Malaysian Palm Oil Giant Felda Global Ventures (FGV) Remains Embroiled in Modern Day Slavery Controversy
International civil society calls on FGV investors and buyers to take robust, transparent action to address ongoing risks FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, +1 425.281.1989 San Francisco,…
Innovation Group Delivers a Leap Forward In Efforts To Transform the Palm Oil Industry
Innovation Group Delivers a Leap Forward In Efforts To Transform the Palm Oil Industry The Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG), the leading initiative to transform the palm oil industry, has…
Innovation Group Delivers a Leap Forward In Efforts To Transform the Palm Oil Industry
Joint Press Statement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jakarta, Indonesia – Today, the Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG), a leading initiative to transform the palm oil industry, has released a new,…
Fighting Big Coal in Bangladesh
Today, thousands of Bangladeshi activists embarked on a Long March to protest the construction of coal-fired power plants dangerously close to the Sundarbans, one of the world’s largest mangrove forests…
Mourning the Tragic Assassination of Honduran Indigenous Leader Berta Cáceres, Tireless Advocate for Justice
Today, RAN and the environmental and social justice movements at large mourn the tragic assassination of Honduran Indigenous and environmental organizer Berta Cáceres. She was one of the leading organizers…
Plagued By Scandal, Abercrombie & Fitch Announces Fourth Quarter Profits
Consumers are calling on the ‘most-hated retailer’ to clean up its act and get forest-sourced fabric out of stores FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ***High-res Images of protests available, here. CONTACT: Emma…
Asia Pulp and Paper Has a Long Way to Go Before It Can Be Considered a Non-controversial Supplier
Lack of outcomes and legacy of environmental destruction, social conflict and murky corporate governance requires ongoing scrutiny and independent verification of progress FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 4, 2016 CONTACT: Emma…
Activists take on Abercrombie & Fitch’s hidden scandal
Abercrombie & Fitch is no stranger to scandal––but one controversy it has been able to ignore so far is its impact on Indonesia’s incredible tropical rainforests and the people who…
The Leuser Ecosystem: At the Frontlines of Extinction
This blog comes to us from Heather Rally, a wildlife veterinarian who worked on the covert operations for the highly acclaimed film Racing Extinction. You have likely heard of the Amazon or…
Global Palm Oil Giant Wilmar International Misses Deadline To Cut Conflict Palm Oil
Rainforest Action Network Calls Announcements “Disappointing,” Outlines Steps Needed To Drive Real Change On The Ground FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org , 425.281.1989 San Francisco, CA…