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We're razing forests for palm oil plantations again

by Hans Nicholas Jong

After a steady decline, palm oil-linked deforestation shot up for the second year in a row in Indonesia, especially in carbon rich

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Some light in a dark climate year: Amazon deforestation is down 56%

by Natalie Alcoba

The region’s politics may be shifting but a Ceres review of 53 major companies found most still lack robust deforestation policies

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Kellogg’s supplier controversy in Indonesia shows palm oil is still a problem

by Hans Nicholas Jong

Pop-Tarts maker is the latest brand to freeze purchases from top palm oil supplier while activists call sustainability claims “empty rhetoric”

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Corporate Knights Radar: Sustainable solutions and red flag database

by CK Staff

The Corporate Knights Sustainable Solutions Database consists of a subset of companies from developed and emerging economies in the Corporate Knights coverage

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Papua New Guinea on the chopping block

by Roberta Staley

Eight members of the Kimadi tribe stand, crouch or sit on the hard ground, knotty with exposed tree roots, enjoying the relative

Responsible Investing

Tim Nash's sustainable stock showdown on ditching Exxon for greener oil

by Tim Nash

As a sustainable investment advisor, I’ve had the uncomfortable job of sitting with climate activist clients as we open up their portfolio

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Why not even one company is on track to meet 2020 deforestation pledges

by Adria Vasil

A lot of leafy promises were made this past decade. Declarations were signed. Celebratory headlines were written. The world’s chainsaws, you could

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