Action for Sustainable Derivatives

"ASD is cultivating a great vision and great ideas. We just need to be brave. Impossible is nothing." Those were the inspirational thoughts of one of our members as we all gathered in Brussels recently to mark the fifth year of the initiative. The in-person meeting in the Belgian capital was a chance for ASD members to meet, celebrate, collaborate, and plan for what the next five years will look like as we collectively raise our ambition to transform the derivatives supply chain and shape the future of the oleomaterials market. You can read all about what happened in our latest blog, https://lnkd.in/eRVzbxix

It truly was a fantastic get together. Here's to the next five years...

Today, we're reflecting on two years since the Action for Sustainable Derivatives (ASD) Impact Fund kick started its support for the Kaleka Mosaik Initiative. It's a project designed to drive regional economic development and sustainably restore landscapes in two of the largest palm-producing districts in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. A big thank you to our supporting ASD members – Avon, Clariant through its Foundation, Groupe Clarins, The Clorox Company, Croda, Croda Foundation, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. through its Charitable Foundation, GATTEFOSSÉ, Haleon, SEPPIC, Stéarinerie Dubois and Zschimmer & Schwarz. You can read all about the progress we've been making here: https://lnkd.in/etY58knA

Before we get together later this week in Brussels for our mid-year in-person meeting, ASD is delighted to be taking part in the latest Sustainable Palm Oil Dialogue meeting. Organised by Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), IDH, FEDIOL and APAG - Oleochemicals Europe, it will be an important session to focus on a subject much discussed by ASD and our members: emissions reduction in palm supply chains. We’re excited to be a part of the discussion and explore how the sector might work towards more robust greenhouse gas footprinting and emission reduction calculations associated with certified sustainable palm oil types – from mass balance to segregated supply and identity preserved. The ASD team – including Ricki Berkenfeld, Alexandra Kolev and Charlene Collison from BSR, and Lenaïg Benjamin, Sarah Ceska and Alex Guillet from TRANSITIONS – will be on the ground so look out for them and come say ‘hello’. #SPOD #RSPO #SPODEurope #sustainablepalmoil #certifiedpalmoil

It’s a big week coming up for ASD and our members. We’re heading to Brussels for our mid-year- in-person get together. It’s a chance to celebrate the last 5 years of ASD and, more importantly, prepare for what comes next, together. We’re looking forward to more stimulating conversations and interactive exercises to move forward as we continue to collaboration to transform the derivatives supply chain. See you there Hannah Jones (Aesop), Paula Kasprzyk (Avon), Julia Beier (Beiersdorf), Carolina Fontes and Rabea Dillmann (Clariant), Pauline Fabre (Coty), Ueli Karrer (The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.), Anthony Bailleul and laurent schubnel (GATTEFOSSÉ), Per Bogstad (Haleon), Franziska Enzmann and Eslam Abdelraouf (Henkel), Darcy Kelly (Innospec), Katie Kieu Nga Nguyen (Inolex), Joseph Gadomski, PE (Kensing), Kerry Amhof (Kenvue), Lucile Le Boniec and Melissa Al Maakar (L'Occitane Group), Guillaume LACAZE and Jehanne Fabre (L'Oréal), Carlos Delgado and Cécile Joucan (LVMH), Camille Chromianec and Sabrina Collet (Nuxe Group), Tine Goemaere (Oleon), Emma Constable (Reckitt), Jerome Loeuil (Seppic), Brooke Demchuk (Syensqo), Cleber de Morais and Ghislaine Aumeras Broch (Stéarinerie Dubois), and Charlotte Bryant (Stepan Company).

We're in Paris this week for the world's biggest event for the personal care ingredients, in-cosmetics Global. Joining the ASD team on the ground for what we hope will be a great event, are Alexandra Kolev from BSR, Lenaïg Benjamin, Valentine Prevot, Raphaël MATHIEU, Agathe Benfredj-Zaleski, Louise Basso, Vital GUINGUINNI, Arnaud Andrieu, Charlotte Brené and Mickaël Biraud from TRANSITIONS. If you're in town, we'd love to meet up, to connect and have a conversation about how, together, we can transform the derivatives supply chain for the better. See you there.

ASD secretariat and members are proud to also be members of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), the global sustainability partnership that unites stakeholders from across the palm oil supply chain. ASD, as a representative of the derivatives voice, recognizes the importance of participating in the RSPO to engage with other stakeholder types and participate in the broader, sector-wide work towards sustainable palm oil. #RSPO #RSPONext20 #RSPOMember #SustainablePalmOil

We're excited to be heading to in-cosmetics Global, the world's biggest event for the personal care ingredients world. It takes place in Paris from 16-18 April. If you're heading that way too, give us a shout...we'd love to make some new connections, find out what you're working on and share the ASD progress story with you. See you there.

We're delighted to announced that GSK is the latest organisation to join us on our journey together as we aim to transform derivatives supply chains by increasing transparency, monitoring risks, engaging the sector, and generating on-the-ground impacts.   GSK is a biopharma company with a clear mission: to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease. They aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade.   ASD now has more than 30 members from across the healthcare, cosmetics, home and personal care, and oleochemicals industries.   To find out more about how we aim to create impact in collaboration, visit our website, https://lnkd.in/e39m33DU.