A timeline of all Forest Heroes related news coverage.
February 8, 2016
Grist: Why are we still losing so much rainforest in Indonesia? A hypothesis
January 25, 2016
Eco-Business: Wilmar’s zero-deforestation update gets mixed reviews
December 29, 2015
Mongabay: The year in rainforests: 2015
November 19, 2015
Latin Correspondent: NGOs call for end to human rights abuses in the Latin American palm oil sector
September 23, 2015
ClimateWire: Palm oil company pledge to halt deforestation boosts calls for government reform
September 22, 2015
Mongabay: Second largest palm oil producer in Indonesia commits to zero deforestation
TreeHugger: Major Indonesian palm oil producer commits to strong forest protection policy
August 3, 2015
Eco-Business: Match ‘ethical’ coffee with ‘forest-friendly’ food, Starbucks told
July 29, 2015
Grist: Starbucks food: May contain deforestation palm oil
July 3, 2015
Mongabay: First Resources the latest palm oil giant to announce zero-deforestation commitment
June 23, 2015
Mongabay: Bunge: if you clear peatlands, we won’t buy your palm oil
June 22, 2015
Mongabay: Bunge palm oil supplier plans to clear peatlands for plantations
June 21, 2015
NPR Weekend Edition: French Ecology Minister Calls For A Nutella Boycott
June 13, 2015
The Independent: Victory for campaigners as palm oil company vows to stop felling rainforest
June 12, 2015
Eco-Business: ‘She’s Not a Fan’ campaign scores a win for Indonesia’s forests
Mongabay: Palm oil giant announces deforestation freeze amid NGO campaign
ClimateWire: Indonesian palm oil company promises to stop deforestation
Sustainable Hotel News: Elephants breath sigh of relief
June 11, 2015
Grist: Remember that bulldozed rainforest? We have pretty good news!
June 4, 2015
EcoWatch: Drone Footage Captures the Shocking Reality of Rainforest Destruction
May 29, 2015
TreeHugger: Drone footage shows what rainforest destruction really looks like
May 21, 2015
Grist: This palm oil company just bulldozed a rainforest
Eco-Business: Not a fan: Forest campaigners hit hard at Mandarin Oriental hotels
May 20, 2015
RTCC: Mandarin Oriental hotel chain linked to Indonesia forest destruction
May 19, 2015
Mongabay: Luxury hotel chain linked to destruction of rainforests
May 17, 2015
The Independent: Jardine Matheson subsidiary accused of threatening at-risk species by cutting down swathes of rainforest for palm oil plantations
April 22, 2015
Climate Progress: McDonald’s Commits To Zero Deforestation Throughout Its Entire Supply Chain
April 15, 2015
ClimateWire: Green groups tell agribusinesses that ‘zero-deforestation’ pledges are just the beginning
April 2, 2015
Grist: 48 hours that changed the future of rainforests
April 1, 2015
Climate Progress: Agribusiness Giant Adopts Historic No-Deforestation Policy
ClimateWire: Agriculture giant Archer Daniels Midland adopts ‘no deforestation’ policy
Triple Pundit: ADM Bows to Shareholder Pressure, Commits to New Deforestation Policy
March 31, 2015
The New York Times: ADM Announces Plan to Fight Deforestation
Grist: Agribusiness giant tells suppliers to stop cutting down forests
Mongabay: Archer Daniels Midland to demand suppliers stop chopping down forests
The Wall Street Journal: ADM to Adopt No-Deforestation Policy for Soy, Palm Oil
Reuters: Crop-product giant ADM to end deforestation in supply chain
Bloomberg: ADM Commits to No-Deforestation Policy for Soybeans, Palm Oil
March 12, 2015
Bloomberg Business: Palm Oil King Goes From Forest Foe to Buddy in Deal With Critics
February 20, 2015
Asian Correspondent: Asia’s palm oil industry faces new era of accountability
February 13, 2015
Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy: Bringing the Giants to the Table: Glenn Hurowitz on Deforestation and Agricultural Supply Chains (Podcast)
