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Mighty Earth reacts to US Steel agreement to supply General Motors with sustainable steel
February 24, 2023
Mighty Earth reacts to US Steel agreement to supply General Motors with sustainable steel.
Palm oil and timber giant Korindo backs down in long-running case to silence civil society organizations
February 22, 2023
Three years ago Korindo instigated a libel case against a former fiscal sponsor of Mighty Earth and a German NGO for campaign statements on Korindo’s rampant deforestation
Mighty Earth files complaint with US Securities and Exchange Commission against JBS ‘green bonds’
January 18, 2023
Washington DC, January 17, 2023 — Senior executives at Mighty Earth have filed a whistleblower complaint to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), calling for a full investigation into alleged misleading and fraudulent “green bonds” issued by the Brazilian meat giant JBS.
Evidence presented to the SEC details how JBS, the world’s largest meat processor with operations in over 20 countries, issued $3.2 billion in four separate debt issuances or “green bonds” in 2021, referring to them as Sustainability-Linked Bonds (SLBs) tied to its stated goal to cut its emissions and achieve “Net Zero by 2040.”
Sweet Nothings: Deforestation Remains High across Ghana & Côte d’Ivoire
January 13, 2023
Deforestation across Côte d'Ivoire & Ghana’s cocoa growing regions in 2022 remained stubbornly high.
Sustainability initiatives will fail until companies pay more for cocoa warns new report co-published by Mighty Earth
December 7, 2022
After years of intense lobbying by Mighty Earth and other civil society groups, EU policymakers have agreed on a landmark new zero-deforestation law to ban agricultural goods linked to deforestation and forest degradation from being sold in EU markets. Mighty Earth's hailed it as "historic" but says it's not without flaws. Read more
Mighty Earth launches new interactive map to track cocoa-driven deforestation in Ghana
December 6, 2022
The launch of Mighty Earth’s new Cocoa Accountability Map for Ghana comes as the organisation reveals forest loss in the country remains stubbornly high, despite pledges by the Ghanian government and the chocolate industry to reduce cocoa-driven carbon emissions and forest loss. Read more
Mighty Earth calls for urgent action from UK retailers & government to end deforestation
November 30, 2022
Mighty Earth calls for urgent action from UK retailers & government to end deforestation. It follows film screening and panel event highlighting threats to Amazon’s Indigenous communities from meat & soy trade
Steel Companies Agree to Accelerate Decarbonization
September 14, 2022
NGOs Support New Standard to Address 8% of World’s Climate Pollution.
Les Demandes de Mighty Earth au Groupe Carrefour
July 13, 2022
L'Amazonie est en train de brûler. Début juillet, les dernières données officielles sur la situation au Brésil alertent sur le fait qu’au cours des six derniers mois, la déforestation en Amazonie brésilienne a atteint son taux le plus élevé depuis des années, avec près de 3 750 kilomètres carrés de forêt qui ont été détruits. Dans le Cerrado brésilien, il n’y a jamais eu autant d'incendies depuis 2004. D'autres pays d'Amérique latine ont connu des catastrophes similaires cette année. La quasi-totalité de cette déforestation est liée à l'industrie de la viande. La chaîne d'approvisionnement de Carrefour à la fois leader de la grande distribution au Brésil et distributeur majeur au niveau mondial, probablement plus qu’aucune autre.
L’Amazonie s’approche du point de bascule: il y a urgence !
July 13, 2022
La déforestation explose et la forêt amazonienne peine à se régénérer. D’immenses étendues, riches d’une biodiversité unique au monde, pourraient se transformer en savane. Certains scientifiques parlent de “point de bascule”, qui pourrait radicalement modifier non seulement la région mais le monde dans lequel nous vivons.
European Supermarkets fail to act on deforestation-linked soy
July 11, 2022
Major European supermarkets Tesco, Carrefour, Asda, Lidl and Sainsbury’s have been urged to drop key global soy companies after an investigation by Mighty Earth found over 27,000 hectares of deforestation on soy farms in the threatened Cerrado savannah in Brazil.
バングラデシュ・マタルバリにおける日本の石炭火力発電所事業の中止に関するマイティー・アースの声明
June 23, 2022
昨日、日本政府は海外石炭ファイナンスの終了を発表し、マタバリ2石炭火力発電所事業の中止が決定しました。マタバリ2石炭火力発電所事業は、日本が石炭ファイナンスを辞められずにいることの象徴でした。世界的なキャンペーンが展開された後、2月28日に住友商事が建設請負から撤退したことで、このプロジェクトが中止される可能性が高くなっていました。
VICTORY: Mighty Earth Statement on the Cancellation of Japanese Coal Plant at Matarbari, Bangladesh
June 22, 2022
Yesterday, the Japanese government announced an end to their overseas coal finance, resulting in the cancellation of the Matarbari 2 coal power plant.
Comment on Global Food & Biofuel Price Shocks
May 3, 2022
Indonesia sent shockwaves through the global markets for both food and fuel by banning exports of palm oil on April 28th. Those markets had already been roiled by Russia’s attack on Ukraine, a key producer of sunflower oil, as Mighty Earth Founder & CEO Glenn Hurowitz recently discussed with the BBC, and Indonesia’s move is widely viewed as a desperation move to calm political unrest fueled by rising domestic palm oil prices.
Unpacking Deforestation and Climate Change within Chocolate Scorecard
April 26, 2022
When biting into a crunchy chocolate candy, many consumers don’t realise where the cocoa ingredients in their favourite treats come from, nor the costs that their production can have for nature and the climate.
West Africa produces 75% of the world’s cocoa, with Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana producing the lion’s share. In the last 60 years, these two African countries have lost around 94% and 80% of their forests respectively, with approximately one-third of that forest loss to make way for growing cocoa. Research published by Mighty Earth revealed that, in the period between January 2019 and January 2022 alone, Côte d’Ivoire lost 19,421 hectares (194.21 km2) of forest within cocoa-growing regions, while Ghana lost 39,497 hectares (394.97 km2) in cocoa regions. This amounts to a combined area equivalent to the size of the cities of Madrid, Seoul, or Chicago.
Agroforestry: How do Chocolate Companies Compare?
April 26, 2022
Over recent years, the practice of agroforestry has been gaining momentum in cocoa production, as farmers recognise the importance of protecting their land to mitigate the risks posed by climate change and experience the benefits of mixed cropping for their food and livelihood security.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) defines agroforestry as: “(…) a dynamic, ecologically based, natural resource management system that, through the integration of trees on farms and in the agricultural landscape, diversifies and sustains production for increased social, economic and environmental benefits for land users at all levels”.
Investors and supermarkets urged to drop JBS aftershock rise in its climate emissions
April 21, 2022
The world’s largest meat company, JBS, has increased its greenhouse gas emissions by a staggering 51% over the last five years and is now responsible for greater emissions than Italy’s annual climate footprint, new research finds.
A coalition of campaign groups – including the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), Feedback and Mighty Earth – have expressed outrage at JBS’s supersized climate emissions, which place it at odds with its own corporate emissions reduction strategy just one year on from its ‘Net-Zero by 2040’ pledge.
The Boys From Brazil: How JBS became the world’s largest meat company – and wrecked the climate to do it
April 20, 2022
Mighty Earth has published a new report which highlights that the world’s largest meat company, JBS, has increased its greenhouse gas emissions by a staggering 51% over the last five years and is now responsible for greater emissions than Italy’s annual climate footprint.
Communiqué de presse: Travail des enfants? Empoisonnement aux pesticides? Dans quelle mesure votre chocolat de Pâques est-il éthique?
April 7, 2022
Que contient réellement notre chocolat de Pâques ? Une coalition mondiale de défenseurs de l'environnement et de la justice sociale publie aujourd'hui The Chocolate Scorecard ou évaluation du chocolat, une enquête annuelle qui examine les progrès, ou l'absence de progrès, de l'industrie du chocolat dans la résolution des problèmes sociaux et environnementaux découlant des pratiques de l'industrie du cacao et des produits chocolatés qu'elle vend. La coalition de 29 membres est composée, entre autres, de Be Slavery Free, Mighty Earth et National Wildlife Federation.
国際NGOが「チョコレート成績表2022」を発表〜日本企業から6社が参加、カカオのトレーサビリティ確保に課題〜
April 7, 2022
2022年4月8日 ー「世界チョコレート成績表」は、人権NGOビー・スレイバリー・フリー、マイティ・アース、熱帯林行動ネットワークなど29団体が参加するネットワーク団体「ザ・チョコレート・コレクティブ」によって、チョコレートの取引業者、加工業者、製造業者を含む世界最大のチョコレート企業38社(注1)の社会的・環境的影響を評価したものです。
2022 Easter Chocolate Scorecard Lists Starbucks Among “Broken Eggs”
April 7, 2022
The Chocolate Scorecard focuses on the production and supply chains that start in West Africa, where around 75% of the world’s cocoa is produced. Many industry players are rising to the challenge, but others continue to ignore consumer demand for chocolate that’s free of child labor, poverty, deforestation. Starbucks, General Mills, and Storck were awarded the researchers’ “Broken Egg” for their refusal to provide information for The Chocolate Scorecard.
Perusahaan Kertas Korea menjarah hutan hujan terakhir sembari mengklaim operasinya ramah lingkungan
March 15, 2022
Sebuah Investigasi terbaru dikeluarkan hari ini oleh Environmental Paper Network (EPN), Mighty Earth, Pusaka, Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC), Korean Federation for Environmental Movement (KFEM) and Advocates for Public Interest Law (APIL) merincikan perusakan hutan alami di provinsi terpencil tanah Papua, Indonesia. Surga dari keanekaragaman hayati, budaya masyarakat adat, dan tangkapan karbon ini sedang dihancurkan untuk memproduksi serpihan kayu pembuatan kertas yang dicap sebagai produk yang lestari dan beretika kepada konsumen di seluruh dunia.
Korean Paper Company Plunders the Last Rainforests While Continuing to Claim Operations are Eco-Friendly
March 15, 2022
A new investigation released today by Environmental Paper Network (EPN), Mighty Earth, Pusaka, Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC), Korean Federation for Environmental Movement (KFEM), and Advocates for Public Interest Law (APIL) details the devastation of pristine forests in the remote province of Papua land, Indonesia.
