But you don't have to give up products containing palm oil! Avoiding palm oil could have worse effects because it might take support away from companies that are trying hard to improve the situation. This could encourage companies to use other products that may have even more impact on the environment. Palm oil is by far the most efficient ...

Palm oil grows in the same area as tropical rainforests, and the uncontrolled clearing of land for conventional oil palm plantations has led to widespread loss of these irreplaceable forests. The cultivation of palm oil has been linked to deforestation and the burning of peat lands in Indonesia and Malaysia, and blamed for the smoke haze that ...

Palm oil is a small ingredient in the U.S. diet, but more than half of all packaged products Americans consume contain palm oil—it’s found in lipstick, soaps, detergents and even ice cream. Palm oil is a very productive crop. It offers a far greater yield at a lower cost of production than other vegetable oils. Global production of and ...

The end products containing palm oil and/or palm oil fractions are then sold by retailers to consumers. 4 . HOW IS PALM OIL PRODUCED? AND WHAT DOES THE SUPPLY CHAIN LOOK LIKE? Source: RSPO, SDI . 7 . Sustainable Sourcing Guide for Palm Oil Users . May 2015 . Highly Productive .

Although some products contain unsustainably grown palm oil, there are products that are produced in a responsible manner from ingredients grown in an environment that was cared for and left healthy. These products are sometimes marked with a logo from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO),

As palm oil plantations spread rapidly, deforestation impacts wildlife habitats and human communities. The sustainable production and harvesting of palm oil is imperative.

logo on wood and paper products to help keep forests healthy for the betterment of all of us (animals, humans, oxygen, climate). Also, try to make a conscious effort when purchasing items containing palm oil to look for a label indicating it was produced sustainably. • Plant trees—start an effort within your school or community.

Which everyday products contain palm oil? A Sustainable Solution. WWF helped found the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in 2004 to give farmers, processors, consumer brands, and retailers better choices in palm oil. Together, these groups have developed palm oil production standards that protect habitats and biodiversity, conserve ...

Find out which foods and cosmetic products contain palm oil. Learn more about the use of palm oil in instant noodles. See how different food brands are doing in the quest for sustainable palm oil in WWF’s 2016 Palm Oil Buyers Scorecard.

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