Amazon Fires: How Can You Help?
If you’re like us, you’ve been watching the news over the last few weeks in horror. The fires in the Amazon are beyond heartbreaking and devastating. Rainforest Action Network and…
The Washington Post: Mars, Nestle, other food companies face complaints of forced labor at palm oil supplier
“Palm oil is common in U.S. diets, yet it lives in obscurity. Big food manufacturers add it to a wide array of packaged foods — it is in Skittles, Oreos…
The Elephant Bridge
We’ve really got something to celebrate after “World Elephant Day!” Thanks to your petitions, strong negotiating by our campaign team, and powerful media exposés, we’re so very pleased to announce the protection and connection of the rainforest bridge Sumatran elephants use to migrate between critical parts of their habitat…their home.
NGOs Call on U.S. Customs to Block Import of Palm Oil Produced using Forced Labor
Procter & Gamble major importer of “illicit” palm oil products produced by Malaysia’s FGV Washington, D.C. – Today a coalition of labor, environmental, and social justice NGOs filed a formal…
Reuters: Activists urge U.S. customs to ban palm oil imports from Malaysia’s FGV
“A group of non-governmental organizations is calling on U.S. authorities to ban imports of palm oil from Malaysia’s FGV Holdings and investigate the company, citing concerns of forced labor and…
Olympic Timber Scandal: Tokyo 2020’s Failure of Sustainability & Accountability
The opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo is now less than one year away and the scandal continues over their use of tropical rainforest wood to build the venues.
Countdown to the Olympics
Nissin Foods, the inventor of instant noodles, is a major sponsor of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. And Nissin uses palm oil, a major driver of deforestation, in its popular Cup Noodles and Top Ramen products. We’re calling on Nissin to cut Conflict Palm Oil from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Elephant Emergency in the Leuser Ecosystem
Field investigation teams with Rainforest Action Network have documented alarming evidence of fresh forest clearance this past May, 2019 within some of the most important remaining lowland rainforests in Indonesia. Located in the northeast section of the Leuser Ecosystem, the forests being destroyed contain internationally recognized concentrations of biological diversity. In particular, these rich forests are among the most valuable remaining habitat for critically endangered Sumatran elephants, who use the region being deforested as a crucial migration route connecting larger areas of intact forest.
RAN tells MUFG “Stop funding Conflict Palm Oil & Fossil Fuel Expansion” ahead of Shareholder Meeting
This week, RAN and our supporters protested the MUFG Union Bank headquarters in downtown San Francisco calling on MUFG to drop its financing of Conflict Palm Oil, deforestation, fossil fuels, and human rights abuses.
Japan’s Largest Bank MUFG/Union Bank Protested Over Harmful Financing
Environmentalists call on MUFG to stop lending to Conflict Palm Oil, fossil fuel expansion ahead of annual shareholder meeting San Francisco, CA – Today, a group of activists protested outside…