Statement on Cargill’s “Scaling Back” Russian Business
March 11, 2022
Cargill’s announcement today that it is “scaling back” its Russian business activities and stopping investment is a “step in the right direction.” Still, Cargill now needs to pull out entirely, according to Ukrainian and global conservation leaders.
Victory! Sumitomo Corporation Withdraws from Matarbari 2 Coal Plant Project
March 2, 2022
On February 28, 2022, Sumitomo Corporation announced a revision to its climate policy closing the loophole to its "no new coal" pledge. That exception would have allowed the company to proceed with the proposed Matarbari 2 power plant (units 3& 4) in Bangladesh.
Une nouvelle étude approfondie révèle que les principaux fabricants de chocolat n’ont pas tenu leur promesse de mettre fin à la déforestation
February 16, 2022
Plus de quatre ans après le lancement très médiatisé de l’Initiative Cacao et Forêts (ICF), les principaux pays africains producteurs de cacao sont toujours confrontés à la destruction de vastes zones forestières au profit des plantations de cacao, indique une nouvelle analyse de données réalisée par Mighty Earth. Petites douceurs : Le secteur du chocolat n’a pas tenu sa promesse de mettre fin à la déforestation dans ses chaînes d’approvisionnement en cacao, révèle que, même après la publication des plans de mise en œuvre par le secteur, la Côte d’Ivoire a perdu 19 421 hectares de forêt au sein des régions productrices de cacao, et le Ghana 39 497 hectares. En additionnant ces chiffres, on obtient une superficie équivalente à celle des villes de Madrid, Séoul ou Chicago.
Sumitomo Faces Shareholder Revolt Over Empty Climate Action Rhetoric
January 30, 2022
Might Earth Report Underscores Investor Concerns at Fossil Fuel Dependence
(Washington D.C) –Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo Corporation will face unprecedented investor pressure at its Annual General Meeting on June 18 for its failure to take adequate steps to reduce its massive global carbon emissions footprint, the Washington, D.C. environmental campaign organization Mighty Earth said today.
JBS Sets Dubious Record with “Sustainable” Bond
December 1, 2021
On Wednesday, meat giant JBS issued a billion-dollar “sustainability-linked” bond. In response, Mighty Earth CEO and Founder Glenn Hurowitz said: “This bond is probably the greatest bastardization of the term ‘sustainability’ in financial history, and that’s saying something.”
The UK Soy Manifesto to end meat-driven deforestation: does it fall short?
November 9, 2021
Today, UK food industry titans, including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, McDonalds, Nando’s, Nestle and KFC will launch the UK Soy Manifesto, which aims to ensure that all physical shipments of soy to the UK are ‘deforestation and conversion-free’.
BREAKTHROUGH: Supermarkets Pledge to Cease Purchases Tied to Deforestation
November 2, 2021
This could be ground-breaking. Major European supermarkets have committed to remove suppliers who fail to meet a no deforestation rule. Now the question becomes whether this coalition of some of the world’s largest retailers will actually implement this commitment, or try to pull a bait and switch on their customers.
Jardines Caught Clearing Forest NOW in Rare Orangutan Habitat
November 2, 2021
Mighty Earth has exposed a new threat to the rarest great ape on the planet, and the world is watching. The critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan of northern Sumatra was just identified in 2017 and fewer than 800 exist in the world, but satellite imagery from the past two weeks shows their habitat being eaten away by deforestation.
Why Rubber Must be Kept in the EU’s Anti-Deforestation Law
October 25, 2021
Mighty Earth is deeply concerned that natural rubber has been excluded from the European Commission’s forthcoming anti-deforestation law to tackle EU-driven deforestation and ecosystem loss. Due for release in December 2021, the EC’s proposed new supply chain anti-deforestation law will apply to a list of key Forest and Ecosystem Risk Commodities (FERCs) – which until recently was anticipated would cover key known forest-risk commodities[1], including natural rubber.
Progress on Climate – Sumitomo Pulling Out of Australian Coal Mine
August 25, 2021
Tokyo. Mighty Earth praises Sumitomo Corporation’s recent announcement it would sell its stake in the Rolleston thermal coal mine in Queensland, Australia.
Déforestation : Les ONG tirent la sonnette d’alarme à l’aube d’une nouvelle saison record d’incendies au Brésil.
August 2, 2021
Au premier semestre 2021, la déforestation en Amazonie a augmenté de 17 % par rapport au premier semestre 2020. Alors que la saison sèche s’ouvre au Brésil, le nombre d’incendies dépasse déjà celui de l’année dernière à la même période. Ces chiffres laissent présager de nouveaux records d'incendies au Brésil cet été. Face à ce désastre environnemental, climatique et social, la France reste passive.
Tesco’s meat problem
July 28, 2021
Britain’s largest supermarket chain, Tesco sells a lot of meat – hundreds of millions of chickens a year alone. This month, Tesco produced a new set of requirements for its meat suppliers to try and address the massive environmental consequences of those meat sales, starting with the soy-based animal feed used to fatten chicken, pigs and cows for its own-brand meat and dairy offer.
U.S. Cocoa Imports: Secretive mega-traders get the lion’s share.
July 6, 2021
Mighty Earth and Stand.Earth partnered together to undertake preliminary cocoa supply chain research to improve our understanding of how cocoa enters the U.S.—the biggest chocolate market in the world. Though the results confirm a lot we know already, some new revelations are stunning. Our findings uncovered a damning story of the action of a few dominant traders, the secrecy in cocoa/chocolate imports, an international web of opaque cocoa-laundering, and a cover-up of corporate value captured from poor producer countries.
Lobby group representing Michelin, Goodyear and Continental pressures EU Commission to exclude rubber from deforestation law
July 1, 2021
A row has erupted between NGOs and the rubber industry following lobbying by the EU tyre and rubber industry association to the European Commission, pressing for natural rubber to be excluded from forthcoming new EU due diligence regulations designed to stamp out deforestation, ecosystem loss and human rights abuses in key global commodity supply chains.
Towards Accountability?
June 25, 2021
Companies like Vietnamese rubber and agribusiness giant HAGL Agrico quietly took to destroying lands and forests in Cambodia belonging to Indigenous communities, disrupting ecosystems, and desecrating sacred places in order to use the land for unsustainable mono-cropped industrial agriculture.
Open Letter on Racial Injustice in the Cocoa Sector
June 21, 2021
To mark Juneteenth 2021, NGOs across the Global North and South published this open letter, calling on all of us to stamp out residual slavery within the chocolate industry and throughout our food production systems. To join us, sign on here…
Future of orangutans in balance as company with Scottish roots searches for gold – Ian Redmond
June 21, 2021
Now is the time for the global economy to move from an extractive view of nature, where nature is seen as an ‘externality’ with a value of zero until mined or logged to a more regenerative view. Like all life on earth, including orangutans, humans depend on the ecosystem services provided by natural processes and yet they do not appear in our balance sheets.
It’s Juneteenth, but these American companies are still driving slavery
June 21, 2021
As much as Juneteenth is worthy of celebration, liberation is not complete. In our work, the most egregious and direct manifestation of that delayed justice is that American companies and institutions are continuing to drive slavery today at scale. The Emancipation Proclamation may have made it to Texas in 1865, but some companies are acting today as if it still doesn’t apply in their corporate suites.
ALERTE INCENDIE À BNP PARIBAS: DES MILITANTS DÉNONCENT LE SOUTIEN DE LA BANQUE AUX ENTREPRISES RESPONSABLES DE DÉFORESTATION
June 17, 2021
Ce matin, une dizaine de militants de l’ONG Canopée se sont rendus dans l’agence BNP Paribas du boulevard Sébastopol à Paris où ils ont déclenché une alarme incendie afin d’alerter sur la responsabilité de la banque dans les feux de forêts au Brésil.
Mighty Earth submit $1bn ‘Green bond’ application to convert Central Park and Hyde Park into rubber plantations
June 16, 2021
Two of the world’s most famous recreational parks – Central Park in New York and Hyde Park in London – could be razed and transformed into huge new industrial rubber plantations under a proposed $1billion ‘Green bond’ application submitted today by environmental campaign group Mighty Earth.
Peugeot Must Act Against Land-Grabs in Cambodia
June 11, 2021
On June 10, 2021, Mighty Earth, Equitable Cambodia, and Inclusive Development International sent an open letter to Peugeot, a global automobile brand. Despite new leadership and a strong commitment to sustainability, Peugeot has repeatedly refused to publicly condemn land grabbing and environmental damage perpetuated and caused by a subsidiary of their business partner, Truong Hai Auto Corporation (THACO).
New Mighty Earth Report Finds Agroforestry Drives Sustainability in Rubber Supply Chain
May 18, 2021
Rubber agroforestry has multiple benefits for smallholder farmers, biodiversity, and the environment.
Cocoa Agroforestry Conference
May 12, 2021
Join us May 18-20, 2021 for our 3-day cocoa agroforestry Conference.
Statement in Response to Tragic Mudslide in Batang Toru, Indonesia
May 3, 2021
Our hearts go out to the families of the people who have been killed or injured in this tragic disaster.
Poll: 88% of Tesco Customers Believe Supermarkets Shouldn’t Do Business with Deforesters
April 29, 2021
Poll: 88% of Tesco Customers Believe Supermarkets Shouldn't Do Business with Deforesters
Mighty Earth’s new monitoring data reveals deforestation connected to soy trader and meatpackers in Brazil more than doubled over two-year period
April 28, 2021
The largest soy traders and meatpackers in Brazil have failed on their promises to end deforestation in their supply chains and continue to do business with suppliers that are destroying rainforests and savanna.
Biden Climate Summit Requires Bold Industrial Decarbonization Plan
April 21, 2021
Will world leaders show the necessary vision and political will to make heavy industry decarbonization a reality?
Automakers Must Drive Global Push for “Green Steel”
April 19, 2021
Automakers increasingly recognize that reducing the carbon footprint of their products must go beyond electrification and address the use of steel in their products.
Beef Scorecard: Global Food Brands Failing to Address Largest Driver of Deforestation
April 15, 2021
The world's top supermarket and fast-food companies are largely ignoring the environmental and human rights abuses caused by their beef products.
