WWF’s Palm Oil Scorecard Rewards Companies With Links to Child Labor and Forest Destruction
Palm oil is a subject of heated debate across the globe. Why? Put simply it is a controversial, yet nearly universal, commodity. The expansion of industrial scale plantations has destroyed…
Orphaned Orangutan Gets Second Chance After His Home Was Destroyed by Palm Oil
Cross-posted at EcoWatch. As Conflict Palm Oil companies move into priceless rainforests like Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem, they are leaving a trail of destruction behind. Chocolate the orangutan is one of…
PepsiCo’s Conflict Palm Oil Problem: Taking the Fight to PepsiCo’s Doorstep
A few miles north of New York City, what do Westchester and Fairfield Counties have to do with child labor? Species extinction? Rainforest destruction? Climate change? Everything. PepsiCo’s Conflict Palm…
PepsiCo Issues Progress Report, Confirms Ties To Conflict Palm Oil
PepsiCo’s palm oil problems far from addressed, says Rainforest Action Network (RAN) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, +1.425.281.1989, Emma@ran.org San Francisco, CA – Today, snack food giant PepsiCo…
New Report Finds Global Food Giants PepsiCo, Indofood Linked to Poverty Wages, Worker Exploitation and Discrimination
The second field investigation in a year documents systemic labor violations on Indofood-owned palm oil plantations in Indonesia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Emma Rae Lierley, +1.425.281.1989, Emma@ran.org San Francisco, CA…
Tyson: Stop Conflict Palm Oil & Factory Farming
Tyson Foods is a massive company that has a devastating impact on countless people, animals and our planet. This corporate giant profits from “processing” chicken, cows and pigs into meat…
Crystal Pepsi ‘90s-Themed Product Launch Concert Disrupted by Palm Oil Protest
For Immediate Release: August 10th, 2016Contact: Blair Fitzgibbon, 202-503-6141 *** High resolution images here: http://www.ran.org/projection_action_nyc *** Crystal Pepsi ‘90s-Themed Product Launch Concert Disrupted by Palm Oil Protest Rainforest Action Network…
Let’s talk about Palm Oil, Baby
Last night PepsiCo re-launched its 90’s throwback drink, Crystal Pepsi. It was a 90’s-filled night, with performances by Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue. In typical 90’s nerd fashion, we weren’t invited,…
RAN: RSPO Puts Credibility on the Line by Lifting IOI Suspension
Today, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) lifted its suspension of IOI Group, one of the world’s largest palm oil traders. IOI Group’s membership had been suspended from the…
RSPO’s Credibility On The Line: Will It Maintain Its Suspension of Industry Laggard IOI Group?
Yesterday, news broke of a pending decision by the RSPO Complaints Panel to lift the suspension of IOI Group’s certification under the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil certification system. If…
