Rainforest Action Network Responds to Mondelēz’s Annual ESG Report
The consumer goods giant Mondelēz –– the maker of well-known brands like Oreos, Ritz crackers, and Cadbury chocolate –– released their annual Snacking Made Right ESG Report yesterday, providing updates…
Procter & Gamble Exposed for Failure to Fulfill Commitments to Restore Critical Rainforest Destroyed by Illegal Palm Oil Development in Indonesia
After P&G suppliers verified RAN’s evidence of illegal palm development in a wildlife reserve, P&G pledged to fix it. Now the company has abandoned its promises *Leuser Watch post published…
P&G Accused of Failing to Deliver on Public Commitment to Restore Illegal Palm Plantations in Leuser Ecosystem
Procter and Gamble remains at risk of sourcing illegal palm oil In response to a Rainforest Action Network (RAN) investigation exposing illegal palm oil development in the Leuser Ecosystem, called…
New Rogue Actor Documented Destroying the Leuser Ecosystem
Global biodiversity hotspot threatened by shockingly large and accelerating forest clearance for palm oil In recent weeks, following years of reported declines in deforestation by palm oil companies, new reports…
New Palm Oil Mills Threaten Orangutan Capital of The World
Aceh Selatan Is the Frontline of Palm Oil Expansion Threatening the Leuser Ecosystem The forests and peatlands of Indonesia’s nationally protected Rawa Singkil Wildlife Reserve, within the world renowned Leuser…
Illegal Deforestation Persists in Indonesia’s Gunung Leuser National Park
Forest Monitoring System Improvements Needed to Stop Conflict Palm Oil expansion in world-renowned Leuser Ecosystem Despite the urgent need to protect the world’s last standing rainforests, deforestation outside government allocated…
NEW VIDEO: Inside the Palm Oil Supply Chain; From Indonesia to Your Grocery Store
New RAN video-short lays bare the murky path of illegal palm oil into the supply chains of global brands that the industry would rather remain hidden We know that Conflict…
Climate and Rights Advocates Warn CAGNY Conference Investors that Deforestation and Rights Abuses are Bad For Business
Protestors plan a “welcome party” to expose big brands’ role in driving the climate crisis and Indigenous rights violations Boca Raton, Fl – As many of the world’s leading investment…
Achieving Sustainable Livelihoods in Leuser Ecosystem
Global brands need to invest more in community livelihood projects that reduce emissions and help build resilient societies Scientists predict that on our current trajectory of habitat loss and global…
What’s at Stake in the ‘Orangutan Capital of the World’ — A Firsthand Account
Award winning photojournalist and wildlife conservationist Paul Hilton has over a decade of field experience documenting biodiversity and destruction in the Leuser Ecosystem. Photography by Paul Hilton I’ve been down…