Bolivia leaders and international organizations join forces to rescue Bolivian forests
April 14, 2021
Between 2017 and 2021, 600 civil society leaders and Bolivian organizations signed El Pacto del Bosque. Today they are joined by more than 20 international organizations that agree on the urgent need to find real solutions to stop the alarming deforestation rates in Bolivia
Joint Statement re: 2021 Revisions to Biomass Plan Development Guidelines (Japan’s Feed-in-Tariff)
April 13, 2021
Japan’s revised guidelines for biomass power generation are inadequate regarding climate change and biodiversity. We urge the speedy adoption of greenhouse gas emission limits and stronger criteria regarding the environmental sustainability of biomass fuel.
Rimba Collective Could Be a Game Changer for Commodity Agriculture
April 9, 2021
The Rimba Collective pledges to mobilize real dollars for real conservation, and has the potential to deliver gigaton-scale climate benefits and expanded habitat for orangutans, tree kangaroos and other wildlife.
ISCO Scorecard Examines Public/Private Platforms for Sustainable Cocoa
April 8, 2021
We have created an ISCO scorecard to exert pressure for synergy over divergence, for order over chaos, for high-ambition goals over mediocrity, and to highlight successes. We hope this scorecard can help set the course for ISCOs to meet their potential.
Retailer Scorecard 2021
April 1, 2021
Mighty Earth and the National Wildlife Federation in the USA and Be Slavery Free in the Netherlands and Australia; assessed retailers from around the world on their contribution to driving positive change in the chocolate and cocoa industry.
JBS Promises 14 More Years of Forest Destruction
March 24, 2021
The paltry scope of JBS's latest pledge demonstrates the need for us to keep the pressure on.
Mighty Earth Urges Climate Bonds Initiative to Delist $95M Michelin “Green Bond” Amid Allegations of Industrial Deforestation
March 23, 2021
A bond tied to widespread, deliberate, and undisclosed industrial deforestation should not be labeled "sustainable."
世界チョコレート成績表: 日本企業は児童労働と持続可能性の取り組みスコアが芳しくない結果に
March 19, 2021
2021年のイースター成績表:「腐った卵賞」はストークが受賞、アルテル・エコ、トニーズ・チョコロンリー、そしてウィッタカーズが「黄金の卵賞」を受賞、ゴディバは2020年の最下位からランクを上げる
ArcelorMittal Decarbonization Move Highlights Urgency of Steel Emission Reductions
March 18, 2021
The global steel production sector made an important symbolic move toward tackling its massive carbon emission problem with ArcelorMittal’s unveiling of a new decarbonization initiative
Easter Scorecard: Chocolate Companies Earn “Rotten” & “Good” Eggs for Child Labor & Sustainability Practices
March 16, 2021
2021 Easter Scorecard: “Rotten Egg Award” Goes to Storck, While Alter Eco, Tony’s Chocolonely and Whittaker’s Get “Good Egg” Awards; Godiva Improves From 2020 Last Place Showing.
Cocoa Agroforestry Library
March 11, 2021
The “Cocoa Agroforestry Library” is an electronic library of all publicly available scientific literature on cocoa agroforestry intended for wide use by industry, governments, academics, activists, farmer groups, and others.
Ramping Up Pressure on ADM & Bunge’s Board to Cut Off Deforestation
March 3, 2021
Mighty Earth has been campaigning for years to hold these ADM and Bunge accountable for stopping deforestation and is calling on ADM and Bunge’s Board to immediately implement the practices necessary to address concerns brought forth by these shareholder proposals.
Ending U.S. Companies’ Complicity in Illegal Deforestation
March 3, 2021
Today, Mighty Earth joined with a number of civil society organizations to call on Congress and the Biden-Harris administration to "pass legislation to prevent agricultural commodities produced on illegally deforested land from entering the U.S. market and establish due diligence requirements on relevant commodity imports."
Amazon indigenous communities and international NGOs sue supermarket giant Casino/Pão de Açúcar/Éxito over deforestation and human rights violations
March 3, 2021
Indigenous peoples from the Brazilian and Colombian Amazon and non-governmental organizations from France and the US today filed a lawsuit in the Saint-Etienne court against global retail giant Groupe Casino over selling beef products linked to deforestation and land grabbing.
Myanmar Security Forces: Stop Violent Attacks on Peaceful Demonstrators
March 2, 2021
Killings of Unarmed Civilians Demand Urgent Investigation & Accountability
Major industrial companies and civil society groups support new global framework for decarbonizing heavy industry
February 25, 2021
The first of its kind, a global framework to call upon policymakers to decarbonize their heavy industries as part of COVID-19 economic recovery plans has been released today.
重工業の脱炭素化に向けた世界的な枠組み原則
February 25, 2021
新型コロナウイルス感染症のパンデミックが起こり、世界の主要な経済大国(EU、中国、日本、インド、北米)は、パリ協定の目標の達成や永久的な気候崩壊の回避のために世界の工業経済
大手工業企業・市民社会団体による、 重工業における脱炭素化に向けた新たな国際的枠組みのサポート
February 25, 2021
政治家に、新型コロナウイルス感染症からの景気回復計画の一環として重工業の脱炭素化を求める初の世界的な枠組みが、本日発表されました。この国際的な重工業における脱炭素化の枠組みの原則は、以下の市民社会団体や大手工業企業から支持を得ています。
WEBINAR: Environmental and human rights impacts of natural rubber processing
February 24, 2021
Watch the Swedwatch, Source International, and Mighty Earth webinar on the environmental and human rights impacts of natural rubber processing.
Europe’s largest poultry company pledges to stop buying soy from deforested land in the Cerrado after 2020
February 23, 2021
The biggest chicken producer in Europe, Groupe LDC, has adopted new measures to stop buying soy linked to deforestation in Brazil. This is yet another announcement that increases pressure on global soy traders.
Grist: How to stop runaway deforestation? Look at Indonesia.
February 22, 2021
“This is the fourth straight year that palm-oil deforestation has been at a fraction of historic levels, and trending down,” said Glenn Hurowitz, CEO of the environmental nonprofit, Mighty Earth.
Mighty Earth’s Cocoa Accountability Map 3.0 Reveals 47,000 Hectares of Deforestation in Prominent Cocoa-Growing Regions of West Africa
February 18, 2021
In the launch of its third update of the Cocoa Accountability Map, the global environmental campaign organization, Mighty Earth, revealed that 47,000 hectares of deforestation―more than four times the size of the city of Paris―has occurred in cocoa-growing regions of Côte d'Ivoire, in the past year.
Vorgeschlagenes Deutsches Lieferkettengesetz
February 15, 2021
Nach monatelangen Gesprächen enthält das am 13. Februar verkündete Kompromiss-Gesetz keine strengen Sorgfaltspflichten zur Vermeidung von Umweltauswirkungen wie Abholzung oder Zerstörung von bedrohten Lebensräumen für Wildtiere. Es gilt nur für Berlin – Die deutsche Regierung hat sich auf einen Kompromissvorschlag geeinigt, der große deutsche Firmen dazu zwingen soll, ihre Lieferketten zu untersuchen, um sicherzustellen, dass sie weltweit keine Menschenrechte verletzen.
BNP Paribas gives soy-linked deforestation a five-year free pass
February 15, 2021
Soy and beef are two of the largest drivers of deforestation in the world, particularly in the biodiverse-rich regions of Cerrado and the Amazon in Brazil.
Investigation reveals: three of the biggest US grocery chains sell Brazilian beef produced by a controversial meat company linked to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest
February 13, 2021
Three of the biggest US grocery chains sell Brazilian beef produced by a controversial meat company linked to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest, an investigation has revealed.
Joe Biden and Congress must stop deforestation in order to prevent the next pandemic
February 12, 2021
Ending deforestation is our best chance to conserve wildlife, one of the quickest and most cost effective ways to curb global warming, and absolutely crucial to prevent the next deadly, global pandemic.
Sign the petition: $2.5 billion to build back better, stop new outbreaks and stop the COVID-19 catastrophe from repeating itself.
国内大手チョコレート企業環境・労働問題への取り組み評価
February 9, 2021
東京、2021年2月10日— バレンタインデーを前に、世界的な環境キャンペーン団体であるマイティ・アースとオーストラリアのビー・スレイバリー・フリー(Be Slavery Free)は、日本の主要な生産者やブランドを対象に人権や環境への影響を評価するツール「ジャパン・チョコレート・ガイド」の第一弾を発表しました。
Henry Waxman Honored with a “Baldy Award”
February 1, 2021
As Maher quotes, “50 percent of the social safety net was created by Henry Waxman when no one was looking.”
The Unfashionable Truth About Unsustainable Latex Rubber
January 26, 2021
Natural rubber production has been a driver of tropical deforestation, which is a major accelerant of climate change.
Cote d’Ivoire CFI Report Presentation: First Two Years of Implementation
January 20, 2021
Côte d'Ivoire recently published the implementation report for the first two years of the Cocoa and Forests Initiative (CFI).
Palm Oil Firm Korindo Aims to Silence NGOs With Baseless “SLAPP” Lawsuit
January 19, 2021
The lawsuit is part of an alarming worldwide trend in which powerful interests, including corporations or high-profile individuals, file lawsuits designed to harass and drain substantial resources from smaller watchdog organizations, activists, journalists, trade unions, media organizations, and those who represent the public interest.
Mighty Earth Statement on the attack against Brazilian investigative journalists
January 14, 2021
Mighty Earth strongly condemns the series of online attacks perpetrated over the last days against the investigative journalism NGO, Repórter Brasil, that caused its website to crash and were followed by a demand to suppress investigative reports.
Is Nothing Sacred?
January 8, 2021
Indigenous people in Muoy and Inn villages in Ratanakiri were recently heartbroken to find that rubber agribusiness HAGL had partially cleared the sacred Patu Mountain
Sustainable Soy in Brazil is Possible – Why are Soy Traders Blocking it?
December 21, 2020
The question is not if, or how, Brazilian farmers can sustainably produce soy and be paid for their efforts. Instead, the question is: when will soy traders take advantage of the opportunity before them and provide a sustainable future for Brazilian farmers.
