Major brands Procter & Gamble, Hershey’s, and Unilever linked to illegality and labor abuses CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, emma@ran.org, +1 425-281-1989 San Francisco, CA – Malaysian palm oil giant FGV…
November 29, 2018
November 29, 2018
Orangutan Files Official Complaint Against Tokyo 2020 Olympic Organizers Alleging Irreversible Harm to Rainforest Habitat
Rainforest Action Network and Indonesian NGOs lodge numerous grievances related to use of tainted wood for Olympic venue construction San Francisco – Today, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) delivered two complaints…
November 15, 2018
Rainforest Action Network Responds to Newly Revised RSPO Standard
Calls for systems reforms to make newly revised RSPO standard impactful Members of the world’s largest certification scheme for palm oil, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), voted today…
November 15, 2018
Rainforest Action Network joins dozens of environmental groups in urging the California Air Resources Board to reject consideration of the Tropical Forest Standard (TFS).
November 15, 2018
Dozens of scientists and academics are opposing the Tropical Forest Standard
November 15, 2018
Activists Disrupt Jamie Dimon Speech And Hand Deliver IPCC Report to Send Message that Chase Must Stop Banking on Fossil Fuels
For immediate release, November 15, 2018 Activists Disrupt Jamie Dimon Speech And Hand Deliver IPCC Report to Send Message that Chase Must Stop Banking on Fossil Fuels Photos available…
November 11, 2018
Explosive Reports Expose Illegal Logging and Human Rights Abuses by Forestry Giant Korindo Group; Tokyo 2020 Olympics Implicated in Sourcing Tainted Wood
PRESS RELEASE ***High res photos, video testimonies, b-roll footage and phone interviews available Contact: Laurel Sutherlin, laurel@ran.org +1.415.246.0161 Explosive Reports Expose Illegal Logging and Human Rights Abuses by Forestry Giant Korindo…
November 9, 2018
Federal Judge Blocks Keystone XL Pipeline, Rainforest Action Network Responds
The controversial Keystone XL pipeline has hit yet another major legal roadblock. US district judge Brian Morris just overturned President Trump’s approval for the tar sands pipeline, finding the administration…
November 5, 2018
Palm Oil Giant Indofood Sanctioned Over Labor Rights Violations
Sustainability certificate suspended over 10 legal offenses, “grave and methodical” breaches after complaint brought by Rainforest Action Network, International Labor Rights Forum, and OPPUK San Francisco, CA – Indonesian palm…
October 31, 2018
Nestlé, Mars, Mondelēz and Hershey’s Hiding Rainforest Destruction In Halloween Candy
Reports show active deforestation for palm oil plantations which are connected to the biggest candy makers in the world, despite company promises to clean up their supply chains San Francisco…