Big Brands Show Little Sign of Progress in Our 2023 ‘Keep Forests Standing’ Scorecard
RAN’s 2023 Keep Forests Standing Scorecard shows minimal deforestation and human rights improvements among major consumer goods brands, and worsening performance by Procter & Gamble.
Complicit: Bank of America, Human Rights, and Fossil Fuel Expansion
The brutal reality of climate chaos is being lived by millions of people around the world today, with its greatest burden borne by mostly BIPOC and low-income communities. Our global…
Is TNFD an answer to the biodiversity crisis?
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has emerged as a proposed solution to the biodiversity crisis — but it’s a product of the same collusion between corporations and regulators that has deepened, not helped, the planet’s biodiversity crisis.
Banks must respect Indigenous Peoples’ land rights to Keep Forests Standing
Banks have a role to play in ensuring that their clients are not violating the rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities.
Methane Gas from LNG Production is a Climate Emergency
This is an opinion piece by RAN’s Climate & Energy Program Director, Aditi Sen, originally published in Newsweek. Due to climate change parts of India, where I’m from, are questioning…
The Players Behind a New Wave of Deforestation in Borneo and Papua
A RAN and partner report exposing the shadowy connections between major Western brands and a new mill in Borneo that threatens 600,000 hectares of standing rainforest.
Uh Oh, Oreo! Activists are Outside
Mondelēz must stop doing business with companies that destroy forests and harm Indigenous and local communities. Mondelēz: Suspend violators and respect land defenders!
Goldman Prize Winner Takes P&G Fight to Cincinnati
Delima Silalahi knows a thing or two about holding corporations accountable: Her recent campaign work turned the tide in a decades-long struggle between Batak Toba Indigenous peoples, stewards of some…
Liberty Mutual’s Annual Policyholder Meeting is Fossil Fuel Business as Usual
In January, RAN and partners welcomed Liberty Mutual’s new CEO Tim Sweeney to the company and urged him to step up as a leader on climate and human rights. We…
Analysis: Chubb’s New Oil and Gas Standards Remain Inadequate
On March 22, 2023, Chubb announced a new suite of policies to restrict underwriting oil and gas extraction based on conservation and methane emissions criteria. Chubb will not insure oil…
