Full disclosure: Neste puts information about its crude palm oil suppliers online

Renewable diesel supplier Neste has published information about all of its crude palm oil suppliers on its website. The data provided covers the palm oil supply chain used by Neste, including all companies, mills and estates involved.

Available on the Neste website’s dashboard, the new site gives information on suppliers, certification systems used by the company, and certification documentation. There is also a map which allows users to see the geographical location of the mills used in Neste’s supply.

The new website is far from just a list of the Finnish company’s suppliers. It also offers an update on Neste’s corporate level usage of crude palm oil, and lists the company’s activities and collaborative projects aimed at further developing the sustainability of the company’s supply chain and supporting development within the palm oil industry.

Neste aims to be the world’s first major palm oil user company to operate in a transparent fashion in regards to its raw material procurement. Last year, it published a comprehensive list of its palm oil suppliers.

"Our new dashboard site is a significant step forward in our supply chain transparency. It is a result of continuous and fruitful co-operation over the past years with our suppliers who are fully committed to sustainability. Our customers and other stakeholders put great value on the work we have been doing together with our suppliers, and we aim at continuing to lead progress in the area of supply chain transparency even further in the future," said Simo Honkanen, Senior Vice President, Sustainability and Public Affairs at Neste, in a press release.

In 2016, crude palm oil represented less than 20% of Neste’s use of renewable raw materials. All palm oil the company uses has been traceable to oil palm plantation level since 2007, and 100% certified since 2013.