In response to Lee Raymond’s announcement that he is leaving JPMorgan Chase’s board, Paddy McCully, director of the Climate and Energy Program at Rainforest Action Network, said: “RAN welcomes the…
December 18, 2020
December 10, 2020
Rainforest Action Network Responds to Liberty Mutual Signing onto the Principles for Responsible Investment
San Francisco, CA –– Today, Liberty Mutual, one of the world’s largest fossil fuel insurers, announced that it has signed onto the Principles for Responsible Investment, an international network of institutional…
December 9, 2020
Ten Major Indonesian Agribusiness Corporations Failing On Indigenous Rights
New report evaluates ten of the largest Indonesian corporate groups in the forest-risk sector and finds them all failing to ensure free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) San Francisco, CA…
December 8, 2020
Big Banks Face Stark Climate Choices as Tar Sands Pipelines Rammed Through Amidst Escalating Pandemic
Contentious Keystone XL and Line 3 pipelines present major test of banks’ commitments on Indigenous rights and the climate As the U.S. enters its the deadliest phase yet of the…
December 7, 2020
Rainforest Action Network Applauds Nestlé for Forest Footprint Announcement
San Francisco, CA – Today, Nestlé –– the world’s largest food and beverage company –– publicly disclosed the “forest footprint” of its palm oil supply chain in the Indonesian province…
December 2, 2020
U.S. Insurers Fail on Climate Action
Global insurers make coal increasingly “uninsurable”; whole industry fails to act on oil & gas LONDON (December 2, 2020)—U.S. insurance companies lag behind their global peers and play a key…
November 30, 2020
RAN Responds to Palm Oil Giant Musim Mas’ Issuance of Roadmap for No Deforestation Supply Chains in Aceh, Indonesia
RAN welcomes the announcement, calls for accelerated action to end deforestation for palm oil and advance rights-based protection and restoration of the Leuser Ecosystem Today, Musim Mas, one of the…
October 15, 2020
Liberty Mutual Slammed for Enabling the Climate Crisis
New analysis reveals weaknesses and loopholes in Liberty’s sustainability policy Boston, MA (October 15, 2020) — Liberty’s current climate policies and practices are not in line with keeping global warming below…
October 8, 2020
APRIL’s Links with Supplier in Borneo Undercut “No Deforestation” Pledge
KPMG “assurance” reports called into question by new findings Jakarta, Indonesia: Today a coalition of civil society organizations published a report about deforestation and peatlands degradation on the rainforest-rich island…
October 8, 2020
Mars’ Claim of Achieving Deforestation-Free Palm Oil Nothing but Greenwash, says Rainforest Action Network
San Francisco, CA – Today, Mars, Incorporated announced that its Palm Positive Plan has delivered a deforestation-free palm oil supply chain. Robin Averbeck, Forest Program Director at Rainforest Action Network…