Taking Steps for Sustainable Green Palm Oil

There’s a lot of press surrounding the current state of palm oil, and Raw soaps is doing something about it. As palm oil is one of the critical elements to my soap products due to its superior cleaning properties, I am dedicated to being proactive in growing awareness around the issue.

If you are not familiar with the palm oil issue, it centres around the serious problems palm oil production creates for the endangered orangutans in tropical rainforest regions.  These problems include deforestation, habitat loss, and the harming of orangutans and other wildlife. Rather than re-using and re-planting previously deforested areas, some palm oil producers are instead choosing to destroy orangutan rainforest habitat to make way for palm oil plantations, leaving orangutans homeless and vulnerable to starvation, disease, poaching, and other conflicts—all problems pushing the orangutan species closer to extinction.

At Raw Soaps I care deeply about this ongoing issue.

First, I am firmly committed to sustainable sourcing, and I believe in the power of informed consumers to change the world for the better. I purchase only from a reputable supplier who guarantees the product I use is sustainably sourced.  I also attempt to educate  my customers about how they can have a direct positive impact by exclusively purchasing responsibly sourced palm oil products.