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Tyre companies putting brakes on stability of sector and planet - SPOTT.org New ZSL SPOTT report finds tyre companies lack verified deforestation-free rubber, risking non-compliance with EU Deforestation Regulation

Many soft commodity companies have #ZeroDeforestation policies — but few show how their supply is actually #deforestation-free.

Public, independent verification matters. It builds trust and ensures #sustainability claims are backed by credible evidence.

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Call for contributions – ETFRN news 58: Zero #deforestation: a commitment to change @Tropenbos #ZeroDeforestation www.tropenbos.org/news/call+for+contributi...

Zero deforestation in Indonesia: Pledges, politics and palm oil - CIFOR-ICRAF Forests News “No Deforestation. No Peat. No Exploitation”: The pledges echoing throughout the palm oil sector, as major consumer goods manufacturers and retailers seek to remove deforestation from supply chains, sound simple enough. But the commitments are highly complex, and major palm oil corporate groups along the value chain are struggling to clearly define and operationalize them. […]

#ZeroDeforestation in Indonesia: Pledges, politics and palm oil @CIFOR blog.cifor.org/39085/zero-deforestation...

Smallholders at the heart of Indonesia’s zero-deforestation dispute - CIFOR-ICRAF Forests News Helping smallholder oil palm farmers become more sustainable will be crucial in resolving differences between the Indonesian government and palm oil exporters over zero-deforestation pledges, participants at the 2015 Global Landscapes Forum in Paris heard on Saturday. A total of 188 companies in Indonesia’s palm oil sector—the world’s largest—have made some form of sustainability commitment, […]

Smallholders at the heart of Indonesia’s #zerodeforestation dispute @CIFOR blog.cifor.org/38596/smallholders-at-th...

Companies and government need each other on zero deforestation - CIFOR-ICRAF Forests News Government and business in Indonesia share the goal of curbing deforestation, despite the tension between how they go about this, a sustainability expert says. Speaking in an interview on the sidelines of the 2015 Global Landscapes Forum, Tiur Rumondang, Executive Director of the Indonesia Business Council for Sustainable Development, said that companies are driven by […]

Companies and government need each other on #zerodeforestation @CIFOR #GLFCOP21 blog.cifor.org/38609/companies-and-gove...

One wicked problem, three major challenges - CIFOR-ICRAF Forests News To achieve zero deforestation, new ties need to be woven between different levels of government, the private sector and civil society. But in order to act on private-sector commitments, incentive systems and regulations that are reinforcing old patterns first need to be untangled. Beef and soybean production are the main drivers of deforestation in Brazil, […]

#ZeroDeforestation Special: One wicked problem, three major challenges @CIFOR blog.cifor.org/33868/zero-deforestation...

One wicked problem, three major challenges - CIFOR-ICRAF Forests News To achieve zero deforestation, new ties need to be woven between different levels of government, the private sector and civil society. But in order to act on private-sector commitments, incentive systems and regulations that are reinforcing old patterns first need to be untangled. Beef and soybean production are the main drivers of deforestation in Brazil, […]

#ZeroDeforestation Special: One wicked problem, three major challenges @CIFOR blog.cifor.org/33868/zero-deforestation...

Zero deforestation pledges doomed without government support - CIFOR-ICRAF Forests News Not cutting down trees for other land uses might sound simple enough, but it’s turning out to be rather complicated. Or so it turns out for the agribusiness giants that, under pressure from environmental and consumer campaigns, have lined up to embrace the “No deforestation” movement. Take Indonesia, for example – the world’s largest producer […]

#ZeroDeforestation Special: Pledges doomed without government support @CIFOR blog.cifor.org/33803/zero-deforestation...

The long road to 'zero deforestation' ... whatever that means - CIFOR-ICRAF Forests News A year ago today, the New York Declaration on Forests set a daring goal: a world without deforestation. But it didn’t lay out a plan for how to get there. The agreement – to cut deforestation in half by 2020, and eliminate it entirely by 2030 – was signed by 30 national governments, 50 private […]

#ZeroDeforestation Special: Are we getting any closer? by @ldattaro @CIFOR blog.cifor.org/33778/zero-deforestation...

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