Emma Lierley, forests communications manager at RAN, said the NGOs hoped Indofood’s suspension from the RSPO, the world’s largest association for ethical production of palm oil, would “force the company…
Palm oil is a subject of heated debate across the globe. Why? Put simply it is a controversial, yet nearly universal, commodity. The expansion of industrial scale plantations has destroyed…
The second field investigation in a year documents systemic labor violations on Indofood-owned palm oil plantations in Indonesia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, +1.425.281.1989, Emma@ran.org San Francisco, CA…
Tyson Foods is a massive company that has a devastating impact on countless people, animals and our planet. This corporate giant profits from “processing” chicken, cows and pigs into meat…
Are Japan’s biggest corporations deliberately misreporting sustainability or simply oblivious to the major environmental and social risks they face from deforestation footprints? Either way, shareholders beware; environmental and social risks…
IOI responds to the suspension of its sustainability certification by denying wrongdoing, fighting back with lawsuit against the RSPO FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, +1 425.281.1989 …
An international coalition of environmental and human rights groups is calling on hundreds of global brands and traders to drop their ties to controversial palm oil supplier IOI Group. The…
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…
International civil society calls on FGV investors and buyers to take robust, transparent action to address ongoing risks FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, +1 425.281.1989 San Francisco,…