February 12, 2015
Bloomberg View: Your Toothpaste Is Destroying Asia’s Rainforests
February 4, 2015
ClimateWire: How a small band of activists saved tropical forests by turning around ‘Big Doughnut’
February 3, 2015
Mongabay: Palm oil major makes deforestation-free commitment
January 28, 2015
Triple Pundit: Palm Oil Giant Launches Web Portal to Make Its Supply Chain Transparent
January 26, 2015
Sustainable Brands: How Mars, Wilmar Are Making Good on Their Zero-Deforestation Commitments
January 22, 2015
Reuters: Wilmar opens palm oil supplies to scrutiny to protect forests
Grist: Big palm oil trader’s website begins to deliver on sustainability pledge
Mongabay: Palm oil giant launches online platform to support zero deforestation push
ClimateWire: To curb deforestation, major palm oil trader puts its supply chain information online
Eco-Business: Wilmar: First palm oil giant to name suppliers
January 12, 2015
Grist: Change 100 businesses, and the world’s food system will change with them
January 2, 2015
December 30, 2014
Mongabay: 2014: The Year in Rainforests
December 24, 2014
The New York Times: Restored Forests Breathe Life Into Efforts Against Climate Change
Front page of The New York Times, 12/24/2014
December 23, 2014
Grist: 2014 was stuffed with good food news that you never heard about
Mongabay: Top 10 Environmental Stories of 2014
Eco-Business: The top 10 headlines that shaped 2014
Eco-Watch: 10 Most Important Environmental Stories of 2014
December 17, 2014
Eco-Business: The top 5 food and agriculture stories in 2014
December 12, 2014
Grist: How regular people are fixing the international palm-oil industry
December 9, 2014
Sustainable Brands: Future 500 Presents: The Best of the Best in Stakeholder Engagement in 2014
December 5, 2014
MongaBay: A landmark year for forests (commentary), by Forest Heroes Chair Glenn Hurowitz
Grist: The last holdout among big palm oil producers joins no-deforestation pledge
November 26, 2014
ClimateWire: Brazil extends Amazon-saving soybean moratorium to 2016
November 17, 2014
Al Jazeera: Borneo’s industry-environment balancing act
MongaBay: Cargill to use drones to monitor zero deforestation commitment
November 13, 2014
Grist: Palm-oil giant makes big commitment. Rainforests rejoice
MongaBay: Over 60% of world’s traded palm oil now bound by zero deforestation commitments
ClimateWire: Top agribusiness announces zero-deforestation policy (subscription required)
October 31, 2014
Huffington Post: It’s Been a Spook-tacular Year for Rainforests
October 30, 2014
Environmental Leader: Bunge Makes Sustainable Palm Oil Pledge
October 28, 2014
E&E News: Agribusiness giant Bunge announces zero-deforestation commitment(subscription required)
MongaBay: Bunge commits to zero deforestation palm oil
Business Green: Agri-giant Bunge commits to zero deforestation palm oil
Food Navigator: Bunge commits to deforestation-free palm oil
TCE Today: Bunge makes sustainable palm oil pledge
October 27, 2014
Union of Concerned Scientists: Agribusiness Giant Bunge Commits To Deforestation-Free Palm Oil
October 21, 2014
MongaBay: No forests, no cash’: palm oil giants commit to sustainability, but will they follow through?
October 15, 2014
Jakarta Post: Companies take the climate lead
October 7, 2014
Eco-Business: Growing economies while avoiding deforestation
October 5, 2014
MongaBay: Report rates palm oil companies on sustainability commitments
September 27, 2014
Just Means: World’s Five Biggest Palm Oil Growers Agree To Moratorium in High Carbon Areas
September 24, 2014
The New York Times: Companies Take the Baton in Climate Change Efforts
BBC: Cargill in deforestation pledge as part of UN summit
Grist: Cargill promises to stop chopping down rainforests. This is huge.
