News & press | Forest Footprint Disclosure

"Carrefour Brazil, within the framework of the ABRAS, has called for credible third party audits to ensure beef products are not from deforested areas of the Amazon." Paul Rowsome, Carrefour Group
"As an industry leader, IOI Group has targeted to have all growing areas under its control RSPO certified by the end of 2011." Donald C. Grubba, IOI Group
"L’Oreal recognises opportunities within our sector associated with sourcing and marketing sustainably sourced materials." Francis Quinn, L’Oreal
"We actively support the role of FFD in improving transparency of company progress at all levels in the supply chain and in advancing sustainable practices." Freddie Woolfe, Hermes Equity Ownership Services
"We welcome the FFD project as an important step on the path to reducing deforestation and hope that our experience is useful to other companies." Lauren Orme, Marks and Spencer
"Deforestation has been losing us an estimated US$ 2-5 trillion of welfare benefits every year." Pavan Sukhdev, TEEB/Deutsche Bank
"Gaining and maintaining market share by providing eco-labelled products is an opportunity that we recognise, FFD participation provides a welcome opportunity for us to share our values." Peter Gardiner, Mondi
"Climate change and sustainability issues represent an important growth area for our business and we are keen to engage with other FFD participants." Mark Gough, Reed Elsevier
"We are committed to procuring biomass on a sustainable basis. Completing the FFD questionnaire has helped us to think more broadly about our procurement policy impacts." Nigel Burdett, Drax Power
"Weyerhaeuser's reputation depends on managing its forests sustainably and otherwise purchasing wood from responsible sources." Cassie Phillips, Weyerhaeuser
"As a responsible company, we value good relations with suppliers and want to work with suppliers who acknowledge the need to focus on sustainability." Annette Hansen, Danisco
"FFD provides a useful forum for us to share our experience and our aim is to have 100% third party certified sustainable materials in our supply chain as soon as they are available." Pekka Tuovinen, Neste Oil
"Our participation in this project will help guide internal efforts to create transparency in our supply chain." Frank Henke, adidas Group
"I don’t see this as an exercise to showcase the good and criticise the bad, instead it’s an opportunity to help companies reduce their forest footprint." Jonathon Counsell, British Airways
"We have always managed Sainsbury’s forest footprint through working with suppliers and industry experts." Judith Batchelar, Sainsbury's

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FFD Project in the press

April 7, 2010
CDP To Ask 302 Firms To Report Water Use
Environmental Leader

February 11, 2010
Questionário pode ajudar empresas a acabar com desmatamento no país
CBN Globo Radio

February 11, 2010
The Forest Footprint Disclosure Report 2009
Reuters UK

This first annual survey of international firms' awareness of and willingness to disclose their impacts on forests finds low overall awareness, with some firms leading the pack.

February 11, 2010
Weyerhauser, M&S, L'Oreal Among Leaders in First Forest Footprint Report
World Business Council for Sustainable Development

February 11, 2010
The Forest Footprint Disclosure Report 2009
Reuters

February 11, 2010
The Forest Footprint Disclosure Report 2009
GreenBiz

February 10, 2010
Multinacionais divulgam suas pegadas florestais
Carbono Brasil

February 10, 2010
Forest footprint disclosure
Natasha Loader

February 10, 2010
L’Oréal, Weyerhaeuser Among Best Performers in Disclosing Global Forest Footprint
Environmental Leader

February 10, 2010
Boots, KFC, McDonalds ignore rainforest destruction survey
Ecologist

December 10, 2009
Financial And Corporate Sectors Call For Greater Transparency In The Global Supply Chains That Fuel Deforestation
International Trade

June 21, 2009
Managers embrace sustainability principles
FTFM

June 19, 2009
Multinacionais e a degradação florestal
O Eco, Brazil

June 18, 2009
Investors focus on deforestation disclosure
Environmental Finance

June 16, 2009
Investor-backed, UN/DFID supported project targets Fortune 500 companies on deforestation risks
Responsible Investor

June 16, 2009
Attacking the demand side of deforestation
Mongabay.com

June 16, 2009
UK firms urged to disclose "forest footprint"
BusinessGreen.com

June 16, 2009
First Carbon Footprint, Now Forest Footprint?
Environmental Leader

June 16, 2009
Reino Unido quer que empresas mostrem sua responsabilidade no desmatamento
Globo G1 Brazil

June 15, 2009
Major investors back disclosure on deforestation
Reuters

June 15, 2009
We are eating the rainforest
FT.com

June 15, 2009
'Forest footprint' will show investors which companies care about the rainforests
The Telegraph

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