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🚨 NEW: Risky Business report with Auriga Nusantara exposes how EU timber imports are linked to the destruction of Borneo's forests.

In 2024, Dutch, Belgian & German firms bought 23,000+ m³ of wood from companies that used timber from cleared forests. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6-M...
Risky Business: EU timber imports linked to destruction of Borneo's forests
YouTube video by Earthsight
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🌎 COP30 kicks off this week in Brazil

👜 Our recent investigation linked leather used by Coach to illegal cattle ranching in the Brazilian Amazon in Pará state - the host of the climate talks

See how @thetimes.com covered it this week ⬇️ bit.ly/3WPEcdm
Hip handbag maker Coach ‘linked to Brazilian deforestation’
The brand is alleged to have sourced leather from a tannery linked to deforestation in the part of the country hosting Cop30
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November 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“The community depends on the forest. In the past, we were spoilt by nature. Everything we needed was here.”

Our latest report exposes deforestation damaging the livelihoods of local & Indigenous communities in Borneo, who rely on the forest for food, livelihoods, and medicine.
November 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🚨 NEW joint statement: EU’s credibility on human rights & climate is on the line.

Ahead of a vote in November that could weaken the #CSDDD, 140+ CSOs urge MEPs to back a strong, fair deal that protects communities & our planet, not corporate interests.

🔗 corporatejustice.org/publications...
October 31, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🚨 The EU Commission calls it “targeted measures” – we call it a targeted weakening of the #EUDR.

Despite the proposed loopholes to weaken the law’s requirements in response to industry lobbying, lobby groups continue to clamour for more.

Our reaction 👇 www.earthsight.org.uk/news/eudr-si...
Proposals to ‘simplify’ the EUDR give retailers and EU producers a free pass
Despite the Commission proposing loopholes that soften the EUDR, lobby groups continue to clamour for more
www.earthsight.org.uk
October 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
🌳 Borneo’s forests are home to wildlife found nowhere else — orangutans, proboscis monkeys & dozens of unique birds.

Our Risky Business report reveals how timber from bulldozed forests in Indonesia is connected to the supply chains of EU companies importing plywood, decking, and door frames.

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October 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Intact Forest Landscape in Indonesian Papua is lost 8 times faster in FSC-certified logging concessions than uncertified concessions.❗

⚠️ A vote at this week's @FSC_IC General Assembly could make this worse.

Read more: www.earthsight.org.uk/news/fsc-int...
FSC’s Orwellian answer to Intact Forest Landscapes
A vote this week could allow logging companies carrying the FSC ‘green label’ to destroy precious ‘Intact Forest Landscapes’ (IFLs) currently protected by the scheme’s rules
www.earthsight.org.uk
October 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🚨FSC is facing its “last call” to tackle a billion-dollar fraud crisis

Our new analysis suggests that $10-$30bn of fraudulently certified goods are being sold each year

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Will FSC act on the billion-dollar fraud at its heart?
Crucial vote at key conference next week will determine future of world’s largest green label
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October 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
🚨 NEW: Risky Business report with Auriga Nusantara exposes how EU timber imports are linked to the destruction of Borneo's forests.

In 2024, Dutch, Belgian & German firms bought 23,000+ m³ of wood from companies that used timber from cleared forests. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6-M...
Risky Business: EU timber imports linked to destruction of Borneo's forests
YouTube video by Earthsight
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:09 AM
‼️A new report from @hrw.org finds JBS's direct suppliers source cattle from ranches illegally encroaching on the Terra Nossa settlement and Cachoeira Seca Indigenous Territory in the Brazilian Amazon, Pará state.

www.hrw.org/news/2025/10/15/brazil-illegal-ranches-devastate-rainforest-livelihoods
Brazil: Illegal Ranches Devastate Rainforest, Livelihoods
Illegal cattle ranching has devastated the territories of small farmers and Indigenous peoples in Pará, the state that will hold the COP30 climate summit this year.
www.hrw.org
October 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Alongside other NGOs, we've challenged 6 false claims by the leather industry to show why leather must stay in the EUDR.

Numerous investigations – including our own – show EU leather supply chains linked to deforestation and human rights violations.

Read more: www.earthsight.org.uk/news/include...
Why leather must remain in the EUDR
Debunking industry-promoted myths about leather and deforestation, and highlighting why it is important for leather hides to be covered by the EU Deforestation Regulation
www.earthsight.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Reposted by Earthsight
These are the top 5 US financial giants making the most money from deforestation since the Paris Agreement.

Dig into the data: https://gwitness.org/4nLFDp5

We wrote to all the financial institutions featured in the report seeking their comment. For their responses, see the full report.
October 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📢 A new Greenpeace investigation links cattle raised illegally inside an Indigenous Territory in the Brazilian Amazon to JBS - the world's largest meatpacker and a major exporter of beef to the EU.

Read the investigation ⬇️ bit.ly/4npNSXx
JBS beef exports linked to cattle raised illegally on Indigenous Land - Greenpeace International
This case study demonstrates how links to the violation of Indigenous Peoples’ rights persist in the meat supply chain of JBS.
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October 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
🚨 Brussels is backtracking - again!

@ec.europa.eu seeks another delay to the #EUDR, and every second means more forest lost to satisfy European consumption.

The EU Parliament & Council MUST reject this proposal and implement the law by the end of 2025.

