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P&G dogged by controversy on forests, human rights at annual meeting for third year in a row
Environmental advocacy groups raised concerns and activists protested for a third year in a row at Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) annual general meeting of shareholders.
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At the World’s Largest Corporations, Personnel is Policy
The world’s largest asset managers call the climate emergency one of the largest material risks to long-term corporate stability.
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California Governor Newsom fails to pass the Deforestation Free Procurement act
Amidst ongoing wildfires, California Governor Gavin Newsom today vetoed the California Deforestation Free Procurement Act
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US Congress to introduce bill to curb global deforestation
Friends of the Earth welcomes today’s announcement of the Forest Act, a new bipartisan bill to be introduced in the U.S. Senate that seeks to put an end to U.S. agribusiness’s role in enabling ill…
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California’s Paper Trail Leads to Rainforest Destruction in Sumatra – and Governor Newsom Has the Power to Change That
Consumers have the right to know where the products they buy come from and to trace them back to the source of the raw materials to ensure that they are not linked to anything dodgy, such as deforesta…
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Assemblymember Kalra and Bill Sponsors Celebrate Passage of AB 416, a Landmark Bill to Make California a Leader in Fighting Tropical Deforestation
AB 416 will ensure that California is not inadvertently contributing to tropical deforestation and encourages more transparency and sustainable practices across the board.
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Climate advocacy groups launch ‘vote no’ campaign against P&G Board of Directors
Climate groups are launching a campaign encouraging investors to vote against two key members of Procter & Gamble’s Board of Directors.
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California moves to disentangle its spending from global deforestation
AB 416, the California Deforestation-Free Procurement Act, ensures that state contracts are not playing part in the commodity-driven deforestation crisis in either the boreal or tropics.
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FOE calls on Governor Cooper to preserve North Carolina’s forests
Today community leaders and organizations from rural North Carolina counties impacted by the wood burning biomass industry held a press conference, rally, and delivered a petition to Gov. Cooper.
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Media Advisory: Where’s Governor Cooper on North Carolina’s Forests?
This will be the first in a series of public education and action events focused on the growth of the dirty industry in rural Eastern NC, the poorest and most racially diverse region in the state.