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The deforestation dozen: Digging the Gran Chaco's grave

Business Green

South America's Gran Chaco is suffering alarming deforestation driven by demand for soy largely provided by just 12 traders in the region, explains Planet Tracker's Peter Elwin. Shockingly, only one out of the 12 traders scored above 50 per cent - and half scored below 10 per cent.

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'More emissions than Exxon': Is meat the next target for divestment?

Business Green

Traditionally, they have focused on industry links to deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions, as well as consumer-centred demands to eat less meat, which has been a major contributor to the rise of green veganism in Western countries. Charlotte Moore is head of research at the NGO Sigwatch.

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Poll: British public 'overwhelmingly' backs robust supply chain deforestation laws

Business Green

The results of the poll also reveal significant demand for businesses to do more to tackle the problem, with 35 per cent of respondents believing companies are primarily responsible for ensuring goods sold in the UK do not support the destruction of nature overseas, according to WWF.

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Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be

GreenBiz

While the rate of annual deforestation slowed to about 25 million acres between 2015 and 2020, the trendlines in several regions — especially countries in Africa and South America — aren’t moving in the right direction. percent. .

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“A Fundamental Reshaping of Finance”: My annotated version of Larry Fink’s Bombshell CEO Letter

Andrew Winston

From Europe to Australia, South America to China, Florida to Oregon, investors are asking how they should modify their portfolios. They are seeking to understand both the physical risks associated with climate change as well as the ways that climate policy will impact prices, costs, and demand across the entire economy.

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Simplification and satellites: Inside Mars' zero deforestation palm oil strategy

Business Green

The names of these mills - all in South America and Asia Pacific - are public and all produce oil certified by the RSPO. For years, companies have been under pressure to tackle deforestation in their supply chains, with palm oil a particularly high profile and seemingly intractable problem.

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Fighting deforestation should be a top priority for 2021, and here’s how it can be

AGreenLiving

While the rate of annual deforestation slowed to about 25 million acres between 2015 and 2020, the trendlines in several regions — especially countries in Africa and South America — aren’t moving in the right direction. percent. “That model doesn’t address some key elements of the world we want tomorrow.

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