After P&G suppliers verified RAN’s evidence of illegal palm development in a wildlife reserve, P&G pledged to fix it. Now the company has abandoned its promises *Leuser Watch post published…
April 4, 2024
March 18, 2024
Massive Deforestation in Borneo Destroying Orangutan Habitat
Destruction Calls into Question “Zero-Deforestation” Commitment of World’s Largest Viscose Producer Jakarta, March 18, 2024 – Today, a coalition of leading environmental organizations have released the report Deforestation Anonymous that sheds…
March 18, 2024
New Report Exposes Royal Golden Eagle Group’s Environmental Violations and Calls for Brands and Banks to Drop Ties
Web of shadow companies controlled by RGE allows billionaire tycoon Sukanto Tanoto to avoid accountability for forest destruction and community conflicts over Indigenous land rights San Francisco, CA – March…
February 21, 2024
Nestlé’s New Sourcing Policy Falls Short On Ambition Needed to End Deforestation
Rainforest Action Network Responds to Nestlé’s Responsible Sourcing Core Requirements. San Francisco –– Amidst an ongoing climate crisis fueled in part by commodity production, consumer goods giant Nestlé recently released…
February 19, 2024
Climate and Rights Advocates Warn CAGNY Conference Investors that Deforestation and Rights Abuses are Bad For Business
Protestors plan a “welcome party” to expose big brands’ role in driving the climate crisis and Indigenous rights violations Boca Raton, Fl – As many of the world’s leading investment…
February 16, 2024
People Cheated by Rising Insurance and Environmental Costs Crash Chubb Classic Demand on Insurers like Chubb to stop underwriting fossil fuel projects that cause premium increases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Mary Lovell 206-502-3949 mary@ran.org MEDIA QUALITY PHOTOS UPLOADED AND UPDATED HERE: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rainforestactionnetwork/albums/72177720314802987/ (Naples, FL) Feb 16, 2023 — Chubb, one of the world’s largest fossil fuel…
February 9, 2024
Pressure mounts on North American banks as Barclays shifts on climate
Friday, February 9, 2024 — Pressure is mounting on US and Canadian banks following an announcement by Barclays that it will end funding for new oil and gas projects, exclude…
February 5, 2024
Bank of America removes bans on coal and Arctic drilling
Bank of America has dramatically backpedaled on climate commitments and removed explicit bans on financing coal mines and Arctic drilling. The move is being slammed by climate groups as an…
December 13, 2023
Insurance Certificate Obtained by FOIA Challenges Companies’ Climate Commitments
Chubb, Liberty Mutual, Sompo revealed as insurers on Rio Grande Valley Methane Projects (Brownsville, Texas) A recent Freedom of Information Act request revealed that Chubb, Liberty Mutual, and Sompo are…
December 13, 2023
What COP28 Means For the World of Climate Finance
For the first time, this COP recognizes that the only way to fend off climate chaos is through tackling fossil fuels and sends a clear signal to the world to…