Join Rainforest Action Network at the Global Climate Strikes!
I’ve been out in the streets taking action for people and the planet for almost 20 years. I’ve participated in hundreds of protests and taken action around the world, but…
5 Reasons RAN is Taking on the Insurance Industry
You may be wondering, what the heck does insurance have to do with climate change? Well, the insurance industry is supposed to protect us from risk. But when it comes…
Japan’s largest bank MUFG adopts new policies to protect forests and the climate, but controversies abound
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Japan’s largest financial group and the world’s fifth largest bank by assets, has just released an updated Environmental and Social Policy Framework that will govern…
Fighting Tar Sands Expansion
This case study was written by Tara Houska (Honor the Earth) and Jason Disterhoft (RAN) for our latest bank report card, Banking on Climate Change: Fossil Fuel Finance Report Card…
Beyond China: A Look at Japanese Banks’ Addiction to Coal
This case study was written by Hana Heineken (RAN), Kimiko Hirata (KikoNet), Bernadette Maheandiran (Market Forces) and Shin Furuno (350.org Japan) for our latest bank report card, Banking on Climate…
RWE Plans Destruction of Ancient German Forest
This case study was written Greig Aitken (BankTrack) and Kuba Gogolewski (Foundation Development YES – Open-Pit Mines NO) for our latest bank report card, Banking on Climate Change: Fossil Fuel…
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Under Threat
This case study was written by Bernadette Demientieff (Gwich’in Steering Committee), Ben Cushing, Gabby Brown, and Cara Bottorff (Sierra Club) for our latest bank report card, Banking on Climate Change:…