RSPO Failure Allows Deforestation-linked Fangiono Palm Oil Flowing into ‘Sustainable’ Global Supply Chains
New evidence prompts calls for buyers and investors to investigate independently of failed RSPO process The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has allowed the Fangiono group to continue pumping…
Hidden Origins: New Investigation
A year-long investigation by Rainforest Action Network (RAN) raises serious questions about whether one of Southeast Asia’s largest publicly traded palm oil companies has concealed the true origin of palm…
New Investigation Reveals Agri Giant First Resources Apparent Laundering of Deforestation-linked Palm Oil into ‘Sustainable’ Global Markets
Rainforest Action Network findings suggest Singapore-listed First Resources misled shareholders, buyers, and regulators regarding their integration with shadow companies that are amongst the largest destroyers of forests in Indonesia San…
HIDDEN ORIGINS: Investigation Reveals Agri Giant First Resources Apparent Laundering of Deforestation-linked Palm Oil into ‘Sustainable’ Global Markets
Introduction: A Misleading Denial The Mahakam River runs 980 km from the mountains of Central Borneo to the sea in Samarinda and forms part of the remaining biodiverse intact tropical…
New Global Analysis Finds Banks Pumped USD 595 Billion into High-Risk Agribusiness and Mining in Tropical Forest Regions Since 2020
First combined analysis of agribusiness and mineral mining financial flows exposes growing biodiversity impacts from banks and investors AMSTERDAM, October 14, 2026 — The world’s largest banks and investors continue…
New Assessment Finds Financial Regulators Failing to Turn Biodiversity Commitments into Binding Rules
Global review of 11 strategically important financial jurisdictions finds no comprehensive restrictions on financing deforestation and ecosystem conversion ahead of UN biodiversity summit YEREVAN, Armenia — October 21, 2026 —…
Report: The Elephants in the Room Driving Biodiversity Destruction
Partnership of civil society groups say governments at COP17 Biodiversity Conference are ignoring the real drivers of biodiversity loss rooted in inequitable global economic systems and rules, while trillions continue…
Banking On Biodiversity Collapse 2026
Since 2020, banks have issued USD 595 billion to companies operating in high-risk sectors across the tropics — USD 351 billion to agro-commodities, USD 244 billion to metal/mineral mining. These sectors are the primary drivers of deforestation, land degradation and community conflict across the tropical forest basins of South America, Southeast Asia, and Central and West Africa.
New Global Analysis Finds Banks Pumped USD 595 Billion into High-Risk Agribusiness and Mining in Tropical Forest Regions Since 2020
First combined analysis of agribusiness and mineral mining financial flows exposes growing biodiversity impacts from banks and investors AMSTERDAM, October 14, 2026 — The world’s largest banks and investors continue…
RAN welcomes P&G’s Human Rights Defender disclosure, calls for transparency and action
Consultation with frontline Defenders sets an important precedent Rainforest Action Network (RAN) welcomes Procter & Gamble’s new disclosure of its approach to protecting Human Rights Defenders, developed through extensive consultation…