4 arrested: P&G feels Tide of anger in Ohio

 

We showed up, we spoke up, and four brave activists GOT ARRESTED for telling Procter & Gamble to clean up their supply chain — a trail of destruction from the rainforests of Indonesia to the boreal forests of Canada.

We took the fight to end deforestation right to P&G’s doorstep: showing up at their corporate headquarters in Cincinnati with a few friends and some big visuals that they couldn’t miss! When police arrived, they told us to stand down. We refused.

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Four activists were arrested for their part in standing up to Procter & Gamble and telling them to stop land theft, violence and deforestation — so let’s honor them by keeping the momentum going.

P&G continues to source forest-risk commodities like palm oil and paper from the very worst suppliers. One of them, the Royal Golden Eagle group, has connections to Indigenous land theft, clearing of Orangutan habitat and violence in Indonesia.

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Those who got arrested put their futures at risk to let P&G know that we won’t back down when it comes to humanity’s irreplaceable rainforests, our shared climate, or Indigenous and local communities. Let's carry their energy forward and send a message directly to P&G's CEO Jon Moeller.

With people power, and the courage of everyday individuals, we’re making P&G feel the pressure. And we won’t let up until we win.

In solidarity,

Maggie Martin
Senior Forest Campaigner
Rainforest Action Network

 

 

 

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Procter & Gamble is turning a profit at the expense of our forests TREE TO TOILET PIPELINE

When you enter a bathroom, you might find a bottle of Head & Shoulders shampoo, or a roll of Charmin toilet paper. But did you ever realize the true cost of these products? I don’t mean the cost at the store, but rather the price that old-growth forests like the “Amazon of the North,” Indigenous communities, and our planet pay to make these and other Procter & Gamble products? 

Human rights violations. Harmed wildlife. Irreplaceable ancient trees cut down. These are some of the dire consequences of P&G’s sourcing of virgin fibers and conflict palm oil for its products. And all of this is pushing us further into climate catastrophe.

P&G is turning a profit at the expense of our forests and our collective future on this planet. We can’t let it continue on this destructive path -- not when there is so much at stake.

The "Amazon of the North” is being flushed away. Stop Procter & Gamble from destroying forests and make your $15 contribution today.

Procter & Gamble’s suppliers are razing a SHOCKING one million acres PER YEAR -- just to be flushed away. And at the same time, animals’ homes, local communities’ protected lands, and a critical tool to combat climate change are going down the drain.

Forests like Canada’s boreal forest -- otherwise known as the “Amazon of the North” -- are important carbon sinks that store 36 years’ worth of fossil fuel emissions. 

Instead of appreciating these forests for the protection they provide, P&G’s suppliers are cutting these forests down and making a major contribution to the 18% of greenhouse gas emissions that are caused by global deforestation. On top of this, they are responsible for encroaching on Indigenous peoples’ lands and neglecting to provide informed consent to surrounding communities that rely on these forests.

While Procter & Gamble has promised to address these gross infractions, it is not moving quickly enough. We need to increase the pressure and show that we need action now -- before it’s too late and our ancient forests are gone.

It’s easy enough to take steps to right these wrongs. Major retailers like Trader Joe’s and 365 Bath tissue have already committed to using recycled content for its paper products. It can be done -- all P&G needs to do is make that change to save our forests -- but they need to see that we are paying attention.

That’s why I’m asking for your help today. Your membership gift will allow us to demand that P&G switch to recycled materials and source conflict-free palm oil for its products, require informed consent from local communities that rely on the forests, oust climate deniers from its board, and help us fight for a just, sustainable future.

But as you read this, endangered animals are being forced out of their ancient forest homes. Make your $15 contribution today and protect our precious forests and our planet.

Standing with you, Jeff Conant, Senior international forests program manager, Friends of the Earth Action​ Contact Us: Friends of the Earth Action Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA 1-877-843-8687 Contact us Learn more: www.foeaction.org Connect:

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The Canadian boreal forest, which covers a vast swath of land across the north of the continent, is home to more than a quarter of the planet’s remaining intact forest. Its bogs, meadows, trees, and lakes are essential to the survival of iconic species like lynx, wolves, grizzly bears, and the endangered woodland caribou.

For the past two years, we’ve been fighting to protect this richly biodiverse ecosystem from companies like Procter & Gamble (P&G), which clearcut huge swaths of boreal forest for throwaway paper products – including Charmin toilet paper.

And now, after a huge shareholder meeting victory, we’re closer than we’ve ever been to securing meaningful commitments from P&G to finally protect the boreal, but only if we can keep the pressure on.

More than 18 months after launching our campaign to save the boreal from P&G’s destructive practices, a majority of the mega-company’s shareholders sent a clear message agreeing with our simple demand: P&G needs to address its impacts on critical forests like the Canadian boreal. More than 67% voted in favour of a resolution calling on P&G to do more to protect forests – funny enough, it turns out even investestors don’t want to wipe with forest destruction.

For years, P&G executives refused to stop sourcing its pulp for Charmin toilet paper from critical caribou habitat. But the company’s shareholders sent a clear message that they want the company to do more to protect forests.

Now that we've got the backing of investors worth tens of billions of dollars, we need to keep the heat on to make sure that P&G follows through. With your support, we can push P&G execs to make commitments to respect the UN-guaranteed rights of Indigenous peoples to Free, Prior and Informed Consent and stop working with suppliers who are further fragmenting the habitat that caribou need for survival.

Together, we can make sure that P&G executives are reminded of their shareholders’ wishes loudly, consistently, and at every turn. If P&G takes real action to protect Canada’s primary forests from destruction, other major customers are likely to follow suit. This kind of shift in sourcing practices would save hundreds of thousands of acres every year from being logged, strengthen one of our best defenses against climate change, and give the woodland caribou a fighting chance at survival. Working towards large-scale protection of majestic forested areas is just the work Stand.earth was created to take on. Protecting forests is in our DNA, back from when we were founded more than 20 years ago as ForestEthics. Over the years we've been proud to help protect millions of acres from logging in the Great Bear Rainforest, Northern boreal forest, and in Chile. We're so glad you're part of this campaign and part of the Stand community. Our team is fewer than 50 people, but this community is more than 450,000 people strong and growing – and together, we're using our collective power to fight climate change, protect wild spaces, stand with impacted communities, and say no to new fossil fuels. We’re so incredibly close to protecting the boreal for good. Thank you for being a forest hero! Erdene Batzorig Digital Associate Stand.earth

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