Fourth Annual Forest 500 Report

Companies and financial institutions not on track for 2020 targets

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Who are the Forest 500?

The Leaders

Total Scores

Nestle S.A.

5 out of 5

Mars Inc.

5 out of 5

Marks & Spencer Group PLC

5 out of 5

Danone

5 out of 5

Kellogg Co.

5 out of 5
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Commitments

5%Zero Deforestation Policy
11%Zero Net Deforestation Policy
56%Commodity Specific Policy
28%No Commodity Specific Policy
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The Leaders

Total Scores

The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

4 out of 5

HSBC Holdings Ltd.

4 out of 5

Westpac

4 out of 5

Standard Chartered

4 out of 5

Deutsche Bank

4 out of 5
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Pie chart showing the breakdown of commitments for financial institutions.

Commitments

3%Overarching Deforestation Commitment
28%Commodity
specific policy
69%No commodity specific policy
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The Leaders

Total Scores

Colombia

5 out of 5

Malaysia

4 out of 5

Brazil

4 out of 5

Liberia

4 out of 5

Peru

4 out of 5
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Pie chart showing the breakdown of commitments.

Commitments

36%Zero/Zero Net
deforestation policy
or commodity
specific policy
64%No Zero/Zero Net or Commodity Specific Policy
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Key players

Civil society

Consumers

Equator Principles Association

Forest Stewardship Council

Indigenous peoples

Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil

Science

Soy Moratorium

UN Principles for Responsible Investment

World Trade Organisation

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Our insights

The problem with soy

posted by Michael Guindon, 19 July 2018
Many people are not aware of the prevalence of soy in their diets, but why is this hidden ingredient such a problem? We talked to experts about the problem with soy.

Waking up to soy: will new commitments get us closer to the 2020 deadline?

posted by Sarah Rogerson, 16 July 2018
Tesco and Louis Dreyfus have announced new sustainability policies for soy, but with the clock ticking for the 2020 deadline to deliver on zero deforestation commitments, will this be enough?
Graph shows that more companies have policies for timber and palm oil than for cattle and soy.

We can achieve deforestation-free supply chains, but collaboration is key

posted by Sarah Rogerson, 11 June 2018
Many companies are now trying to address the challenge of removing deforestation from their complex supply chains. While nobody wants to be responsible for driving the destruction of vast areas of...
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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

Rainforests: The good, the bad, and the Trump trade war

9 July 2018
Tags:
Soya
,
Company
Nathanael Johnson

Tesco commits to new zero deforestation soy policy

4 July 2018
Tags:
Soya
,
Company
Sarah George

'Fundamental differences': Nestle suspended from Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil

28 June 2018
Tags:
Palm oil
,
Company
,
Other powerbroker
James Murray

PepsiCo to probe deforestation in palm oil supplier’s Leuser Ecosystem concession

28 June 2018
Tags:
Palm oil
,
Company
Hans Nicholas Jong
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