Forest 500 data and methods
On this page you can find the assessment and selection methodologies used by Forest 500 and learn how to use and download the full Forest 500 datasets.
Selection and assessment methodologies
Since 2014, Forest 500 has identified and annually assessed the companies and financial institutions most exposed to deforestation risk in their supply chains and investments on the strength and implementation of their commitments on deforestation and human rights. Two assessment methodologies are used, one for companies and one for financial institutions, but each assesses against best practice.
Learn how we identify the Forest 500 Learn how we assess the Forest 500Forest 500 data
Forest 500 analyses over 270,000 publicly available data points to evaluate and assess actions taken by 500 companies in the global trade of nine forest risk commodities: beef, cocoa, coffee, leather, palm oil, pulp and paper, rubber, soy and timber. These nine commodities are in the scope of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).
Forest 500 looks at over 136,200 publicly available data points to evaluate and assess actions taken by the 150 financial institutions that provide the most financing to Forest 500 companies.
General information on the companies and financial institutions is also included, such as headquarters, sectors they operate in, and at which stages of the supply chain they are exposed to deforestation risk.
In 2024, as we re-selected the companies and financial institutions, the selection data for producer and trader countries was updated. We also expanded the scope of the assessments in 2024 to include more commodities, forest types and companies.
Explore some potential uses of the data and download the Forest 500 datasets below.
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Download the company data
Download the latest full company data below.
Forest 500 has changed the formatting of data downloads for the 2025 data. The data download now includes an Excel spreadsheet with four tabs showing different levels of data and meta data. There are four CSVs that replicate these tabs. The CSV in the old format is still available.
If you have any questions or feedback about the data format, contact us.
You can also download our guide to using the Forest 500 company data.
Data download User guide PDF
Download the financial institution data
Download the latest full financial institution data below.
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Download the latest country data
To select the Forest 500, Global Canopy first identifies the key countries producing and trading forest risk commodities. Download the data used for this selection below.
Data downloadHow to explore the Forest 500 data
All Forest 500 data is publicly available on our website. You can download it above, or view it on our Rankings page. On the Rankings page, you can use filters to explore specific commodities, segments or sectors. You can also click through to company profiles to explore individual assessments in more detail.
For further guidance on downloading the datasets, watch the video explainer:
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