Finance sector failing to curb deforestation, new report finds

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By Tom HowarthAug 19, 2025, 5:45 pm
Financial institutions funneled $8.9 trillion into companies driving deforestation last year, according to the new “Forest 500” report from Global Canopy. Despite a decade of rising ambition, fewer financial institutions now have public deforestation policies than in previous years, the report found, a…

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