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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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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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Commodity series: It’s time to beef up action to protect the Amazon

13 March 2020

Conversion for cattle is one of the biggest drivers of deforestation in the Amazon, yet 79% of the Forest 500 companies assessed for beef had yet to make a commitment.

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