Deforestation

Amazon Deforestation Is Linked To Lower Corn Yields In Brazil, Study Says

Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon and neighbouring savannah may be hurting regional corn yields, a new study has revealed. Roughly one-fifth of Braz...

Nestlé Highlights Progress In Cocoa Supply Chain

Nestlé's newly-published Cocoa & Forests Initiative report has highlighted the significant progress made and targets reached in th...

Nestlé Invests CHF45m A Year In Cocoa Sustainability

Nestlé is spending CHF45 million (€41.17 million) a year on efforts to source cocoa sustainably, the food company said, also citing progress in...

Major Retailers, Brands Call On Brazil To Halt Deforestation For Soy Production

Some of Europe's biggest retailers and consumer goods firms have signed an open letter to Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, calling for a halt to defores...

Palm Oil Producers To Set Up Fund To Fight Critics

Palm oil producers will set up a joint fund to counter critics of the industry, a Malaysian government official said, amid growing scrutiny of a...

Consumer Goods Firms Slow To Deploy Significant Forest Protection Initiatives, Study Finds

Many of the world's leading consumer goods firms are 'off track' to achieve sustainable consumption and production in their supply chains by the end of the...

Nestlé, P&G Say They Will Miss 2020 Deforestation Goals

The world's two largest consumer goods companies, Nestlé SA and Procter & Gamble Co, have acknowledged they will fall short of goals to...

Firms Falling Short On Transparency Over Deforestation, Report Claims

Many major corporations, including a number of retailers and consumer goods brands, are falling short when it comes to providing information about their im...