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…
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.
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…
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…
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….
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)…
NGOs Call for Immediate Action from U.S. Customs to Block Import of Palm Oil Produced Using Forced Labor
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…
Destroying Rainforests for Snacks: Global Food Brands Ranked Against Each Other Over Progress Towards Fulfilling 2020 Deforestation Promises
*Brand scoring graphic here, scoring rationale backgrounder here, RAN blog on survey results here Destroying Rainforests for Snacks: Global Food Brands Ranked Against Each Other Over Progress Towards Fulfilling 2020…
Rainforest Action Network Responds to BlackRock’s Climate Change Commitment
Statement from Patrick McCully, Climate and Energy Program Director at Rainforest Action Network “BlackRock CEO Larry Fink’s annual letter lays down the gauntlet to other mega-money managers to also get…
Dozens of People Take Action at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
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Dozens of People Take Action at J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Urging Chase Bank to Demonstrate Healthcare by Defunding Climate Change Action follows Fire Drill Friday launch of the “Stop the Money…
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