Deforestation

'New cropland cannot come from deforestation': McKinsey raises alarm over growing land use pressure

Supply chain

'New cropland cannot come from deforestation': McKinsey raises alarm over growing land use pressure

New report claims behaviour change, reductions in food waste, and new innovations likely to prove essential if growing food demand is to be met without fuelling further deforestation

clock 08 November 2023 • 4 min read
Two years on: Is the COP26 pledge to end deforestation at risk of failure?

Supply chain

Two years on: Is the COP26 pledge to end deforestation at risk of failure?

Tropical forest area the size of Denmark has been lost since 140 countries pledged to halt deforestation by 2030, study finds

clock 25 October 2023 • 9 min read
Report: Global timber sector 'worryingly' underprepared for incoming EU supply chain deforestation rules

Biodiversity

Report: Global timber sector 'worryingly' underprepared for incoming EU supply chain deforestation rules

Zoological Society of London research finds 'worrying lack of readiness' among top 100 pulp and paper producers for EU deforestation rules coming into force next year

clock 15 August 2023 • 3 min read
Belém Declaration:  Eight Amazon nations agree 'common agenda' to protect rainforest

Politics

Belém Declaration:  Eight Amazon nations agree 'common agenda' to protect rainforest

But Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela fail to agree joint goal to end forest destruction by 2030

clock 09 August 2023 • 5 min read
'A matter of 'when', not 'if'': CDP warns billions of dollars at risk if corporates fail to curb deforestation

Biodiversity

'A matter of 'when', not 'if'': CDP warns billions of dollars at risk if corporates fail to curb deforestation

Global disclosure platform reveals just one in 10 companies are adequately managing deforestation-related risk

clock 06 July 2023 • 5 min read
Scottish Widows meets climate target early with £1bn green investment drive

Investment

Scottish Widows meets climate target early with £1bn green investment drive

Latest annual Responsible Investment and Stewardship Report shows pensions provider surpassed near term climate targets and examined £124bn of assets for deforestation risk

clock 05 July 2023 • 3 min read
Eye-in-the-sky: Trust, tech, and tracking illegal deforestation

Supply chain

Eye-in-the-sky: Trust, tech, and tracking illegal deforestation

Agrimetrics' chief operating officer tells BusinessGreen how the firm's satellite technology is seeking to root out unlicensed deforestation and help producers see the wood for the trees

clock 22 June 2023 • 16 min read
Global Briefing: Danish firms plot $4bn green ammonia plant in Indonesia

Politics

Global Briefing: Danish firms plot $4bn green ammonia plant in Indonesia

All the top green business news from around the world this week, including a new US-Canada electric vehicle corridor, Ireland's first ever offshore wind auction, and a slowdown in Amazon deforestation

clock 19 May 2023 • 5 min read
'Wake up and smell the coffee': How the world's best coffee-producing regions are under siege from climate change

Supply chain

'Wake up and smell the coffee': How the world's best coffee-producing regions are under siege from climate change

New report from Christian Aid warns coffee supply chains are already under severe threat from climate impacts, and governments and businesses are failing to respond

clock 15 May 2023 • 7 min read
Deforestation free soy initiative delivers 42,000 tonnes in first year

Supply chain

Deforestation free soy initiative delivers 42,000 tonnes in first year

Responsible Commodities Facility's deforestation free soy programme delivers first wave of sustainable certified soy into supply chain from Brazilian farms

clock 04 May 2023 • 3 min read