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2 Nov 2021

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Investors with $8.7 trillion in assets commit to work on eliminating agricultural commodity-driven deforestation risks in portfolios by 2025

"Commitment on Eliminating Agricultural Commodity-Driven Deforestation", 2 Nov 2021

Over 30 financial institutions with more than (US) $8.7 trillion in assets under management are committed to work on eliminating agricultural commodity-driven deforestation risks in their investment and lending portfolios by 2025... This investor-led initiative is supported by a collaborative effort from leading organisations and individuals at the intersection of finance and conservation... The signatory financial institutions commit to using “best efforts to eliminate forest-risk agricultural commodity-driven deforestation activities at the companies in our investment portfolios and in our financing activities by 2025”...

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Investors with $8.7 trillion in assets commit to work on eliminating agricultural commodity-driven deforestation risks in portfolios by 2025

Sequenza temporale

COP26: After weakened climate deal reached, Indigenous Peoples say their goals were not met

Peru: Despite COP26 commitments, indigenous peoples allege highway construction in the Amazon, including use of rivers continue, threatening their rights

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Make ecocide a crime against humanity, says activist

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Africa: Corporations urged to invest in Africa's carbon sink and compensate the continent for climate change

México: Delegación mexicana en COP26 se pronuncia sobre la construcción de acuerdos con enfoque de derechos humanos y equidad de género

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