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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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
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Our insights

The hidden deforestation in your Christmas dinner

posted by Alice Field, 20 December 2019
Lots of us look forward to a traditional Christmas dinner, with roast turkey and all the trimmings. But did you know that the turkey, sausage and bacon on your plate contains a secret ingredient -...
Photo shows a roast turkey

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

NYC and LA officials want to enact city-wide boycotts of food companies sourcing from the Amazon

18 November 2019
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Beef
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Soya
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Jessica Fu

Factbox: Can global corporations meet 2020 no-deforestation pledge?

18 November 2019
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Soya
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Michael Taylor

Extinction Rebellion activists target Blackrock in Amazon deforestation protest

18 November 2019
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Financial institution
Anna Menin

Consumer goods sector's 2020 deforestation goal 'impossible' to meet, CDP warns

18 November 2019
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Soya
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Michael Holder
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