Nestle Plans to Introduce Satellite Monitoring to Thwart Deforestation

Swiss food giant Nestle revealed last September 14 plans that it will use deforestation monitoring tool Starling to prevent deforestation in its global palm oil supply chain.  Starling was developed by Airbus and The Forest Trust (TFT), to measure progress in protecting forests in its palm oil supply chain.  The satellite-based service will be used to monitor 100% of Nestle’s global palm oil supply, the company revealed.  

In 2010, Nestle made its No Deforestation pledge, which committed that none of the group’s products would be linked to deforestation by 2020.  By 2017, the company revealed 63% of its global supply chain was free from deforestation.  Earlier this year, Nestle committed to achieve 100% RSPO certified sustainable palm oil by 2023.  By December 2018, 100% of Nestle’s palm oil supply chain, certified or not, will be monitored for deforestation using satellite imagery.