Commodities and Supply Chains — EIA

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Colombia se convierte en el primer país de bosque tropical en sancionar una ley de trazabilidad ganadera para combatir la deforestación

La emblemática legislación obligará tanto al sector público como al privado a garantizar que sus cadenas de suministro no contribuyan a la deforestación

Esta emblemática ley establece, por primera vez en Colombia y la región, salvaguardas para garantizar que la carne que se vende en supermercados no esté vinculada con la deforestación.

Cattle scattered across a deforested landscape
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NGOs to the European fashion industry: your reputation is at risk

Leather imports represent one of the strongest links between the European market and deforestation, labor abuses and Indigenous rights violations driven by cattle ranching in the Amazon. Despite this, the European Commission is proposing to grant leather an arbitrary exemption, under heavy pressure from the industry lobby

Treated cow hides hang from a conveyer belt in a leather factory
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European Commission caves to industry lobby and greenlights continued EU imports of deforestation leather

EIA welcomes the European Commission’s decision not to reopen the landmark EU Deforestation Regulation. After two years of delays, the focus now needs to be on implementation and regulatory predictability, as called for by some of the world’s largest food companies. With EU commodity consumption continuing to be a major driver of deforestation, the world’s forests […]