Inolex has joined the not-for-profit organization founded by Arkema, BASF, Jayant Agro-Organics Ltd, and Solidaridad.
The Sustainable Castor Association (SCA) is focused on enhancing the environmental, social, and economic profile of castor farming throughout the supply chain. The aim is to enable a more traceable and verified castor oil supply chain through certification, and to build programs that support the livelihood of castor farmers.
The castor standard code, SuCCESS, which is.
With the certification of BASF’s production site in Cassina Rizzardi, Italy, BASF is the first chemical company offering certified sustainable personal care ingredients based on coconut oil. The company was certified according to the Rainforest Alliance Mass Balance Coconut certification scheme. Mass balance (MB) is a supply chain model that fosters the physical flow of certified raw materials within the supply chains, while the farmers benefit from selling Rainforest Alliance Certified coconuts and copra.
BASF has been certified according to the SuCCESS (Sustainable Castor Caring for Environmental & Social Standards) Code, successfully finishing the whole certification process by an external body, a first in the chemicals industry, said the company.
The production site in Düsseldorf-Holthausen, Germany is also the first site in the personal care industry to be certified. BASF has now started supplying its first sustainable castor ingredients to the personal care industry.
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The production site in Düsseldorf-Holthausen, Germany is also the first site in the personal care industry to be certified. BASF has now started supplying its first sustainable castor ingredients to the personal care industry. Sustainability in general and sustainable sourcing specifically are gaining increasing importance within large parts of society…