{"id":87,"date":"2023-05-18T14:22:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T20:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10029\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2025-04-04T10:33:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T16:33:28","slug":"sustainable-palm-oil-guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/conservation\/sustainability\/sustainable-palm-oil-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Palm Oil Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"first-child odd even\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">Animals like the Bornean and Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered species due in part to the palm oil industry.\u00a0 Palm oil is used in many of the foods and products we consume every day from frozen vegetables to shampoo. Oil palm plantations are spreading across Indonesia, which produces 85% of the world\u2019s supply of palm oil, often to the detriment of its rainforests and wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"image-block themed\"><div class=\"image-crop lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;padding-top:66.6666666667%;\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/51154298068_d0c172470f_b-e1695858435159.jpg&#039;)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/51154298068_d0c172470f_b-e1695858435159.jpg\" alt=\"close up of henry orangutan\" class=\"screen-reader-text lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/659;\" \/><\/div><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"first-child odd\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\">As consumers, we can choose to buy products made with sustainable palm oil as certified by the\u00a0<a class=\"first-child last-child odd\" title=\"Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)\" href=\"http:\/\/rspo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-uw-styling-context=\"true\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"false\">Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)<\/a>. Below is a helpful guide for purchasing items made with certified sustainable palm oil.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/ethical-consumerism\/\">Learn more about ethical consumerism in this blog.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"image-block themed\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/candies.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/candies.jpg\" alt=\"brochure with candies\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 572px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 572\/766;max-height:750px;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"image-block themed\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cincinnatizoo.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Orangutan_Infographic_Fast_Food.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/food.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 569px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 569\/770;max-height:750px;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"image-block themed\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cincinnatizoo.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pantry.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pantry.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 573px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 573\/763;max-height:750px;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"image-block themed\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cincinnatizoo.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/self-care.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/self-care.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 570px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 570\/763;max-height:750px;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"image-block themed\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cincinnatizoo.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/petsupplies.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/petsupplies.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 573px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 573\/762;max-height:750px;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"image-block themed\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Orangutan_Infographic_Cleaning_Supplies-01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Orangutan_Infographic_Cleaning_Supplies-01.jpg\" alt=\"orangutan cleaning supplies\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1296px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1296\/1728;\" \/><\/a><\/div><!-- .img-block -->[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text] Animals like the Bornean and Sumatran orangutans are critically endangered species due in part to the palm oil industry.\u00a0 Palm oil is used in many of the foods and products we consume every day from frozen vegetables to shampoo. 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