Report: Major Global Brands Receive Failing Grades in Efforts to Stop Deforestation and Human Rights Violations, Breaking Public Policy Promises
Detailed scorecard reveals worst global laggards include Procter & Gamble, Ferrero, Mondelēz and Nissin Foods *High resolution photos and drone footage available of recent deforestation global forest hotspots San Francisco–…
New Report: Despite ‘No Deforestation’ Rhetoric, Major Brands and Banks Failing to Stop Deforestation and Human Rights Abuses
Annual analysis reveals that as threats facing Indigenous communities in rainforest regions increase, demand-side companies are failing to reform supply chains Major multinational brands and banks are failing to stop…
Ten Major Indonesian Agribusiness Corporations Failing On Indigenous Rights
New report evaluates ten of the largest Indonesian corporate groups in the forest-risk sector and finds them all failing to ensure free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) San Francisco, CA…
It’s Smucker’s Turn to Feel the Pressure
The Snack Food 20 are really feeling the pressure! You all have sent almost 20,000 messages to the Snack Food 20 demanding that they cut “Conflict Palm Oil” tied to…
BREAKING: Despite New Evidence, Cargill Denies Its Palm Oil Is Made By Slave Laborers
Here’s the last line of a Bloomberg Businessweek article out today that exposes the human rights abuses rampant in Indonesia’s palm oil sector: “Adam, the 19-year-old who fled the PT…
Bank of America’s Greenwash Doesn’t Fly On Twitter
Bank of America released its so-called Corporate Social Responsibility report today. I say “so-called” because it’s still unclear how the bank justifies calling itself “socially responsible” when it is the…
Bank of America: Strong on Rhetoric, Weak on Climate & Coal
Bank of America released its new environmental initiative this morning, grandly declaring that “Today’s announcement builds on Bank of America’s legacy of leadership in the environmental arena.” While the bank’s…
Indonesian Forest Moratorium Falls Short
Telepak and the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) have just released a report confirming that the Indonesian Forest Moratorium was breeched on the day it was announced. The photographic evidence in…
Leading Rainforest Destroyer APP Issues Attack on RAN’s Credibility
UPDATE: On October 11, 2012, Disney announced a comprehensive paper policy that maximizes its use of environmentally superior papers like recycled and eliminates controversial sources like those connected to Indonesian rainforest destruction….
New Report Exposes Chevron’s Doublespeak On Ecuador Liability
The ever-soaring price of gas may have Chevron’s stock riding high, but the company is still facing a massive liability in Ecuador. An independent report released widely today reveals that,…