Relative Sustainability of Vegetable Oils
Evidence to inform consumers and policy-makers of the potential negative environmental consequences of replacing any particular vegetable oil at the expense of another.
The client
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil – Malaysia
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Our role
2.-0 LCA conducted a literature review of LCAs on major vegetable oils as well as a review of standards and methodologies. This was supplemented with a quantification of direct and indirect effects and a stakeholder consultation. Project completed March 2016.
Comparing vegetable oils
The purpose of this projects is amongst others to evaluate and compare the environmental performance of different vegetable oils, including the relevant market responses induced by the oils’ by-products. The project resulted in a proprietary report.
The study was also presented to the audience at the 11th Annual Roundtable Meeting on Sustainable Palm Oil, 11-14th November 2013, Medan – see the presentation.
Some of the projects results were furthermore presented in a publication in Journal of Cleaner Production, Life cycle assessment of five vegetable oils, where you see and read more about the below figure: