Keep Forests Standing Scorecard 2022
Evaluating the Brands and Banks Driving Deforestation and Human Rights Abuses
Indonesian Forestry Titan Royal Golden Eagle Remains a Major Roadblock to Progress in Saving Leuser Ecosystem
RGE has failed to adhere to no-deforestation commitments, creating liability for global brands and banks still doing business with the rogue company Nearly two years after being exposed for driving…
No Deforestation Commitments On The Rise In The Leuser Ecosystem
PT. Tualang Raya latest to join peers in commitment to forest protection PT. Tualang Raya – a rogue palm oil producer previously implicated in the destruction of a critical corridor…
Procter & Gamble, Other Brands Implicated as Critical Rainforests Continue to Fall in Leuser Ecosystem
Despite years of consumer outcry and public promises, major food brands still cannot guarantee they are not sourcing Conflict Palm Oil from Leuser forests During the month of March, RAN…
Nestlé publishes its forest footprint in Aceh
Pressure builds on Ferrero, Mondelēz & Mars to follow suit As 2020 drew to a close, Nestlé –– the world’s largest food and beverage company –– became the first major…
Conservation Breakthrough for the Leuser Ecosystem?
Multiple long term conservation efforts reach fruition with localized solutions After years of grassroots organizing, field investigations, worldwide media coverage and high profile corporate pressure campaigns, we at Rainforest Action…
The Need for Free, Prior and Informed Consent
An Evaluation of the Policies and Standard Operating Procedures of Ten Major Corporate Groups involved in Forest-Risk Commodity Supply Chains in Southeast Asia
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…
Illegal Logging and Road Construction for Palm Oil Pushing Endangered Species to Extinction in the Leuser Ecosystem
Newly collected evidence by Rainforest Action Network field teams exposes that rampant logging, land clearance and road construction for oil palm plantations is leaving endangered Sumatran orangutans fighting for life in isolated forest patches in a region known as the ‘orangutan capital of the world.’ Despite repeated exposés chronicling the controversial practices of both palm oil companies named here, to date, among major palm oil buyers, only Unilever has announced that both companies are on its suspended supplier list. Nestlé, Mars and Mondelēz have failed to publicly respond or issue lists of their suspended suppliers in the Leuser Ecosystem.
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,…