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October 15, 2020 |
Soy • Latin America
Widespread fires in Brazil have been the center of media attention for yet again this year. Unlike the Amazon and Pantanal biomes, the Cerrado has seen 9 percent fewer fires from
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September 16, 2020 |
Soy • Latin America
Brazilian soy producer SLC Agrícola said that it will stop deforesting in the Cerrado in 2020 and move to increasing productivity on already cleared land. However, its newly
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August 11, 2020 |
Soy • Latin America
Brazilian soy exports have risen steeply amid the COVID-19 pandemic as a result of attractive exchange rates, agribusiness expansion, US-China tensions, and efforts to mitigate
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June 18, 2020 |
Soy • Latin America
Brazilian soy producer SLC Agrícola continues to move forward with clearing land for cultivation despite increased attention on its operations in the Cerrado. Recent statements
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January 17, 2020 |
Palm Oil, Soy • Latin America
Agriculture giant Bunge recently announced that it closed its first sustainability-linked revolving credit facility, worth USD 1.75 billion. The new facility agreement links
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November 5, 2019 |
Soy • Latin America
An investigation by several NGOs including Friends of the Earth and GRAIN shows that recent fires in Brazil have taken place on farms owned by Harvard University’s endowment
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July 4, 2019 |
Soy • Latin America
Environmental finance firm Sustainable Investment Management (SIM) is launching a green bond initiative on the London Stock Exchange on July 4, 2019 for medium-sized farmers in an
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December 19, 2018 |
Soy • Latin America
Major agricultural commodity trader Bunge updated its commitment to sustainability along its grain and oilseeds supply chains last month in an effort to further curb
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October 9, 2018 |
Soy • Latin America
Higher Chinese soy imports from Brazil could lead to increased levels of deforestation in the Amazon and the Cerrado. The U.S. trade war with China, which includes tariffs on
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May 24, 2018 |
Soy • Latin America
As a result of “Operation Soy Sauce”, Reuters reported May 23, 2018 that the Brazilian government environmental agency Ibama and federal prosecutors have fined Bunge, Cargill,