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

Extending the reach of company policies and action on soy

posted by Michael Guindon, 28 March 2018
A new briefing examines the uptake and scope of forest policies for Forest 500 powerbrokers assessed for soy. It explores companies' support for regional agreements, and provides recommendations...

Increasing transparency means forests do not need to pay the price for cheap vegetable oil

posted by Anonymous, 21 March 2018
New research from Greenpeace sheds light on how, despite making clear commitments, companies are still failing to address the destruction of tropical forests as a result of their demand for palm oil.
photo shows a sack of palm oil nuts ready for processing

Weak by design: company commitments fall short on deforestation

posted by Anonymous, 1 February 2018
New research published in Nature Climate Change highlights the gap between company commitments and action to protect forests. Dr Sarah Lake looks at how companies can move forward to overcome this...
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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

Against the Clock: The Palm Oil Problem

18 April 2018
Tags:
Palm oil
,
Company
Lucy Haines

WWF-Malaysia releases reports on the comparison between RSPO and MSPO Certification Schemes and assessment of the MSPO Certification Scheme

18 April 2018
Tags:
Palm oil
,
Other powerbroker

Small farmers not ready as Indonesia looks to impose its palm oil sustainability standard on all

13 April 2018
Tags:
Palm oil
,
Jurisdiction
Hans Nicholas Jong

Indonesian billionaire using ‘shadow companies’ to clear forest for palm oil, says report

12 April 2018
Tags:
Palm oil
,
Company
,
Financial institution
Daniel Pye
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