Deforestation
Is inaction on environmental crises leading humanity into a 'ghastly future of mass extinction'?
Today has seen some of the starkest warnings yet on how the failure to grasp the severity of the impacts that climate change and biodiversity loss will have for human could trigger conflict, disease, and mass migration - how should businesses respond?...
Can banks become the solution to - rather than a driver of - global deforestation?
Criticism of banks' financing of environmentally-destructive industries continues to grow, but a new report argues they could play a critical role in protecting forests and driving climate action
Boris Johnson unveils £3bn climate finance push to help safeguard global biodiversity
Commitment to help protect land and ocean ecosystems that are critical to combating climate change will be announced by Prime Minister at today's One Planet Summit
Global coffee players brew up 2050 climate plan to slash 1.5 gigatonnes of CO2
Starbucks, Walmart, McDonalds and Nescafe among more than 150 coffee retailers and producers to join collective pledge to invest in forestry protection and smallholder farm efficiency
Asset managers and index providers urged to end ETF market's financing of deforestation
New report from Planet Tracker warns booming ETF market is supporting soybean companies driving mass deforestation in Brazil, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
Nestlé targets regenerative agriculture in €3bn climate plan
Food and drink giant's roadmap includes major focus on scaling up regenerative agriculture across supply chains worldwide as it sets sights on net zero emissions by 2050
Food firms neglecting supply chain climate resilience, CDP warns
Companies are chasing profits from product innovations such as plant-based meat but failing to invest in supply chain resilience, study finds
Science Based Targets Network branches out with call for companies to help design targets to stem nature's decline
A new programme from the Science Based Targets Network aims to enable firms to adopt credible targets to support efforts to reverse the ongoing decline of nature
How the government aims to root out illegal deforestation in company supply chains
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
CDP: Almost 10,000 companies worldwide disclosed environmental data in 2020
Non-profit hails record year for climate, deforestation, and water risk reporting, as investor-backed group eyes plans to cover land and ocean data
'Wake-up call': Palm oil industry failing on deforestation goals, ZSL analysis finds
Most firms in palm oil supply chain - including major consumer goods giants - still do not report basic information on how they are monitoring deforestation, wildlife conservation charity finds
Major investors back satellite monitoring to police corporate deforestation
Engagement campaign geared at increasing supply chain traceability and reducing destruction of tropical forests will help reduce asset mangers' exposure to risk, according to investor group with €1.8tr assets under management
Why demand for consumer goods continues to drive deforestation
Voluntary industry commitments in consumer goods sector have struggled to make a dent in deforestation rates, CDP research suggests, furthering the case for regulatory action
Study: Forestry finance market could soar to $800bn as net zero goals multiply
But supply chain deforestation threatens to undermine vast market potential for nature-based climate solutions, PRI warns
Can Europe stop tropical deforestation?
Companies and investors must team up with farm sectors, businesses and governments aspiring to achieve forest-friendly development, argue the Earth Innovation Institute's Daniel Nepstad and Darrel Webber
Mars claims its palm oil is deforestation-free after ditching hundreds of suppliers
But confectionery giant warns businesses need to work together to fix 'broken' palm oil supply chains that further destruction of tropical forests
Food and drink giants urge UK government to strengthen deforestation laws
Firms including Tesco, Nestle and Waitrose want UK government proposals expanded to encompass all deforestation, not just that defined as illegal
European car firms under fire over leather linked to deforestation
Investigation by non-profit Earthsight claims firms such as BMW and Jaguar Land Rover have been sourcing leather from Paraguay linked to illegal land clearances
'Earth's living systems are being compromised': World misses all UN biodiversity targets
Range of targets on deforestation, habitats, oceans, plastic pollution adopted a decade ago have all been missed or are heading in wrong direction, UN report warns
Government proposals to combat overseas deforestation can and must be strengthened
Loopholes in the Environment Bill must be closed if the UK is to take responsibility for its global footprint, argues Kerry McCarthy MP
Double materiality: Why nature risk and climate risk are two sides of the same coin
Current regulation and risk disclosure efforts are insufficient for tackling the varying and complex risks posed by nature loss and climate change, UCL research argues
New law could see UK firms fined for fuelling illegal deforestation
Government unveils proposals designed to help curb deforestation linked to demand for forest-related products from UK consumers
Unilever touts supply chain mapping pilot in fresh bid to tackle deforestation
The project involves combining satellite imagery with geolocation data to build a more complete picture of the firm's supply chain
'We don't want to go through this again': Nature protection critical to preventing pandemics, study finds
Combatting deforestation and wildlife trade could avoid costing the planet trillions of dollars in economic disruption, Conservation International estimates
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