News Major companies and financial institutions are persistently ignoring their role in driving deforestation Posted on 27 February 2024 (Updated: 5 March 2024) Global Canopy’s 10th annual Forest 500 report reveals, that despite some pockets of progress, voluntary private sector action has failed to generate meaningful progress on commodity-driven deforestation.
News Update to the Forest 500 assessment process for 2023 Posted on 28 September 2023 (Updated: 26 February 2024) Forest 500 annually reviews its assessment methodologies and process to ensure it aligns with best practice. This year, to strengthen engagement with assessed companies and financial institutions, and to increase impact, they will now be able to view their completed assessment prior to the public launch in early 2024.
News Action on deforestation key to achieving net zero Posted on 29 June 2022 (Updated: 26 February 2024) Companies risk failing to deliver on their net zero commitments because they are not doing enough to address deforestation in their supply chains, according to new analysis by the UN Climate Change High-Level Climate Champions.
News Forest 500 update of financial institutions with greatest exposure to tropical deforestation Posted on 15 June 2022 (Updated: 26 February 2024) Forest 500 has updated its selection of financial institutions, with the greatest exposure to tropical deforestation, with 36 new financial institutions added.
News Forest 500 update of companies with greatest exposure to tropical deforestation Posted on 8 June 2022 (Updated: 26 February 2024) Forest 500 has updated its selection of companies with the greatest exposure to tropical deforestation, with 26 new companies added
News Addressing commodity-driven deforestation – a new roadmap for the finance sector Posted on 11 November 2021 (Updated: 26 February 2024) COP26 saw new commitments from financial institutions on deforestation - and the launch of a new Finance Sector Roadmap to help them deliver.
News Soy traders failing to stop deforestation, new scorecard shows Posted on 18 May 2021 (Updated: 26 February 2024) The first ever Soy Traders Scorecard highlights failure to address deforestation
News One million plus people demand EU legislation to protect forests Posted on 15 December 2020 (Updated: 26 February 2024) 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 consultation on an environmental issue
News UK government to legislate on imported deforestation in Environment Bill Posted on 12 November 2020 (Updated: 26 February 2024) The UK government has announced new legislation requiring companies to carry out due diligence to ensure no illegal deforestation is in their supply chains.
News New EU rules to remove deforestation from supply chains Posted on 5 May 2020 (Updated: 26 February 2024) Could EU steps towards due diligence help eradicate deforestation in supply chains?