Palm Oil
Ingredient Spotlight: Palm Oil
Conventionally harvested palm oil is VERY controversial in its use but is sadly found in thousands of household items. I can guarantee that every group member here could find it in their snack food, detergents, soaps, or cosmetics. It even has over 200 hidden names where it will be utilized:ย Https://
๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐๐ญโ๐ฌย ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐…
๐ดย โDirty palmโ harvesting is the leading cause of destruction of our worldโs precious rainforests. The removal of acres of rainforest threatens the rich biodiversity in these finely balanced ecosystems, along with the habitat of species such as the orangutan. In 1990 there were around 315,000 orangutans. Today it’s estimated that fewer than 50,000 exist in the wild, split into small groups with little chance of long-term survival. The orangutan is only one of a number of species facing extinction as a result of deforestation.
๐ดย In the tropics, tree roots anchor the soil. Deforestation removes this important structure, allowing heavy rains to wash away nutrient-rich soil. Crop yields begin to decline and farmers then have to use expensive fertilizers, which eat into their profits and further damage the environment
๐๐จ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง? ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ.
Sustainable agriculture is the ONLY way to maintain economic performance while halting the damage to the environment and farming communities. Supporting the production of sustainable palm oil is the way forward.
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Palm oil is versatile, incredible for your skin, and the demand continues to rise. RSPO aims to transform markets to make sustainable palm the new normal.
โขRSPO does NOT contribute to deforestation
โขEvery dollar spent supporting RSPO palm fights against deforestation
โขOther vegetable oil substitutes such as soybean, sunflower, and rapeseed contribute to FAR more deforestation because…
โขPalm produces 4-10x MORE oil per unit of cultivated land
โขSoybean farming has contributed more than double the amount of deforestation than palm
โขPalm requires FAR less pesticides and fertilizers, allowing us to obtain the certified organic badge whereas every other substitute would not have made that possible
โขSustainable palm harvesting has provided job opportunities to millions of families in Indonesia and Malaysia
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๐๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ. Youโll find this incredible ingredient in our new facial bars launching next week, and I am so proud of the new badge we bear with this certification.
Whole Foods is another great example of a company taking a stand for our environment by only allowing RSPO certified palm products!
