Global soy traders are not doing enough to prevent the devastating impacts of soy production on forests and other crucial ecosystems, nor do they adequately tackle human rights abuses in soy supply chains, according to a new Scorecard launched today by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in collaboration with Global Canopy.
This first-of-its-kind Scorecard measures the commitments and actions taken by 22 of the world’s biggest soy traders to address critical environmental and social issues occurring in their supply chains.
Of the nine traders who responded to the survey (representing 52% of global soy exports), the highest total score obtained by a company was only 52.5%. This indicates that there is substantial room for progress across all major companies. Furthermore, existing commitments to deforestation- and/or conversion-free soy are weak and need to be strengthened. The Scorecard finds commitments lack clear cut-off dates, not applied equally across full supply chains nor to all ecos
Ungenügende ökologische und soziale Verpflichtungen bei globalen Sojahändlern
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First Soy Traders Scorecard Shows Major Traders Are Not Taking Sufficient Action on Their Environmental and Social Commitments
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Endangered peccaries born at Potawatomi Zoo By: Maura Johnson
Photo courtesy: Potawatomi Zoo
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Three endangered Chacoan peccaries were born at the Potawatomi Zoo on April 16, the Zoo announced Wednesday.
The three peclets, whose sex is still undetermined, were born to mom Pepa and dad Tapo.
This is the fifth litter of Chacoan Peccaries born at the Zoo since 2019.
Chacoan peccaries can breed all year long and have a gestation period of 151 days.
“Chacoan peccaries are endangered in their native habitat, the Gran Chaco region of South America, so we’re very excited to be a part of this animal’s Species Survival Plan,” says Josh Sisk, executive director of the Potawatomi Zoo. “Very little is known about the way these animals breed and raise their young, so we have the opportunity to add to the knowledge base and hopefully help this species someday recover in the wild.”