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Nestlé, Unilever and Danone stand out as leaders in the fight against deforestation

Nestlé, Unilever and Danone stand out as leaders in the fight against deforestation

But 97% of forest-dependent firms still don't do enough.

29 April 2025

Mondelez reports close to 10% year-on-year carbon footprint reduction

Sustainability Reports

Mondelez reports close to 10% year-on-year carbon footprint reduction

This is a step change from last year’s report, when Mondelez had only cut its carbon footprint by around 3% compared to its 2018 baseline.

22 April 2025

EU Commission eases Deforestation Regulation reporting processes

EU Commission eases Deforestation Regulation reporting processes

Companies will now be allowed to submit just one due diligence statement per year, instead of one for every shipment.

21 April 2025

Deforestation: Timber from illegal Amazon logging sold on EU and US markets

Deforestation: Timber from illegal Amazon logging sold on EU and US markets

“This is not the time to water down or weaken enforcement of legal requirements for EU and US companies."

07 April 2025

Climate experts predict net zero delay, but remain optimistic

Climate experts predict net zero delay, but remain optimistic

The IPR 2025 Transition Forecast suggests a 67% probability of limiting global warming to 2°C or below.

28 February 2025

Consumer goods firms standardise supplier sustainability targets

Food and Beverages

Consumer goods firms standardise supplier sustainability targets

The targets cover emissions disclosures and mitigation, renewables, deforestation and regenerative agriculture.

22 November 2024

COP29 yet to deliver on climate finance deal commitments

CSO Futures Weekly

COP29 yet to deliver on climate finance deal commitments

A COP29 news roundup, a conversation with GM’s recently retired Chief Sustainability Officer, and your last chance to join our exclusive nature event.

21 November 2024

EU Parliament postpones Deforestation Regulation despite corporate calls to maintain it

Policy & Standards

EU Parliament postpones Deforestation Regulation despite corporate calls to maintain it

If approved in trilogue negotiations, the delay would give large operators until December 2025 to comply.

15 November 2024

Millions of high-integrity forest carbon credits to be issued from 2025

Millions of high-integrity forest carbon credits to be issued from 2025

Three REDD+ methodologies have been approved by ICVCM to issue Core Carbon Principles-labelled credits – most of which from jurisdictional projects.

15 November 2024

‘Make Big Oil pay’ campaign takes over COP29 website as report projects record fossil fuel emissions in 2024

‘Make Big Oil pay’ campaign takes over COP29 website as report projects record fossil fuel emissions in 2024

Many oil and gas companies are backtracking on their climate commitments, investing in production expansion instead.

13 November 2024