Scientific American: China and U.S. Promise to Combat Climate Change
E&E Publishing: The world’s 2 largest greenhouse gas emitters use U.N. summit to pledge climate actions
MongaBay: Cargill commits to zero deforestation across entire global supply chain: all commodities
The Guardian: Nelson Mandela’s widow calls for urgent climate action at UN
Business Spectator: UN summit hails palm oil pledges
The Strait Times: Dunkin’ Donuts and Krispy Kreme join UN pledges to curb palm oil use
September 23, 2014
Bloomberg: Cargill Joins Palm-Oil Makers to Pledge Forest Protection
Climate Progress: Cutting-Edge Deforestation Declarations Revealed At Climate Summit
USA Today: Countries pledge to end forest loss but not Brazil
September 21, 2014
Wall Street Journal: Leaders Restart Climate Talks
September 19, 2014
MongaBay: Krispy Kreme, Dunkin’ Donuts to cut palm oil linked to deforestation
Eco-Business: US doughnut giants make deforestation-free pledge
GreenBiz.com: Dunkin’ Donuts: Time to trace the palm oil
Daily Caller: Tree Huggers Find Exciting New Thing To Protest: A Canadian Doughnut Company
September 18, 2014
NPR-The Salt blog: Sweet: Dunkin’ Donuts and Krispy Kreme Pump Up Pledge On Palm Oil
BusinessGreen: Krispy Kreme follows Dunkin’ with doughnut sustainable palm oil pledge
Union of Concerned Scientists-Equation blog: Out with Duh-nuts, in with DO-nuts: Two Major Fast Food Brands Tackle Deforestation
Planet Experts: Dunkin’ Donuts & Krispy Kreme Make Palm Oil Pledge
September 17, 2014
Climate Progress: Why U.S. Donuts Just Got More Environmentally Friendly
Winston-Salem Journal: Krispy Kreme, Dunkin’ pledge to use sustainable palm oil
Greensboro News & Record: Krispy Kreme, Dunkin’ pledge to use sustainable palm oil
Hickory Record: Krispy Kreme, Dunkin’ pledge to use sustainable palm oil
September 16, 2014
Grist: Dunkin’ Donuts cleans up its palm-oil act (and Krispy Kreme follows suit)
September 13, 2014
The News Tribune-Tacoma, Washington: Expanding palm oil plantations threaten endangered species
September 9, 2014
News 5-WCYB-Kingsport: Krispy Kreme comes to Kingsport
July 31, 2014
Grist: Cargill promises to get right by palm oil
July 29, 2014
E&E News: Cargill announces anti-deforestation policy for palm oil
July 8, 2014
First Coast News: Free doughnuts draw huge and hungry crowd
July 7, 2014
Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville’s newest Krispy Kreme will open Tuesday with free doughnut offers — and protesters
July 2, 2014
National Review: Doughnuts to Blame for Deforestation?
Newsworks: “Thousands celebrate Krispy Kreme opening in Delaware”
June 30, 2014
Philadelphia Inquirer: “Now who would picket the opening of a Krispy Kreme?”
June 5, 2014
NPR, All Things Considered: Doughnut Day Downer: Palm Oil In Pastries Drives Deforestation: Includes an interview and visit to a local Krispy Kreme with Forest Heroes campaign chair Glenn Hurowitz.
Toronto Globe & Mail: Perils of palm oil put Tim Hortons under fire
Grist: Mmmm! Doughnuts. Not-mmmm: Palm oil
Mongabay: National doughnut chains contributing to deforestation, says report
Treehugger: It’s National Doughnut Day — but the big chains are still destroying rainforests
Huffington Post: It’s Not All Colored Sprinkles and Jelly Filling Joy on National Doughnut Day
The Scrutineer, Al Jazeera America: Is National Doughnut Day Frying the Planet?
