonnes)

53.175

Total volume of crude palm kernel oil (tonnes)

20.768

Total volume of palm kernel expeller (tonnes)

0.0

Total volume of crude palm oil/palm kernel oil-based derivatives and fractions (tonnes)

0.0

Total

74.0

2.2.1 Please estimate the percentage of derivatives and fractions (reported in Question CG.2.2) derived from palm
oil or from palm kernel oil. The default split for volumes is assumed to be 80% palm oil-based derivatives and 20%
palm kernel oil-based derivatives.

Description

Percentage

Palm oil-based derivatives and fractions-Palm kernel oil-based derivatives and fractions-

2.3 Please estimate the regional distribution of your company's uncertified and certified
palm oil, palm kernel oil and related products sales (as declared in Question 2.2) in thefollowing countries/regions. In cases where sales distribution data is not available,
members may use manufacturing regions as a proxy for regional usage of certified
volumes.
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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Abdon Food AB

2.4 Volume of RSPO-certified palm oil, palm kernel oil and related products purchased for use in your company's
own-brand and third-party brand products in the year:

Description

Crude/Refined Crude/Refined
Palm Oil Palm Kernel(CSPO) Oil (CSPKO)

PalmCertified
Kernel Derivatives
Expellerand(CSPKE)
Fractions

RSPO Credits from Mill / Crusher

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

RSPO Credits from Independent Smallholder

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Mass Balance (MB)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Segregated (SG)53.17520.678

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

53.17520.6780.00.0Identity Preserved (IP)Total

2.4.1 Please estimate the percentage of RSPO-certified derivatives and fractions (reported in Question CG.2.4)
derived from RSPO-certified palm oil or from RSPO-certified palm kernel oil. The default split for volumes isassumed to be 80% palm oil-based derivatives and 20% palm kernel oil-based

Description

Percentage

Certified Palm oil-based derivatives and fractions-Certified Palm kernel oil-based derivatives and fractions-2.5 According to the volume information you have provided in Question 2.2 and Question
2.4, your company's certified palm oil and palm oil products uptake is:99.88%
2.5.1 Please provide additional information on your certified palm oil, palm kernel oil andrelated products uptake. This may include your usage of RSPO Credits to cover gaps incertified uptake, changes due to business environment, variations due to stock positions
or efforts to support independent smallholders beyond volume commitments.
-Consumer Goods Manufacturer

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2.6 Please estimate the regional distribution of your company's RSPO certified palm oiland palm oil-products usage (as declared in Question CG.2.3) in the following
countries/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

Consumer Goods Manufacturer

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3. TimeBound Plan
3.1 Which year did your company achieve (or expects to achieve) the RSPO supply chain
certification?
2019
3.6 Does your company use RSPO-certified sustainable palm oil and palm oil products inproducts manufactured on behalf of other companies?
Yes3.6.1 Does your company have a TimeBound Plan to only use RSPO-certified sustainablepalm oil and palm oil products in the goods you manufacture on behalf of othercompanies?
No
3.6.3 Please explain why your company does not have such a TimeBound Plan
The company only bought and use SG palm in the products.

Consumer Goods Manufacturer

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5. Actions for Next Reporting Period
5.1 Please outline activities that your company will take in the coming year to promote
the production or consumption of certified sustainable palm oil (CSPO)
The company only bought and use SG palm in the products, and have no plans to change this.

Consumer Goods Manufacturer

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Shared Responsibility
The Board of Governors of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil 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 Respobsibility
section in ACOP is not yet final and may change in future ACOP cycles. For more
information on Shared Responsibility, please go to https://rspo.org/news-andevents/news/what-are-the-new-shared-responsibility-rules or email the ACOP team at
acop@rspo.org
Labour & Labour Rights
1.1 Does your company have a publicly-available policy covering Labour & Labour Rights?
Ethical Conduct & Human Rights
1.2 Does your company have a publicly-available Policy covering Ethical Conduct &Human Rights?
Land Use
1.3 Does your company have a publicly-available Policy covering Land Use?
Occupational Health & Safety
1.4 Does your company have a publicly-available Policy covering Occupational Health &Safety?
Climate Change & Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
1.5 Does your company have a publicly-available policy covering Climate Change &Greenhouse Gas (GHG)?
Complaints & Grievances
1.6 Does your company have a Complaints & Grievances Mechanism?
-Shared Responsibility

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Smallholders
1.7 Does your company support oil palm independent smallholder groups?
1.7.3 Do you have any future plans to support oil palm Independent Smallholders?
Sustainable Palm Oil Policy
1.8 Does your company have a publicly-available Policy covering the implementation ofRSPO Shared Responsibility principles?
Waste Management
1.9 Does your company have a waste management plan?
Water Management
1.10 Does your company have a water management plan?
Energy Use
1.11 Does your company have an energy use plan covering fossil fuels and renewableenergy?
RSPO Services and Support
1.12 Does your company provide services and support to the RSPO, eg. participation inRSPO Working Groups and Task Forces
Shared Responsibility Resourcing
1.13 Does your company have a plan to commit resources to ensure effective
implementation of RSPO Shared Responsibility principles?
-Shared Responsibility

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Challenges and Support
1.1 What significant obstacles or challenges has your company encountered in thepromotion of certified sustainable palm 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 certification
Human 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 faced
OthersOthers
1.2 In addition to the actions already reported in this ACOP report, what other ways has
your company supported the vision of the RSPO to transform markets to makesustainable 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
1.3 If your company has any other publicly-available reports or information regarding its
palm oil-related policies and activities, please provide the links here
No information

Challenges & Support

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