Deforestation

Meatpacker JBS Says Net-Zero Emissions Pledge Was 'Never A Promise'

Jason Weller, global chief sustainability officer at JBS told Reuters in a rare interview that its emissions goal was merely an "aspiration."

EU Finalises 12-Month Delay Of Deforestation Law

European Union countries on Tuesday gave their final approval to delay the bloc's anti-deforestation law by 12 months.

South American, EU Negotiators Race To Close Divisive Trade Deal

Mercosur trade bloc will meet in Uruguay with fresh signs the group could use the event to announce a long-delayed deal with the European Union after last-...

EU Delays Deforestation Ban But Discards Changes

Negotiators for EU institutions agreed a compromise on a ban on the import of commodities linked to deforestation, which will be delayed by a year but with...

Nestlé, P&G Investigate Palm Oil Sourcing After Environmetal Group's Deforestation Report

Consumer brands including Nestle and Procter & Gamble said they conducted investigations after an environmental group said palm oil sourced from an ill...

EU Lawmakers In Talks To Further Weaken Deforestation Law, Document Shows

Centre-right lawmakers in the European Parliament have made proposals to further weaken the European Union's beleaguered law to ban commodity imports linke...

France's Danone Cuts Out Brazilian Soy Ahead Of Tough New EU Rules

Danone has stopped sourcing soy from Brazil and now buys from countries in Asia, its finance chief told Reuters, ahead of a European Union rule requiring c...