Palm Oil Key Focus at General Mills Shareholder Meeting
Yesterday marked a huge shift in the U.S. food industry – it’s now official that the world’s sixth largest food company is taking concrete action to address their controversial sourcing…
General Mills Moves Away from Rainforest Destruction
It is with much gratitude, excitement and hope for our world’s remaining forests that I announce the end to Rainforest Action Network’s General Mills palm oil campaign. Our Rainforest Agribusiness…
Cargill Back Pedals on Rainforest Track
In response to Cargill’s recent announcement stating that they would ignore their promise to take action on widely known rainforest destroyer Sinar Mas, RAN sent out a press release calling…
Mr. Page: Future Generations Are Counting on You
http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649 Last week, over a dozen local Twin Cities community members, including members of the Walker Church social justice chapter, children, and concerned parents, paid Mr. Page – Cargill CEO…
Krafting a New Story on Palm Oil
For those following the recent developments of palm oil in the news, you know that this hot commodity is becoming increasingly controversial and companies are starting to either push to…
Will Cargill Fall for the Great Sinar Mas Greenwash?
After months of waiting for the results of the Sinar Mas “audit,” the controversial findings are finally public and it’s now up to Cargill executives to decide how they will…
Cargill’s New Palm Oil Deal for Unilever: Can It Be Called Sustainable?
Companies around the world with their hands in the palm oil pot are feeling the heat. Not only because our planet is warming up from rampant deforestation in Indonesia, but…
Time Is Running Out Fast for the Orangutan
On July 15th and 16th at an upscale resort off the coast of Bali, executives from some of the companies that represent the two main threats to the survival of…
RAN Report from the USSF: Another World is Possible
Last week, I had the opportunity to travel to Detroit for the second U.S. Social Forum. It was an incredible gathering of over 15,000 people from every corner of the…
Nestle Rejects Rainforest-Destroying Palm Oil: Who’s Next?
This week the leading consumer food company Nestle announced new policies to eliminate palm oil connected with the increasingly dire status of broad swaths of the world’s rainforests. The expansion…