Organizations Seek Stronger Labor Protections, Corporate Responsibility in Palm Oil Industry
Unprecedented coalition of human rights and environmental groups release recommendations for companies to eradicate labor abuses in supply chain Washington, D.C. – The growing global demand for palm oil has…
Unprecedented Coalition Issues Fair Labor Standards for Palm Oil Production
While activists have achieved great successes recently in raising the profile of palm oil as a controversial commodity responsible for tremendous environmental destruction, the too-often overlooked reality is that the…
Quaker Oats: Not so wholesome after all
PepsiCo would have you believe that its brand Quaker Oats puts “wholesome goodness in everything we do.” We highly doubt that. That Quaker Oats Chewy Bar in your child’s lunch?…
Don’t Miss Out: Palm Oil Action Leaders Summit
You’re going to want to clear your schedule. This. Is. Huge. I’m really excited to tell you about the next big thing happening with the Palm Oil Action Team: The…
Bloomberg Business: Activists Launch Parody Video Attack on Pepsi’s Snack Pantry
‘PepsiCo’s snack-food empire is under attack by satirical videos. It started earlier this month with a spoof video from the environment group SumOfUs, depicting a typical rom-com couple who meet cute by reaching for…
PepsiCo needs a Time Out
PepsiCo needs a Time Out. Between now and the end of February, Palm Oil Activists around the world are putting PepsiCo in a Time Out until it cuts Conflict Palm…
Setting the Record Straight on PepsiCo’s Lackluster Palm Oil Commitment
By any measure, 2014 was a turning point in the international movement to reform the notoriously destructive palm oil industry. Many of the sector’s biggest players announced groundbreaking global…
Vice: Rogue Palm Oil Companies Continue to Destroy Indonesia’s Forests
“Widespread corruption and the absence of adequate law enforcement continue to enable deforestation in Indonesia, despite recent pledges from the world’s largest agricultural corporations to halt forest clearing and a…
2014: A Breakthrough Year for Protecting Global Forests
2014 will long stand out as a breakthrough moment in RAN’s history. This is the year when our long term work reached a turning point and began to achieve truly…
The Palm Oil Revolution: Turning Promises Into Action
2014 will be remembered for growing waves of grassroots activism calling for “system change” across a range of urgent environmental and social justice challenges. For the globalized food industry, activism…