Chris West

Jan 29, 2024 | sei.org | Chris West |Simon A. Croft |Joe Simpson |Rhian Ebrey

Skip navigation The Amsterdam Declarations Partnership (ADP) is a multilateral effort by ten European countries to eliminate deforestation related to agricultural commodity production by 2025. This Trase report is intended to help Germany in its efforts to meet the ADP commitments and prepare for new EU legislation which aims to regulate deforestation-free products.

Jan 9, 2024 | sei.org | Chris West

Skip navigation New regulations in the UK and EU aim to target global commodity-driven deforestation and forest degradation. The authors of this paper constructed a “Compliance Likelihood Index” in order to assess how different sectors in Brazil would be able to work with this new and forthcoming legislation.

Nov 15, 2023 | sei.org | Simon A. Croft |Jolene Tan |Chris West

Skip navigation Across the global economy, there is an urgent need to tackle unsustainable patterns of consumption. The planet’s capacity to support human consumption is finite, and a recent assessment reveals serious imminent threats to multiple physical and biological systems that are key to human well-being. Consumption practices must change for this pressure to ease. There is broad global agreement on the need for action.

Oct 18, 2023 | sei.org | Jonathan Green |Chris West

Skip navigation Almost all tropical deforestation is related to the production of global commodities, but mapping this deforestation through satellite imagery is rare (oil palm and soy are the notable exceptions).

Sep 26, 2023 | sei.org | Carina Mueller |Chris West

Skip navigation Agricultural supply chains of forest-risk commodities such as soy, palm oil, and cocoa have risen to the top of the global sustainability agenda. Demand-side actors, including consumer-goods companies, retailers, and civil society organizations have coalesced around a growing number of sustainable supply chain policies.