Spices that do good

We know that sustainability matters—not just for the planet, but for businesses and consumers, too. That’s why innovating for sustainability and traceable sourcing from farm to shelf is more important than ever. It’s not just the right thing to do—it’s a smart business move.

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Spice Maps: our sustainability ambition

Behind each spice is a distinct origin story, production model, and sustainability challenge. Spice Maps recognizes these differences with tailored interventions, dedicated targets, and context-specific action plans for each of our six core products: pepper, chile, turmeric, onion, cassia and coconut.

By targeting the specific challenges facing farmers in each crop and country, we set goals that reflect local realities and track progress that matters to communities, landscapes, and our customers.

Follow our journey from the beginning.

Spice Maps Sustainability Strategy (PDF)

See all our spices

Get to know our wide range of delicious spices, perfect for every dish and cuisine. Made to order, in the formats you want and grown with care.

Sustainability beyond borders

Where we grow our crops, we have complete control. We apply international standards and advanced technology to maintain the highest quality of sustainability.

But the vast majority of the crops we buy are grown by smallholders in fragmented supply chains. While we know that this supports local communities, it can make traceability more challenging. This is how we take sustainability to those hard-to-reach places to influence our third-party supply chains for the better:

Supplier responsibility standards

Our Supplier Code is a detailed set of conditions that our suppliers must meet. These conditions are the basis for producing ingredients in a way that’s socially responsible, economically profitable and environmentally sustainable.

Supporting smallholds

Working closely with smallholder spice farmers, we run sustainability programs covering subjects such as improving yields and quality, diversifying crops to increase income, improving health and education and much more (see our Priority Areas).

ofi Agri Supplier Code (PDF)

Sustainability Stats

most sustainable onion in the world is produced by us*

470

years of combined experience in our agricultural team in specialties including seed breeding, planting and harvesting*

420000

smallholders are supported by us in our sustainability programs*

* Numbers are subject to change

Supply chain excellence through technology

We're using leading platforms to build smarter, more transparent supply chains. It’s all about the power of information for good. We turn the vast data from our entire supply chain into actionable insights and verified traceability. And it’s all accessible to customers through our sustainable sourcing solution, Atsource.

Sustainability in Spices - Supply chain Track and Trace

Track and Trace system

Combines data from our digital apps and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, allowing us to trace products from farm to customer. That means clear visibility across the entire supply chain to meet European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) compliance.

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ofi Direct, a mobile app for farmers

This makes it easy for them to deal directly with us and gives them more control over their sales and earnings. It also offers access to advice, financing and supplies, as well as the ability for us to digitally trace crops back to them.

OFIS

The Olam Farmer Information System, OFIS, helps our field teams gather, process and analyze data around farmers and the first mile of the supply chain to bridge any gaps in isolated rural communities. The data includes farm GPS locations, yields, and information about communities like the nearest schools.