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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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Soy traders failing to stop deforestation, new scorecard shows

18 May 2021

The first ever Soy Traders Scorecard highlights failure to address deforestation

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How are the Forest 500 companies’ scores calculated?

15 April 2021

All companies assessed as part of the Forest 500 are given a total score out of 100. This explainer goes into more detail on how this total score is calculated.

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We can no longer ignore deforestation hidden in the goods we buy

14 April 2021

New research shows the extent of the EU’s tropical deforestation footprint

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Data to increase accountability in forest-risk supply chains

26 March 2021

A lack of transparency in forest-risk supply chains is hindering action to address deforestation. Our Forest 500 assessments show which companies have committed to action, and highlight the gaps...

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The tipping point of transparency

19 March 2021

A new era of data linking deforestation and other nature-impacts to global trade and financial flows is making evidence-based decisions possible

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Engaging animal feed suppliers to drive change across the soy industry

3 March 2021

By encouraging suppliers to address the deforestation-risk embedded in fish, dairy, and meat products, companies can use their purchasing power to help end deforestation across the soy industry -...

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