TRANSFORMING A TROUBLED INDUSTRY

We believe that environmental destruction can only be reversed if businesses step up and lead the way. Historically, corporations have done the most damage to the earth, while profiting the most from her resources. This kind of injustice can’t go on. Which is why Daabon is out in front of the movement to clean up the palm oil industry.” Our goal is not just to stop doing damage to the environment, but to actively improve the health of our native ecosystems and the planet as a whole.

“We must take care of what we have and care for nature. Nature is life.”
Manuel Torres, Daabon partner farmer

No Slash & Burn, Ever

As part of our self-imposed commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Daabon’s operations are completely deforestation-free. We only farm on land that has been previously cleared, and we never clear or cultivate peatlands, the natural carbon sinks that conventional palm oil operations often destroy thereby releasing massive amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere.

Protecting The Land

We farm without the use of toxic chemical pesticides or genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Any plant-matter from the palm fruit milling process that we can’t convert into a commercial product becomes feed for animals and fertilizer for the palm trees themselves. In the same spirit of long-term sustainability, our palm oil mill in Colombia captures and treats our wastewater, turning waste into a renewable biofuel that powers the facility and feeds energy back into the grid. We’re very careful to preserve habitats and protect beloved animal species like the anteaters who roam our palm farms.

Renewable Energy and Carbon Neutrality

Daabon utilizes renewable energy sources wherever possible, including the methane-recapture plant at our main palm oil mill, where we create a clean biofuel from the mill’s wastewater, purifying the water and creating a new, green energy source in the process. In 2015 we met our goal to be carbon neutral across every aspect of our global production processes.

Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world, and Daabon does everything possible the protect it and the rest of the world by never using toxic chemicals and being carbon-neutral.

Protecting Native Species

Being headquartered in the stunning natural beauty of the Santa Marta region of Colombia, we’re lovers of nature ourselves. We were the first certified organic palm oil company ever to be certified sustainable by the Rainforest Alliance. We’re very careful to preserve habitats and protect beloved animal species like the anteaters who roam our palm farms. Protecting all rare, threatened or endangered species living on our land is a major priority to us, including armadillos, poison arrow frogs, grey-handed night monkeys, several species of birds, and numerous species of plants.

RSPO, SPOTT & POIG

Setting a new standard for sustainability

RSPO/RSPO NEXT

Daabon submitted itself to inspection and certification by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and was the first. So far only, a company worldwide has become certified as an RSPO NEXT organization. RSPO NEXT sets additional, even more rigorous standards for sustainability in palm oil production.

SPOTT

The Sustainable Palm Oil Transparency Toolkit, also known as SPOTT, is an independent assessment program developed by the Zoological Society of London to rate palm oil producers on environmental and social responsibility. SPOTT covers important issues like greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, impact on local species, land management, water use, and dedication to human rights. Daabon has ranked #1 on the list since 2014.

RSPO/RSPO NEXT

Daabon submitted itself to inspection and certification by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and was the first. So far only, a company worldwide has become certified as an RSPO NEXT organization. RSPO NEXT sets additional, even more rigorous standards for sustainability in palm oil production.

SPOTT

The Sustainable Palm Oil Transparency Toolkit, also known as SPOTT, is an independent assessment program developed by the Zoological Society of London to rate palm oil producers on environmental and social responsibility. SPOTT covers important issues like greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, impact on local species, land management, water use, and dedication to human rights. Daabon has ranked #1 on the list since 2014.

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