Agribusiness giants JBS and Cargill complicit in razing forests, new monitoring system reveals
December 20, 2020
Mighty Earth had launched a Soy & Cattle Deforestation Tracker, a unique monitoring system that links mega-farms responsible for large-scale deforestation and land clearance in the Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado to major soy traders and meatpackers.
Nippon Steel, Number Three Steelmaker Globally, Officially Commits to Carbon Neutrality
December 11, 2020
Yesterday, President Eiji Hashimoto of Japan’s Nippon Steel released a plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. This announcement comes shortly after similar 2050 carbon neutrality pledges were made by Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, as well as the world’s largest steel company, ArcelorMittal.
How to Decarbonize Steel
December 8, 2020
The world’s biggest steel company says it wants to be carbon neutral - here are the steps to get there.
Stop Biomass Power Generation with Large-scale Fuel Import
December 3, 2020
Today, 32 environmental NGOs in Japan and overseas, including Mighty Earth, released a joint statement calling on Japan to stop biomass power generation with large-scale imported fuels.
Supreme Court Must Hold Cargill and Nestle Accountable for Child Slavery
December 1, 2020
Nestle and Cargill’s request to the Supreme Court is as simple as it is audacious: they are demanding immunity from international law for human rights violations.
Cocoa Barometer 2020 demands system change to end cocoa poverty
November 28, 2020
After two decades of failed interventions across the cocoa sector, cocoa farming communities are still battling the effects of poverty, child labour and deforestation.
VOICE response to latest NORC research on child labour in the cocoa sectoresponse to latest NORC research on child labour in the cocoa sector
November 19, 2020
Despite two decades of efforts, the cocoa sector has still not been able to significantly reduce – let alone eliminate – child labour on West African cocoa farms.
Joint Op-ed: France’s Promise to End Deforestation is Endangered
November 19, 2020
After two years of status quo or incremental progress – often led by French industry and NGOs – it is urgent that the government finally act decisively.
Major Supermarkets in France Commit to Fighting Soy-Driven Deforestation: Our Reaction
November 18, 2020
Almost all supermarkets in France – Carrefour, Casino, Auchan, Lidl, Metro, Système U, Mousquetaires and Leclerc – have announced measures to end the use of soy produced on deforested land.
New Campaign Tells Big Business: Protect Forests to Prevent Pandemics
November 17, 2020
A new video calls on major corporations to protect forests to help prevent the next global pandemic.
Following BBC Investigation, Global Certification Organization FSC Must Suspend Korindo and Reopen Investigation into Fires in its Palm Oil Concessions
November 12, 2020
FSC must act with urgency to conduct a fair and transparent process, rapidly deliver remedy long overdue, and re-evaluate its decision not to suspend Korindo.
Consumers Push Back on Japanese Travel Company Driving Forest Destruction
November 12, 2020
Thousands of concerned travelers around the world have signed on to a threatened boycott of Japanese travel giant H.I.S. International, according to a new briefing paper from environmental campaign organization Mighty Earth.
UK Law Must Go Further to Fight Deforestation
November 10, 2020
Today, the UK government introduced its Environment Bill “to clamp down on illegal deforestation and protect rainforests.” The Bill would require greater due diligence from businesses on sourcing standards, with a focus on removing illegal deforestation from supply chains. In response to the Bill, Robin Willoughby, Mighty Earth UK Director, released the following statement...
The Biden Moment on Climate
November 7, 2020
We’ve waited far too long to reach this moment when movement for climate action is within reach and on the Administration’s agenda. And we’re determined to keep it there.
Climate Finance Day: Financial Actors Called to Act Against Soy-Related Deforestation
October 29, 2020
NGOs set out the measures to be adopted by banks, insurers and investors to force traders to change their practices and ensure "zero deforestation" of soya
Japan’s Nippon Steel Planning for Carbon Neutrality, Signals Growing Momentum for Industrial Decarbonization
October 22, 2020
High-profile moves toward decarbonization from two of the top three steel companies indicate a significant shift in the industry's approach to climate change.
Progress Update on Cameroon Rubber Accord – October 2020
October 22, 2020
The world's largest rubber company has taken vital and encouraging steps but has a long journey ahead to make its operations in Cameroon and worldwide fully sustainable.
European Parliament Urges the EU to Stop Deforestation
October 22, 2020
The European Parliament has adopted a legislative initiative report urging the European Commission to propose a strong law to ensure products sold in the Union are deforestation-free and don’t cause human rights abuses.
Petition: End Child Exploitation in Cocoa
October 20, 2020
Take action today to demand that the world’s top chocolate companies step up to fully tackle child exploitation in West African cocoa once and for all.
European Consumers Demand Sustainable Natural Rubber: Survey
October 14, 2020
Unsustainable natural rubber is increasingly becoming a reputational risk for consumer-facing brands
Webinar: Possible Financial & Legal Implications of Casino Group’s Deforestation Links
October 14, 2020
Chain Reaction Research held a webinar with guests from Envol Vert and Mighty Earth to discuss Casino’s ties to deforestation, the legal ramifications, and the financial risks the company faces.
NGOs: Are Industry and Governments Watering Down New Cocoa Report Data to Downplay Persistent Child Labor and Farmer Poverty?
October 13, 2020
For close to 20 years the issue of child labor and slavery has been on the radar of the industry who source from West Africa which produces around 66% of the world’s cocoa.
Environmentalists Greet New Tyson CEO Dean Banks With “Welcome” Protest on First Week of Work
October 8, 2020
NWA citizens rally at Tyson HQ as CEO starts job, calling for fulfilled promises, transparency, regenerative agricultural practices and community health.
IEA Fails to Deliver a 1.5-degree Climate Scenario for Steel Industry
October 8, 2020
The International Energy Agency has squandered its unique opportunity to set the stage for the decarbonization of steel.
Indigenous-Led Movement Tells Brazilian Government: #HandsOffTheAmazon
October 7, 2020
Urgent action is needed to stop deforestation in the Amazon, protecting the livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples and the keeping the Amazon from ecosystem collapse due to decades of destruction.
Report: Michelin Covered Up Industrial Deforestation by its Indonesian Partner in “Eco-Friendly” Rubber Venture
October 6, 2020
World's largest tire company seeking millions from investors to restore forest that its own business partner destroyed.
BBC: Food Firms Urging Tougher Deforestation Rules
October 5, 2020
Nature doesn't recognise the difference between legal and illegal deforestation.
Indonesia’s Omnibus Bill Approval Poses Dire Threat to Anti-Deforestation Efforts
October 5, 2020
Palm Oil Industry Should Resist Legislative Rollback of Deforestation Restrictions
Fact Check: JBS Exaggerates Deforestation Commitment
October 5, 2020
The latest in a long line of JBS public commitments without follow-through.
Opposition Mounting to Anti-Forest Legislation in Indonesia
October 2, 2020
New York Times report, public announcements by major companies highlight risks to Indonesia’s economy
Justice for Tamshiyacu
October 2, 2020
Holding a cocoa company accountable for 2,000 hectares of primary forest deforestation, illegal trafficking of forest and wood products, and obstruction of justice.
Can Agroforestry Provide a Lifeline for Struggling Rubber Farmers and Threatened Forests?
October 2, 2020
Agroforestry is a step closer to a sustainable transformation in the natural rubber sector.
Webinar: How to Achieve Zero Deforestation Cocoa
October 1, 2020
Video: Mighty Earth's Etelle Higonnet was the opening speaker at Earthworm Foundation's recent webinar, "How the cocoa industry can stop deforestation."
Millions of Europeans call for full alignment of the reformed Common Agricultural Policy with the European Green Deal
October 1, 2020
Mighty Earth joins with NGOs representing millions of Europeans to ask for radical change to align farm subsidies with the European Green Deal.
ArcelorMittal’s New Carbon-Neutral Commitment Could Catalyze Steel Industry Transformation
September 30, 2020
As the largest steel company in the world, ArcelorMittal is responsible for close to one percent of all climate pollution. We welcome ArcelorMittal's pledge to become carbon neutral by 2050 as an important step toward addressing the outsized impact of the steel industry and a critical victory for climate and the environment.
2020 Amazon Fires Linked to Deforestation by JBS, Marfrig, and Minerva; Likely Exacerbated COVID-19 Outbreaks
September 29, 2020
The only way these companies will change their practices is if the grocery stores that people trust – Metro, Costco, Casino, and Ahold Delhaize stores like Giant, Food Lion, and Stop & Shop – stop buying from the arsons of the Amazon.
Mighty Earth Helps Lobby Globally for a Successful Leaders’ Pledge for Nature
September 28, 2020
A renewed effort to reduce deforestation, halt unsustainable fishing practices, clamp down on waste plastics, eliminate environmentally harmful subsidies, and accelerate the transition towards sustainable food production systems and circular economies.
Indonesia Deforestation, Forest Fires Compound COVID-19 Threat
September 25, 2020
The Indonesian government must recognize and take preventative action against the threat that forest and land fires pose in compounding the public health risks of COVID-19, urged more than 500 medical professionals in open letter published on September 24.
Key elements for an agreement between the EU and cocoa-producing countries, to ensure sustainability in the cocoa sector
September 24, 2020
The paper outlines a vision for a new partnership agreement between the European Union and the governments of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire to tackle deforestation, poverty and social issues in the cocoa sector.
Global Call to End Coal Marks First Climate Test for New Japanese Administration
September 24, 2020
The planned Matarbari Phase 2 coal plant would further burden Bangladeshis with air pollution, pollute fish and farmland with mercury pollution, and place them at further risk from climate change impacts.
After Vote, Mighty Earth Hails Important Progress in Rubber Industry
September 23, 2020
Strong measures will improve industry’s sustainability and accountability with successful implementation
Indigenous Organizations and NGOs Warn Top French Supermarket Casino: Stop Gambling With Our forests!
September 20, 2020
An international coalition of associations is calling on the Casino Group to take all necessary measures to exclude beef from deforestation and grabbing of Indigenous territories in its supply chains in Brazil, Colombia, and beyond.
Cargill’s Vague Plan to Address its Environmental Destruction Lacks Key Details
September 18, 2020
The action from Cargill follows a year of campaigning by Mighty Earth and communities across the American Midwest and South concerned about agricultural runoff pollution.
