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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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How do we assess the Forest 500 companies?

4 February 2021

Understand the Forest 500 company assessments with our explainer

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Delivering deforestation-free supply chains

3 February 2021

Companies, financial institutions and consumer country governments must work together to deliver deforestation-free supply chains, with a “smart mix” of solutions including legislation

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Deforestation in Indonesia

Nearly 100 financial institutions risk funding deforestation with $2.7 trillion

26 January 2021

Planned legislation requiring companies to tackle problem a step forward, but must cover finance sector

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Deforestation in Brazil

What does good look like? - Forest 500 assessments

30 November 2020

This insider perspective explores how companies are assessed for the Forest 500 rankings and the lessons offered by those companies that score well.

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Proposed UK law would not do enough to stop Amazon deforestation

25 August 2020

Proposals to introduce new laws to tackle deforestation in UK supply chains do not go far enough to protect the world’s vulnerable tropical forests

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Fires in the Amazon rainforest

Unpacking the deforestation risk in your supermarket shop

11 August 2020

The Amazon is burning, but did you know that the fires are linked to everyday items in your shopping basket? Find out more with our explainer

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