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What goes wrong with auditing and how to improve it

KPMG, the Swiss SGS SA, the German TÜV and 45 other auditing firms have ignored or simply missed environmental damage caused by their clients. The recently released report, Deforestation Inc. by the ICIJ, sheds light on the challenges of assuring ESG data and the impact it has on people and the environment. How can auditing…

Drivers and Responses in a Changing World

In January 2021 the WWF launched a new report DEFORESTATION FRONTS: Drivers and Responses in a Changing World. The report covers 24 ‘deforestation fronts’  and analysis deforestation by connecting drivers and responses globally. This new report focuses on the tropics and sub-tropics, which accounted for at least two-thirds of global forest cover loss from 2000…

Launch Local Impact Hub

The  Local Impact Hub connects global value chains with local experts allowing companies to improve their responsible business conduct. On the first of March, the Local Impact Hub is officially launched. A new initiative that brings local insights from the ground to companies operating in global value chains to improve their responsible business conduct. The…