Major trade unions demand action following release of a new report which reveals connections between the snack food giant and major importers of palm oil connected to environmental and social…
May 9, 2017
May 8, 2017
Houses Burned, Shots Fired as Indonesian Farmers Arrested for Protesting Illegal Harvesting and Land Grab by Agribusiness
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Christopher Herrera, christopher@ran.org, 510.290.5282 Emma Rae Lierly, emma@ran.org, 425.281.1989Brihannala Morgan, bria@ran.org, 415.341.7051 Houses Burned, Shots Fired as Indonesian Farmers Arrested for Protesting Illegal Harvesting and Land…
May 3, 2017
Global methodology announced for putting No Deforestation into practice
United coalition of industry and NGO actors release toolkit needed to distinguish and protect tropical rainforests Bali, 3rd of May, 2017 – Today, a new and unified global methodology for protecting…
April 28, 2017
RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK (RAN) ISSUES RESPONSE TO IOI GROUP’S STATEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, +1 425 281 1989 San Francisco, CA – Controversial palm oil giant IOI Group released a statement today outlining the “new commitments and actions”…
April 27, 2017
PepsiCo Places Investors, Consumers at Risk of Exposure to Child Labor, Deforestation, and Human Rights Abuse
New report reveals connections between the snack food giant and major importers of palm oil connected to environmental and social scandal FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, +1…
April 25, 2017
Major International Banks and Investors Finance Devastating Impacts of Forest-Risk Commodities
New Report Finds Eight Corporate Giants in Palm Oil, Pulp and Paper, Timber and Rubber Involved in Social and Environmental Scandal; Exposes Financial Backing FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Hana Heineken…
April 5, 2017
1.1 MILLION HELP KICK BANNON OFF THE NSC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, April 5, 2017 WASHINGTON — Today, Steve Bannon was removed from the National Security Council. It’s a victory against white supremacy, extremism and warmongering, due in large…
March 21, 2017
Kraft Heinz Company Bows to Pressure, Commits to Clean Up Palm Oil Supply Chain
Rainforest Action Network welcomes the new policy but warns of remaining risks FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, +1 425.281.1989 San Francisco – Today, Rainforest Action Network (RAN)…
March 8, 2017
Proposed Wood Source for APP’s Controversial OKI Mill Sparks Community Conflict and Protest
A potential wood supplier for one of the world’s largest pulp and paper mills does not have the consent of local communities FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTS: Aidil Fitri, Hutan Kita…
March 1, 2017
BNP Paribas Bankrolling Climate Change, Pollution, and Wildlife Extinction Through Texas LNG Project; Low Income and Native Communities Targeted Once Again
CONTACT: Blair FitzGibbon, Rainforest Action Networkblair@soundspeedmedia.com 202-503-6141 Christopher Herrera, Director of Communications, Rainforest Action Networkchristopher@ran.org, 415-659-0557 Lucie Pinson, Private Finance Campaigner, Les Amis de la Terrelucie.pinson@amisdelaterre.org, +33 (0)6 79 54…