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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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Banks need to raise their game in battle against deforestation

12 April 2019

Analysis of Forest 500 commitments examines whether banks are implementing their own policies in the investment and lending choices they make.

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Making commitments count for palm oil supply chains

5 April 2019

The Forest 500 2018 annual assessment shows that companies are more likely to have a commitment for palm oil than for other commodities, but many companies still have no commitments or are not doing...

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Implementing commitments beyond 2020

21 March 2019

The Forest 500 annual report 2018 finds that companies are not on track to meet the 2020 deforestation goal - and companies need to do more to implement the commitments they have made.

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Putting commitments into practice

18 March 2019

Under Goal 2 of the New York Declaration on Forests, companies and governments have committed to eliminate deforestation by 2020. That deadline is approaching fast, and we already know that it will...

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Recognising women in forest-risk supply chains

8 March 2019

Women play an important - and sometimes unrecognised role - in agricultural commodity supply chains. Companies must recognise their rights.

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New commitments for Brazil’s Cerrado?

5 March 2019

Cargill has announced a new soy policy for South America and a group of traders have signed up to a new monitoring initiative, but are these commitments enough to protect the Cerrado?

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