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? ”…
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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…
Amid Ongoing Controversy, Palm Oil Giant Indofood’s Certifier Suspended
NGOs demand action from RSPO to formally suspend Indofood following documented cases of child labor, worker exploitation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, +1 425.281.1989 San Francisco, CA…
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…
Reuters: Palm oil industry watchdog lax on human rights – critics
Human rights advocates say the RSPO’s labour guidelines show little concern for the welfare of workers, making its claim that its members are sustainable producers unreliable. “Simply put, the RSPO…
PALM OIL INNOVATION GROUP PRESENTS LEADING LABOUR PRACTICES TO UPHOLD WORKERS’ RIGHTS
New publication on labour rights comes at critical time as growing body of research highlights widespread labour rights issues in conventional palm oil industry. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley,…
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…
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…
HCS Convergence Process Concludes: Agreement on Unified Approach to Implementing No Deforestation Commitments
8 November 2016 Bangkok, Thailand — Following a year of intensive work, the HCS Convergence Working Group announced in Bangkok that they have reached agreement on convergence between the HCSA and…
Laporan Terbaru: Pembukaan Hutan terus Dilakukan oleh Industri Kelapa Sawit Meskipun Moratorium Berlaku, Mengancam Kelangsungan Hidup Spesies dan Keselamatan Hidup Jutaan Manusia
Ekosistem Leuser dalam keadaan kritis setelah hutan hujan dan lahan gambut terus dirusak untuk perkebunan kelapa sawit, mengancam habitat gajah Sumatra dan orangutan KONTAK: U.S. — Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, +1…