Mongabay: ConAgra adopts greener palm oil policy
“U.S. food giant ConAgra has adopted a new sourcing policy that will exclude palm oil produced at the expense of rainforests and peatlands. The policy, signed last week, comes in…
Conflict Palm Oil: How U.S. snack food brands are Contributing to Orangutan Extinction, Climate Change and Human Rights violations
The full report can be accessed here.
Mongabay: Cargill to cut off suppliers who don’t provide deforestation-free palm oil
“Agricultural giant Cargill, America’s largest palm oil importer, will no longer buy palm oil from sources associated with deforestation, conversion of peatlands, and social conflict. The policy, announced Tuesday, follows…
Cargill Releases New Commitment to Fix Its Conflict Palm Oil Problem; Rainforest Action Network Says Crucial Details Still Missing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday July 29 2014 ***High resolution images available Contact: Laurel Sutherlin, 415.246.0161 laurel@ran.org Following years of campaigning by Rainforest Action Network (RAN) and others, agribusiness giant pledges…
Building Bridges: Connecting Animals & The Environment
There has been an unusual disconnect between the environmental justice and animal rights communities that seems to have plagued our movements for some time. That doesn’t mean animal rights activists…
New Palm Oil ‘Talk and Log’ Initiative a Step Backward for Responsible Supply Chains
CONTACT:Laurel Sutherlin, 415.246.0161 Laurel@ran.org New Palm Oil ‘Talk and Log’ Initiative a Step Backward for Responsible Supply ChainsRainforest Action Network says new commitment by major palm oil companies may actually…
Today’s Dietitian: Substituting Palm Oil for Trans Fat
“The FDA’s proposal to ban trans fat has increased demand for palm oil, but is palm oil a good alternative for human health and the environment?” READ THE FULL ARTICLE…
Publisher’s Weekly: Publishers Making Progress on the Environment, RAN Says
‘In its first comprehensive report in four years, the Rainforest Action Network has given 10 leading children’s book publishers generally high marks for the actions they have taken to protect…
APRIL Makes A Mockery Of Its Own “Sustainable” Forest Policy
Almost six months after the release of its Sustainable Forest Management Policy, Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd (APRIL)—the second-largest Indonesian pulp & paper company—continues business-as-usual rainforest destruction, betraying the…
KPBS: Doughnut Day Downer: Palm Oil In Pastries Drives Deforestation
“On National Doughnut Day, it’s hard to imagine how our love of doughnuts might be contributing to deforestation half way around the globe. But here’s the connection: You know that…