Deforestation
Deforestation and illegal agriculture – the cancer that is destroying the Earth’s lungs – accounts for about 20% of global carbon emissions. So are companies with the highest impact taking responsibility? The Forest Trends Supply Change initiative finds that 44% of the 865 companies most associated with deforestation risk haven’t made any public commitments to reduce that risk and only 8% have committed to “zero deforestation” or “zero net deforestation”. Nearly a decade ago, the Consumer Goods Forum set a 2020 target of zero net deforestation for cattle, soy, palm oil, and pulp & paper supply chains. The clock is ticking.
— Wayne Visser
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