Banks poised to laser in on deforestation risks

Madeleine Cuff
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New platform set to help financial institutions uncover their exposure to environmental risks from palm oil, soy, cattle trading and timber, amid deforestation fears

Every year millions of hectares of tropical forests are cleared to make way for lucrative plantations of some of the world's most commonly used 'soft commodities': palm oil, soy, timber and cattle...

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