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Forest 500 report laments “painfully slow” progress of brands to tackle deforestation
19.02.2020 New analysis of corporate efforts to fight against deforestation accuses Amazon, Nike, McDonald’s and dozens of other firms of falling short
Feronia guard reportedly acquitted of Congolese activist’s murder
17.02.2020 Local rights group “shocked and outraged" after court dismisses charges against employee
UK-based Equatorial Palm Oil under fire for alleged malpractice in Liberia
31.01.2020 Report calls for due diligence law to monitor UK-registered firms operating overseas
EU risks buying 'illegally produced' Mexican avocados as imports surge 70%
29.01.2020 Criminal groups are “embedded in the entire supply chain” in Michoacán, where violence, extortion and illegal land clearing are rife
Poultry excuses? UK chicken retailers’ soy purchases aiding destruction of South American forests
24.01.2020 Supermarkets and fast-food outlets are under fire in a new report for buying soy for chicken feed from traders linked to illegal deforestation
Nestlé dumps Cargill’s Brazilian soy but persists with its palm oil, cocoa supplies
17.01.2020 Food giant's decision to stop sourcing Brazilian soy from Cargill is welcomed, but failure to act on other suspect supply chains raises questions
Feronia’s EU funders look to act after report exposes Congo palm abuses
15.01.2020 Banks commit to addressing reports of worker abuse, environmental pollution and other malpractices at Feronia palm oil sites
Mystery shrouds firm set to clear 60,000 hectares of Cameroon forest for palm oil
20.12.2019 Camvert Sarl named as company behind a planned palm oil development that locals and activists fear will put communities and native forests at risk
Record forest fires are fanning the flames of Nicaragua’s deforestation crisis
18.12.2019 Weak governance and an expanding export-oriented agribusiness model fuel outbreak
Asian banks gave $19bn to palm oil firms linked to Indonesia fires
12.12.2019 NGOs call out financing awarded by region’s largest financial institutions
