Big Food Tries to Buy Its Way to a Healthy Image
Another one bites the dust. Another mom and pop business, that is. Yesterday, snack food giant Hormel bought out Justin’s Nut Butter for $286 million. This is another example of…
Thank you! Global Solidarity Photos Delivered at PepsiCo’s AGM
PepsiCo executives and shareholders received a very clear message from RAN at PepsiCo’s annual shareholder meeting: a growing movement around the world is demanding real change and will not stop…
Demand Action To Stop Guatemala’s Palm Oil Driven Human Rights Crisis
The 6th of June marks the first anniversary of Group Olmeca, a notorious palm oil giant, polluting significant Guatemalan waterways when its effluent ponds overflowed into the Pasión River, causing…
Dallas Activists Infiltrate Frito-Lay Headquarters
Guest post from Morgan Larson from Dallas, Texas. Early this week, PepsiCo subsidiary Frito-Lay held its biannual farmer’s market in Plano, Texas. Dozens of local farmers, spice makers, craftsmen, and…
PepsiCo’s Greenwashing Attempts Foiled
PepsiCo is feeling the pressure this week, as people across the country are calling on the giant snack food company to cut Conflict Palm Oil from its products. In addition…
BREAKING: Activists Confront PepsiCo Executive on Labor Abuses
Today RAN activists confronted Al Carey, CEO of PepsiCo North America, on the company’s connection to the exploitation of palm oil workers after his keynote address at an exclusive industry…
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…
Joint letter calling on financial regulators and major banks to prevent repeat Southeast Asia haze crisis in 2016
Corresponding addresses: Rahmawati Retno Winarni Program Director, TuK Indonesia wiwin@tuk.or.id Tom Picken Forests and Finance Campaign Director Rainforest Action Network tpicken@ran.org Jakarta, 27th April 2016 As the fire…
Despite Historic Paris Climate Agreement, Southeast Asia Braces for Another Catastrophic Fire Season
Last week was critical for the world’s forests and climate. First, around 175 countries signed the historic Paris climate agreement which recognizes the crucial role forests play in the fight…
