M.P. Evans Group PLC (MPEVF) Discusses Sustainability Achievements and Responsible Palm Oil Production Transcript
Stephen Gunnion
Proactive Investors Limited
You’re watching Proactive. I’m joined by M.P. Evans’ CEO, Matthew Coulson. Matthew, very good to speak with you. What are the key achievements in this year’s sustainability report that you’re most pleased with?
Matthew Coulson
Chief Executive & Director
Well, Stephen, we’re delighted to be publishing this year’s sustainability report today. There’s so much to mention within the report. There’s lots we’ve been updating people on. I guess, focusing on some of the headlines within the report.
Of course, we’re pleased to confirm that we continue to increase the amount of sustainable palm oil that we produce within our mills. That’s now up to 275,000 tonnes of sustainable palm oil. Of course, also, we continue to increase the amount of land that we give over specifically to conservation, so not to produce any fresh fruit bunches on, but purely to conserve for the environment, and that’s up to almost 9,000 hectares.
And then I guess one other number to share with you. We continue to focus on working very closely with the community around us, and we have over 12,000 smallholders who are part of our associated smallholder scheme that we’re very
