Forest 500 Annual Report 2018: the Countdown to 2020

Companies need to do more to implement commitments

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Unpacking the deforestation-risk in your shopping basket

Everyday items in your shopping could pose a deforestation risk. Click on the individual products to find out more.
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Soy Soy
Soy (hidden - used in animal feed) Soy (hidden - used in animal feed)
Cattle Cattle
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Purina’s One
Aveeno Baby hand <br/>and face wipes
Colgate Total
Nutella
Oreo cookies
Dr Oetker's <br/>Gelatine
Lurpak
Bernard Matthew's Turkey Dinosaurs
Heinz Salad Cream
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Our insights

Not on target: the NYDF companies failing to act

posted by Helen Burley, 23 September 2019
Thirty one of the companies assessed by Forest 500 are signatories to the New York Declaration on Forests. Has this global commitment led to change in these companies' supply chains?...
photo shows Statue of Liberty

Company action is key to addressing world hunger sustainably

posted by Helen Burley, 16 October 2019
On World Food Day, Theo Stanley asks what companies in forest-risk supply chains are doing to ensure that the delivery of zero hunger is sustainable - and deforestation-free.
image shows farmland at the edge of the forest

Hidden deforestation in the fashion industry: how bad can a pair of shoes be?

posted by Emma Thomson, 2 October 2019
As Paris Fashion Week draws to a close, the Amazon fires continue.
Leather Nike shoes
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We are all part of the deforestation economy

Two thirds of rainforest clearance today is for land to produce commodities that are traded globally and end up in half the products in our supermarkets.

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Press coverage of the Forest 500 powerbrokers

UK fast food ‘linked to Brazilian forest fires’

9 October 2019
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Soya
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Jim Reed and Joseph Lee

Nestle calls on industry to improve on deforestation

3 October 2019
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Palm oil
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Company
Dean Best

'The corporate veil is being pierced by this generation': The CEO of a $55 billion company reveals how Gen Z is forcing people to take stand on climate change

3 October 2019
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Kate Taylor

Nestlé, P&G won't meet 2020 deforestation goals

3 October 2019
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Beef
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Palm oil
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Soya
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Emma Cosgrove
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