Following pressure and engagement from activists and environmental organizations, BlackRock voted in favor of a shareholder resolution to identify further opportunities to combat deforestation and degradation of intact forests in…

Major fashion retail companies including H&M, Inditex/Zara and M&S are collaborating to develop business solutions that protect frontier forests, including Canada’s Boreal, the Amazon and forests in Indonesia, under the CanopyStyle Leaders initiative.

From January to April 2020, the rate of Amazon deforestation was up 55% on the previous year, Reuters reports.

In July 2020, Nordea Asset Management dropped JBS, Brazil’s largest meat processor, from its full portfolio (not just ESG-focused funds) – withdrawing around € 40 million – after the company failed to address the investors’ concerns regarding its handling of deforestation.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced plans to make India more self-reliant as part of its post-COVID-19 recovery plans. However, certain aspects of the Atmanibhar Bharat drive raise significant questions.

From January to April 2020, the rate of Amazon deforestation alerts rose sharply by 55%, according to data gathered by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) and its real-time…