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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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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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

Not enough is being done

posted by Anonymous, 3 September 2018
The latest assessment of progress on the New York Declaration on Forests shows an urgent need for action - we look at what needs to be done.
Photo shows deforestation in Indonesia (CIFOR)

The hidden soy in your supermarket trolley

posted by Helen Burley, 28 August 2018
Do we know when we are eating soy? We asked the experts to explain how soy is hidden in our diets.
Photo shows a display of cheeses

How can sustainable palm oil become the norm?

posted by Anonymous, 22 August 2018
Everyone loves orangutans, and everyone thinks we should protect rainforests – prompting more and more companies to commit to sourcing sustainable palm oil. But why then is sustainable palm oil so...
Photo shows an orangutan in the forest
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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

Nestlé accelerates No Deforestation commitment by implementing 100% satellite monitoring coverage of its global palm oil supply chains

17 September 2018
Tags:
Palm oil
,
Company
Nestle

Investors worth $6.4tr call on firms to tackle supply chain deforestation risks

17 September 2018
Tags:
Beef
,
Leather
,
Financial institution
Michael Holder

Fires burning inside palm oil concessions linked to major household brands

10 September 2018
Tags:
Palm oil
,
Company
Marianne Brooker

New soy financing initiative aims to beef up protection for Cerrado forests

30 August 2018
Tags:
Soya
,
Company
,
Financial institution
James Murray
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