RSPO Failure Allows Deforestation-linked Fangiono Palm Oil Flowing into ‘Sustainable’ Global Supply Chains
New evidence prompts calls for buyers and investors to investigate independently of failed RSPO process The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has allowed the Fangiono group to continue pumping…
New Investigation Reveals Agri Giant First Resources Apparent Laundering of Deforestation-linked Palm Oil into ‘Sustainable’ Global Markets
Rainforest Action Network findings suggest Singapore-listed First Resources misled shareholders, buyers, and regulators regarding their integration with shadow companies that are amongst the largest destroyers of forests in Indonesia San…
How a Decade of Advocacy Became a Documentary
Picture a rhinoceros in a rainforest. Add in orangutans swinging above, and elephants and tigers prowling below. There is only one place on our planet you could be — the…
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….
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 has built a reputation on sustainability. We call it deception.
Investigative reporting reveals a stark picture of a company more focused on protecting its reputation than preventing harm to people and the planet.
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…
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…
Long Live the Leuser Ecosystem!
Conflict Palm Oil Expansion Persists: Vigilance is Needed to Protect the Leuser Ecosystem from Deforestation In August 2025, major brands and palm oil traders launched the Aceh Sustainable Palm Oil…
Organized people beat organized money—again
After years of stonewalling and greenwashing, Procter & Gamble—the $361 billion multinational known best for its laundry detergent, razor blades, toilet paper and, sadly, rainforest destruction—has finally started to budge….