Today, Earth Day, Secretary of State John Kerry signs the Paris climate agreement, confirming the United States’ commitment to address global climate change. At the same time, the U.S. government…
Resilient to Resistant If there was one word that I could remove whenever folks speak about the Gulf Coast region, it would be “resilient.” From my experience, resilient is…
The last peatland forests of the “orangutan capital of the world,” are still being destroyed in a plantation controlled by notorious palm oil company, PT. Surya Panen Subur (SPS) II….
Last week, RAN activists infiltrated an exclusive investor’s conference in New York and exposed the scandalous risk of rainforest destruction in Abercrombie & Fitch’s fabric supply chain. Abercrombie & Fitch…
Last December, RAN circulated a petition in support of Indonesian movement leader Sammas Sitorus. Sammas Sitorus’ community of Lumban Sitorus, in North Sumatra, Indonesia, has been fighting for just compensation from pulp…
In its latest Sustainable Palm Oil Report and video, agribusiness giant Cargill tries to convince both its customers in the Snack Food 20 and the public that “Cargill surely are…
As PepsiCo attempted to brand its products as “healthy” and “sustainable” at the Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim this past weekend, RAN was there to expose the truth: human…
Since January of this year, a diverse group of intrepid new volunteers joined the San Francisco-based RAN team in a host of roles that collectively support RAN’s critical work to…
Innovation Group Delivers a Leap Forward In Efforts To Transform the Palm Oil Industry The Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG), the leading initiative to transform the palm oil industry, has…
Today, thousands of Bangladeshi activists embarked on a Long March to protest the construction of coal-fired power plants dangerously close to the Sundarbans, one of the world’s largest mangrove forests…
March 10, 2016 Dear Secretary of State Kerry, We write in shock and deep sorrow regarding the murder of Honduran human rights and environmental defender Berta Cáceres, founder and general…
On Friday, JPMorgan Chase (JPMC) took a significant step away from financing coal. The bank updated its Environmental and Social Policy Framework‘s sections on coal and is now the…
Today, RAN and the environmental and social justice movements at large mourn the tragic assassination of Honduran Indigenous and environmental organizer Berta Cáceres. She was one of the leading organizers…
This week, PNC Financial released their 2015 CSR Report. Last year was an eventful one for PNC on climate and coal, with the bank announcing a commitment to transition away from financing…
After two years of campaigning, snack food giant PepsiCo has still not adequately addressed its Conflict Palm Oil problem. And now, with the Pepsi-branded halftime show at Super Bowl 50,…
Abercrombie & Fitch is no stranger to scandal––but one controversy it has been able to ignore so far is its impact on Indonesia’s incredible tropical rainforests and the people who…
This blog comes to us from Heather Rally, a wildlife veterinarian who worked on the covert operations for the highly acclaimed film Racing Extinction. You have likely heard of the Amazon or…
Rainforest Action Network Calls Announcements “Disappointing,” Outlines Steps Needed To Drive Real Change On The Ground Rainforest Action Network has responded to announcements made by Wilmar International during the…
The 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), released on January 7, are woefully disappointing. In a classic case of David vs. Goliath, after almost a year of savvy organizing by…
One of the world’s biggest tobacco companies has been caught red-handed undermining democracy to push its deadly product. But we have a chance to hold them accountable. Add your voice:…
Celebrating 30 years of challenging corporate power, 2015 was a pivotal year for Rainforest Action Network. This year proved to be a unique moment in RAN’s forest program history, as…
Last week, local government officials from the district of Aceh Tamiang in Aceh, Indonesia, began a project to restore 1,070 hectares of forest within the Leuser Ecosystem that had been…
In 2014, we witnessed a wave of paper commitments to cut the destruction of rainforest and peatlands, and the exploitation of local communities and workers, from the supply chains of…
2015 has been a powerful year in RAN’s Conflict Palm Oil Campaign. RAN Palm Oil Activists have worked tirelessly to keep the pressure on PepsiCo and the rest of Snack…
What an incredible year for our work on pulp and paper in Indonesia! We had some incredible successes, one heartbreaking setback and many powerful moments. Here’s a glimpse behind the…