Mighty Earth Sends Strong Message to Car Companies Ahead of Crucial Rubber Industry Vote
September 16, 2020
As members prepare to vote on several key resolutions at the annual General Assembly of the Global Platform on Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR), Mighty Earth has urged car companies to reaffirm their commitments to a sustainable rubber industry.
Ranking Soy Traders’ Performance on Deforestation
September 14, 2020
Assessing the sustainability efforts of six of the largest soy traders.
#Together4Forests
September 11, 2020
Tell the EU Commission corporations shouldn't be allowed to sell products that drive deforestation
How Pressuring Corporations Can Save the Amazon from Destruction
September 10, 2020
As severe and sweeping in impact as the Amazon deforestation crisis is, it is also avoidable.
Indonesia’s Big Palm Oil Firms Silently Complicit with Pro-Deforestation Omnibus bill
September 9, 2020
The Omnibus bill includes multiple provisions that analysts warn will worsen deforestation in Indonesia and by extension inflict international reputational harm on the palm oil sector.
Decarbonization of Steel and Concrete Ignored in UN Ministerial Meeting on Green Recovery
September 4, 2020
Industrial decarbonization needs to be a top green recovery priority, full stop. We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to tie the recovery of these industries to technologies that reduce carbon emissions.
Trump’s Corporate Allies Use COVID-19 to Roll Back Critical Ocean Protections
August 14, 2020
Do not let corporations like StarKist use a global pandemic as a sneaky and disingenuous excuse to undermine critical climate resiliency efforts.
Dam Threatening Extinction of Tapanuli Orangutans Delayed at Least Three Years
August 3, 2020
In a win for the endangered Tapanuli orangutans, the Batang Toru dam project in North Sumatra is halted over environmental concerns.
Cocoa Accountability Map 2.0 Webinar
July 31, 2020
Mighty Earth recently hosted a webinar for the launch of our Cocoa Accountability Map 2.0 as part of our effort to trigger a transparency and traceability revolution in the cocoa sector.
High Carbon Stock Approach and Cocoa
July 30, 2020
The High Carbon Stock Approach represents a widely recognized, practical methodology to implement ‘no deforestation’ commitments.
Protests Push Costco, Stop & Shop to Cut Ties With Forest-Destroying Suppliers Cargill and JBS
July 30, 2020
"We applaud their bravery for taking action responsibly in the midst of a global pandemic, and welcome this progress in the fight to decouple economic growth from environmental destruction."
Toxic Forest Fires and COVID-19 Could Be a Deadly Combination in Southeast Asia
July 28, 2020
Smog and the COVID-19 pandemic could pose a double crisis, as experts say that air pollution could exacerbate the number of coronavirus deaths
Consumer Brands Set Precedent by Suspending Samling Group
July 28, 2020
Consumer brands like Nestlé and Unilever have taken action to suspend the group from their supply chains.
Historic Coalition Speaks Out for Sustainable Cocoa in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire
July 21, 2020
Joint Declaration by 350 different NGOs calls for government action to support farmers and protect forests
Study Shows Ahold Delhaize, Casino, Metro and Other European Supermarkets Are Driving Destruction of the Amazon
July 17, 2020
Ahold Delhaize, Casino, Metro, and others must immediately cancel or renegotiate contracts with the companies driving the destruction of the Amazon
Cargill Hides its Deforestation Impacts in Misleading Report
July 15, 2020
An analysis by Mighty Earth mapping and supply chain experts has found that Cargill’s accounting methods are both grossly inaccurate and intentionally misleading.
Ending Deforestation is Not Enough, Agroforestry is a Must for Cocoa Sustainability
July 13, 2020
The Voice Network’s newly published paper, "Agroforestry in the Cocoa Sector: A Need for Ambitious Collaborative Landscape Approaches," introduces key insights for that transformation.
Another Major Company Drops Cargill over Deforestation Concerns
July 6, 2020
Reports indicate that Grieg Seafood has excluded Cargill Aqua Nutrition from its $92 million green bond over concerns about Cargill's role in environmental destruction in Brazil.
Project to Build Japan’s Largest Palm Oil Burning Power Plant Defeated
July 1, 2020
Environmental groups are celebrating today’s dissolution of Maizuru Green Initiatives GK, a company set up to build a palm oil burning power plant in Maizuru City, Japan.
Ensuring a Green EU Recovery Plan for the Tire, Rubber, and Auto Industries
June 26, 2020
All companies receiving bailout funds should be committed to the European Green Deal, the Paris Agreement, and to achieving net zero carbon neutrality by 2025. Businesses seeking EU bailout support should also have robust policies and practices in place that recognize and ensure workers' rights throughout their supply chains.
Video: Ivory Coast Battles to Save Cocoa-Ravaged Forests
June 25, 2020
Decades of intensive cocoa farming led to rapid economic development in the Ivory Coast, and turned the country into the world's top producer of the chocolate ingredient. But clearing land for farming all but wiped out the Ivory Coast's forests. An ambitious new forestry policy could reverse that.
On World Rainforest Day, Global Brands Must Honor Commitment to End Deforestation by 2020
June 22, 2020
Global coalition calls on CGF to take ambitious, immediate action to protect forests, the climate, and human health
Sumitomo Doubles Down on Coal, Releases More Rhetoric on Sustainability
June 19, 2020
Japanese conglomerate plans to continue work on disastrous coal plant project in Bangladesh despite climate, public health, budgetary, and environmental concerns
Ten Reasons Why Sumitomo’s Matarbari Coal Plant is a Terrible Idea
June 15, 2020
The first Matarbari coal plant is a disaster – it is expensive, a bad investment, and an embarrassment to Sumitomo and Japan. Here are ten reasons why a second plant should never see the light of day.
Ending Gag Lawsuits in Europe: Protecting Democracy and Fundamental Rights
June 9, 2020
Mighty Earth has joined 119 other NGOs to publish a policy paper advising the EU to put an end to gag lawsuits. Gag lawsuits, also known as Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation.
Mighty Earth Stands for Racial Justice
June 1, 2020
We stand in solidarity with those targeted by police violence and the protesters demanding justice.
Supermarkets Urged to Actually Stop Buying from Companies Destroying the Amazon
June 1, 2020
Action is necessary to stop the bulldozing of the Amazon and the killing of Indigenous people
Stop Destroying the Planet & Shop Responsibly
May 26, 2020
Customers and other community members across Massachusetts have joined Mighty Earth’s call for Stop & Shop to environmental standards for their meat and to cut ties with Cargill.
Grocery Stores Threatening Brazil Boycott Must Go Further to Truly Protect Forests
May 20, 2020
Their customers - and the world - expect these brands not just to call for action, but to act.
Indigenous Papuan Man Killed by Brutal Beating at Korindo Palm Oil Plantation
May 20, 2020
Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Marius Betera, who are now suffering as result of this appalling act of violence.
Unilever, Mars, Hershey, and World’s Largest Palm Oil Traders Suspend Rogue Supplier Over Its Relentless Deforestation
May 11, 2020
Samling scrambles to adopt sham policy to keep customers while destroying rainforests
European Tire & Rubber Manufacturers Plan to Put More Vehicles on the Roads in Response to Covid-19
May 6, 2020
Proposal for an EU-funded vehicle renewal scheme would likely increase car ownership and could pose serious public health risks
New Report: Pork giant Danish Crown linked to tropical deforestation
May 4, 2020
“How the Sausage Gets Made,” documents the links between Danish Crown’s soy supply and regions in South America where soy-driven deforestation is occurring.
‘World’s largest farmer’ faces investigation into deforestation
May 4, 2020
Olam cleared rainforests over half the size of Singapore.
Big Meat Companies Are Making the Pandemic Worse
April 29, 2020
In the midst of a global crisis, the meat industry continues to pack people and animals into factories, fueling the spread of the current pandemic and making the next one more likely.
G20 Must Protect People and Planet During Coronavirus Pandemic
April 29, 2020
Mighty Earth signs on to a landmark Open Letter calling on G20 leaders to ensure the current coronavirus global crisis spurs countries to champion recovery solutions that spur economic activity and accelerates the transition to low-carbon economies.
Video: Protecting Forests to Prevent Pandemics
April 25, 2020
Watch a webinar on the link between deforestation and pandemics, the value of nature-based solutions in preventing future pandemics, and the role of private sector and regulatory agencies in driving ambitious action to protect forests in 2020.
EU Coronavirus Bailout Must Deliver a Just and Sustainable Recovery
April 24, 2020
Mighty Earth has joined calls to ensure the European Union’s coronavirus financial bail out and national Sustainable Recovery Plans that delivers a greener and more socially and environmentally just recovery.
Mighty Earth COVID-19 response for Cocoa Farmers
April 21, 2020
Mighty Earth and the other NGO members of the VOICE Network are deeply concerned about the effects of COVID-19 on cocoa farming households, a group already in a vulnerable position.
Webinar | Protect Forests to Prevent Pandemics
April 21, 2020
This webinar brought together experts to speak to the link between deforestation and pandemics, the value of nature-based solutions in preventing future pandemics, and the role of private sector and regulatory agencies in driving ambitious action to protect forests.
Mighty Earth joins call for Green Recovery for EU Agriculture
April 16, 2020
EU should publish its new "Farm to Fork" strategy to transition European agriculture towards a greener, healthier future.
New Report Identifies “Coronavirus Climate Profiteers”
April 14, 2020
Mighty Earth names top polluters exploiting the pandemic to weaken environmental protections and grab subsidies and identifies “climate heroes” doing the right thing in time of crisis
World’s Largest Chocolate Companies Rated on Efforts to End Environmental and Labor Abuses
April 7, 2020
International Advocacy Groups Publish Joint Consumer Purchasing Guide Just in Time for the Easter Holiday
Mighty Earth Chairman Henry Waxman Responds to Trump Administration’s Fuel Efficiency Rollbacks
March 31, 2020
In response to the Trump Administration's rollback of Obama era fuel efficiency rules, Mighty Earth Chairman, Henry Waxman, has released a statement.
