Rainforest Action Network Responds to Mars, Incorporated’s First-Ever Statement on Human Rights Defenders
Mars, the multinational corporation and maker of confectionery, pet food, and other products, just recently released its first official statement on Human Rights Defenders. Civil society has long pressured the…
“We are the stewards of our land.”
Rajes Sitanggang walks quietly and confidently through the dense shrubs and trees — just like a New Yorker would walk down their street in their neighborhood without even thinking. Then,…
Colgate-Palmolive Discloses Impact of Supply Chain on Forests and Communities
Rainforest Action Network calls on Ferrero, Procter & Gamble, and Kao to follow suit in urgent response to climate, human rights crises [San Francisco, CA] – International consumer goods giant…
Forest Defenders vs. Forest Offenders
The Keep Forests Standing campaign calls on the most influential corporations fueling the destruction of rainforests and the violation of human rights to take real action. A recent evaluation found…
Major Brands and Banks Failing to Stop Deforestation and Human Rights Abuses, New Scorecard Finds
Procter & Gamble, Ferrero, and JPMorgan Chase among those that receive a ‘F” Score San Francisco, CA – Major multinational brands and banks are failing to stop deforestation and human…
Keep Forests Standing: Evaluating the Brands and Banks Driving Deforestation and Human Rights Abuses
Indonesian Community Wages Innovative Fight Against Deforestation, Seeks to Enforce Legal Protections of Customary Lands
The Sumatran community of Bunin faces an ongoing land conflict with PT. Tegas Nusantara, a rogue palm oil company clearing lowland rainforest in the Leuser Ecosystem The Bunin Village, in…
2020, Year of the Forests: Long live the Leuser!
2020 was a breakthrough year in our efforts to protect the Leuser, a fragile yet extraordinary ecosystem home to orangutans, tigers, sun bears, rhinos and elephants. Millions of people also depend on the Leuser for clean drinking water, food, and their livelihoods.
Three Ways Ferrero is Breaking Our Hearts
The maker of Butterfinger, Baby Ruth, Brach’s Candy, Ferrero Rocher, Nutella, and Girl Scout Cookies has fueled the destruction of one part of the world to profit off another! This Valentine’s Day, tell Ferrero we’ve had ENOUGH of its sweet nothings! 💔
Onward
We need to move forward for racial justice, move forward to keep forests standing, and move forward to halt climate catastrophe. Of course, we can’t simply forget the past four…