Vice: We Talked to Dunkin’ Donuts About Palm Oil on National Doughnut Day
May 13, 2014
Triple Pundit: ‘Forest Heroes’ Campaign Urges Dunkin’ Donuts to Use Responsible Palm Oil
March 21, 2014
Grand Rapids Business Journal: Kellogg adopts new environmental commitment
March 7, 2014
Battle Creek Enquirer: Letter: Kellogg did right on palm oil
February 18, 2014
Associated Press: KELLOGG TO USE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PALM OIL
A small sample of the AP pickups:
The Associated Press also put out this brief, which was published in many print editions of newspapers, including the New York Times.
And here are the rest of the media hits:
Bloomberg BusinessWeek: Kellogg to Stop Buying Deforested Palm Oil Amid Pressure
The Guardian: Kellogg’s to buy only sustainably sourced palm oil
Christian Science Monitor: Kellogg pushes sustainable palm oil: Is it enough?
Trust.org/Thomson Reuters Foundation: Food giants Kellogg, Delhaize pledge to make palm oil supplies greener
Battle Creek Enquirer: Kellogg revamps palm oil policy
ThinkProgress: Kellogg Promises To Sustainably Source Palm Oil In Effort To Fight Deforestation
The Consumerist: Kellogg Commits To Only Buying Environmentally Friendly Palm Oil
Detroit News: Kellogg to stop using deforested palm oil by 2016 amid pressure
Franchise Herald: Kellogg Palm Oil: Food Company Opts For Substance Not Made Through Harming Tropical Rainforests
MongaBay: In Girl Scouts vs. Kellogg’s over palm oil, rainforests and orangutans win
TriplePundit: Kellogg’s Pledges to Track Palm Oil Through Its Supply Chain
Environmental Leader: Kellogg to Source Fully Traceable Palm Oil
Ecologist: Kelloggs goes ‘deforestation free’
Global Post: Kellogg Co. promises to obtain palm oil from suppliers that don’t destroy tropical rainforests
Sustainable Brands: Kellogg Commits to Fully Traceable Palm Oil by End of 2015
BakeryandSnacks.com: Kellogg revamps palm oil policy after months of protests
BakingBusiness.com: Kellogg commits to products with sustainable palm oil
Just-Food: US: Kellogg commits to sourcing “traceable” palm oil
Catholic Online: Cereal giant Kellogg pledges only to use ethically supplied palm oil
Eco-Business.com: Kellogg to stop buying deforested palm oil amid pressure
Care2: Success! Kellogg’s Will Stop Using Palm Oil from Damaged Habitats
One Green Planet: Kellogg to Begin Sourcing Only ‘Sustainable’ Palm Oil in 2016
American Live Wire: Kellogg’s Won’t Buy Palm Oil at the Expense of Rain Forests
Wildlife Extra: Kellogg’s promise to source fully traceable palm oil
Changing Times: Kellogg makes new sustainable palm oil commitment
VendingMarketWatch: Kellogg Commits To Fully Traceable Sourcing Of Palm Oil
Food Product Design: KELLOGG COMMITS TO FULLY TRACEABLE PALM OIL SOURCING
Supply Management: Kellogg’s vows to source fully traceable palm oil
RTT News: Kellogg To Source Only Fully Traceable Palm Oil
Pomona College News: Activist Pomona Freshman Celebrates a Major Victory with Kellogg Commitment on Palm Oil
