PepsiCo executives and shareholders received a very clear message from RAN at PepsiCo’s annual shareholder meeting: a growing movement around the world is demanding real change and will not stop…
The 6th of June marks the first anniversary of Group Olmeca, a notorious palm oil giant, polluting significant Guatemalan waterways when its effluent ponds overflowed into the Pasión River, causing…
Guest post from Morgan Larson from Dallas, Texas. Early this week, PepsiCo subsidiary Frito-Lay held its biannual farmer’s market in Plano, Texas. Dozens of local farmers, spice makers, craftsmen, and…
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) continues to auction millions of acres of public lands and waters for pennies on the dollar. But who exactly is profiting from these corporate…
PepsiCo is feeling the pressure this week, as people across the country are calling on the giant snack food company to cut Conflict Palm Oil from its products. In addition…
Today RAN activists confronted Al Carey, CEO of PepsiCo North America, on the company’s connection to the exploitation of palm oil workers after his keynote address at an exclusive industry…
Last week was critical for the world’s forests and climate. First, around 175 countries signed the historic Paris climate agreement which recognizes the crucial role forests play in the fight…
Corresponding addresses: Rahmawati Retno Winarni Program Director, TuK Indonesia wiwin@tuk.or.id Tom Picken Forests and Finance Campaign Director Rainforest Action Network tpicken@ran.org Jakarta, 27th April 2016 As the fire…
On the same day Pepsi was targeted with a daring action in NYC, five student activists at Kansas State University (KSU) took action on their campus by publicly calling out…
In Midtown New York City, if you stand on the banks of the East River and look across to Queens, you’ll see a six story “Pepsi-Cola” sign, with 40 foot…
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,…