'A matter of 'when', not 'if'': CDP warns billions of dollars at risk if corporates fail to curb deforestation

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'A matter of 'when', not 'if'': CDP warns billions of dollars at risk if corporates fail to curb deforestation

Global disclosure platform reveals just one in 10 companies are adequately managing deforestation-related risk

Companies are increasingly aware of the huge risks associated with deforestation in their supply chains, but just one in 10 are taking action to tackle them. That is the headline finding from environmental...

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