Mighty Earth and the Coronavirus – A Letter from CEO Glenn Hurowitz
March 25, 2020
An update on our plans and priorities as we navigate the Coronavirus pandemic
Architects, Engineers, Builders, and Activists Declare 2030 Must Become the New 2050 in the Climate Emergency
March 6, 2020
Steel and concrete industries targeted by their top customers for dramatic GHG emissions reductions in next ten years
Global Protests Call on Mitsubishi Corporation to Stop Investing in Coal Power
March 2, 2020
Climate activists around the world rally in front of Mitsubishi to stop the Vung Ang 2 coal power plant
Major Rainforest Destroyer in Indonesia Pledges to Address its Deforestation Legacy
March 2, 2020
South Korea's largest trading company, POSCO International, has published a long-awaited zero deforestation policy for its global palm oil operations.
U.S. Leaders: Protect Our Oceans from Climate Change
February 21, 2020
We have successfully brought back many fish stocks from overfished levels, but now we need to protect them in a changing climate.
Report: Bridgestone Connected to Ongoing Labor and Environmental Concerns on its Liberia Rubber Plantation
February 10, 2020
New investigation documents serious ongoing issues at the planet’s largest rubber plantation
In 2020, Retailers Must Stop Stocking Environmental Destruction
February 7, 2020
Supermarkets largely dictate the kinds of food that people have access to, and their buying decisions can therefore mean the difference between healthy ecosystems and ecological destruction.
Activists Stage Protest at Tyson Shareholder Meeting over Sustainability Concerns
February 6, 2020
Pressure is on for Tyson to abide by 2018 sustainability commitments
Mighty Earth endorses open letter to end child labor in US agriculture
January 29, 2020
Mighty Earth endorsed an open letter led by the Child Labor Coalition (CLC), of which we are a member, to end child labor in US agriculture.
New Analysis: Batang Toru Hydroelectric Plant ‘Unnecessary’
January 22, 2020
The dam's backers have mischaracterized, exaggerated, or manufactured much of the rationale for the project.
Mighty Earth Calls on Indonesian Government to Release Imprisoned Journalist Philip Jacobson
January 22, 2020
A free press is essential to creating the transparency and accountability necessary for both responsible governance and environmental stewardship
Stretching the possibilities for a sustainable rubber industry in 2020
January 16, 2020
We believe all these things and more are achievable in 2020, and will continue to try to stretch the possibilities for transforming the natural rubber industry this year.
Tyson: Keep Your Promise
January 15, 2020
Tyson Foods has a long track record as one of the most polluting companies in America. Overcoming this reputation will require transparency and clear evidence of verifiable changes that are reported to the public.
Mighty Earth “Cocoa Accountability Map” Brings Unprecedented Transparency to Cocoa Industry in Côte d’Ivoire
January 15, 2020
Interactive map includes never-before-released information, including locations of Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade certified co-ops and sourcing information for major chocolate companies
Interactive Map Sets New Standard for Cocoa Transparency and Accountability
January 15, 2020
The Cocoa Accountability Map seeks to spark a revolution in traceability and transparency in the Ivorian cocoa industry, in the hopes that this trend of openness will spread throughout the country – the world’s top cocoa producer – and then to Ghana and beyond.
Mighty Earth’s Etelle Higonnet Named to France’s National Order of Merit
December 17, 2019
French President Emmanuel Macron has named Mighty Earth's Etelle Higonnet a Chevalier of France’s Ordre national du Mérite
New Investigation: Sumitomo Corporation’s Dirty Energy Investments Highlight Japan’s Failure to Act on Climate
December 10, 2019
As the international community gathers in Madrid to discuss next steps in the fight against global climate change, a new report is exposing how Japan’s policies are empowering a major corporation that embraces and invests in dirty energy sources like coal and biomass.
Despite laudable goals, CFI must improve
December 6, 2019
Since November 2017, the chocolate industry has embraced the goal of ending deforestation in cocoa. Coordinated largely through the Cocoa and Forests Initiative (CFI), there has been an unmistakable trend towards ending deforestation, joint industry action, traceability, transparency, agroforestry, as well as other sustainable agricultural practices.
Petition: Tell Sumitomo Corporation to Be a Climate Leader
December 5, 2019
Sign the petition today and tell Sumitomo to end forest destruction and make the transition to clean renewable energy sources.
Cargill’s Uninspiring Climate Commitment
December 3, 2019
Successful implementation is a less likely outcome than another pained acknowledgement that they will fail to meet the goal
Mighty Earth, ArcelorMittal, Lendlease, Daimler, HSBC & Others Launch ResponsibleSteel™, The World’s First Sustainability Standard For The Steel Industry
December 2, 2019
ResponsibleSteel's Executive Director calls Mighty Earth "critical" in development of new standard
Global Finance Leader HSBC Calls for Carbon-Neutral Steel
November 26, 2019
Steel is currently the largest source of industrial carbon emissions.
Groundbreaking Resolution Calling on NYC to Divest from Deforestation
November 21, 2019
Last week, City Council Members Costa Constantinides and Justin Brannan, in partnership with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, introduced a new resolution to City Council that calls on corporate and government entities operating in the City of New York to divest from agricultural industries that benefit form deforestation and the acceleration of global warming.
Breakthrough Embodied Carbon Tool for Construction Only A First Step Toward Market Transformation
November 21, 2019
We are going to need all kinds of technical solutions -- like EC3 -- to reduce embodied carbon from construction.
House Legislation Would Extend Corporate Giveaways for Forest-Destroying Bioenergy
November 21, 2019
Solving the climate crisis requires the leadership to not only advance solutions but to also reject false ones
Guest Blog: Protesting Cargill in the Cold
November 15, 2019
Yesterday, protesters gathered outside an event where Cargill CEO David MacLennan was speaking. One of those protesters has contributed a guest blog post about the experience:
New Investment By Largest Steel Producer in U.S. Proves Clean Energy Can Power Heavy Industry
November 15, 2019
Switching to clean electricity is good for business, good for the climate, and good for clean energy jobs.
To Address Deforestation in Brazil, Mighty Earth Convenes Meeting Between Indigenous Leaders and Consumer Goods Forum
November 7, 2019
The same economic forces that drive destruction of the Amazon and Cerrado also trample on the rights and the lives of the Indigenous peoples who live there
Multi-Stakeholder Workshop Lays Groundwork for Growth of Sustainable Rubber
November 6, 2019
Mighty Earth and our allies hosted a workshop in Thailand which brought together 100 rubber farmers, traders, processors, NGOs, government representatives, and consumer brands that use rubber—like Goodyear tires and Converse shoes—to discuss one thing: sustainable natural rubber.
Investigation Finds Papua’s Largest Palm Oil Operator Destroyed Vast Areas of Endangered Rainforest, Cheated and Abused Indigenous People
November 5, 2019
FSC report shows Korindo Group destroyed over 30,000 hectares of rainforest in the past 5 years while systematically manipulating and underpaying indigenous landowners
NYC Activists call on Cargill to Stop the Amazon Fires & Embrace Regenerative Agriculture
October 11, 2019
Brands can continue sourcing from Cargill, or they can maintain a reputation as environmental leaders -- but they can't do both.
Global Architecture Community Sets Ambitious New Target: Zero Emissions by 2040
October 8, 2019
The global architecture community is coming together to embrace an exciting vision
Stop the Attack on Public Lands – Statement of Principles
October 2, 2019
We oppose the opening of protected or previously protected federal public lands and waters to development.
New Coalition to Protect Public Lands from Trump Administration’s Giveaways to Industry
October 2, 2019
After 150 million acres lose protections under Trump, more than a dozen groups join forces to pressure companies that conduct or fund extraction to stay out of previously protected areas.
To Save the Climate, Grocery Stores Must Stop Stocking Deforestation
September 24, 2019
We don't have the luxury of trusting corporate pledges anymore. It's time for real, concrete action. Not one year from now, not 10 years from now. Right now.
World Green Building Council Sounds the Alarm on Embodied Carbon
September 23, 2019
Without urgent action immediately, embodied carbon will be responsible for at least half of total new construction emissions between now and 2050. There is no time to lose.
Deforestation Continues Because Companies Aren’t Trying
September 12, 2019
Nobody doing business with Cargill and JBS can credibly say they are concerned about deforestation
The Endangered Tapanuli Orangutan Loses an Ally
September 11, 2019
Statement on recent MoU between NSHE and PanEco in the name of Tapanuli Orangutan
Korindo Threatens Legal Action to Bury the Truth
September 9, 2019
Palm oil and timber conglomerate sends Forest Stewardship Council a cease and desist letter the day it was scheduled to release findings from two-year investigation into the company's wrongdoing
Global Day of Action for the Amazon
September 6, 2019
On September 5, activists across the world joined the Global Day of Action for the Amazon to hold governments and companies that stand to profit from the fires in the Amazon accountable for their role in this environmental destruction.
International Day of Action for the Amazon: Global Community Sets Stage for Climate Week
September 5, 2019
Concerned citizens across six continents – from Hong Kong to Washington and Paris to Pretoria – will take action for the Amazon by protesting the ongoing fires and deforestation.
Companies Support Higher Cocoa Prices for Farmers
September 5, 2019
Mighty Earth collected statements from industry with varying level of support for the much-needed price increase for cocoa to protect farmers. While we do not in any way endorse these statements, they serve to debunk the notion that industry will not support a price increase.
The Companies Behind the Burning of the Amazon
August 29, 2019
New analysis from Mighty Earth shows the incentives for the Amazon's destruction come from international agribusinesses like JBS and Cargill.
Mighty Earth and NGO’s urge the EU to end complicity in the Amazon Fires
August 29, 2019
Mighty Earth joined today a host of other civil society organizations, pleading the EU to step up to the plate and address its own complicity in current Amazon fires & deforestation crisis.
Looking at Opportunities for Sustainability in Rubber
August 28, 2019
Join us for a multi-stakeholder dialogue near some of the most interesting sustainable rubber farming innovation in Hat Yai, Thailand.
340+ organisations call on the EU to immediately halt trade negotiations with Brazil
August 27, 2019
In an open letter, over 340 civil society organisations are demanding that the European Union immediately halt free trade agreement negotiations with the Mercosur bloc (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) on the grounds of deteriorating human rights and environmental conditions in Brazil.
Mighty Earth responds to the Fires in the Amazon
August 23, 2019
As the Amazon continues to burn at a record rate, Mighty Earth CEO Glenn Hurowitz has released a statement.
