Quartz: A palm oil giant has been sanctioned over forced labor and trafficking workers
“FGV Holdings Berhad isn’t having a great week. First, the colossal palm oil giant, owned in part by the Malaysian government, posted its second consecutive quarterly loss, attributed to falling crude…
Mongabay: RSPO adopts total ban on deforestation under sweeping new standards
“The effectiveness of the new RSPO standards has also been called into question by the U.S.-based advocacy group Rainforest Action Network (RAN), which says the RSPO had for years failed…
Rainforest Action Network Responds to Newly Revised RSPO Standard
Calls for systems reforms to make newly revised RSPO standard impactful Members of the world’s largest certification scheme for palm oil, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), voted today…
Forest Giant Korindo Caught in the Act
In-depth investigations into the Korean-Indonesian conglomerate Korindo Group have produced two reports documenting sweeping evidence of illegality, environmental destruction and community rights violations and links to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Palm Oil Giant Indofood Sanctioned Over Labor Rights Violations
Sustainability certificate suspended over 10 legal offenses, “grave and methodical” breaches after complaint brought by Rainforest Action Network, International Labor Rights Forum, and OPPUK San Francisco, CA – Indonesian palm…
Nestlé, Mars, Mondelēz and Hershey’s Hiding Rainforest Destruction In Halloween Candy
Reports show active deforestation for palm oil plantations which are connected to the biggest candy makers in the world, despite company promises to clean up their supply chains San Francisco…
Forbes: See How Your Halloween Candy Is Made From Palm Oil Destroying The Sumatran Rainforest
“Candy makers and companies like PepsiCo and Unilever have made promises to change their practices when it comes to using conflict palm oil, but according to the Rainforest Action Network, that’s been monitoring…
10 Alternative Treats for Halloween
In our last blog, we asked YOU: what are fun alternatives to problematic candy this Halloween? Most of us love chocolate, but too many candymakers are more concerned about profits than about rainforests being destroyed by Conflict Palm Oil (which is found in their chocolate!).
Nestle Has Ended Its Joint Venture Partnership with Indofood
October 3rd, 2018 – Snack food giant Nestle just announced it has ended its joint venture partnership with notorious bad actor Indofood, one of the largest palm oil companies in…
Malaysian Palm Oil Giant Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (KLK) Adopts New Sustainability Standards
Rainforest Action Network responds to the announcement, calling it a “critical milestone” San Francisco, CA – After facing years of public criticism and campaigning from civil society, Malaysian palm oil…