RAN’s agribusiness campaign confronts the ABCs of rainforest destruction
Last week, our soon-to-be-launched agribusiness campaign put Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) on notice that it needs to answer for its role in rainforest destruction. This week, we sent similar letters to agribusiness giants Cargill and Bunge, telling them they, too, must be held accountable for the environmental havoc and human rights violations associated with their soy and palm oil operations around the world. ADM was quick to respond, asking to meet with us. Could this be part of the company’s new strategy to beef up its PR efforts? We’ll see if ADM’s competitors are as eager to spin. Either way, while face-to-face meetings are a good first step, these companies have a long, long way to go on the road to environmentally and socially just practices.
Stay tuned—this campaign is only just heating up.
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September 8th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
I am doing a paper on the Rainforest and what is happening to the habitat and the plant life and the trees and atmosphere. If you can send me any information about it I surely would appreciate it. We need to save the rainforest.
September 8th, 2007 at 10:52 pm
can you help me out with information please
October 9th, 2007 at 1:54 am
There is so much information from so many sources– thanks RAN for getting it together and in focus, creating strategies to force change and putting them into action!