Global finance sector accused of making only 'limited progress' on tackling deforestation

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Global Canopy's latest assessment of finance sector's efforts to curb deforestation find many investment firms still have no policies in place to tackle high-risk commodities such as leather or soy

Only a handful of financial institutions are making progress with their deforestation policies, while a majority - including some of the world's largest asset managers - are still failing to take even...

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