International Orangutan Day: Meet the Most Endangered Great Ape
August 19, 2019
This International Orangutan Day, join Mighty Earth in our fight to protect the Tapanuli orangutan and sign the petition to Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
A Dialogue With Halcyon — Encouraging Change in the Rubber Industry
August 14, 2019
Mighty Earth decided to investigate the supply chain of the world’s biggest rubber supplier, Halcyon -- which controls 12 percent of the planet’s rubber. Positive change from this company could be key to transforming the broader industry.
The new green bond may address one-third of deforestation in the Brazilian Cerrado
August 6, 2019
Deforestation in Brazil reached a record high in May of this year, and it’s possible that 2019 will be one of the worst years for deforestation within the country.
New Report: Steel Industry Vulnerable, Must Prepare for Decarbonization
August 2, 2019
Top 20 companies are not on pace to hit critical emissions reductions needed for 1.5-degree threshold
As Massive Dead Zone Blooms in Gulf, Hold Industrial Farming Companies Responsible
August 1, 2019
NOAA announced that scientists have determined that this year's Gulf of Mexico “dead zone” is 6,952 square miles, nearly the size of New Jersey.
Mighty Earth responds to deforestation spike in the Amazon
July 26, 2019
New government data shows that 1,345 sq km of the Brazilian Amazon have been cleared in the month of July alone, an area greater than the city of Los Angeles. In response to this announcement, Mighty Earth CEO Glenn Hurowitz released a statement.
Judge Cargill on Implementation, Not Commitments
July 25, 2019
At this point, it’s irresponsible to take Cargill at their word. Cargill should be judged on implementation, not commitments.
Two-Year Investigation Finds Major Palm Oil Producer Korindo Guilty of Rainforest Destruction and Human Rights Abuses
July 23, 2019
Forest Stewardship Council concludes that Korindo violated its standards, mandates
improvement and remediation measures to avoid disassociation
Rethinking Biodiesel Subsidies
July 15, 2019
Congressional staffers had the opportunity to hear from experts about the climate, taxpayer, and food ramifications of biofuels and the biodiesel tax credit extension bill (H.R. Bill 3301) currently moving through Congress.
Standing up for forests and farmers
July 12, 2019
Mighty Earth applauds the government of Cote d’Ivoire for seeking to better protect its forests today, and for its willingness to move towards a greener future, putting behind the bitter past of losing 85% of its forests since 1990.
Cargill Named “Worst Company in the World”
July 11, 2019
New report documents US-based agribusiness giant's "ineptitude and incoherence at a grand scale."
Infographic: The Hidden Cost of Rubber
July 3, 2019
Rubber is everywhere around us: in the tires on your car or bike, in your shoes, in sporting goods, and much more. But did you know the rubber in your everyday products is likely causing massive environmental devastation?
Field Dispatch: Activists Meet with Congressional Staffers on Dirty Biodiesel
June 27, 2019
Following Mighty Earth’s Forests + Food ≠ Fuel event at SouthFace in May, event attendees and volunteers wanted to do more than just raise awareness on biofuels—they wanted to act!
Cargill Announce Support for Deforestation, Defying Customers
June 27, 2019
"Cargill continues to prioritize the deforesters in its supply chain over the climate or their customers' sustainability demands."
Biodiesel Tax Credit Advances Despite Major Environmental and Climate Concerns
June 21, 2019
Food-based biofuels fail to address climate crisis and contribute to environmental destruction in the U.S. and around the world
Meet “Chocopec” – Can a new minimum price give cocoa farmers a living income?
June 21, 2019
For too long, cocoa cultivation has been synonymous with extreme poverty.
L’un des principaux importateurs de soja en France renonce à lutter contre la déforestation importée
June 19, 2019
Les entreprises françaises qui utilisent du soja commercialisé par Cargill dans leur chaîne d’approvisionnement devront en tirer les conséquences.
Mighty Earth to Help Set Environmental, Climate Standards for Steel
June 18, 2019
Environmental organization joins ResponsibleSteel, which will set standards and certification plans for industry by 2020
New Soy Action Plan Shows Cargill is Fiddling While South America Burns
June 13, 2019
In response to Cargill’s announcement of a new Soy Action Plan, Mighty Earth CEO Glenn Hurowitz released a statement.
Largest Steelmaker in the World Sets Carbon Neutrality Goal for Europe
June 11, 2019
The largest steelmaker in the world, ArcelorMittal, which is responsible for approximately 0.7 percent of all global carbon emissions, has set a goal of achieving carbon-neutral operations in Europe by 2050.
Meat Company Pollution to Blame for New, Near-Record “Dead Zone” Forecast
June 10, 2019
On the heels of the official NOAA forecast that predicts a near-record size “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico this summer, environmental campaign organization Mighty Earth is laying the blame at the feet of America’s biggest meat companies.
Activists Tell Congress: Stop Supporting Dirty Biofuels
June 7, 2019
Last week, more than 80 concerned citizens gathered in Atlanta to join Mighty Earth, Dogwood Alliance, and more than 20 co-hosting organizations to mobilize against dirty bioenergy. The event, Forests + Food ≠ Fuel, featured a screening of the documentary Burned, an audience discussion on the environmental impact of burning food-based biofuels, and a call-to-action for Congress to oppose dirty biofuels.
Analysis: Spring Floods Exacerbate Raw Sewage from Factory Farms Washing into Gulf of Mexico
June 6, 2019
Following the unprecedented climate-fueled flooding sweeping the Midwest this spring, Mighty Earth calculated approximately how much pollution was washing off industrial factory farms into American waterways, which companies are dumping the most, and where these companies are located relative to flood-prone regions of the country.
Former Congressman Waxman: New GAO Report Shows Biofuels “Not a Serious Solution to Climate Change”
June 5, 2019
A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office has found that the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has failed to meet its economic or environmental goals. In response, former Congressman Henry Waxman, now chairman of Mighty Earth has released a statement
Major Rogue Player in Southeast Asia’s Palm Oil Industry Announces Zero Deforestation Policy
May 31, 2019
Today, BLD Plantation Bhd, a major palm oil producer and refiner operating in Sarawak, Malaysia, announced a Sustainability Policy committing to “No Deforestation, No Development on Peat, and No Exploitation” (NDPE)
Time for the European Union to act to address deforestation and child labour in the cocoa sector
May 31, 2019
Following the release of highly concerning data from the Global Forest Watch, we—the undersigned organisations working in the fields of environment, human rights, and agriculture—urge you to take action to address deforestation and child labour in the cocoa sector.
Resistance to Destructive Palm Oil Grows in South Korea
May 28, 2019
A recent report has exposed the harmful practices of major Korean conglomerates linked to the palm oil industry in Indonesia, leading to public outcry and consequences for some of the companies involved.
Cement is leading on climate and steel is falling behind
May 24, 2019
As the heavy industry sector makes progress on emissions, steel is a notable laggard
New Dutch Law Combats Child Labor, Highlights Need for EU-Wide Standards on Cocoa
May 22, 2019
We are pleased to share excellent news from the Netherlands, where the Dutch Senate has approved a law that will combat the scourge of child labor by holding companies accountable for labor practices throughout their supply chains.
Mighty Earth Calls on Private Sector to Address Devastating Climate Impacts
May 14, 2019
"Just because government isn’t doing its job doesn’t mean the job doesn’t have to be done."
Skanska UK Pledges Zero Emissions by 2045, Leads Construction Industry in Climate Commitments
May 14, 2019
This pledge from Skanska UK demonstrates that there are clear pathways to achieving zero emissions in the construction sector and, by proxy, in the heavy industrial sector
FSC Allowing Groups Engaged in Deforestation to Continue Profiting from its Eco-friendly Forestry Label
May 14, 2019
After a two-year investigation process, Mighty Earth calls for action on stalled Korindo scandal and files new complaint against KTS Group
Human activity threatens the survival of a million species – what can one person do?
May 9, 2019
It can be tempting to ignore the news entirely – studies have shown that people will stop paying attention to stories of misery and suffering when situations seem hopeless. But we cannot afford to tune out now.
Is Nucor falling behind on decarbonization trend in steel industry?
May 9, 2019
Today during Nucor Corporation's (NUE) annual meeting of stockholders, investors and media are likely to hear highlights of the "record year" that the company had in 2018: record earnings, high performing stock price, leadership in key markets, and new facilities.
Resistance Grows to US$ 1.6b Dam That Threatens New Orangutan Species and Communities
May 2, 2019
Fact-finding mission discovers growing local opposition to dam construction
Industry Groups Still Misleading Public on Biofuels
May 1, 2019
The full carbon footprint of biodiesel is as bad or worse than that of dirty fossil fuels.
Despite Shareholder Concerns, Pilgrim’s Pride Turns a Blind Eye to Water Pollution … Again
May 1, 2019
Facing a third consecutive shareholder proposal aimed at mitigating water pollution, the largest poultry producer in America declines to improve on sustainability.
Here’s what deforestation looks like in 2019 – and what we can do about it
April 30, 2019
WRI’s data has helped drive home the immense scale of deforestation. But despite the size of the problem, there are clear successes in the works and much more to accomplish. The data published in this year’s report will help inform our future efforts and provides valuable insight as the fig
World’s Largest Cement Company Embraces Clean Energy
April 24, 2019
Announcement indicates growing momentum in the fight to decarbonize heavy industry. For the second time in this month, a top-heavy industrial company announced a major clean energy contract for one of their facilities.
Mighty Earth’s Guide to Sustainable Fisheries in 2019
April 23, 2019
Last year, Mighty Earth, our allies, and environmental activists across the country successfully stopped a legislative effort to eviscerate the laws that have kept our oceans healthy. And it was a close call. Fortunately, we were able to protect the law that has successfully restored 45 fish stocks to healthy levels: the Magnuson-Stevens Act!
Earth Day – Reflecting on environmental reforms in the cocoa industry in the past year
April 22, 2019
Earth Day is a time for us to reflect on the past year and look to the future. Today, Senior Advisor Etelle Higonnet shares news and updates from Mighty Earth’s campaign to make the chocolate industry sustainable.
