RAN responds to Nestlé’s Land Rights Action Plan; ‘More Major Brands Must Ensure Rights, Forest Protections’
February 22, 2023 (San Francisco, CA) — Rainforest Action Network has issued a response to Nestlé’s recently published Action Plan on “Indigenous Peoples’ and Local Communities Land Rights.” The plan…
Healthy Gulf releases new documentary “Defend SWLA” on the impact of LNG expansion in the Gulf
Big Oil has their sights set on the Gulf Coast. Louisiana residents are already feeling the effects of oil and gas infrastructure — from toxic air, to poisoned fish, to…
Adani Group’s troubles are a warning against investment in fossil fuels
(This op-ed first appeared in South China Morning Post) The stock meltdown of Indian conglomerate Adani Group in the wake of the release of a report by short-seller Hindenburg Research…
Major Palm Oil Traders Confirm RAN Evidence of Illegal Plantations Inside Indonesian Wildlife Refuge, Commit to Restore Destroyed Rainforest
After initially denying the evidence, Indonesia’s largest palm oil traders admit that a supplier to major global brands was operating an illegal plantation inside the nationally protected Rawa Singkil Wildlife…
JUST 7% OF GLOBAL BANKS’ ENERGY FINANCING GOES TO RENEWABLES, NEW DATA SHOWS
Major global banks are standing in the way of climate targets with new data showing just 7% of their financing for energy companies went to renewables between 2016 and 2022….
RAN Responds to Oil Executive Appointed as President of UN Climate Conference
The following statement is In response to Sultan Al Jaber, chief of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), being named as President-Designate of the 2023 UN climate summit, COP28,…
Pressure on US Banks as HSBC Announces End to New Oil and Gas Funding
Groups representing a broad section of the US climate movement are demanding that US banks halt funding for new oil and gas projects, following a dramatic change to HSBC’s energy…
EU Deforestation Regulation an Important Precedent for Other Nations to Follow
Gemma Tillack, Forest Policy Director at Rainforest Action Network (RAN), responded to the adoption of a new EU importation law that aims to prevent companies from selling commodities linked to…
World’s Largest Certifier of Sustainable Palm Oil Must Strengthen Its Certification Systems to Remain Relevant, Warns Civil Society
Rainforest Action Network calls for fundamental shifts in RSPO’s assurance systems Kuala Lumpur – Members of the world’s largest certification scheme for palm oil, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil…
Rainforest Action Network Responds to the Forests Agriculture and Commodity Trade (FACT) Dialogue Update at COP27
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt – Today at COP27 the Forests Agriculture and Commodity Trade (FACT) Dialogue presented an update on the initiative since its launch at COP26. In Glasgow, 28 countries…