Dear Friends
A message from our Executive Director
Our commitment to people and planet remains unwavering. As we move forward, we are more determined than ever to strengthen our frontline partnerships, listen to the voices of those most affected by corporate corruption and systemic injustice, and take meaningful action to address the urgent issues of our time.”
Download RAN's 2023 Annual Report to read Ginger’s full message >>
Resourcing the Movement
30 years of funding the frontlines with Community Action Grants
Community Action Grants supports people protecting millions of acres of forest, keeping millions of tons of carbon in the ground, and protecting the human rights, land rights, labor rights, and the right of self-determination for local communities across the globe. To date, our grantmaking program has made more than
1,000 grants totalling more than $6,500,000 to organizations on 6 continents doing critical work.
Building a Network
The importance of partnering with frontline communities
Read more in “The Power of Partnership” >>
Challenging Corporate Power
Together we’re taking action to shift entire sectors
P&G: Stop Forest Destruction
When it comes to protecting rainforests, Procter & Gamble (P&G) has taken a big step backward. In June, the company quietly published a revised Forest Commodity Policy that, in spite of commitments to intact forests and forest communities, actually weakens the company’s forests standards. Rainforest Action Network has continued to ramp up the pressure on P&G, demanding that the maker of popular cleaning and personal care products improve their policies.
Defunding Climate Chaos
The 2023 Banking on Climate Chaos report is the most comprehensive analysis on fossil fuel banking produced to date. This 14th annual version of the report continued to investigate the fossil fuel financing and policies of the world’s 60 largest banks.
The numbers were staggering. The report found that fossil fuel financing from the world’s 60 largest banks has reached nearly $5.5 trillion USD in the seven years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, with $668 billion financed in 2022 alone.