1300 people protest for land rights, against Toba Pulp Lestari in Indonesia!
On June 8th, over 1,300 people, representing over 30 organizations and communities, held a peaceful action and march in the town of Balige, North Sumatra. Their demands were simple: recognition…
Brown University Students and Alumni Confront PepsiCo Executive on Labor Abuses
This guest blog comes to us from Charlotte Biren – activist, volunteer, and Brown University alum, Class of 2016. As a 2016 Brown University grad, I was very excited to…
Life at the Frontlines of Indonesia’s Deforestation and Landgrabbing Crisis
A new campaign from Rainforest Action Network provides a rare look at the communities living at the edge of Indonesia’s rainforests destroyed for pulp and paper production FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…
It’s time for Asia Pulp & Paper to keep its promises
Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) is the largest pulp and paper producer in both Indonesia and China. With a stark history of deforestation and human rights abuses, APP’s adoption of…
It’s time for Toba Pulp Lestari to keep its promises
Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL) is a pulp and paper company based in the Lake Toba region of North Sumatra, Indonesia. The pulp giant is associated with the Royal Golden Eagle…
Child Labor and Worker Exploitation: A Bad Investment
Delays and inaction. That is all we’ve seen from PepsiCo for the past four years as Rainforest Action Network and our allies have continued to confront PepsiCo with the devastating…
RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK (RAN) ISSUES RESPONSE TO IOI GROUP’S STATEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, +1 425 281 1989 San Francisco, CA – Controversial palm oil giant IOI Group released a statement today outlining the “new commitments and actions”…
PepsiCo: Profits Over People and Planet
Even as PepsiCo outlines lofty goals through its “Products, People and Planet” vision, its insatiable drive for profits continues to have devastating impacts, both on people at the frontlines of…
Exposing PepsiCo’s Real Agenda
Corporate spin. Greenwash. Words that come to mind when I think about PepsiCo’s latest sustainability report. PepsiCo’s new 2025 Sustainability agenda claims it will deliver ‘Performance with Purpose’ by improving…