In October 2018, at the 73rd WAZA Annual Conference, WAZA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), focusing on a framework of cooperation and understanding between WAZA and RSPO, to further their shared goals and objectives in regard to the transformation of markets to make sustainable palm oil the norm.

The WAZA Palm Oil Subcommittee created the Sustainable Palm Oil website to help WAZA members understand and support the WAZA/RSPO MoU, as well as to provide tools and resources that can help you start changing the way your organisation thinks about palm oil or taking further steps on this journey.

The website contains numerous resources to help WAZA member zoos and aquariums start their own palm oil awareness programmes as well as make the switch to sourcing certified sustainable palm oil.