Pollution/Green House Gases
Wooded land is cleared quickly by setting fires, which release clouds of black smoke into the atmosphere. Practices like this in Indonesia contribute to choking smog found in Singapore and Malaysia.
The process of refining of oil palm fruit is also an environmentally taxing process, increasing greenhouse gas emissions and adding to global warming. In health terms adding to pollution means increasing asthma, lung cancer and stroke cases. Pregnant women and children under 14 are especially susceptible to the effects of increased pollution.
The environmental effects of mass oil palm production is felt across the world. With contributions to global warming, pollution and risking animal extinction by supporting palm oil free products you are saying these effects are unacceptable.
Human Rights Abuses
Indigenous populations are often displaced as forests are cleared into plantations. This has negative effects on their way of life, meaning we also lose their rich cultural knowledge and history as well.
Working conditions on oil palm plantations are unregulated. Often workers are women trying to provide an income for their families. How can we make sure that these women are getting paid fairly? Are they able to work safely and in good conditions?
Why Going Palm Oil Free is the Only Option Right Now
Most of the palm oil on the market is “conflict palm oil” and would have contributed to the 5 reasons to avoid palm oil. At Honestly Store, we decided that if we couldn’t source ingredients that were environmentally safe how could we use them in our products to care for our children?
That’s why it was important to us that Honestly was palm oil free. Our certification with Orangutan Alliance shows our commitment to making ethical choices. Choices that can help to improve our world for our children, not aid in its destruction.
Your purchases shape the way the market moves. Make an ethical choice for your family and you will be supporting brands that support the environment and preserving our earth for our children. As the consumer, you get to make the choice. You have the power to support brands with palm oil free products, like us.
So help us change the face of baby care by buying Honestly Store palm oil free products.
