Why should global financiers worry about agribusiness COFCO's deforestation links?
Financiers must ensure that China's largest agricultural processing and trading company no longer sources from deforesters
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Article | September 05, 2023
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Blog Post | April 11, 2023 To save the Amazon, Brazil needs China’s commitment
When Brazil’s newly elected President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva meets President Xi Jinping later this week, there is one issue both leaders need to address: the surging deforestation in the Amazon, which is pushing the rainforest towards its tipping point.
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Blog Post | December 08, 2022 Chinese industry body launches consultation on new grievance mechanism for communities impacted by mining projects
The Responsible Cobalt Initiative has developed a complaint and consultation mechanism to ensure better handling of disputes on environmental, social and governance issues related to mining projects and mineral supply chains
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Article | June 07, 2021 Under the spotlight: Chinese banks' risky agribusiness portfolio
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Briefing Document | March 02, 2021 Digging for Disclosure
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Press Release | June 07, 2021 Chinese banks are pouring billions into destructive agribusiness linked to global deforestation
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Press Release | March 11, 2019 New analysis shows a worrying surge in exports of tropical timber to Vietnam and China from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2018
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Press Release | October 18, 2018 Alarm bells sound for China’s trade reputation, as new report reveals destructive logging of Solomon Islands’ rainforests risks illegality
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Press Release | October 23, 2017 Chinese industry takes bold step to tackle land grabs with launch of new rubber guidelines
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Press Release | August 30, 2016 Congo’s Mines Minister calls for “genuine clean up” of gold sector following Global Witness investigation into chaotic boom in country’s east
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Press Release | December 02, 2015 Global Witness welcomes progressive new Chinese mineral supply chain guidelines
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Blog Post | April 11, 2023 To save the Amazon, Brazil needs China’s commitment
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Blog Post | December 08, 2022 Chinese industry body launches consultation on new grievance mechanism for communities impacted by mining projects
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Blog Post | December 02, 2020 China’s major revamp of banking laws falls short of its green ambition, but it can still change that
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Blog Post | August 06, 2020 How to tackle the illegal timber trade? New rules on implementing China’s Forest Law could hold the key
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Blog Post | January 27, 2020 New Chinese rules on illegal timber could help safeguard the world’s climate critical forests
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Blog Post | July 31, 2019 China’s role in global forest governance and the revision of its Forest Law
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