Global Brands and Financiers Linked to Deforestation In the Leuser Ecosystem Through Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) Group of Companies
In-depth investigation reveals RGE palm oil arm APICAL sourcing from notorious forest destroyer Rainforest Action Network (RAN) investigators have uncovered connections between major brands and banks, including Colgate-Palmolive, Nestlé, Mondelēz,…
Major Global Brands and Banks Complicit in Production of Conflict Palm Oil on Stolen Community Lands in Indonesia
Nestlé, Mars, Mondelēz, Unilever, and Dutch bank ABN AMRO found in violation of their own policies against human rights abuses *Publishable images from field and supply chain investigations available on…
2014: A Breakthrough Year for Protecting Global Forests
2014 will long stand out as a breakthrough moment in RAN’s history. This is the year when our long term work reached a turning point and began to achieve truly…
Thanks for an amazing Day of Action!
Thank you! The Global Day of Action was amazing, and PepsiCo absolutely heard your voice loud and clear. From Kuala Lumpur to San Francisco, Oslo to Cape Town, thousands of…
Breaking: Global Day of Action Underway!
We’re winning. Because of you, PepsiCo is reeling. Over 300,000 of you have demanded PepsiCo cut Conflict Palm Oil from its products. Today, our Global Day of Action to Cut Conflict…
Calling Out Conflict Palm Oil Laggards One By One
PepsiCo is the largest globally distributed snack food company in the world. But the company has yet to take steps to address its Conflict Palm Oil problem and break the…
Join the Global Day of Action to Cut Conflict Palm Oil: The Power is #InYourPalm
I recently heard Jane Goodall speak about the importance of having hope in a time when our planet’s natural systems teeter on the brink of collapse. She compared climate change…
RAN Stands With Jaka. Will You?
Jaka, pictured here, was 14 years old when he began working on the palm oil plantation. My name is Ratri Kusumohartono, and I’ve traveled here from Indonesia to bring the…
Guest Blog: Rudi Putra, Winner of the 2014 Goldman Prize for Forest Protection in Indonesia
The message below comes to you from Rudi Putra, a longtime ally and hero of RAN’s and winner of the 2014 Goldman Environmental Prize—the world’s most prestigious award for grassroots…
It’s Your Turn PepsiCo: Time to Take the Conflict Palm Oil Challenge
This week marks an exciting turning point in the ambitious international effort to eliminate Conflict Palm Oil connected to rainforest destruction, human rights abuses and climate pollution from our food…