Rainforest Action Network (RAN) welcomes meaningful steps by Mondelēz International to strengthen protections for Human Rights Defenders.
Mondelēz International, maker of Oreos, Chips Ahoy, and Sour Patch Kids, has made significant improvements in its approach to protecting Human Rights Defenders, making these a contractual obligation to suppliers….
The Iran War is reaching the world’s rainforests
Everyone knows by now that the war in Iran — a devastating conflict already exacting a heavy human toll — is disrupting the flow of oil around the world. It’s…
On National Oreo Cookie Day, Activists Stage Coast-to-Coast “Stop Oreo Day” Actions Demanding Mondelēz Protect Forests and Human Rights Defenders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ***Photos available here (Flickr gallery link) Protests in at least a dozen major U.S. cities, plus distributed consumer actions nationwide, target Mondelēz HQs, Oreo facilities, and retail…
Mondelēz CEO Faces Deforestation and Human Rights Protest at Wall Street Consumer Conference
Rainforest Action Network challenges Oreo maker during plenary address at CAGNY, calling for binding protections for forests and human rights defenders Orlando, FL / San Francisco, CA — Human rights…
Looking Ahead: Meeting the Moment in 2026
At Rainforest Action Network we are beginning the new year reflecting on the most urgent question of our times: What future are we creating together? This question drives our work,…
Rainforest Action Network Resigns from the Forest Stewardship Council, Citing Loss of Credibility
Founding member warns FSC label cannot be trusted San Francisco — Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has resigned from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), ending more than 30 years of membership…
Global Consumer Brands Continue to Fall Short on Deforestation and Human Rights
Our 2025 Keep Forests Standing Scorecard shows that corporate action on deforestation and human rights remains slow.
Rainforest Action Network: Brazil’s New Forest Finance Facility Risks Reinforcing the Same Broken System It Seeks to Fix
Belém, Brazil – November 10, 2025 As world leaders gather in Belém for COP30, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) warns that the newly launched Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF) could fall…
Media Brief: The Forests and Finance Coalition and Rainforest Action Network at COP30
Rainforest Action Network recognizes the immense stakes for people and the planet dependent on the outcome of the global negotiations underway at COP30, Nov 11-21 in Belem, Brazil. RAN’s forty…
New Report Exposes How Global Banks and Investors Are Still “Banking on Biodiversity Collapse” — Coalition Calls for Financial Regulation to Halt Deforestation
São Paulo, Brazil – As world leaders will soon convene in Brazil for COP30, a new report from the Forests & Finance Coalition reveals that finance for sectors driving tropical…