Energy Live News: Kellogg’s to only use gr-r-r-eat palm oil in cereals
Food World News: Kellogg’s New Commitment to Only Use Environmentally Friendly Palm Oil
GreenBiz.com: Kellogg’s vows to only buy ‘deforestation-free’ palm oil
Huffington Post: Choosing Kit Kat Bars to Save the Sumatran Tigers
WBUR: How Tracing The Oil In Your Pop-Tarts May Help Save Rain Forests
NPR-The Salt blog: How Tracing The Oil In Your Pop-Tarts May Help Save Rain Forests
December 6, 2013
Bloomberg: Palm Oil Leader Wilmar Bans Deforestation in Sustainability Push
Thompson Reuters: Biggest palm oil trader agrees to greater rainforest protection
Financial Times: Wilmar bows to southeast Asia deforestation concerns on palm oil
ClimateWire: Palm oil giant agrees to halt forest destruction and that of its suppliers
Straits Times: Palm oil giant Wilmar launches steps to protect the environment
Mongabay: World’s biggest palm oil company makes zero deforestation commitment
The Singapore Independent: Palm oil giant Wilmar caves to public pressure, commits to end forest destruction
Bloomberg Businessweek, Bruce Einhorn blog: Green Groups Get a Big Win in the Palm Oil Wars
Eco-Business: Wilmar commits to zero deforestation after year of intense pressure
Business Green: World’s biggest palm oil company pledges to halt deforestation
Battle Creek Enquirer: Kellogg partner Wilmar pledges to be deforestation-free
WMEAC blog: BREAKING NEWS: Wilmar Commits to Anti-Deforestation Practices
TckTckTck: Largest palm oil trader issues zero deforestation policy
Just-Food: Wilmar makes palm oil pledge
GreenBiz.com: Unilever, Wilmar International ink palm oil supply chain deal
November 27, 2013
Battle Creek Enquirer: Letter: Wilmar eerily similar to the Once-ler
Lansing City Pulse: Letter: Raising Palm Oil Awareness
November 20, 2013
TIME: Kellogg’s Isn’t Being That ‘GREEEAAAT’ To Real Tigers and People Are Angry
Washington Post: Activists urge Kellogg Co. not to use palm oil from rainforests where endangered tigers roam
Detroit Free Press: Protests target Kellogg, Palm Oil [No link]
Lansing State Journal: Palm oil pressure on Kellogg persists
The Rapidian: Grand Rapids environmental advocates join fellow lobbyists against Kellogg’s Corporation
MLive: Noontime ‘Cereal Bowl’ rally looks to convince Kellogg Co. to stop using palm oil
West Michigan Environmental Action Council blog: Forest Heroes Visit the Big Cereal Bowl
Green Action News: Forest Heroes Activists Meet with Kellogg’s Officials
Grand Rapids Business Journal: Forest Heroes urges Kellogg to become more sustainable
TV coverage:
CW7-West Michigan: Nightly news story: ACTIVISTS TO KELLOGG: SAVE TIGERS, DROP PALM OIL
WWMT-Kalamazoo: New at Noon story: Activists to Kellogg: Save Tigers, Drop Palm Oil
WZZM 13 ABC: Activists to Kellogg: Save tigers, drop palm oil
WCBN: It’s Hot in Here interview with Eva Resnick-Day
Battle Creek Enquirer: Palm oil pressure on Kellogg persists.
Battle Creek Enquirer: Letter: Kellogg’s legacy should not be deforestation
Lansing City Pulse: Letter to the Editor.
