Equal Times: Indonesia: global trade unions and NGOs back PepsiCo-linked palm oil workers in their fight for labour rights
“Recent reports from the Rainforest Action Network (RAN), the International Labour Rights Forum (ILRF), and local NGOs and unions are painting an increasingly dire picture of work conditions on plantations across…
Food Navigator: PepsiCo Palm Oil Progress Report Dismissed as ‘Masterful Window Dressing’
“PepsiCo’s efforts to provide further transparency in the palm oil supply chain have been slammed as “masterful window dressing”, in a strongly worded statement by the Rainforest Action Network.” (Read More)
Rainforest Action Network Responds to PepsiCo’s Release of Palm Oil Action Plan Progress Report
Calls it “masterful window dressing” while workers continue to suffer and forests continue to fall FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, 425.281.1989 San Francisco, CA – Rainforest Action…
Engadget: Technology is failing to create transparent supply chains
“Improvements in technology at the local level have been instrumental in communities’ ability to participate in the protection of their forests,” said Emma Lierley, Forest Communications Manager with Rainforest Action Network….
Two Arrested After Shutting Down Kinder Morgan Terminal in Escalating Protests Against Major Tar Sands Oil Pipeline
For immediate release, July 31, 2017 Contact: Laurel Sutherlin, Rainforest Action Network — 415. 246. 0161For High Resolution Photos, please contact Ayse Gursoz at ayse@ran.org Two Arrested After Shutting Down…
World’s Largest Pension Fund Makes Critical Misstep in New “ESG” Index, Gives Green Light to Climate Destroying Banks
Spotlight on the Government Pension Investment Fund of Japan Achieving a sustainable, climate-safe future is estimated to require an additional $2~3 trillion per year over the next 15 years. Pension…
IOC complicit in unaccountable and unsustainable Tokyo Olympic Stadium construction Accepts weak standards of Tokyo Olympic authorities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 24, 2017 Contact: Peg Putt, Markets for Change, +61 418 127 580, peg.putt@gmail.com Toyo Kawakami, Rainforest Action Network, +81 80 3488 9849, toyo@ran.org Annina Aeberli, Bruno…
Protesters Blockade Kinder Morgan Richmond Terminal Demanding Halt to Trans Mountain Tar Sands Pipeline
For immediate release, July 24, 2017 Contact: Patrick McCully, Rainforest Action Network – 628 224 8168Isabella Zizi, Idle No More SF Bay – 510 932 0978For High Resolution Photos, please…
The Guardian: Pepsico, Unilever and Nestlé accused of complicity in illegal rainforest destruction
“Pepsico, Unilever and Nestlé have been accused of complicity in the destruction of Sumatra’s last tract of rainforest shared by elephants, orangutans, rhinos, and tigers together in one ecosystem. Plantations built on…
Consumers Beware: New Report Exposes Conflict Palm Oil Flooding the Market; Rouge Company Caught a Second Time Destroying Endangered Elephant Habitat
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, July 21, 2017 CONTACT: Christopher J. Herrera, Christopher@ran.org, 510.290.5282 Emma Rae Lierley, Emma@ran.org, 425.2811989 Consumers Beware: New Report Exposes Conflict Palm Oil Flooding the Market; Rouge…