Orangutan Pals

10/28/2021

Oakland Zoo reminding us to shop for Halloween candy responsibly.

08/20/2020

What did you do for international orangutan day!?

We didn’t contribute to deforestation.

01/28/2020

The fires, which are mostly to clear land for plantations like palm oil, reduce the availability of food for the orangutans. Meanwhile the smoke from the fires weakens their immune system and damages...

01/08/2020

Safe hands: A caregiver, I Ketut Diandika, carries a Sumatran orangutan named Bon Bon

01/01/2020

Not all news we share can be good news. It’s heartbreaking for every animals that perished.

More than 30 animals, including five orangutans, two gorillas, a chimpanzee and several monkeys, as well as fruit bats and birds, were killed.

12/23/2019

It is a happy holiday for these orangutans to go home.

BANGKOK -- Wildlife authorities in Thailand sent two orangutans back to Indonesia on Friday, December 20, 2019 as part of a collaborative effort to...

12/17/2019

Analysis finds 20% more total return on average linked to ESG

11/29/2019

As we approach the official holiday shopping season, please be conscious of your purchases and their effects on the relationship.

We live in a consumer society. But we can change how that is viewed. We don’t expect everybody to suddenly forego shopping. However, please consider upcycling rather than purchasing new. Please consider homemade gifts of giving rather than shopping for toys of plastic and full of packaging.

Zero waste is difficult, but every step closer you could try will make a difference together.

Here are some great gift ideas!

101 Zero Waste Gift Ideas | Zero waste gift-giving is one of my favorite things

11/08/2019

Did you know that Orangutan Week is 10th to 16th November? What will you do to celebrate and move into the holiday season?

10/02/2019

Unilever and Nestle have been found to have palm oil from the Indonesian rainforest...Nestle is also part of the RSPO.

We must do more!

KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Palm oil from an illegal plantation ...

09/21/2019

We want to thank everybody who went out and marched today.

We want to gently remind everybody that your actions matter everyday. You vote with your wallet. You let your politicians know that you are watching everyday when you vote, when you write them. We had a great turn out today in Denver.

However, this momentum matters everyday. Let this not be one day but everyday. Go take our planet back!

08/22/2019

We do not need palm oil. We do not need palm oil.

Let us say it one more time: we do not need palm oil.

Peru has just become the second South American country to commit to ending palm oil-driven deforestation by 2021, according to reports.