An Associated Press story before the event was picked up just about everywhere:
- Original Associated Press: ACTIVISTS TO KELLOGG: SAVE TIGERS, DROP PALM OIL
- Washington Post: Activists urge Kellogg Co. not to use palm oil from rainforests where endangered tigers roam
- ABC News
- Albany Times Union
- Miami Herald
- Salon
- Detroit Free Press
- Grand Rapids Business Journal
- Metro News Canada
- CTV – Canada TV
- 680 News – Canadian Radio
- News 1130-Vancouver
- Wood TV – Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo
- Ventura County Star
- WWMT 3 NBC- Grand Rapids, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo
- Houston Chronicle
- Billings Gazette
- Pantagraph
- Missoulian
- Journal Star
- Winona Daily News
- Arizona Daily Sun
- La Crosse Tribune
- Bismarck Tribune
- Daily Herald
- The Journal Times
- Herald Review
- WCF Courier
- Globe Gazette
- Montana Standard
- Glens Falls Post Star
- The Senteniel
- The Garden Island
- The Southern Illinoisan
- Casper Star Tribune
- Daily Journal
- Post Bulletin
- Courier Express
- Rapid City Journal
- The Daily News-Cascadia
- Food Dive
- Burlington County News
- Hanford Sentinel
- NWI Times
- The Intelligencer
- Ludington Daily News
- Bucks County Courier Times
- Beatrice Daily Sun
- QuixNet
- Decatur Daily
- Auburn Citizen
- Sioux City Journal
- St. Louis Post Dispatch
- Lompoc Record
- The Eagle-Texas Station
- The Chippewa Herald
- Santa Maria Times
- Press of Atlantic City
- Fremont Tribune
- Grand Island Independent
- Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
And then a great follow-up in the Associated Press got into even more details about the event.
- Original: Activists to Kellogg: Drop rainforest palm oil
- San Francisco Chronicle
- Miami Herald
- Philadelphia Enquirer
- Houston Chronicle
- Grand Rapids Business Journal
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Charlotte Observer
- Kansas City Star
- Modesto Bee
- Anchorage Daily News
- Connecticut Post
- Sun Herald-Biloxi, Gulfport, Gulf Coast
- News Daily
- Bellingham Herald
- The State-South Carolina
- The Mining Journal
- The News Observer
- Myrtle Beach Online
- The Macon Telegraph
- The Star-Telegram
- WRAL-Raleigh-Durham
- Ventura County Star
- The News Times
- San Luis Abismo Tribune
- The Island Packet
- The Daily Press
- Bradenton Herald
- Merced Sun-Star
- Lexington Herald-Leader
- Tri-City Herald
- The Wichita Eagle
October 27, 2013
Washentaw Voice: Ann Arbor Praises Forest Heroes
October 10, 2013
WYCE-FM 88.1 : A Watershed Moment, interview with Ben Cushing
WILX News 10 : Anti-Kelloggs Call to Action: Local station ran a piece about the call-in action on the evening news. Here are some shots of the coverage.
MLive: The website of eight regional papers in Michigan covered the Battle Creek and Grand Rapid actions with an article and a slideshow.
The State News: Michigan State University’s independent voice: Group protests Kellogg Company
Chimes: The official student newspaper of Calvin College: “Students gather petition signatures for Kellogg’s company”
Grand Rapids Legal News: “Tiger roams streets of Grand Rapids”
The Washtenaw Voice: The paper of the local community college in Ann Arbor ran an article under the headline: “Can Kellogg’s Tony help save other tigers?”
BakeryandSnacks.com: Kellogg wants ‘productive dialogue’ between Wilmar and RAN after palm oil protests ; RAN: Kellogg cannot deflect palm oil heat onto supplier
October 2, 2013
Battle Creek Enquirer: Calling out Kellogg: Protesters stress rainforest protection
September 17, 2013
Battle Creek Enquirer: Group works to build local pressure on Kellogg for Wilmar ties
Before the launch of Forest Heroes
Bloomberg Businessweek: Kellogg CEO Challenged on Rain Forest Harm by Activist
Battle Creek Enquirer: Kellogg chided by consumer watchdog group
Michigan Live: Protesters to hand-deliver petition to Kellogg Co. about Wilmar over palm-oil trading practices
Bloomberg Businessweek: Wilmar to Cut Off Palm Suppliers Caught Burning in Indonesia
Huffington Post: Sustainable Deforestation? Kellogg’s Is on the Hot Seat
Bakery and Snacks: Kellogg defends JV with Wilmar after illegal palm oil accusations
Bakery and Snacks: Kellogg partner Wilmar remains ‘undaunted’ by palm oil supply chain challenge
Monga Bay: Kellogg hit on palm oil sourcing