On September 18, Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizers will converge at the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to attend a meeting with the UNFCCC and other signatories of the…
Press Releases
Activists Project Message on Opening Night of Chase Center, Calling Attention to Chase Bank’s Role in Climate Crisis and Amazon Rainforest Destruction
For immediate release: Sept 6, 2019 Contact for high resolution photos and video: Ayse Gursoz, 1-650-391-6443, ayse@ran.org San Francisco–This evening, Chase Center, new home of the Golden State Warriors, opened…
Global NGOs: Dirty Dozen Companies Driving Deforestation Must Act Now to Stop the Burning of the World’s Forests
Groups call for the immediate suspension of all business and financing with traders active in the Brazilian Amazon; “The Amazon is on fire. Corporations share the blame. They need to…
Protesters Target Insurance Giant AIG Over Adani Coal Mine
For immediate release: Thursday, August 29, 2019 PHOTOS: Protesters Target Insurance Giant AIG Over Adani Coal Mine 106,384 petition signatures handed over at the insurer’s Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane offices…
Joint Statement from Indigenous Environmental Network and Rainforest Action Network on the Amazon Rainforest fires
For Immediate Release Contact: Christopher Herrera, Rainforest Action Network, 510. 290. 5282 Joint Statement from Tom B.K. Goldtooth, Executive Director of Indigenous Environmental Network; and Lindsey Allen, Executive Director of…
Rainforest Action Network statement on Amazon Rainforest Wildfires
Ginger Cassady, Forest Program Director at Rainforest Action Network (RAN), said: “We know that protecting tropical rainforests and upholding the rights of Indigenous Peoples are some of the most important…
NGOs Call on U.S. Customs to Block Import of Palm Oil Produced using Forced Labor
Procter & Gamble major importer of “illicit” palm oil products produced by Malaysia’s FGV Washington, D.C. – Today a coalition of labor, environmental, and social justice NGOs filed a formal…
Precedent-Setting Agreement Conserves Rainforest in Palm Oil Concession for Orangutan and Elephant Conservation
Driven by desire to be accepted back into the global marketplace, Indonesian oil palm plantation company commits to manage part of its leased lands for conservation In a rare good…
Rainforest Action Network Responds to Morgan Stanley Updated Climate and Human Rights Policy
“Morgan Stanley’s milquetoast environmental and social policy update is a wasted opportunity. The bank could have followed the lead of peers such as Crédit Agricole and BNP Paribas and announced measures that begin to confront the scale of the climate crisis ….”
New Report: Banks and Investors Should Avoid Supporting Rio Grande Valley LNG Projects
Three proposed fracked gas export terminals would pose reputational risks for financial institutions Brownsville, TX — A new report released today highlights the reputational damage that would plague any…
Recent Media
CNN: Opinion: We are facing a global emergency in the Amazon. Here’s what we can do
“The Amazon is burning, the Arctic is burning, and the list of scorched lands seems to continuously grow: Alaska, Greenland, Siberia, across Europe, and again in Indonesia. We must take action,…
The Washington Post: Mars, Nestle, other food companies face complaints of forced labor at palm oil supplier
“Palm oil is common in U.S. diets, yet it lives in obscurity. Big food manufacturers add it to a wide array of packaged foods — it is in Skittles, Oreos…
Reuters: Activists urge U.S. customs to ban palm oil imports from Malaysia’s FGV
“A group of non-governmental organizations is calling on U.S. authorities to ban imports of palm oil from Malaysia’s FGV Holdings and investigate the company, citing concerns of forced labor and…
Moody’s Analytics says climate change could cost $69 trillion by 2100
Lindsey Allen, executive director of Rainforest Action Network, said that “new coal projects cannot be built without insurance, and Chubb just dealt a blow to the dozens of companies that…
Chubb Insurance Company Pulls Back From Coal Industry
“Without insurance, dirty energy projects like coal-fired power plants and coal mines can’t be built or maintained. So we are calling on the insurance industry to stop insuring these projects…
THE DEMOCRATIC DEBATES SHOW 2020 IS SHAPING UP TO BE A CLIMATE CHANGE ELECTION | OPINION
Lindsey Allen, Executive Director at Rainforest Action Network: “But we need to remember: The politicians are not leading—they are following. From the broad coalition of Indigenous Water Protectors, local activists,…
Trudeau cabinet approves Trans Mountain expansion project
Environmental groups attacked the decision to proceed with the project. Patrick McCully, energy program director at the Rainforest Action Network, said it was “stunningly hypocritical” for the government to put…
Protesters Disrupt Chase Shareholder Meeting Over Financing of Controversial Pipeline
“Upstairs there are men, white men, in business suits making decisions about how this Earth is going to be treated, how the lands are treated and how people are treated,”…
How Chase And The Big Banks Undermine Climate Action | Opinion
Patrick Mccully, Climate and Energy Program Director at Rainforest Action Network: “Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, is uniquely culpable among the titans of finance for the simple reason that…
The New York Times: Waste Not, if You Want to Help Secure the Future of the Planet
“The second and third most common textile fibers are already made from plants — cotton and viscose rayon. Most viscose rayon is made from wood pulp, but the process of…
