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Secret Ingredient: A shocking scandal in the chicken we eat and its lessons for European lawmakers
26.09.2024 Chicken sold by fast-food giant and leading European supermarkets linked to land grabbing, rights abuses, corruption and deforestation in the Cerrado
If it truly aspires to leadership on climate and forests, the US must first break its addiction to the products driving their destruction
08.11.2022 The US has pledged to end deforestation, but it continues to fund destruction overseas via imports of forest-risk commodities
Pressure builds on big economies to address commodity import risks in wake of Amazon fires
03.09.2019 G7 and UK Amazon aid pledges are meagre compared to their Brazilian beef purchases
Cargill dubbed ‘worst company in world’ in damning Mighty Earth report
19.07.2019 US commodities giant given the malign moniker amid tide of illegal deforestation, child labour and environmental abuse allegations across its global supply chains
Not a single company on track to meet 2020 zero-deforestation deadline
27.03.2019 Forest 500 report shows no palm oil, soy, cattle or timber firm that committed to eliminate deforestation from supply chains by 2020 will meet that goal
Comment: Traders may face reputational risks as deforestation increases in Brazil
06.12.2018 Changes to environmental regulations expected under Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency will increase pressure on companies, traders and investors to take action, Climate Adviser warn
Global markets help sustain political power of agribusiness lobby in Brazil’s congress
25.09.2018 A damning report by Amazon Watch has shed light on the commercial links between European and US companies and agribusinesses in Brazil connected to illegalities
Illegal deforestation and the flawed focus on corporate voluntary actions
12.06.2017 Globally, the problem is getting worse, not better, and corporate zero deforestation commitments may actually be distracting attention from other actions that could have greater impacts
Why voluntary policies will not stop deforestation
21.11.2016 It is essential that the corporate zero deforestation movement is harnessed to push for the necessary actions by governments
