Chain Reaction Research will cover two reports assessing the EU Deforestation Law and its impacts on stakeholders within Brazilian cattle and soy supply chains. The first report assesses the viability and costs of implementing the law for soy and beef supply chains in Brazil. The results show that traceability within these supply chains is already …
This report discusses the traceability requirement of the new EU regulation on deforestation-free products and the feasibility of its implementation in cattle and soy supply chains in Brazil. Traceability is crucial to ensure that commodity production is not linked to deforestation or forest degradation. Download the PDF here: EU Deforestation Law_Traceability Viable in Brazilian Beef …
Cargill and Bunge, the world’s two largest traders of Brazilian soy, have been recently linked to a contested farm in Brazil, connecting the companies to human rights violations of traditional communities. Earthsight and De Olho nos Ruralistas, two non-profit organizations in the UK and Brazil, recently found that Cargill and Bunge are sourcing soy from …
BrasilAgro, a Brazilian rural real estate firm and soy producer, has plans to convert at least 10,000 hectares (ha) of Cerrado native vegetation for livestock and grain production, which include the drilling of several large-capacity wells. Chain Reaction Research has previously flagged the company’s clearing operations in Brazil and its associated business risks. BrasilAgro has …
Investors are continuing to urge governments and companies to take actions to conserve forests and curb commodity-driven deforestation. A group of NGOs and activist investors are currently putting together a sign-on letter in support of three key pieces of legislation in the United States that aim to decrease deforestation risks and human rights abuses in …
Just two weeks after a watershed announcement by more than 100 countries at COP26 on eliminating deforestation, the EU released a draft law on November 17 that would require companies to show that their products are not tied to forest clearing. Essentially, the legislation would ban commodities that are linked to deforestation, whether legal or …
Commitments coming out of COP26 could represent a structural shift in efforts to conserve forests and tackle commodity-driven deforestation. The announcement that more than 100 countries, including those with vast amounts of tropical forests such as Brazil and Indonesia, pledged to eliminate deforestation by 2030 is a crucial breakthrough. Fossil fuels typically get most of …
An investigation by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Greenpeace Unearthed, ITV News, and the Daily Mirror has found links between deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon and Cerrado biomes and British dairy products. Soy trader Cargill, leading European animal nutrition company ForFarmers, and multiple consumer goods companies are connected to the supply chain of Grupo Scheffer, a …
Active fires were detected on the Fazenda Perdizes farm on August 24, 2021 in Porto dos Gaúchos, Mato Grosso. The property is owned and operated by SLC Agrícola, the largest soybean producer in Brazil. Fazenda Perdizes consists of areas held under SLC Agrícola’s ownership and through joint ventures with other companies. The recently detected fires …
In a landmark decision, on May 26, 2021, a Dutch civil court ordered Shell to cut its CO2 emissions by net 45 percent in 2030 compared to 2019 levels. The decision states that the reduction obligation relates to the Shell’s entire energy portfolio and to the aggregate volume of all emissions (Scope 1 to 3), …
