2014 the year of deforestation-free supply chains, report says
28/11/2014
The report, ‘Deforestation-free supply chains: From commitments to action’, makes the point that many large global companies are now pledging to rid their supply chains of raw materials produced on illegally deforested land. Head of CDP’s forest programme, Katie McCoy, said at the time of the report’s publication that these commitments are, in part, a response to demand from investors for companies “to recognise and act on the risks facing their business”.
CDP produced the report on behalf of 240 investors with a combined total of $15 trillion in assets. It analyses how well 150 companies around the world have done against ongoing commitments to increase transparency and accountability on deforestation issues and on products and raw materials that could pose a risk to forests.
Several players in the packer, tanning and leathergoods sectors come out of the report well. It lists, for example, Brazilian packer and tanning group JBS as the most improved company in the food sector and luxury leathergoods group LVMH as the most improved in textiles, apparel and luxury goods.
At the same time, it highlights the performance of another Brazilian packer and tanning group, Marfrig, in one of a limited number of case studies, giving details of the progress Marfrig has made in making sure the cattle it sources are from deforestation-free farms and ranches. The report also quoted tanning group PrimeAsia as an example of a company that was working to identify opportunities to stabilise its supply chain to source from “the most sustainable suppliers, while manufacturing leather with the lowest energy, water, and waste footprint”.
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