Outrageous continued human rights abuses on Wet’suwet’en traditional territory, in the name of corporate profits have to stop. Rainforest Action Network stands in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs in…
Press Releases
Morgan Stanley Sets 2030 Emissions Targets, But Fails to Rule Out Financing for Fossil Fuel Expansion
Morgan Stanley’s targets sidestep the IEA’s key finding that net zero means no fossil fuel expansion. It’s past time for intensity-only targets. We need absolute emissions cuts and clear client criteria: no support for companies expanding fossil fuels and a clear date for requiring clients to exit the sector.
Guerilla Advertising Campaign Takes Aim at Liberty Mutual’s Fossil Fuel Business
Boston-Based Insurance Giant Liberty Mutual is a Top Global Insurer of Oil and Gas Boston, MA (October 28) – As world leaders prepare to address the climate crisis in Glasgow…
BREAKING: “CODE RED!” Activists Unfurl Massive Banner at NYC UN HQ to Demand Real Climate Action Ahead of Glasgow Climate Summit
70 foot wide call-to-action banner deployed across four lanes of Manhattan traffic highlights critical stakes for humanity as nations gather for most important climate talks since Paris *High resolution photos…
Multinational Consumer Brands Procter & Gamble, Ferrero, Mondelez and Others Failing To Disclose Full Impact on Forests, Human Rights
New report evaluates ten of some of the largest consumer goods companies on their full impact on forests and communities in Indonesian Borneo San Francisco, CA – Amidst announcements from…
Axis Capital Becomes First North American Insurer to Commit to Phase Out Coal Business
New climate policy from AXIS Capital increases pressure on U.S. insurers to follow suit October 20, 2021 – Today, insurer AXIS Capital (NYSE: AXS) announced new policy measures restricting insurance…
JPMorgan Chase, World’s Biggest Funder of Fossil Fuels, Announces Net-Zero Emissions Pledge
Today, JPMorgan Chase announced a pledge to reach net-zero emissions from its lending and investment portfolios by 2050, and that it will join the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). In…
Unilever Discloses Impact of Palm Oil Supply Chain on Forests and Communities
Rainforest Action Network calls on Ferrero, Procter & Gamble, and Mondeléz to follow suit in urgent response to climate, human rights crises Today international consumer goods giant Unilever — maker…
JPMorgan Chase Strengthens Palm Oil Policy, but Fails to Move on Fossil Fuels, Rights, or Deforestation More Broadly
Urgent action needed on climate and human rights, but fossil fuel’s biggest banker largely maintains business as usual September 30, 2021 Today JPMorgan Chase updated its policy on financing palm…
COP26 Glasgow: What’s Needed Now to Avert Climate Chaos
Rainforest Action Network September 2021 The most important climate talks since the Paris Agreement are scheduled to begin in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 1st, 2021. Yet the ability to attend…
Recent Media
Market Watch: Surprising investor rebellion at Procter & Gamble over toilet paper’s forest impact
“Two-thirds of Procter & Gamble’s shareholders this week defied the company’s own recommendations, upping the pressure on the consumer-goods giant to reduce sourcing virgin timber for its Charmin toilet paper,…
Reuters: ANALYSIS-Can global brands avoid ‘greenwash’ with new forest-saving plan?
“”We’ve seen ten years of inaction, half-measures and greenwashing from the CGF, while human rights defenders and frontline communities have been putting their lives on the line to defend forests,”…
Mongabay: $154b in capital has gone to 300 forest-risk companies since the Paris Agreement
“Since the Paris climate agreement was signed in 2016, 300 companies at risk for contributing to deforestation have received at least $153.9 billion in financing, according to a new analysis by…
Guardian: Environment groups urge Nippon Paper to scrap Victorian timber from supply chain
In a letter to the Japanese company, activists call for rapid transition to products sourced from plantations and recycled fibre More than 40 environment groups have called on Japan’s Nippon…
International Business Time: Climate Change News: Amid Pandemic, Japan’s Megabanks Must Lead On Sustainability
“The path out of the current COVID-19 pandemic is still shifting, with long-term economic recovery perhaps even harder to predict. Massive amounts of money will be spent in the coming…
Reuters: MUFG puts oil sands, Arctic drilling on ‘restricted transactions’ list
““MUFG’s recognition of tar sands and Arctic oil & gas as high risk sectors deserve some credit, but the newly adopted policies fail to establish clear no-go zones for financing,”…
South China Morning Post: Tokyo 2020 ‘fake sustainability’: new Olympics report attracts heat from orangutan and rainforest activists
“US-based Rainforest Action Nethawork (RAN) was one of more than 40 NGOs calling on the IOC in 2016 to demand organisers refrain from sourcing wood from endangered tropical forests in…
Mongabay: Celebrating the 50th Earth Day amidst a global pandemic
“On today’s episode of the Mongabay Newscast we discuss what it means to be celebrating the 50th Earth Day amidst the coronavirus pandemic. How have Earth Day celebrations changed in…
Time: Want to Stop the Next Pandemic? Start Protecting Wildlife Habitats
“Despite years of creative and resource-intensive work by governments and nonprofits, companies’ actions to mitigate habitat loss aren’t adding up. Many large companies have pledged to halt deforestation, the largest driver of…
Reuters: PepsiCo adopts stricter, greener rules for palm oil in products
“Under PepsiCo’s new policy, the major international buyer of palm oil has strengthened its commitments to protect, restore and monitor forests and peatlands. It has pledged not to purchase palm…