TRT's supply chain stretches from Southeast Asia to North America supplying our customers product worldwide both directly and indirectly. TRT's REACH program allows us to support both the European Union and United Kingdom and works in concert with our quality program.
The majority of our raw materials originate in the plantations located in Indonesia and the Philippine Islands. Shipments are transported monthly over the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans to our manufacturing operations located at our deep-water marine terminal in Quincy, Massachusetts. From here, shipments are transported to our customers via rail, tanker trucks and vessels.
Supply Chain Audit Program
TRT's supply chain is primarily comprised of partners within North America and Southeast Asia but often also including suppliers within the European Union and South America.
TRT will only partner with suppliers that both we and our customers can trust to perform in a quality, safe, social and environmental sound and humane manner. Our commitment to the UN SDGs extends into supply chain management. At TRT, we are constantly working to expand and improve our efforts in ensuring our suppliers are likewise working to expand and improve their environmental, health, safety, social and economic standards. That commitment is checked continually under TRT's Supply Chain Auditing Program.
The Supply Chain Auditing Program uses a number of tools to work with our supply chain. We have encouraged all of our supplier to join the EcoVadis network so we can better monitor their performance. This adds a layer of information from the most trusted rating agency in the world. Beyond EcoVadis, we search other platforms such as the Sedex / SMETA and CDP systems to gauge their level of activity and commitment to ESG issues.
Internally, we maintain a Supplier Code of Conduct; expanded the Supplier ESG auditing /survey program; conduct supply chain training with our purchasing staff; developed and implemented a Supplier Management, Sustainability and Risk Register system late in 2024 and implemented it in 2025; and a Sustainability Mass Balance Control Procedure.
Overall, TRT's efforts in responsible sourcing exemplify its dedication to ethical business practices and environmental stewardship. By integrating sustainability into its operations and supply chain management, TRT is positioned as a leader in promoting responsible sourcing within the industry.
Responsible Sourcing
TRT's commitment to responsible sourcing is evident in its proactive approach to addressing the environmental and social impacts associated with its products.
By transitioning to a vegetable-based platform and focusing on raw materials such as coconut oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, and soybean oil, TRT is aligning its operations with sustainability goals. Certifications under the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) demonstrates TRT's dedication to ensuring that its palm oil products are sourced from suppliers who adhere to responsible practices. Additionally, the implementation of a Supplier Code of Conduct further underscores TRT's commitment to ethical sourcing throughout its supply chain. By requiring supply chain members to meet or exceed RSPO standards, TRT is actively promoting sustainability across its entire network. Moreover, TRT's efforts to offer responsibly sourced products, such as Responsibly Sourced Palm Mass Balanced and coconut products, highlight its commitment to providing environmentally and socially responsible options to customers. The shift from tallow as a raw material can be clearly seen when one examines the product carbon footprints and life cycle analysis conducted in 2023 and 2024.
Coupled with the growing consumer demand for sustainable alternatives, the move to all-vegetable oils platform was advantageous. The institution of a Supplier Code of Conduct and the expansion of a Supplier ESG auditing /survey program further demonstrate TRT's commitment to promoting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns throughout its supply chain. By holding suppliers accountable for their ESG performance, TRT is fostering a culture of responsibility and sustainability among its partners. Overall, TRT's efforts in responsible sourcing exemplify its dedication to ethical business practices and environmental stewardship. By integrating sustainability into its operations and supply chain management, TRT is positioned as a leader in promoting responsible sourcing within the industry.
- Refined Palm Oil (RPO)
- Canola Oil
- Mass Balance Refined Palm Oil
- Palm Fatty Acid
- Purch Prod
- Glycerin
- Refined Palm Kernel Oil
- Coconut Oil
- Refined Palm Stearin (RPS)
Economic Sustainability
TRT emphasizes economic performance by fostering a safe, inclusive workplace and promoting principles such as Decent Work, Innovation, Reducing Inequalities, and Responsible Production. This approach reflects TRT's commitment to both business success and societal well-being. By prioritizing employee welfare and cultivating a supportive work environment, TRT enhances productivity while advancing social responsibility and equity.
