Saudi Arabia has announced that the long-heralded partial IPO of its national oil company, Saudi Aramco, will be drastically scaled back. The banks that were about to go on the…
Global Human Rights and Environmental Communities Condemn the House Arrest of U.S. Human Rights Lawyer Steven Donziger
Prominent organizations call for Donziger’s immediate release and warn of chilling effect on other human rights lawyers who stand up to corporate polluters NOVEMBER 14, 2019 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…
Fifteen environmental NGOs demand that sustainable palm oil watchdog does its job
BANGKOK: As members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), the world’s largest palm oil certification system, meet in Bangkok for their 17th annual meeting, the world is in the midst…
Grand Opening of MN JPMorgan Chase Branch Disrupted by Climate Activists, Students
World’s worst banker of climate change under fire for its massive financing of fossil fuels and Line 3 pipeline. Saint Paul –– As the newest Chase branch in Minnesota opened…
Halloween Candymakers Caught Red-Handed Using Illegal Conflict Palm Oil Grown in ‘Orangutan Capital of the World’
***For Immediate Release October 29, 2019 Halloween Candymakers Caught Red-Handed Using Illegal Conflict Palm Oil Grown in ‘Orangutan Capital of the World’ Undercover field investigations expose major chocolate brands Nestlé,…
Climate Activists Disrupt UCLA #Internet50 Event, Target Chase CEO Jamie Dimon
Activists Demand World’s Worst Banker of Climate Change Stop Funding Fossil Fuels Contact Ayse Gursoz, ayse@ran.org for photos and video. Los Angeles –– As California’s wildfire crisis spreads, activists…
Environmental Groups Warn Banks Against Climate and Human Rights Implications of Underwriting Saudi Aramco Offering
For Immediate Release CONTACT: Ayşe Gürsöz, +1 (650) 391-6443, ayse@ran.org Saudi Aramco is quickly moving forward with plans to float up to three percent of the national oil company in…
AXIS CAPITAL BECOMES FIRST U.S. INSURER TO RESTRICT INSURANCE FOR BOTH COAL AND TAR SANDS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AXIS CAPITAL BECOMES FIRST U.S. INSURER TO RESTRICT INSURANCE FOR BOTH COAL AND TAR SANDS New policy increases pressure on Liberty Mutual and AIG to follow suit…
Rainforest Action Network Launches Campaign Targeting Liberty Mutual, Top Fossil Fuel Insurer
Demonstration at Liberty Mutual headquarters marks second anniversary of Tubbs Fire in California For high resolution photos contact ayse@ran.org October 8, 2019 – Today, Rainforest Action Network (RAN), in conjunction…
Global Brands Caught Sourcing Illegal Palm Oil From Within Protected Wildlife Reserve
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Undercover field investigations in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem implicate big name brands in destruction of carbon-rich peatlands in violation of their own deforestation policies…
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