2017 Problems: Factory Farmed Meat & Conflict Palm Oil
We are what we eat. Every single thing we put into our mouths affects our body on a cellular level and has a huge impact on our physical and mental…
Ralph Lauren Commits to Rainforest-Free Fabrics
Big news! After years of campaigning and corporate negotiation, Ralph Lauren just took the first step to end the risk of forest destruction in its clothing. Ralph Lauren, the $7.9…
Indigenous Land Rights Recognized for Pandumaan-Sipituhuta in Indonesia
After decades of resistance, RAN celebrates return of community lands from pulp giant Toba Pulp Lestari (TPL) to the North Sumatra Indigenous community of Pandumaan-Sipituhuta; encourages Indonesian President to fulfill promise…
2016: Reflecting on a Year of Action for Rainforest-Free Fashion, Indonesia’s forests, and the people who depend on them
It’s been an amazing year for the Rainforest-free Pulp and Paper campaign! We’ve taken on some of the biggest names in the fashion industry, holding them responsible for the risk…
Thanks to you: 2016 Milestones & Victories
Thanks to your support, Rainforest Action Network has made real progress and reached major milestones this year! Yes, the road ahead is daunting — but we are ready and more…
Keep it in the Ground Became a National Conversation in 2016!
Dear RAN Supporters, Thank you! In the past year, we made significant steps in keeping fossil fuels in the ground! With your leadership, support and action we built a movement…
2016: From Financiers to the Forest Floor
It was a momentous year for RAN’s Forest Program. In 2016, RAN followed through in our commitment to challenge abuses of corporate power and to follow the money from the…
Which brands can you trust?
As I travel across the world for Rainforest Action Network’s campaign to transform the palm oil sector I am always asked one simple question. “Which brands can I trust? ”…
2016: Driving PepsiCo towards Change
2016 has been a busy year for the Conflict Palm Oil organizing program. When we kicked off the year, we decided to really ramp up the pressure on PepsiCo. At…
The United States of Exxon? Tillerson and Trump
Stand Up Against This Very Real Threat. It seems harder and harder to come up with the appropriate language, but Donald Trump’s nomination of Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as…
PepsiCo: Performance without Principles
We’ve got PepsiCo’s attention, and we know that the company is feeling the heat. Over the past 5 months, we’ve hunted down PepsiCo’s biggest and most expensive advertising campaigns—from new…
Urgent Action for Endangered Orangutans
One of the few remaining primary forests in West Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), Sungai Putri is home to between 750 and 1750 critically endangered Bornean orangutans. This forest is one of…
Tyson Foods, Conflict Palm Oil & Factory Farming: A Pre-Holiday Look at the True Cost of Industrial Food.
Content Warning: Images of Industrial Farming and Animal Violence. The average American dinner plate – meat, potatoes and/or a frozen packaged meal with Conflict Palm Oil. Photo credit: Flickr/1950s Unlimited 80…
Activists Confront PepsiCo Leaders Across the Country
Last week, RAN activists confronted both Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo and Al Carey, CEO of PepsiCo North America, on the company’s connection to the exploitation of palm oil workers…
Calls for Labor Reform Dominate Annual Palm Oil Sustainability Meeting
RAN and Allies Bring Labor Issues Front and Center for the Palm Oil Industry The issues faced by the roughly 3.5 million workers in the palm oil industry were front…
A Note on the US Election
This is a sobering moment. Today I am filled with both disappointment and determination, inspired by the demonstrations of love, resistance and solidarity from around the country in response to…
Wyoming Tells BLM to “Keep it in the Ground” at Oil and Gas Auction
Wyoming Tells BLM to “Keep it in the Ground” at Oil and Gas Land Auction This past Tuesday, RAN staff and our allies on the ground went to one of…
SoCal Tells Obama to “Keep It in the Ground!”
We know that in order to avoid the worst effects of climate change we have to make immediate changes. One of the biggest changes we can make is ending extraction…
BREAKING: Activists Confront PepsiCo CEO on Labor Abuses
This week, during the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York City, RAN activists confronted Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo, on the company’s connection to the exploitation of Indonesian palm…
How to Support Standing Rock: A Personal FAQ
Hey folks, my name is Brihannala Morgan and I’m a senior forest campaigner at RAN. While my work mostly involves working directly with Indigenous and frontline communities in Indonesia, I…
Rainforest Action Network Endorses the Movement for Black Lives Platform
I am proud to say that Rainforest Action Network endorses the Movement for Black Lives Platform.https://policy.m4bl.org/platform/ Rainforest Action Network has a 30 year history of working at the intersection of…
Tell banks: Don’t sacrifice the Rio Grande Valley for fracked gas
Here’s the latest fact banks don’t want you to know: Fracked gas exports are worse for the climate than coal. But big banks are getting ready to bankroll three major fracked…
Students Across the Country Tell PepsiCo: “We Won’t Work for Conflict Palm Oil”
PepsiCo Stands to Lose Out on Recruiting Top Millennial Talent Every Fall, college and universities across the country welcome companies on their campuses to provide networking opportunities for students. These…
100 Days Left for President Obama to Tip the Scales: New Report Outlines Actions Needed Before Leaving Office
Will President Obama’s climate legacy be determined by his rhetoric on climate change, a historic Agreement made in Paris last year, and the Clean Power Plan? Or will he be…
Palm Oil: Bad for Forests, and Your Health
Appetite for Destruction: Palm Oil DiariesCrossposted at One Green Planet I recently watched a fascinating new documentary film called, “Appetite for Destruction: Palm Oil Diaries.” In it, filmmaker Michael Dorgan…