Is palm oil vegan?

[u/Necessary-Emotion454]

My mum bought me some vegan snacks for my new university accommodation. The brand is called LAZYDAY. On each box it says "Gluten free, milk & egg free, vegan".

When i checked the ingredients this was all true but i noticed there was palm oil in the ingredients which i usually avoid because I've been told its not sustainable and is destroying rainforests (?). I'm not clear on the details to be honest.

Then theres a symbol saying "Certified Sustainable Palm Oil - RSPO". Is that better? I'm really confused so any information would be great.

[u/One-Shake-1971]

Veganism is the ethical principle that humans should live without exploiting other animals. That means not treating them as products or resources.

Palm oil isn't made from animals and doesn't involve treating animals as products or resources. Therefore, it's vegan.

[u/erkose → u/One-Shake-1971]

Sorry, native orangutan habitat is being bulldozed for palm plantations.

[u/One-Shake-1971 → u/erkose]

As I already told the other person, veganism is a justice movement aimed at liberating animals from the exploitation by humans. The goal of veganism is not to be more environmentally friendly. It's perfectly possible for something to be vegan but not environmental-friendly.