Rainforest Action Network applauds new commitments, including the first from a brand to highlight human rights defenders Just weeks after Rainforest Action Network (RAN) releasedĀ an analysis rankingĀ global food brands‘ progress…
Press Releases
Florida Climate Activists Storm Jamie Dimon Event With Multiple Disruptions and Message: Defund Sea Level Rise
Worldās worst banker of fossil fuels, JPMorgan Chase, under fire in Palm Beach for outsized role in funding the climate crisis. Photos and video available upon request. Livestream available here….
Japanās Megabanks Complicit in Destroying Critical Carbon Sinks & Fueling Illegality
New report examines Japanese bank financing of Indonesiaās devastating fires; tropical forest and peatland destruction; human rights abusesĀ Tokyo – A new report published today by Rainforest Action Network (RAN)…
NGOs Call for Immediate Action from U.S. Customs to Block Import of Palm Oil Produced Using Forced Labor
NGOs Call for Immediate Action from U.S. Customs to Block Import of Palm OilĀ Produced Using Forced Labor New evidence of forced labor against Procter & Gambleās joint venture partner, Malaysian…
Destroying Rainforests for Snacks: Global Food Brands Ranked Against Each Other Over Progress Towards Fulfilling 2020 Deforestation Promises
*Brand scoring graphic here, scoring rationale backgrounder here, RAN blog on survey results here Destroying Rainforests for Snacks: Global Food Brands Ranked Against Each Other Over Progress Towards Fulfilling 2020…
Rainforest Action Network Responds to BlackRock’s Climate Change Commitment
Statement from Patrick McCully, Climate and Energy Program Director at Rainforest Action Network āBlackRock CEO Larry Finkās annual letter lays down the gauntlet to other mega-money managers to also get…
Dozens of People Take Action at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
Dozens of People Take Action at J.P. Morgan Healthcare ConferenceĀ Urging Chase Bank to Demonstrate Healthcare by Defunding Climate Change Action follows Fire Drill Friday launch of the āStop the Money…
The Hartford Adopts Policy on Tar Sands and Coal
THE HARTFORD ADOPTS POLICY ON TAR SANDS AND COAL Tar sands measures highlight weakness of Liberty Mutualās coal-only policy Contact:Ā Blair Fitzgibbon blair@soundspeedpr.com (202) 503-6141 December 20, 2019 ā Today, The…
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Stadium Inauguration Overshadowed by Legacy of Rainforest Destruction
December 20 2019 Contact: Blair Fitzgibbon, (202)503-6161, Blair@SoundspeedPR.com Tokyo 2020 Olympic Stadium Inauguration Overshadowed by Legacy of Rainforest Destruction ~ SDGs Undermined; NGOs Demand Accountability from Tokyo 2020 Organizers ~…
Goldman Sachs Adopts Strongest Fossil Finance Policy by a Major U.S. Bank
BankĀ Rules Out Thermal Coal and Arctic Oil Projects, Commits to Exit CoalĀ Mining San Francisco– Today,Ā Goldman Sachs announced the strongest fossil finance restrictions of any major U.S. bank, though it still…
Recent Media
Gizmodo: How China Is Helping Drive Deforestation in Brazil and Indonesia
āThe outpouring of support around the Amazon fires from the general public is important,ā Emma Lierley, forests communications manager at the non-profit Rainforest Action Network, told Earther. āPeople are remembering…
Newsweek: THE FIRES DECIMATING RAINFORESTS CAN ONLY BE STOPPED IF WE SIDE WITH COMMUNITIES OVER CORPORATIONS | OPINION
“Across the globe, tropical rainforestsĀ are burning. Even as the Amazon continues to burn, the rainforest in the Congo Basin āā the second-largest rainforest on Earth āā is on fire. And…
Reuters: Green groups flag threat to Indonesia forests recovered from palm planters
“Gemma Tillack, forest policy director at U.S.-based environmental group Rainforest Action Network, said the move was āa welcome signal at a time when forest fires are destroying rainforests the world…
The Guardian: Banks warned over Saudi Aramco by environmental groups
Green groups have warned that banks linked to Saudi Aramcoās $2tn (Ā£1.6tn) market float are undermining global efforts to tackle the climate crisis by supporting the listing of the worldās…
The Washington Post: The Energy 202: Wall Street shouldn’t help huge Saudi oil company go public, green groups say
Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and other big banks are getting an earful from environmental groups over what’s set to be the biggest initial public offering in history. (Read…
Markets Insider: Investment banks have plowed more than $700 billion into fossil fuels since the Paris climate agreement
The world’s largest investment banks are funding hundreds of billions of dollars into fossil fuels. (Read More)
The Guardian: Top investment banks provide billions to expand fossil fuel industry
The worldās largest investment banks have provided more than $700bn of financing for the fossil fuel companies most aggressively expanding in new coal, oil and gas projects since the Paris…
The Wall Street Journal: Food Companies Put Supply Chains Under a Microscope
“The most information being made available covers palm oil, an ingredient companies use in everything from frozen pizza to soap. For years, environmental organizations have implicated palm oil in the…
Newsweek: MAJORITY OF WORLD’S LARGEST PRIVATE BANKS DON’T HAVE SUSTAINABLE FINANCE COMMITMENT
A majority of the world’s largest private-sector banks have not made sustainable investment commitments to finance a low-carbon future. (Read More)
MSN: Why Big Banks Are Accused Of Funding The Climate Crisis
Rachel Heaton understands better than most the power banks have to shape our world. Heaton, a member of the Muckleshoot tribe, started to make the connection between money and climate…