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Forest 500 analysis shows that the companies with the greatest influence on deforestation are currently unprepared for incoming EU regulation

13 March 2023

The new EU regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) is a welcome and significant step in the efforts to eliminate deforestation. However, the majority of the companies in the Forest 500 have not yet committed to trace their supply back to the plot-level. ...

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Case study: Schroders commits to deforestation-free portfolios by 2025, following Forest 500 assessments

12 April 2023

Asset management company, Schroders, has made a strong commitment to deforestation-free portfolios by 2025, following the Forest 500 assessment.

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Case study: Kering uses Forest 500 data to take action against deforestation

12 April 2023

Global luxury retailer, Kering, whose brands include Gucci, Saint Laurent and Balenciaga, detail the actions they have taken to reduce their impact on deforestation and as a result, improve their...

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40% of the Forest 500 have yet to set a single policy on deforestation

15 February 2023

Global Canopy’s 9th annual Forest 500 report and ranking finds that the companies and financial institutions with the most influence on deforestation are taking insufficient action on deforestation,...

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Too little, too late: traders' roadmap to 1.5C lacks ambition

25 November 2022

Fourteen traders committed at COP26 “to catalyse further progress on eliminating commodity driven deforestation” and by COP27 to “lay out a shared roadmap for enhanced supply chain action consistent...

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Fast food giants won’t reach net zero while deforestation is on the menu

17 November 2022

Global Canopy’s annual Forest 500 report and ranking of the companies most exposed to deforestation-risk shows that although Burger King, KFC and McDonald’s perform better than their competitors, the...

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Why companies must act to protect forest, land and human rights defenders

9 November 2022

A look at why companies need to adopt a zero-tolerance approach to threats and violence against forest, land and human rights defenders, in line with a new Forest 500 indicator.

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