MUFG: No. 1 Asian banker of the climate crisis
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) –- the parent company of Union Bank in the U.S. — is Japan’s largest bank. It’s not only financing the construction of more coal plants…
Why are banks and investors still funding Indofood?
This month, 10 banks committed another $2.1 billion in loans to Indonesian noodle giant, Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur – whose instant noodles rely on Conflict Palm Oil produced by its…
Our Vote, Our Voice, Our Rights
We all know our basic rights — our right to vote; our right to a free press; our right to peacefully protest. We may need to use our voices to make sure every vote is counted.
Indigenous-led Actions Across the Nation Demand an End to Tar Sands Pipelines
On October 2, hundreds of people around the globe joined together to demand that Chase, Liberty Mutual, and other financial institutions stop backing the destructive tar sands sector and respect…
Defending Democracy Resource Guide
As we get closer to Election Day 2020, those waging war on people and the planet are refusing any commitment to a peaceful transition of power should they lose. They’ve…
YOU moved Chase to commit to climate action, now let’s get it to follow through.
BREAKING NEWS! This week, the #1 banker of the climate crisis, JPMorgan Chase, made a new commitment to align its financing with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. Is…
Rights Abuses, Deforestation, and Climate Change
Procter & Gamble is linked to rights abuses, deforestation, and climate change: P&G this doesn’t look good! Here are 3 ways P&G is falling short and 1 thing you can do about it.
Launching a new eNewsletter series
It would not be an understatement to say that 2020 will go down in history books as one of the most disruptive years of our lifetimes. From economic upheaval to disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic to early wildfires and hurricanes to the uprising for racial justice, the time for dismantling systemic layers of oppression has long since arrived.
JPMorgan Chase and the Fracking Fiasco
Today, RAN and our friends at Oil Change International released a new report: Fracking Fiasco: The Banks That Fueled the U.S. Shale Bust. We looked at bank financing for top…
🦏 A New Sanctuary for Little Rhinos
Yay for World Rhino Day and a HUGE WIN for endangered Sumatran rhinos. A coalition—including major palm oil companies—has announced a NEW rhino sanctuary & breeding centre in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem! Thanks to YOU!
Chasing Down Chase
JPMorgan Chase is the world’s worst fossil fuel banker — but the pressure to change is mounting. This year, CEO billionaire Jamie Dimon, and the rest of the bank’s senior management team got a warning from their shareholders they can’t afford to ignore.
Fire Season: An Annual Emergency
Fire season grows longer and deadlier every year, and it’s proving to be an annual emergency. The climate crisis is here. So why are corporations intentionally burning tropical rainforests? We’re calling out the banks, brands and businesses driving this destruction.
[Sept 2020 Update] Who’s banking the Coastal GasLink pipeline?
The short version At the end of May 2020, at least 26 banks from around the world took part in a US$4.7 billion project finance loan to fund the construction…
RAN Brings Together Dynamic Women Leaders From Across the Globe for Revel 2020
Rainforest Action Network’s annual supporter and fundraising party Revel has had to adapt with the rest of the world to the circumstances of the Covid era and will be an…
Chase’s Big Rainforest Problem
We all know JPMorgan Chase is the largest funder of fossil fuels, and is the leading banker of climate chaos, by a long shot. But did you know that Chase’s…
Organizing During Crisis
People power has the potential to create monumental change– and this has never been more evident than now. Understanding how to organize safely during the recent crises has resulted in some of the most creative and collaborative movement building we’ve seen in recent times.
Covid Community Relief Funds
The impact of COVID-19 has been hardest felt by the poor, people of color, and Indigenous Peoples. This summer, we asked you if you could help create a grassroots matching gift to send support where it was needed most.
The Money Behind the Big Business of Burning
Tropical forests do not burn by themselves — Big Agribusiness is setting the fires intentionally, as it’s the cheapest way to clear new land for palm oil, pulp and paper, soy, and beef. But they need the cash from the world’s mega banks and investors like fire needs oxygen — to defend our forests we need to defund the fires.
One Year Later: The Rainforests Are On Fire
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire; and where there’s fire, there’s greed. One year later & rainforest FIRES are back in the Amazon & Indonesia, driven by corporate greed, polluting our planet, & destroying lives and livelihoods. Last year was horrible but this year is on track to be WORSE.
UPDATED: Follow Up from the Frontlines
UPDATE: RAN has now been able to provide over $400,000 in grants to frontline and Indigenous-led organizations in the Amazon region since last year’s fires, thanks to RAN supporters!
How to help those impacted by Hurricane Laura
Hurricane Laura is one of the most powerful storms to hit The Gulf Coast and the U.S. The storm has caused massive power outages, fires at chemical plants that have…
Fires Week of Action 2020
We’ve teamed up with allies around the world to hit hard the brands and banks responsible for driving tropical deforestation and to support the communities directly impacted by this devastating destruction. Here are four ways you can help us stop the fires and put an end to the big business of burning, this week and beyond!
Rigged Games
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics and its corruption scandals are directly tied to rainforest destruction: The Games’ timber supplier Korindo was “allegedly engaged in questionable deals” as they bought up rainforests in Indonesia to harvest timber and develop palm oil plantations. But to date, the Tokyo 2020 organizers have failed to disclose how much Korindo wood they used, rejected six complaints we brought against them over their use of Korindo wood, and only partially disclosed where the wood was sourced from.
Portland, Protests and People Power
The Black Lives Matter movement continues to push for justice — and the federal government wants to silence us.
Who’s insuring the Trans Mountain pipeline?
These insurance companies are insuring the violation of Indigenous rights, pollution of sacred waterways, and destruction of the global climate.
