Tags: deforestation

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The hidden deforestation in your Christmas dinner

20 December 2019

Lots of us look forward to a traditional Christmas dinner, with roast turkey and all the trimmings. But did you know that the turkey, sausage and bacon on your plate contains a secret ingredient -...

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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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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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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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Facing up to the risks of illegality in your supply chain

29 November 2018

Almost half of all tropical deforestation is due to the illegal conversion of forests for commercial agriculture, according to a new report from the New York Declaration on Forests Assessment...

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Calling a halt to palm oil deforestation

25 September 2018

Indonesia's forests are under pressure from palm oil expansion. Could the new moratorium help?...

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Not enough is being done

3 September 2018

The latest assessment of progress on the New York Declaration on Forests shows an urgent need for action - we look at what needs to be done.

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The hidden soy in your supermarket trolley

28 August 2018

Do we know when we are eating soy? We asked the experts to explain how soy is hidden in our diets.

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