You told Chase to do better, and they listened (Well, sort of).
Breaking news! Last week, JPMorgan Chase said it will rule out funding for coal plants around the world, and for oil and gas projects in the Arctic. It also committed…
PepsiCo Makes Major Shift in Approach to Palm Oil
What does this win mean for PepsiCo, for RAN, and for the rainforests, communities, and workers of Indonesia?
What does winning on the PepsiCo Campaign mean?
Got questions? We’ve got answers! Here are the top five Q&A’s that’ll give you a sense of just how monumental a move this is!
The Bank You’ve Never Heard of That’s Bankrolling Deforestation AND the Climate Crisis
Around the world, our greatest protection against the climate crisis is going up in flames. Forests are our greatest line of defense against worsening climate chaos, but they’re being destroyed…
Make Polar Bears Happy for Polar Bear Day
It’s Polar Bear Day! But the planet is warming, their habitat is disappearing, and their way of life is becoming impossible. We won’t stand by and lose Polar Bears to the greed and destruction caused by Big Banks driving climate change; but we need your help!
Yoooooouuuuuu DID IT:
Good news from Kellogg 🎉
Breaking News: Kellogg announces stronger Palm Oil and Deforestation Policies including precedent-setting protections for human rights defenders and a commitment to forest restoration!
An Introduction and Q & A with RAN’s New Executive Director Ginger Cassady
We are very excited to announce that Ginger Cassady is the new Executive Director at Rainforest Action Network. Ginger’s appointment follows the decision of former Executive Director Lindsey Allen to…
We must keep forests standing, uphold rights and protect the climate
Here we are in a new year and 2020 requires bold action from all of us. We must keep forests intact and standing. We must uphold the rights of frontline and Indigenous communities as they face the most immediate harm. We must draw a line in the sand: not another forest cleared.
Racism, The Royals, and “The RAN”
It’s not often that Rainforest Action Network gets swept up in a royal scandal. In fact, let’s say never — until now, that is. Spurred by an article in a…
Are U.S. Insurers Breaking Up with Fossil Fuels?
2019 was the second hottest year on record and marked the end of the hottest decade ever. It was 365 days of devastating climate impacts: wildfires ravaged California, Indonesia, and…
BIG News: Liberty Mutual Insurance’s New Coal Policy
Big climate news in late December: insurance giant Liberty Mutual adopted a policy to stop insuring coal companies, just two months after we launched our campaign. It’s a big deal (and…
How do the Snack Food Giants compare on Cutting Conflict Palm Oil?
How do the Snack Food Giants compare on Cutting Conflict Palm Oil? Our assessment has found that their paper promises have not stopped deforestation, have not mitigated threats to endangered species, and have not delivered remedy for the exploitation of Indigenous Peoples, local communities and workers.
Fast facts about Australia fires
The images and video coming from Australia are devastating. Yet again, the climate crisis is fueling another horrifying event, one that has killed an estimated 500 million animals, dozens of…
5 BIG Wins and 1 Lesson We’ll Never Forget From 2019
It’s been a year for the record books: record-breaking temperatures and pollution, but also record-breaking climate protests. Millions of people hit the streets worldwide to prove that people power is…
The Most Important Place You’ve Never Heard Of
Can you picture a rhinoceros in the rainforest? Add a herd of elephants, families of orangutans swinging through the treetops and tigers prowling the understory and there is only one place in the world you could be: Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, one of Earth’s most ancient forest ecosystems…
AXIS Capital Adopts New Fossil Fuel Policy
Slowly but surely, the U.S. insurance industry is starting to acknowledge its role in driving climate change, and taking steps to stop. Last month, AXIS Capital became the second U.S….
Why it’s on JPMorgan Chase to Change the Course of the Climate Crisis
The data revealed that JPMorgan Chase, is by far the worst funder of fossil fuels and fossil fuel expansion –– by a wide margin. Clearly put, Chase is the world’s…
Join Us to Take On Liberty Mutual!
Last month, RAN and allies launched a campaign to get insurance giant Liberty Mutual to stop driving climate change. Insurers like Liberty Mutual are contributing to the climate crisis by…
Can You Believe We Pulled This Off?
The scale is just wild. From September to 20-27, thousands of climate strikes swept the globe. Millions of people of all backgrounds, ages, regions, and faiths flooded the streets, demanding…
Every Day is Indigenous Peoples Day
Every single day we see Indigenous people taking action in ways that will benefit us all. They put their lives on the line to protect our planet and climate. We…
130 Banks Just Launched the Principles for Responsible Banking: Will Banks Finally Change for the Better?
130 banks including Citi and MUFG (parent of Union Bank) just committed to align their financing with the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. Wow. Does that mean they are going to totally transform their financing for the better and stop financing deforestation, fossil fuels, and human rights violations? If not, this is going to be just one more greenwashing exercise…
Tell Liberty Mutual to ditch fossil fuels!
Did you know that Liberty Mutual is abandoning its customers that live in wildfire-affected areas across the western U.S., while simultaneously investing more than $6 billion in fossil fuels and…
Where Should I Put My Money? Tips and Resources
Big banks, big problems If you’re reading this, it’s probably because you recognize that big banks, through their financing and investments, are huge drivers of climate change. In fact, 33…
15 Stunning Photos from The Last Place on Earth [UPDATED]
The Leuser Ecosystem, one of the most important rainforests in Southeast Asia, is being destroyed for massive industrial development including the expansion of palm oil plantations.
The 32 Men Funding Climate Chaos
Our natural world, and the future of humanity, is in a deep crisis. And it’s not because you used that plastic fork. We all know the daunting truth: Massive-scale…
