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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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Stopping Brazilian deforestation appearing on supermarket shelves

2 June 2020

UK supermarkets and investors have raised the alarm on deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.

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New EU rules to remove deforestation from supply chains

5 May 2020

Could EU steps towards due diligence help eradicate deforestation in supply chains?

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Commodity series: Why soy must be scrutinised

5 May 2020

What does our latest Forest 500 assessment tell us about the soy trade?

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If Amazon is serious about climate change, why is it ignoring tropical forests?

1 May 2020

The lockdown for COVID-19 has seen online retailer Amazon's profits soar - but why don't the company's climate commitments extend to protecting tropical forests?...

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Commodity series: No more hiding for the leather industry

20 April 2020

The leather industry was the worst performing in our latest Forest 500 Annual Report. Find out which companies are failing to address tropical deforestation.

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Commodity series: the palm oil problem

19 March 2020

As we approach the first International Day of Forests of the 2020s, commodity-production is continuing to drive tropical deforestation. Over the past decade, palm oil has come under more intense and...

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