Raise Your Palm

Choose sustainable palm oil and save tigers.

If you’ve heard of palm oil, you’ve probably heard it’s bad for the environment. But the truth is it doesn’t have to be. Certified Sustainable Palm Oil is good for wildlife, people and the planet.

Choose sustainable palm oil and save tigers.

The problem

What is palm oil? And what is the problem?

The oil itself is not the problem – the problem lies with how and where it has been produced.

Palm oil

Palm oil is extracted from the flesh and the kernel of the oil palm fruit.

It's versatile!

From chocolate to chips, ice cream to instant noodles, shampoo to salad dressing – palm oil is found in half of all packaged grocery items.

Palm oil trees

Palm oil trees thrive in hot, humid, and sunny equatorial climates, precisely where tropical rainforests exist.

Biodiversity Hotspot

These rainforests are home to some of the highest levels of biological diversity in the world.

Habitat loss

This is destroying the habitats of critically endangered wildlife, including the Sumatran tiger. There are less than 400 Sumatran Tigers left in the wild.

Wildlife affected

Sumatran Tigers aren't the only species affected. Many other species are impacted, too.

The solution

Choosing brands that use 100% Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) is the best way to protect the environment and the people and wildlife that call it home. You can find the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) label on the back of sustainable products.

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What you can do

Do a home audit

Check out the items in your pantry and cleaning cupboards using our audit sheet.

Choose 100% Certified Sustainable Palm Oil

Check your products when you're doing the groceries or shopping. You can also visit the WWF Palm Oil Scorecard to find which products use CSPO.

Spread the word!

Tell your family and friends that there is such a thing as good palm oil.

Download the app

You can use the PalmOil scan app to scan the barcode on your favourite products and check if they use sustainable palm oil.

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Taronga has already made the switch to 100% Certified Sustainable Palm Oil in the products we sell in our food outlets. We will continue to drive change and are working with our partners and suppliers to achieve the best outcomes when it comes to protecting wildlife.

Tiger Trek

At Taronga Zoo’s Tiger Trek we celebrate companies that use CSPO in their products

The more companies transform their supply chain, the more Australians can enjoy their favourite treat free from deforestation.

When you next visit Taronga Zoo, send your message of support at the Tiger Trek Supermarket.

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Your impact

Together, we have sent a loud and clear message to companies that use 100% Certified and Sustainable Palm Oil to say thank you for doing their part to protect the environment, people and wildlife.

190k

emails sent from Taronga’s Tiger Trek

126

of Australia’s favourite brands are transitioning to CSPO

103

countries now members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil

< 400

Less than 400 Sumatran Tigers left in the wild

19%

of global supply of palm oil is sustainable

190k

emails sent from Taronga’s Tiger Trek

126

of Australia’s favourite brands are transitioning to CSPO

103

countries now members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil

< 400

Less than 400 Sumatran Tigers left in the wild

19%

of global supply of palm oil is sustainable

Want to learn more?

Who are the RSPO?

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil is the most high profile and best represented organisation involved in certifying palm oil as sustainable, using standards based on an evolving set of Principles and Criteria (P&Cs) addressing a range of issues, including the environmental and social impacts of palm oil.

What is CSPO?

Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO) is oil that comes from plantations that have been independently certified as meeting the standards of the RSPO, and is the best way to protect the environment and the people and wildlife that live in it.

Why can’t we replace palm oil?

Replacing palm oil with other types of vegetable oil, including soybean and rapeseed, would require much larger amounts of land to be used as palm trees produce 4 to 10 times more oil than other crops within the same land area.

It's not all bad

When grown sustainably, palm oil production can benefit local communities, and help to protect valuable species and forests. Palm oil has contributed to economic growth and development across many countries throughout the tropics.