New rules preventing companies from buying commodities linked with deforestation and forest degradation will soon to come into force in the European Union. The response to the regulation has prompted multiple new initiatives designed to ramp up corporations' due diligence and sustainability reporting efforts. These come after similar initiatives were announced at the COP27 Climate Summit last November, including the launch of the Forest and Climate Leaders' Partnership by 26 countries, which account for nearly 35% of the world's forests. Meanwhile, organisations like Canopy have launched...
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