Consumer goods giants plot course to deforestation-free supply chains
A coalition of 20 multinational consumer goods firms have developed a roadmap to eliminate commodity-driven deforestation, after pledging last year to deliver a forest-positive impact.
Commodities covered by the coalition include palm oil (pictured), soy and forest products like wood and paper
The roadmap has been produced by members of the Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition of Action. Launched at Climate Week NYC six months ago, the initiative involves corporates that are dependent on forest-related key commodities, including Nestle, Mars, Carrefour and Asia Pulp & Paper.
According to the roadmap, 2021 will be “an integral year” for the initiative. It will see much early-stage work on issues including supplier engagement and education and discussions with policymakers internationally.
‘Everything on this planet is connected’: Q&A with WWF’s Marco Lambertini
As the world works to emerge from the devastation and hardship brought by the pandemic, there has been much talk about the recovery being an opportunity to drive transformative change toward a more sustainable, equitable society that recognizes that human well-being is underpinned by a healthy planet.
Much of the focus on this concept has been on cutting carbon emissions from transportation and energy production. There’s been less emphasis on protecting and restoring nature, but the “Nature Positive” campaign is working to change that. WWF, which is arguably the best known conservation group in the world, is among the NGOs leading the charge on Nature Positive.
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Date: 27 May 2021
How to turn climate ambitions into reality: Q&A with Nigel Topping
2020 was supposed to be a landmark year for taking stock on climate and biodiversity commitments and determining how societies move forward to address the world’s most pressing problems. Instead, the COVID-19 pandemic intervened, leading to the postponement or cancellation of many events, including the 26th United Nations climate conference (COP26).
But while COP26’s delay may have stalled government to government negotiations at national levels, it didn’t prevent the parties from advancing efforts to address climate change, including the push to connect government targets with initiatives by sub-national governments, cities, companies, and civil society groups.
Businesses are realising the huge cost of nature loss More than half of global GDP is generated by work dependent on natural systems. As businesses learn to work with nature, they are realising how much they rely upon it. Luis Ascui / Getty images
A dirt track runs through burnt out forest in the Kinglake region on 12 February 2009 in Melbourne, Australia The river Ingol in Norfolk, in the east of England, provides a haven for breeding birds, amphibians, bats and water voles. But the waterway also contains a natural treatment plant for Anglian Water. Each day, the company pumps millions of litres of water into the wetland, where it is filtered and cleaned by the ecosystem before it is returned to the river.