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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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EU due diligence – the time has come

25 February 2020

The latest Forest 500 report highlights how voluntary commitments by companies have not delivered deforestation-free supply chains. Could due diligence legislation make a difference?

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Global brands ignoring deforestation caused by commodities they use

12 February 2020

Amazon, BlackRock and owner of Versace among 242 leading companies and financial institutions which fail to recognise responsibility to act

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Company action is key to addressing world hunger sustainably

16 October 2019

On World Food Day, Theo Stanley asks what companies in forest-risk supply chains are doing to ensure that the delivery of zero hunger is sustainable - and deforestation-free.

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Not on target: the NYDF companies failing to act

23 September 2019

Thirty one of the companies assessed by Forest 500 are signatories to the New York Declaration on Forests. Has this global commitment led to change in these companies' supply chains?...

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Hidden deforestation in the fashion industry: how sustainable is “sustainable” fabric?

13 September 2019

As London Fashion Week gets underway, we look at the shift to more "sustainable" plant-based materials - and ask whether there could be hidden deforestation in the fabrics being used...

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The clock is ticking

19 July 2019

With less than six months to go, the countdown to the 2020 deadline for company action to tackle deforestation is sounding ominously like a doomsday clock.

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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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