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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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Tackling the deforestation risk in leather and viscose supply chains

17 December 2020

by Emma Thomson and James MacPherson

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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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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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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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