Mighty Earth Publishes 2019 Easter Buyer’s Guide for Environmental Chocolate
April 17, 2019
In advance of the Easter holiday, advocacy organization Mighty Earth released today, an environmental buyers’ guide for sustainable chocolate. The guide assesses 57 chocolate companies’ environmental policies and practices to provide consumers with an easy reference when buying chocolate for friends and family.
New Announcements Show Progress Toward Sustainable Steel
April 4, 2019
Two exciting and unprecedented climate announcements were made by the world's largest steel company this week, ArcelorMittal.
Dozens of Iowa-Based Groups and More than 91,000 People Ask Presidential Candidates to Reject Failed Biofuels Policy
April 3, 2019
Through both in-person and digital deliveries, all of the 2020 presidential candidates are hearing from more than 50 Iowa-based groups and leaders and more than 91,000 people concerned about the damage that our nation’s biofuels addiction is causing the environment.
Hey Mandarin! We’re not a fan–save the orangutan
March 27, 2019
This chant rang out in NYC and London, as demonstrators converged on Mandarin Oriental Hotel to call for an end to their complicity in the destruction of orangutan habitat. Mandarin is owned by parent company Jardine Matheson, whose corporate activities threaten to wipe out the world’s last remaining population of Tapanuli orangutans.
Soja et déforestation : interpellation des entreprises françaises de la grande distribution
March 26, 2019
Deux ans après l’entrée en vigueur de la loi sur le devoir de vigilance des sociétés mères et entreprises donneuses d’ordre du 27 mars 2017, les associations Mighty Earth, France Nature Environnement et Sherpa publient un rapport commun analysant les pratiques en matière de vigilance et de diligence raisonnable d’une vingtaine d’entreprises françaises du secteur agroalimentaire et de la grande distribution.
Launch of New Global Platform Sets Stage for Rubber Industry to Address Environmental Damage
March 20, 2019
Mighty Earth joins Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber as Founding Member.
Mandarin Oriental Hotel: Save the Tapanuli Orangutan
March 20, 2019
Mighty Earth is joining the Ape Alliance and other allies in a dramatic protest against Jardine Matheson -- owner of the internationally acclaimed, 5-star Mandarin Oriental Hotels to draw attention to the precarious state of the Tapanuli orangutan, an endangered ape threatened by industrial development.
Victory: Largest Cocoa Company in Ghana Joins Push for Sustainability
March 18, 2019
As a result of advocacy by Mighty Earth and the hard work of others including the World Cocoa Foundation, the biggest cocoa company in Ghana, PBC Limited, has joined the Cocoa Forest Initiative to end deforestation and restore forest areas.
Rapid Response Monitoring System Webinar
March 18, 2019
Following the public launch of Mighty Earth’s Rapid Response Monitoring System, Mighty Earth hosted a webinar detailing how the new system works and our long-term plans for the project. The webinar was presented by Glenn Hurowitz, CEO, Mighty Earth; Deborah Lapidus, Southeast Asia Director, Mighty Earth; and Leo Bottrill, Founder & CEO, Maphubs.
Springing into Action on Rubber
March 18, 2019
As the World Rubber Summit kicks off in Singapore, we explain why Mighty Earth has become a Founding Member of the new Global Platform on Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR).
Bank of China to Reevaluate Dam Project That Threatens Endangered Orangutan with Extinction
March 11, 2019
The Batang Toru dam would permanently disrupt the habitat of the Tapanuli orangutan and would contribute to the first extinction of a great ape – our closest cousins in the animal kingdom – in all our recorded history.
Proyek Plta PT Nshe di Tapanuli Dibiayai dan Dimiliki Oleh Tiongkok
March 8, 2019
The coalition to protect the Tapanuli orangutan has only been driven by foreigners. The group, which is the state-owned Sinohydro Company, is the building company of the dam. Those promoting the construction of a falling back on the familiar patter of blaming outsiders for destruction happenings in their own countries. But the science is clear: if the dam is built, the Tapanuli orangutan will go extinct.
New study reveals severe health impacts of Indonesia’s haze crisis on babies
March 8, 2019
New science revealed this week that the toxic haze from Indonesia’s 1997 raging forest fires, which spread across 42,500 square miles (bigger than the state of Tennessee), had a direct and irreversible impact on babies.
Biofuels Boondoggle: RFS Responsible for Massive Habitat Loss, Annual Climate Emissions Equal to 7 Coal Power Plants
March 7, 2019
New data released today by the National Wildlife Foundation shows that the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has led to increased climate emissions as well as dramatic, unsustainable habitat loss in Iowa and throughout the United States.
Indonesian Coalition Urges Government to Save Tapanuli Orangutan, Protect “Wonderful Indonesia”
March 5, 2019
The stage is set for a crucial showdown in a long-running battle to save a newly discovered rare species of orangutan from possible extinction at the hands of a planned US$ 1.6 billion hydroelectric dam project.
World’s major chocolate companies make landmark call for EU to regulate cocoa sector
March 5, 2019
As a member of The VOICE Network, Mighty Earth is thrilled to join VOICE, Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade, and the world’s largest chocolate companies in calling on the European Union to strengthen their requirements for environmental protections and human rights safeguards in the cocoa trade.
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey Stumbles on Sustainability
March 5, 2019
“It’s an impossible request…if we tried to do it we would ruin our business and go bankrupt.” That’s what Whole Foods CEO James Mackey said when asked how his company can address sustainability standards throughout its supply chain.
Mighty Earth Responds to Cargill’s Announcement of Revisions to Forests, Soy, and Human Rights Policies
February 21, 2019
"We are hopeful that we will be able to soon praise Cargill not just for promises, but for action."
Mighty Earth Announces “Rapid Response” System to Monitor Deforestation Linked to Agricultural Supply Chains
February 19, 2019
Mighty Earth publicly launched its Rapid Response monitoring system aimed at eliminating deforestation linked to the palm oil, soy, rubber, cocoa, paper, and cattle industries.
Shareholders Push Tyson on Water Pollution
February 1, 2019
Tyson’s track record as one of the nation’s top water polluters is once again coming under fire from shareholders at the company’s annual meeting this year.
Germany Calls for EU Regulations to Address Deforestation and Child Labour in Cocoa Industry
January 29, 2019
In groundbreaking news for the chocolate industry, Germany has called for European-wide “binding regulations” to address deforestation and child labour in the cocoa industry.
Iowa activists urge presidential candidates to reject food-based biofuels
January 29, 2019
Today, environmental advocacy organization Mighty Earth launched a new effort to urge the 2020 presidential candidates and political leaders to reject food-based biofuels as a viable solution to climate change.
Global Investors Push Fast Food Giants to Cut Meat’s Environmental Impact
January 29, 2019
A coalition of more than 80 global investors representing more than $6.5 trillion has sent letters to six of the world’s largest fast food companies urging action to reduce environmental devastation caused by their meat.
China’s Largest Food Trader Announces Support for Ending Deforestation in South America, Putting Pressure on US-Based Cargill
January 25, 2019
COFCO, China’s state-owned food processing company and the country’s largest food trader, has announced support for an extension of the Amazonian Soy Moratorium to the other forest and savannah regions of South America and new efforts to address deforestation in commodity supply chains.
Mighty Earth responds to Tyson Announcement of Partnership to Implement Sustainable Feed Sourcing Commitment
January 17, 2019
Nine months after announcing its commitment to improve sustainability practices for 2 million acres of its animal feed, Tyson has released details on how it will begin implementing this goal.
New Report: Corporate Promises Failing to Stop Cocoa-Driven Deforestation
December 6, 2018
Despite the chocolate industry’s pledge to cease sourcing cocoa linked to deforestation one year ago, a new Mighty Earth report finds that deforestation in West Africa for cocoa has continued, and in some cases has increased.
Thousands of Customers & Community Leaders Urge Whole Foods to Set Environmental Standards for Meat
December 6, 2018
Mighty Earth, a global environmental non-profit, delivered over 160,000 petitions to Whole Foods managers today in Austin TX; Chicago, IL; Fayetteville, AR; and Minneapolis, MN.
Webinar: How Companies Can Clean Up Their Meat Supply Chains
December 6, 2018
A discussion on environmental degradation caused by meat production across the United States, the key stakeholders impacted, and the solutions companies need to adopt to reduce the most urgent environmental and public health consequences of this supply chain.
Belgium joins France in calling for an EU due diligence cocoa law
December 5, 2018
For the first time, Belgium has called on the European Commission to regulate the cocoa supply chain, including through a “due diligence cocoa law”. France made the same call, last month.
Organizers Deliver Thousands of Petitions to Yamaha headquarters
December 5, 2018
Last week, Mighty Earth organizers delivered over 3000 petitions to Yamaha headquarters locations. Thousands of activists are calling on Yamaha to stop supporting policies that threaten oceans and the delicate marine ecosystems that sustain so much of the planet’s life.
Cocoa Countdown to Christmas
December 3, 2018
Join us this month to fight for chocolate that's good for people and the planet, with a different action each day on our Advent Calendar.
Not-So-Green Buildings: New Report Uncovers Construction Industry’s Dirty Secret
November 15, 2018
Today, at the largest conference in the U.S. dedicated to green building, Mighty Earth released a new report exposing the enormous carbon footprint of steel used in green construction. The global steel industry emits 2.3 gigatons of carbon dioxide each year – equivalent to the emissions from 569 coal plants
New Investigation Links One of Germany’s Largest Poultry Producers to Forest Destruction in Latin America
November 12, 2018
Today, a new report released by Mighty Earth and Robin Wood revealed strong evidence that Rothkötter, one of Germany’s largest poultry producers, is buying soy from two companies – Cargill and Bunge – driving illegal forest destruction in Latin America.
World’s Largest Tire Manufacturers Roll Backwards on Sustainability
October 25, 2018
Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD) Tire Industry Project (TIP) launch its long-awaited Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) – but sustainability advocates claim it prohibits key stakeholders like non-governmental and civil society organizations or small scale farmers from having a seat at the table.
Continental and Yokohama Jump on the Almost-Sustainable Rubber Bandwagon
October 19, 2018
One week before the launch of a new Global Platform on Sustainable Natural Rubber hatched by tire companies and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), two big players, Continental and Yokohama, have released their own sustainable rubber purchasing policies