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The decision by member companies of ABIOVE (the Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries) to quit the soy moratorium, which bans signatories from purchasing soy grown on deforested Amazon land, is a 'serious and unjustifiable setback for the private sector and for Brazil', WWF Brasil has said.
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Decision by traders to quit Soy Moratorium pact puts Brazil’s agribusiness sector ‘at risk’

2 months ago2 months ago3 mins

The decision by member companies of ABIOVE (the Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries) to quit the soy moratorium, which…

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The announcement by the European Commission that it is proposing targeted measures to ensure the timely implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) protects the 'core principles' of the regulation, the World Resources Institute has said.
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‘Workaround’ on implementation protects EUDR’s core principles, says WRI

4 months ago4 months ago6 mins

The announcement by the European Commission that it is proposing targeted measures to ensure the timely implementation of the EU…

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Paper products manufacturer Sofidel has said that it is committed to achieving net zero across its entire supply chain by 2050, adding that it is 'intensifying' its ecological transition strategy.
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Sofidel commits to net zero emissions by 2050

6 months ago6 months ago3 mins

Paper products manufacturer Sofidel has said that it is committed to achieving net zero across its entire supply chain by…

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Human activities such as deforestation and the expansion of agricultural land has had a massive impact on natural land carbon stocks, a study by researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) has found.
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Human impact has reduced natural land carbon stocks by 24%

7 months ago3 months ago3 mins

Human activities such as deforestation and the expansion of agricultural land has had a massive impact on natural land carbon…

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Ruediger Hagedorn, Data-Driven Value Chain Director, The Consumer Goods Forum.
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Smarter data use reshapes consumer goods companies’ profitability and sustainability

7 months ago2 months ago7 mins

Op-ed by Ruediger Hagedorn, Data-Driven Value Chain Director, The Consumer Goods Forum. In today’s ‘age of AI’, how companies use data…

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Nature-based climate solutions (NbCS) are currently 'falling short', and need to be restructured in order to work more effectively, a new study led by researchers from the University of Utah, University of California Santa Barbara, and other institutions has found.
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Nature-based climate solutions need to be restructured to work more effectively

7 months ago7 months ago4 mins

Nature-based climate solutions (NbCS) are currently ‘falling short’, and need to be restructured in order to work more effectively, a…

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SustainabilityOnline talks to The Consumer Goods Forum's Didier Bergeret about why businesses need to be pragmatic about sustainability.
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The Consumer Goods Forum’s Didier Bergeret on why businesses need to be pragmatic about sustainability

8 months ago7 days ago10 mins

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), which brings together industry leaders from across the retail and CPG industry, has been instrumental…

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The cutting of 32,000 acres of boreal forests in Canada to produce toilet paper and paper towels generates more than 3.8 million tonnes of carbon emissions each year, according to a new study by the Centre for Sustainable Economy (CSE).
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Emissions impact of toilet paper production explored in new report

8 months ago8 months ago4 mins

The cutting of 32,000 acres of boreal forests in Canada to produce toilet paper and paper towels generates more than…

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New data from the Grantham Research Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science has found that some 226 new climate change litigation cases were filed in 2024, bringing the total number of global cases filed to nearly 3,000.
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Political shifts prompting new dynamics in climate litigation

8 months ago8 months ago3 mins

New data from the Grantham Research Institute at the London School of Economics and Political Science has found that some…

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The COP30 presidency has published its fourth official letter, in which it outlined its vision for the COP30 Action Agenda, which in turn will seek to accelerate the implementation of the Global Stocktake.
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COP30 presidency sets out ‘Action Agenda’ in new letter

8 months ago7 days ago3 mins

The COP30 presidency has published its fourth official letter, in which it announced its vision for the COP30 Action Agenda,…

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