***PRESS ADVISORY*** Breaking: In San Francisco, Millennials Draw Attention to Risk in Abercrombie & Fitch Supply Chain Activists bring colorful street protest to San Francisco flagship store Thursday afternoon; Launch…
Protesters Target Federal Fracking Auction in Colorado
For Immediate Release, May 12, 2016 Contact: Jason Schwartz, Greenpeace, 347.452.3752Virali Modi-Parekh, Rainforest Action Network, 510.747.8476 Protesters Target Federal Fracking Auction in Colorado In “Break Free from Fossil Fuels” Protest,…
“Sustainable” Palm Oil Controversy Escalates as International NGOs Call For Customers to Drop Palm Oil Giant IOI Group
IOI responds to the suspension of its sustainability certification by denying wrongdoing, fighting back with lawsuit against the RSPO FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, +1 425.281.1989 …
Pressure Builds on Snack Food Giant PepsiCo to Drop Conflict Palm Oil
Rainforest Action Network and SumOfUs help rally 100,000’s of people calling on PepsiCo to take meaningful action to halt deforestation and human rights abuses in its supply chain FOR IMMEDIATE…
International Coalition Calls for Emergency Sanctions Against Indonesian Forest Fire Culprits
Financial regulators are called on to do all that they can to prevent another environmental and public health disaster, as forest fires begin to blaze again in 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE…
BREAKING: Protesters Scale Iconic Six Story NYC Pepsi Landmark;Drop 100’ Banner Demanding Snack Food Giant Cut Conflict Palm Oil
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, April 25, 2016 CONTACT: Laurel Sutherlin, 415.246.0161, Laurel@ran.org Emma Rae Lierley, 425.281.1989, Emma@ran.org ***High Res photos available here: ran.org/pepsiaction, broadcast quality video available by request BREAKING:…
Rainforest Action Network Statement on Signing of the UN Paris Climate Agreement
For immediate release, April 22, 2016Contact:Laurel Sutherlin, Rainforest Action Network, 415. 246. 0161Virali Modi-Parekh, Rainforest Action Network, 510. 747. 8476Christopher Herrera, Rainforest Action Network, 510. 290. 5282 Rainforest Action Network…
Rainforest Action Network Welcomes Moratorium on Destruction of Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem
Positive step forward in the protection of the last place on Earth where Sumatran orangutans, elephants, tigers, and rhinos still coexist in the wild FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae…
“Zero deforestation” champion creates new risks for Indonesia’s forests and carbon-rich peatlands with mega-scale pulp mill
A new study by twelve international and Indonesian NGOs shows that in spite of its high-profile commitment to “zero deforestation”, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) is building one of the…
RAN welcomes Indonesian moratorium on palm oil and mining permits
RAN welcomes the announcement of a moratorium on palm oil and mining permits by the Indonesian President Joko Widodo. This announcement, in the lead up to the signing of the…