Contentious Keystone XL and Line 3 pipelines present major test of banks’ commitments on Indigenous rights and the climate As the U.S. enters its the deadliest phase yet of the…
December 8, 2020
December 7, 2020
Rainforest Action Network Applauds Nestlé for Forest Footprint Announcement
San Francisco, CA – Today, Nestlé –– the world’s largest food and beverage company –– publicly disclosed the “forest footprint” of its palm oil supply chain in the Indonesian province…
December 2, 2020
U.S. Insurers Fail on Climate Action
Global insurers make coal increasingly “uninsurable”; whole industry fails to act on oil & gas LONDON (December 2, 2020)—U.S. insurance companies lag behind their global peers and play a key…
November 30, 2020
RAN Responds to Palm Oil Giant Musim Mas’ Issuance of Roadmap for No Deforestation Supply Chains in Aceh, Indonesia
RAN welcomes the announcement, calls for accelerated action to end deforestation for palm oil and advance rights-based protection and restoration of the Leuser Ecosystem Today, Musim Mas, one of the…
October 15, 2020
Liberty Mutual Slammed for Enabling the Climate Crisis
New analysis reveals weaknesses and loopholes in Liberty’s sustainability policy Boston, MA (October 15, 2020) — Liberty’s current climate policies and practices are not in line with keeping global warming below…
October 8, 2020
APRIL’s Links with Supplier in Borneo Undercut “No Deforestation” Pledge
KPMG “assurance” reports called into question by new findings Jakarta, Indonesia: Today a coalition of civil society organizations published a report about deforestation and peatlands degradation on the rainforest-rich island…
October 8, 2020
Mars’ Claim of Achieving Deforestation-Free Palm Oil Nothing but Greenwash, says Rainforest Action Network
San Francisco, CA – Today, Mars, Incorporated announced that its Palm Positive Plan has delivered a deforestation-free palm oil supply chain. Robin Averbeck, Forest Program Director at Rainforest Action Network…
October 6, 2020
JPMC Commits to Align with Paris Climate Accord; Watchdog Group Warns Commitment Falls Far Short
Following years of campaigning against world’s largest banker of climate chaos, Rainforest Action Network responds to news of company’s Paris Alignment commitment SAN FRANCISCO, CA — In response to the…
September 30, 2020
NGOs Applaud US Customs and Border Protection’s Ban on Palm Oil Imports from FGV Holdings Berhad (FGV) But Warn of Potential for Failed Enforcement
Palm oil supplier to major brands including Procter & Gamble, Nestlé, Mondelēz and Colgate-Palmolive sanctioned for use of forced labor Washington, D.C.— On September 30, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…
September 24, 2020
NGO Response to Associated Press Story on FGV Labor Abuse
San Francisco – Today the Associated Press reported on a new set of allegations of forced labor and human trafficking on the palm oil plantations of FGV Holdings Berhad (FGV)….