An Indonesian palm oil company operating in and around the Leuser Ecosystem has released a much-needed commitment to protect rainforests and ensure its operations comply with global market requirements to halt deforestation for palm oil.
Rainforest Action Network applauds new commitments, including the first from a brand to highlight human rights defenders Just weeks after Rainforest Action Network (RAN) released an analysis ranking global food brands‘ progress…
NGOs Call for Immediate Action from U.S. Customs to Block Import of Palm Oil Produced Using Forced Labor New evidence of forced labor against Procter & Gamble’s joint venture partner, Malaysian…
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.
Undercover RAN investigations found that palm oil being grown illegally inside a protected Indonesian wildlife reserve had been sold to major brands including PepsiCo.
A RAN field investigation showed PepsiCo was complicit in driving the destruction of critical elephant habitat in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, one of the most important areas of rainforest still standing…
Following two years of escalating public outcry over its use of Conflict Palm Oil, PepsiCo released a new palm oil policy. Environmental and human rights organizations immediately labeled it as…
RAN launched its Conflict Palm Oil progress report and Snack Food 20 scorecard, exposing how major snack food brands, including PepsiCo, continued to lag behind on palm oil commitments.
PepsiCo made its first public palm oil pledge but the commitment had critical gaps that fell short of the global benchmark for responsible palm oil procurement.
As we welcome the new year, RAN field investigators have discovered a highly concerning new palm oil mill being constructed directly adjacent to the Leuser Ecosystem. Worse, the mill belongs to a controversial, repeat-offender palm oil company…