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Are beverage firms paying enough attention to deforestation? - sustainability spotlight
2020-10-22 16:11:44| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
A new initiative to address deforestation was launched last month by the Consumer Goods Forum involving 17 major manufacturers and retailers - but no drinks companies. Ben Cooper explores whether the beverage sector needs to do more in the area of deforestation.
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McDonald's among food firms urging tougher deforestation rules
2020-10-05 01:03:43| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Unilever and Tesco also say a new law should apply to all deforestation, whether legal or illegal.
Climate change: New UK law to curb deforestation in supply chains
2020-08-25 04:32:14| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
UK businesses will have to show that products and supply lines are free from illegal deforestation.
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New leather conference to discuss deforestation issues
2019-10-22 12:38:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
A new event is launching next month for brands, retailers and manufacturers working in the leather value chain who want to understand the latest developments in chemistry, compliance and sustainability.
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Tech Approaches to Offsetting the Ecological Disaster of Deforestation
2019-09-23 19:24:27| TechNewsWorld
Watching Brazil's rain forest burn is causing a lot of us to freak out a bit. Referring to it as "the world's lungs" may be an overstatement, but the rain forest is a critical global resource, and its destruction undoubtedly will worsen global warming. Given that the U.S. government has dismantled many environmental protection rules, companies are beginning to step up to work on offsets.
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