A decade of ranking the most influential companies driving tropical deforestation
500 companies and financial institutions have the power to transform cattle, timber, soy, and palm oil supply chains. But are they doing enough to eliminate deforestation and human rights abuses? See our latest assessments to find out.
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Major companies and financial institutions are persistently ignoring their role in driving deforestation
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Global Canopy’s 10th annual Forest 500 report reveals, that despite some pockets of progress, voluntary private sector action has failed to generate meaningful progress on commodity-driven deforestation.
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Join us for the launch of the third Forest 500 human rights briefing on 24 July, 14:00 – 14:25 BST.
Deforestation is intrinsically linked to human rights abuses. But just 1% of the companies most exposed to deforestation have a policy that covers all of the human rights aspects that their commodities are exposed to.
This briefing will give an overview of why companies and financial institutions must act on this critical link, outline the regulatory risks of failing to do so and offer practical guidance on where to start.
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2024: A decade of deforestation data
After 10 years and 1.3 million data points charting the companies and financial institutions most exposed to tropical deforestation, conversion of natural ecosystems and associated human rights abuses, ‘Forest 500: A Decade of Deforestation Data’ sets out 10 lessons for enabling and accelerating action. Read our full annual report.
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The new assessments of the Forest 500 companies and financial institutions with the greatest exposure to tropical deforestation risk are now available.
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