🔗 www.earthsight.org.uk/news/eudr-de...
September 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Secret Ingredient: A year of inaction⚠️

In September 2024, our investigation linked soy used in feed for chicken sold by McDonald’s and Europe’s leading supermarkets to deforestation, land grabbing, corruption and rights abuses in Brazil’s Cerrado.

So, what's happened since?
September 22, 2025 at 8:05 AM
❓Got questions about the EU Deforestation Regulation❓

Our Policy Lead was part of an informative webinar for journalists - hosted by @mongabay.com - discussing why the #EUDR is important, how it will be enforced and what journalists should consider when covering recent attacks on the law.
September 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
WATCH NOW 📺

@francetv.bsky.social's documentary on cotton aired last night, highlighting the findings from our investigation, Fashion Crimes, and exposing how cotton used over the globe by major retail brands is linked to the destruction of Brazil’s Cerrado. 👕🌴

www.france.tv/france-5/sur...
Coton, laine : la face cachée de nos matières naturelles - Documentaire en replay Sur le front
"Sur le front" enquête sur les matières naturelles les plus répandues dans les armoires, la laine et le coton. Ainsi, la laine utilisée dans l'industrie text...
www.france.tv
September 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
🌿🙌 On Brazil's National Cerrado Day, some good news for the country's second-largest biome. ⬇️

Recent data shows that from August 2024 to July 2025, deforestation rates dropped for the first time in 4 years - by over a fifth.
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DETER: desmatamento cai no Cerrado e no Pantanal, mas sobe na Amazônia - ClimaInfo
Dados do INPE divulgados pelo MMA levam em consideração o acumulado no período de agosto de 2024 a 31 de julho.
climainfo.org.br
September 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A new report by Greenpeace is a stark reminder of how IKEA’s enormous appetite for wood to make fast furniture is putting pressure on Europe's most precious forests. 🌳

🪑"IKEA faces a choice: protect these irreplaceable forests or be complicit in their destruction."
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IKEA putting Europe’s Last Wilderness at risk | Greenpeace
New investigation report exposes IKEA’s link to the ongoing destruction of some of Europe’s most precious forests in Romania’s Carpathian Mountains.
greenpeace.at
September 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
“Women who defend land rights and natural resources against mega-projects face greater risks and are among the most at-risk human rights defenders globally.”

Their rights must be protected, and corporations must be held accountable.

Read CJC's new briefing 🔗 bit.ly/4gmL2jy
September 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM
What a way to start the week – we’ve just received a copy in the post of @nytimes.com featuring our investigation on the front page!

Despite high-profile coverage exposing how its demand for wood is fueling the destruction of Borneo’s rainforests, the US RV industry remains silent. 🤐
September 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
🗣️ One week until submissions close! Have your say on the future of EU environmental laws until 10 September⬇️
The EU Commission has opened a call for evidence (closing on 10th September) that could roll back vital environmental laws – including the #EUDR – which is key to tackling global deforestation.

📢 You can have your say here ➡️ www.earthsight.org.uk/eu-environme... @wwf.eu @ec.europa.eu
Have your say on the EU’s environmental roll back
The EU Commission has launched a call for evidence on the “simplification of environmental legislation”, which could potentially roll back critical environmental laws.
www.earthsight.org.uk
September 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
📢 Good news for the Amazon!

Last week, a judge suspended Brazil's competition authority's (CADE) decision ordering grain traders to halt the Amazon Soy Moratorium - the most effective voluntary conservation measure in recent decades
apnews.com/article/braz...
What Brazil’s soy moratorium fight means — and what happens next
Brazil’s soybean moratorium, credited with curbing Amazon deforestation since 2006, faces an uncertain future after the country’s competition regulator ordered its suspension while probing potential c...
apnews.com
September 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Yesterday, Brazil's environment authority took action to crack down on illegal cattle ranching - the same day our report revealed US imports of Brazilian beef are increasingly driving deforestation.

Read Bloomberg's coverage of our investigation ⬇️
Brazil’s environmental authorities seized around 7,000 illegal head of cattle in a major operation in the Amazon, and issued fines to several ranchers and slaughterhouses.
JBS Among Meatpackers Fined by Brazilian Government Amid Illegal Cattle Roundup
The fine comes on the same day a new report shows that the US is increasingly importing beef from facilities near where illegal deforestation is rampant.
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August 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
REVEALED: Nearly 1/4 of Brazilian beef consumed in the US comes from high-risk slaughterhouses in the Amazon. 📈

The Amazonian state of Rondônia has shipped over 34,500 tonnes of beef to the US since 2023 – enough to make 308 million burgers. 🍔 www.earthsight.org.uk/news/exposed...
US diners are more exposed than ever to Amazon deforestation
Nearly a quarter of Brazilian beef consumed in the US comes from high-risk slaughterhouses in the Amazon
www.earthsight.org.uk
August 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
We've signed onto a statement as part of the Corporate Justice Coalition calling for legal consequences for companies involved in human rights violations against the Palestinian people.

We believe that businesses should be held to account when their actions contribute to atrocities. bit.ly/4n6W3HY
CJC and partners call for legal consequences for companies...
From economy of occupation to economy of genocide: The latest report from Francesca Albanese, the Special Rapporteur for human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, lays bare the critical role...
corporatejusticecoalition.org
August 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM