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The company plans to give its shareholders a chance to vote on its green policy every three years in a bid to offer more transparency on its progress
The confectionery and food giant plans to cut the number of palm sourcing mills from 1,500 to fewer than 100 by 2021
That’s according to the Senior Research Leader at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Dr Olwen Grace who spoke to FNZ about the world’s methods of producing ‘green energy’
The government says currently, many of the products bought in the UK use ingredients that have been produced in countries where there is a high risk of deforestation
Larger companies will face fines if they are not able to demonstrate their supply chains are free from illegal deforestation
Advocacy group Instituto Socioambiental says more than 24,000 hectares of forest were cleared illegally within indigenous lands in just eight months
An open letter from 38 international organisations warns investors to think twice before buying shares in two Brazilian meat producers because of the risk of deforestation
He told Bishops from across the region that they must focus on saving the rainforest and providing better services to its indigenous people
The University of Exeter claims the trees would also have the benefit of helping smallholders make a living
The Central American country has won the UN Environment Programme’s 2019 Champions of the Earth award
