Corporate growth still driving deforestation, CDP shows - BBC News
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A study by the Carbon Disclosure Programme (CDP) suggests almost a quarter of company revenues depend on deforestation-linked commodities.
These commodities are cattle products, soy, palm oil and timber products.
The findings are based on disclosures from 365 investors worth US $22 trillion (£17 trillion).
“We found this year that a substantial share of corporate income depends upon commodities that are linked to deforestation risk,” explained Katie McCoy, CDP’s head of forests.
“When we carried out our analysis, we found that - on average - about a quarter of companies’ revenue are dependent on commodities that have been linked to deforestation.”
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