Report: Consumer Goods Companies Caught Driving Illegal Climate Disaster for Palm Oil
For immediate release; high quality images, aerial drone footage, and evidence from the field and supply chain investigations are available upon request. ‘Carbon Bomb Scandals’ exposes big brands still buying…
Carbon Bomb Scandals: Big Brands Driving Climate Disaster for Palm Oil
New Investigation Exposes Consumer Goods Giants Still Buying Illegal Palm Oil From Protected Wildlife Reserve in Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem *View and download the full report here. Published the first day…
Rogue Palm Oil Company Trying to Steal Back Lands Redistributed to Communities by District Government in Indonesia
Urgent intervention needed by brands to end intimidation of land defenders in Tripa Peatland region by PT. Cemerlang Abadi Palm oil plantation company PT. Cemerlang Abadi (CA) continues to be…
Global Pressure Mounts on Trans Mountain Insurers in Advance of Renewal Deadline
As August 31 deadline nears, hundreds of thousands demand that Liberty Mutual rule out insuring tar sands expansion August 24, 2022 (Boston, MA, USA) – As Trans Mountain seeks to…
Close to $60bn invested in fossil fuels by North American insurers
(Note: This article first appeared in Reinsurance News) Author: Kassandra Jimenez-Sanchez Top North American insurers invested $59.7bn in fossil fuels, with $30.8bn in oil and gas holdings as of 2019, according…
Banks have to stop financing oil expansion. If they don’t, their net-zero commitments are greenwash.
This op-ed was first featured on Marketwatch. By Jason Opeña Disterhoft U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres recently called on banks and other financial firms to stop financing the expansion of fossil…
Chubb Shareholders Reject Management Recommendations on Key Climate and Director Votes
Newly-released vote tallies demonstrate broad investor concern on fossil fuel underwriting and emissions reductions Zurich, Switzerland // New York City, USA (May 24, 2022) – At the May 19 annual…
At Chubb AGM, Insurance Giant Faced Demands for Climate Action on the Ballot and in the Streets
Action in Zurich Depicting Chubb CEO Greenberg Smearing the Planet with Fossil Fuels Shareholders pass resolution for transparency on emissions reductions, but stop short of calling for an end to…
Wells Fargo is the Last of the Big US Banks to Set 2030 Emissions Targets
None Have a Plan for Phasing out Fossil Fuel Finance Contact: Gabby Brown, gabby.brown@sierraclub.org Today, Wells Fargo announced new 2030 targets to reach its commitment to net-zero financed emissions by…
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…