Successes

VICTORY! Holland & Barrett ditch krill oil to protect the Antarctic

Posted by Louisa Casson - 23rd March 2018
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It’s not been a great week for the krill industry. This week, Greenpeace have taken action on land and at sea to call out the massive fishing vessels that are steaming into sensitive Antarctic waters and targeting the bedrock of the Antarctic food chain: tiny shrimp-like krill. And… Read More

Coal and climate change: what a difference a decade makes

Posted by Mal Chadwick - 13th October 2017
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10 years ago this week, a group of Greenpeace volunteers snuck into Kingsnorth coal power station just before daybreak. Emily, Huw, Kevin, Tim, Will and Ben climbed the plant’s 200m chimney, forcing the plant to go offline. Standing at the… Read More

Victory! Scotland is banning fracking

Posted by Mal Chadwick - 3rd October 2017

This is massive news. The Scottish Government has announced that it will be listening to the people of Scotland and saying “No!” to fracking. For years we have been calling on the SNP to take a stand against this uneconomic and unnecessary industry. Earlier this year 3,000 of you were part of a groundswell… Read More

Microbeads – We won!

Posted by Louisa Casson - 21st July 2017
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Today is a big day: we’ve won our microbeads campaign! The UK government just proposed the strongest ban on microbeads in the world to date. This is great news for our environment and a positive sign of Britain’s global leadership on ocean plastics. We still need to keep an… Read More

Winning on the world’s largest tuna company and what it means for the oceans

Posted by Sarah King - 11th July 2017
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It took two years of relentless campaigning and nearly 700,000 concerned people from around the world, but today we are sharing the good news that together we convinced the world’s largest tuna company to clean up its act! Tuna giant… Read More

HSBC triggers palm oil investigation to prevent forest destruction

Posted by Jamie Woolley - 10th July 2017
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An area of Papuan forest three times the size of Manhattan could be saved following HSBC's intervention
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HSBC has just triggered an investigation into a palm oil company which is preparing to clear a huge area of pristine forest in Indonesia. This isn’t just any palm oil company. Noble Plantations is part of Noble Group, which is one of HSBC’s customers. It’s been nearly five months since… Read More