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Expansion of Deforestation Free Funds enables investors to see rainforest destruction hidden in mutual funds
Everyone with an IRA or a 401(k) has the power to pressure investment firms to change their practices and stop funding the destruction of our planet and our communities. Deforestation Free Funds unlea…
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BlackRock’s Agribusiness Engagement Guidelines Draw Scrutiny from Environmental Groups
Environmental groups Amazon Watch and Friends of the Earth released an analysis today of BlackRock’s newly released statement on its engagement with agribusiness – the second leading driver of the…
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New California bill would address products linked to deforestation and climate change
California State Assembly Member Ash Kalra today introduced the California Deforestation Free Procurement Act (AB2002). If the bill were to become law, it would tap the enormous purchasing power of Ca…
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BlackRock’s bold new approach to climate must include deforestation
BlackRock Larry Fink today released his annual letter where he announced a series of policies aimed at putting climate change and sustainability at the center of the company’s business model.
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BlackRock takes small step towards climate action
In joining the Climate Action 100+, BlackRock is acknowledging that the company has a big problem and needs help to address it.
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Korean and Indonesian NGOs launch OECD complaint against palm oil company Posco for environmental and social abuses
Between 2012 and 2017, Posco International destroyed nearly 270 square kilometers of intact rainforest home to endangered species and the Mandobo and Marind indigenous clans, who have denounced the de…
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Harvard and TIAA Involved in Destruction of Most Biodiverse Savannah in World
A new report details how Harvard University and U.S.-based pension fund TIAA are involved in forest fires burning in a key ecosystem — the Brazilian savannah (Cerrado).
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Harvard and TIAA’s farmland grab in Brazil goes up in smoke
TIAA, Harvard and the other institutions buying up farmland in Brazil and elsewhere around the world must stop pretending that their practices are sustainable.
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Friends of the Earth applauds institutional investors’ call to protect the Amazon rainforest, urges Blackrock and others to join
It is essential that investors take action to end deforestation, land grabbing and biodiversity loss in the Amazon, Indonesia and around the world. We are pleased to see over 200 investors voice conce…
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Hundreds of Companies Set to Miss 2020 Deadline to End Deforestation in Supply Chains
For a liveable future, these companies must make good on their promises and cut deforestation, land grabs and human rights abuses out of their supply chains immediately.