“Environmental activists protested inside the lobby of BP’s Houston headquarters Wednesday morning (April 15) to mark the fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and the months-long Gulf of…
April 15, 2015
April 9, 2015
Pulp Nonfiction: ‘Out of Fashion’ Campaign Targets Apparel Brands Contributing to Deforestation
“The latest effort, the Out of Fashion campaign for forest-friendly fabrics – led by the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) — is calling on the “Fashion 15” group of companies —…
April 7, 2015
Barclays Ends MTR Funding
“The decision by Barclays follows similar policy changes by PNC Bank, JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, BNP Paribas, RBS and UBS. But campaigners said the Barclays decision was the most significant…
March 2, 2015
AlterNet: Big Fashion’s Dirty Secret: How Major Clothing Brands Are Destroying Rainforests
“In the melee of entertainment coverage about what Hollywood A-Listers wore on the red carpet at this year’s Oscars, a major answer to the question of ‘who wore what?’ has…
February 5, 2015
Mongabay: Forestry giant’s zero deforestation commitment put to test
“An independent audit of the world’s largest pulp and paper producer found that the company had achieved a wide range of results in meeting promises to end deforestation and resolve…
January 30, 2015
ABC7 News: Bay Area Environmental Activists Blast PepsiCo’s Use of Palm Oil
“The demand for palm oil has exploded because it’s cheap, the trees grow fast, and the oil does not contain trans fats. Some call it a miracle crop. But palm…
January 23, 2015
Bloomberg Business: Activists Launch Parody Video Attack on Pepsi’s Snack Pantry
‘PepsiCo’s snack-food empire is under attack by satirical videos. It started earlier this month with a spoof video from the environment group SumOfUs, depicting a typical rom-com couple who meet cute by reaching for…
January 22, 2015
Tempo: NGO – APP Fails to Meet its’ Own Commitment on Forestry Reform
“A new report has revealed that Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) failed to meet its’ social responsibility commitments as set out in its’ Forest Conservation Policy, which sets out its’…
December 30, 2014
Vice: Rogue Palm Oil Companies Continue to Destroy Indonesia’s Forests
“Widespread corruption and the absence of adequate law enforcement continue to enable deforestation in Indonesia, despite recent pledges from the world’s largest agricultural corporations to halt forest clearing and a…
December 17, 2014
Fortune: Unilever, Cargill push to green their palm oil chain
“The RAN investigation implicated 40 palm oil growers operating in an Indonesia conservation area that his home to endangered orangutans as well as Sumatran tigers, rhinos and elephants. One major…