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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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One million plus people demand EU legislation to protect forests

15 December 2020

More than 1.1 million people have urged the European Union (EU) to introduce due diligence legislation for companies in forest-risk supply chains, in the largest-ever response to an EU public...

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The human rights issues hidden with deforestation in the fashion industry

9 December 2020

On World Human Rights day, we look at whether the fashion industry is taking steps to protect human rights in their deforestation-risk supply chains.

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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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Image shows forest being cleared in Borneo for rubber and palm oil plantations

UK government to legislate on imported deforestation in Environment Bill

12 November 2020

The UK government has announced new legislation requiring companies to carry out due diligence to ensure no illegal deforestation is in their supply chains.

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Increasing transparency for financial institutions

3 November 2020

New Trase Finance tool highlights complex map of links to deforestation for financial institutions

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Hot fashion – the impact on the global climate

13 October 2020

Our analysis shows far too few brands are doing enough about the hidden deforestation in their fabrics.

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