Marks the launch of a new campaign by Rainforest Action Network ***Rainforest Action Network wants to acknowledge the extraordinary circumstances of this moment, given the terrible impacts of COVID-19 on…
March 30, 2020
March 30, 2020
Joint NGO Statement on Tokyo 2020 Olympics’ “Fake Sustainability”
Joint NGO Statement on Tokyo 2020 Olympics’ “Fake Sustainability” Organizers called on to learn from & fix procurement failures linked to rainforest destruction in light of the Olympics postponement March…
March 17, 2020
New Report Reveals Global Banks Funneled $2.7 Trillion into Fossil Fuels Since Paris Climate Agreement, with Financing on the Rise Each Year
*** The organizations authoring the latest edition of this annual report want to acknowledge the extraordinary circumstances of this moment, given the terrible impacts of COVID-19 on lives, health, and…
February 25, 2020
PepsiCo Mengadopsi Perubahan Pendekatan Kelapa Sawit yang Komprehensif
LSM mengapresiasi penguatan kebijakan dan aksi perusahaan makanan raksasa untuk mengatasi deforestasi dan pelanggaran HAM San Francisco, CA – PepsiCo Inc., perusahaan makanan dan minuman terbesar kedua di dunia, telah…
February 25, 2020
Media Briefer: PepsiCo Adopts Comprehensive Shift in Approach to Palm Oil
MEDIA BRIEFER, February 25, 2020 Link to RAN’s press release: https://www.ran.org/press-releases/pepsico-adopts-comprehensive-shift-in-approach-to-palm-oil/ Link to PepsiCo’s policy: https://www.pepsico.com/docs/album/esg-topics-policies/global-policy-for-sustainable-palm-oil.pdf Link to PepsiCo’s commitments on Independent Verification, the Leuser Ecosystem, and Grievance Process: https://www.pepsico.com/sustainability/palm-oil…
February 25, 2020
PepsiCo Adopts Comprehensive Shift in Approach to Palm Oil
PepsiCo Inc., the world’s second-largest food and beverage company, has announced the adoption of a comprehensive palm oil sourcing policy and committed to a broad set of actions aimed at ensuring the palm oil in its supply chain will not contain deforestation, peatland destruction, or human and labor rights abuses. PepsiCo’s shift on palm oil is the result of a six-years long public campaign and positions it as a front runner amongst its peers, signaling to the industry that responsible palm oil production must be achieved.
February 24, 2020
JPMorgan Chase Coal and Arctic Policy a Step Forward But Fails to Match its Climate Responsibility as the World’s #1 Fossil Bank
***For Immediate Release ***Detailed analysis of JPMorgan Chase’s policy update available by request, and will publicly be available at www.ran.org/JPMCbriefer at 8am ET, Feb. 25th. JPMorgan Chase Coal and Arctic…
February 7, 2020
Kellogg Company Releases Revised Palm Oil and Deforestation Policies
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…
February 5, 2020
Florida Climate Activists Storm Jamie Dimon Event With Multiple Disruptions and Message: Defund Sea Level Rise
World’s worst banker of fossil fuels, JPMorgan Chase, under fire in Palm Beach for outsized role in funding the climate crisis. Photos and video available upon request. Livestream available here….
January 29, 2020
Japan’s Megabanks Complicit in Destroying Critical Carbon Sinks & Fueling Illegality
New report examines Japanese bank financing of Indonesia’s devastating fires; tropical forest and peatland destruction; human rights abuses Tokyo – A new report published today by Rainforest Action Network (RAN)…