Businesses and NGOs call on Commission to avoid reopening EUDR following April review

Banks and investment funds have provided $595 billion in financing to firms involved in agribusiness and mining in tropical forest areas since 2020, according to a new report by the Forests & Finance coalition.

A coalition of businesses and environmental groups, including Nestlé, Danone, Barry Callebaut, Rainforest Alliance and others, have called on the European Commission to refrain from reopening the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) following its upcom...

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