TRANSFORMING A TROUBLED INDUSTRY

As part of our self-imposed commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Daabon’s operations are completely deforestation-free. We only farm on land that has been previously cleared, and we never clear or cultivate peatlands, the natural carbon sinks that conventional palm oil operations often destroy thereby releasing massive amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere.

We farm without the use of toxic chemical pesticides or genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Any plant-matter from the palm fruit milling process that we can’t convert into a commercial product becomes feed for animals and fertilizer for the palm trees themselves. In the same spirit of long-term sustainability, our palm oil mill in Colombia captures and treats our wastewater, turning waste into a renewable biofuel that powers the facility and feeds energy back into the grid. We’re very careful to preserve habitats and protect beloved animal species like the anteaters who roam our palm farms.

Daabon utilizes renewable energy sources wherever possible, including the methane-recapture plant at our main palm oil mill, where we create a clean biofuel from the mill’s wastewater, purifying the water and creating a new, green energy source in the process. In 2015 we met our goal to be carbon neutral across every aspect of our global production processes.

Being headquartered in the stunning natural beauty of the Santa Marta region of Colombia, we’re lovers of nature ourselves. We were the first certified organic palm oil company ever to be certified sustainable by the Rainforest Alliance. We’re very careful to preserve habitats and protect beloved animal species like the anteaters who roam our palm farms. Protecting all rare, threatened or endangered species living on our land is a major priority to us, including armadillos, poison arrow frogs, grey-handed night monkeys, several species of birds, and numerous species of plants.