How the government aims to root out illegal deforestation in company supply chains

Michael Holder
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UK firms are to be fined for importing products linked to illegal deforestation, but green groups argue the new rules are far from strong enough

Rules aimed at preventing companies from importing products into the UK that are linked to illegal deforestation are to be added to the Environment Bill, as part of a package of measures to boost the resilience,...

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