PALM OIL AUDIT G O O R A N G U T A N F R I E N D L Y

3 STEPS AND 3 MINUTES TO MAKEYOUR FIRST SWAP 

YOU CAN DOSOMETHING TODAYYou can do something today because palm oil is

everywhere: if you clean, eat and wash the chances are

you’ve used it in the last week. Do a #PalmOilAudit and

follow our easy steps to find palm oil in your supermarket

products and, if it’s unsustainable, to swap it to sustainable

palm oil or go palm oil free.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED1) Your smartphone 

2) Some supermarket products

3) 3 minutes of your time

STEP 1 - GET READYFire up your Giki app – a Palm Oil Detector available on the

App Store and Google Play

Open your kitchen cupboards - collect all the biscuits,

sweets, chocolates and any other tasty treats out of the

cupboards. Often you can see the word ‘Palm’ in the

ingredients.

GO

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STEP 3 - SWAPCheck out the alternatives and ideas to find sustainable

palm oil and palm oil free options

Swap Your products! Cleanse your cupboards, feel

confident! And share with us at #PalmOilAudit 

STEP 2 -INVESTIGATEScan the barcode and look for the sustainable palm oil

badge.

Green is good (that means it has sustainable Palm Oil), No

badge means palm oil free.

If the badge is not awarded it will be greyed out. That

means we can’t be sure it has sustainable palm oil.

No phone with you? Look out for any of the names for palm

oil.

NOW SHARE!Inspire other people by showing them what you've done.

#PalmOilAudit

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PALM OIL AUDIT

NAMES FOR PALMOILPalm oil!

Vegetable oil (Palm)

Sodium laureth sulphate

Stearic Acid

Palm kernel

Sodium Palmate

Etyl Palmitate

Palmitate

Elaeis Guineensis

Palmitic Acid

Isopropyl Palmitate

Palm Fat

Vitamin A Palmitate

Hydrated Palm Glycerides

THE BIG ISSUES

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SHOULD I AVOIDPALM OILNGOs suggest sustainable palm is the best option because:

• It is very efficient – any replacement would require more

land.

• It also provides millions of jobs in countries such as

Indonesia and Malaysia and

• it is very hard to replace due to its unique properties.

But it’s about personal choice and some people choose to

go palm free.

HOW CAN I BECONFIDENT? The Giki app shows which products contain palm oil and

whether it is sustainable. We rate either at company or

product level. For companies, we look at the type of palm

oil they buy, and whether they are committed to fully

sustainable palm oil by 2020. For products, we use the

RSPO on pack certification.

THE PROBLEM WITHPALM OIL

Unsustainable palm oil leads to deforestation, threatens

orangutans with extinction and contributes to climate

change. Local communities miss out too.

THE BIG ISSUES

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#PalmOilAudit

YOU HAVE A CHOICEBut you have a choice and you don’t have to buy

unsustainable palm oil. In every supermarket aisle, there

is either a choice of sustainable palm, or palm oil free

and it doesn’t have to cost any extra!

Take the Palm Oil Audit and make your cupboards

Orangutan friendly!

PALM OIL FACTSPalm oil is in 10,000s of supermarket products – most

people eat it every day.

Half of all chocolates and biscuits contain palm oil, so do

two thirds of shampoos and soaps.

It is used to preserve, to enhance texture and for its

ability to remove dirt!

It’s really hard to identify – there are 250 different names

for palm or palm oil derivatives.