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After two decades of failed interventions across the cocoa sector, cocoa-farming communities are still battling the effects of poverty, child labour and deforestation. The 2020 Cocoa Barometer report launched 1 December 2020 is a...
16/12/2020
On 22 October 2020, the European Parliament sent a strong signal to the European Commission by adopting MEP Delara Burckhardt’s report, ‘An EU legal framework to halt and reverse EU-driven global deforestation’, in plenary.
Pre-...
10/11/2020
On 5 October 2020 the UK government closed its first round of consultation on a proposed law designed to prevent forests and other important natural areas from being illegally converted into agricultural land (FW 258). This...
13/10/2020
Following its Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests in 2019, the European Commission has finally opened a questionnaire-based consultation on policies needed to reduce deforestation and...
16/09/2020
Can momentum for cleaning up the EU’s supply chains avoid reinforcing the injustices that helped to cause the problem?
09/07/2020
Germany has a chance to raise climate ambition and shape three important relationships.
10/06/2020
The push to adopt enforceable sustainability measures, starting with the cocoa sector, is gaining momentum in DG Trade.
Real transformation of global supply chains is needed, and business and finance must seize the chance to redirect their practices – or be left behind.
12/05/2020
Mandatory sustainable corporate governance is continuing to gain traction at the EU Level.
Binding rules and strong enforcement are the only way to help consumers not buy products tainted by abuse and destruction.
08/04/2020
