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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 with a 1.5 degrees Celsius pathway”.

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Action on deforestation key to achieving net zero

29 June 2022

Companies risk failing to deliver on their net zero commitments because they are not doing enough to address deforestation in their supply chains, according to new analysis by the UN Climate Change...

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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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Tibal Elder, Binan Tukum

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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Jurisdictional approaches - what are they and why are they important?

20 September 2022

Some companies see partnership with local governments as a way to ensure deforestation-free supply chains, but their results are not guaranteed.

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Brazilian Indigenous leaders, including Célia Xakriabá

Investing in protecting human rights

8 September 2022

Too few financial institutions are taking the necessary action to ensure they are not financing human rights abuses linked to deforestation.

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The hidden human rights abuses linked to deforestation

26 July 2022

There is almost an inevitable human impact from deforestation - forests provide homes and livelihoods for many communities. They are a way of life for many, providing food and plants for medicinal...

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