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…
NEW VIDEO: Inside the Palm Oil Supply Chain; From Indonesia to Your Grocery Store
New RAN video-short lays bare the murky path of illegal palm oil into the supply chains of global brands that the industry would rather remain hidden We know that Conflict…
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…
Report: Major Bank and Investor Policies Accelerating Forest Destruction, Biodiversity Loss, Climate Chaos and Rights Violations
New analysis documents $307 billion flowing from big finance into forest-risk commodities driving massive tropical deforestation *View report landing page here A new report released today, on ‘Finance Day’ at…
Report: Major Global Brands Receive Failing Grades in Efforts to Stop Deforestation and Human Rights Violations, Breaking Public Policy Promises
Detailed scorecard reveals worst global laggards include Procter & Gamble, Ferrero, Mondelēz and Nissin Foods *High resolution photos and drone footage available of recent deforestation global forest hotspots San Francisco–…
Leuser Ecosystem Featured in RAN’s New YouTube Series: the RAN Wrap Up
Episode four of RAN’s new, bi-weekly YouTube series called the RAN Wrap Up is titled Good News for the Leuser Ecosystem and features a discussion with our Senior Communications Strategist…
RAN Reveals Fresh Evidence of Illegal Rainforest Destruction for Palm Oil in Leuser Ecosystem
Brands Fail to Enforce Ban on Destruction of Peatlands for Palm Oil In Orangutan Capital of the World A year after releasing the Carbon Bomb Scandals report at the start…
Investors Increase Pressure on Japanese Companies to Take Urgent Climate Action
Market Forces Kiko Network FoE Japan Rainforest Action Network Japan’s largest banks and power companies have faced a record number of shareholders backing proposals calling for greater action and transparency…
Nissin Foods Suspends Problematic Palm Oil Companies; Environmental NGOs Attend Nissin’s 75th AGM, Demand Stronger Steps to Protect Forests
Nissin Foods publishes grievance list for the first time at annual shareholders meeting; RAN delivers 50,000+ petition and provides details on problems in Nissin supply chain. *Photos available here Rainforest…
Years After Convictions, Palm Oil Producers Refuse to Pay Fines or Restore Leuser Rainforest Damage
Rogue palm oil companies PT. SPS and PT. Kallista Alam refuse to obey court orders after illegally clearing critical peatlands Two notorious palm oil producers known to operate in Sumatra’s…