A key component of this strategy is the Profit Improvement Program (PIP), active since 2018, which empowers employees to identify improvement opportunities and implement effective projects. The program has significantly increased operational efficiency and profitability. While areas such as asset utilization, energy use, purchasing, and freight have all seen progress, savings from production materials processing accounted for nearly 82% of gains in 2024—a 12% increase over 2023.
Notably, improvements in materials processing have also reduced the need for raw materials, contributing to lower Scope 3 carbon emissions.
Cost savings achieved through the PIP support TRT's comprehensive employee benefits package, which includes reimbursement for fitness and health services, training, education, healthcare, and generous personal time off. These benefits not only support employee well-being and professional development but also enhance talent retention and engagement.
In 2024–2025, TRT identified and implemented key opportunities, including:
- Leasing underutilized space
- Optimizing utilities for demand response performance
- Streamlining materials processing
- Advancing circularity through material selection
- Reducing costs in purchasing, freight, and general expenses
TRT's holistic approach to economic performance integrates financial success with social responsibility and environmental stewardship. By prioritizing employee well-being, promoting inclusivity, and adhering to ethical and sustainable business practices, TRT sets a strong example of corporate responsibility within its industry.
EcoVadis: Corporate Social Responsibility Assessment & Beyond
In 2024 TRT increased its EcoVadis score to 64 maintaining a consistent performance score over the recent years. That score resulted in TRT being in the top 80% of all industry that EcoVadis assesses. That's over 150,000 companies!
But scoring and consistency doesn't mean that we did the same as far as our rating goes. This year we were given a bronze medallion for our substantial efforts, efforts that included the completion of the product carbon foot printing and life cycle analysis program and the design and implementation of TRT Strategic Emissions Reduction Plan to meet Net Zero goals by 2050. The simple fact is that TRT was an early adopter of sustainability practices and was rated high in a smaller field of competition.
The industry around the world has recognized the importance of sustainability in business and the field is frankly catching up to us.
Game on!
TRT strives to be a leader in the sustainability space and are looking at new and innovative ways to broaden and strengthen a program that has been thriving since 2015. We look forward to the challenge of being more effective in our mission to be a leader in industry and in our communities near and throughout our supply chain.
Quality Performance and Management
TRT as an organization meets quality standards and objectives focus on the consistency, purity, safety and sustainability of manufactured products.
Quality Performance
Consistency: Delivering products with uniform standards over time.
Effectiveness: Meeting customer requirements and delivering value.
Efficiency: Minimizing waste and optimizing processes while maintaining quality.
Customer Satisfaction: Achieving or exceeding customer expectations.
Compliance: Meeting industry regulations and standards. (E.g.: SQF, REACH, RSPO, KOSHER/HALAL)
TRT Quality Performance:
- Product Purity
- Batch consistency
- High customer satisfaction and retention
- Positive audit results
- Environmental compliance metrics
TRT Quality Management
TRT follows a systematic approach to improving quality through planning, control, assurance and continuous improvement.
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Quality Planning
- Specifications for each product
- Aligning with standards like RSPO, REACH, KOSHER/ HALAL, GMP
- Identifying risks – Audits, HACCP, Food Safety, Food Defense
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Quality Assurance and Auditing
- Supplier and Carrier qualification for consistent raw material and logistics quality.
- Document control.
- Non-conformance tracking and corrective actions.
- Internal and External audit for continuous improvements.
- Customer Safety tracking and corrective actions.
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Quality Control
- In process and final product analysis of every product to meet the specification
- Raw material analysis
- Certificate of Analysis (CoA) issuance.
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Continuous Improvement
- Implementations of food safety and food defense controls.
- Root cause Analysis for quality fails
- Regular audits (Internal and External)
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