Our Environment

MAY 21, 2021

South America is home to the largest biodiverse rainforests on Earth. It has also been reported that between the years of 2002 and 2018 more than 20 million hectares of tropical forests were cleared in the Amazon purely for beef production. This is equivalent to a rainforest the size of the United Kingdom [3].

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

In 2018, we penned “The Case Against Nestlé” and launched the Nestlé Pledge: a commitment consumers can make to disavow themselves from Nestlé. Palm oil for Nestlé: more than 1,000 cases of deforestation per day Rainforest Rescue | October 22, 2020 In 2010, Nestlé gave itself ten years to switch to 100% deforestation-free palm oil.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

In 2018, we penned “The Case Against Nestlé” and launched the Nestlé Pledge: a commitment consumers can make to disavow themselves from Nestlé. Palm oil for Nestlé: more than 1,000 cases of deforestation per day Rainforest Rescue | October 22, 2020 In 2010, Nestlé gave itself ten years to switch to 100% deforestation-free palm oil.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 20, 2023

Across its islands, Indonesia has the third-largest area of primary rainforest in the world. However, in 2019 “only” 1,154 sq km of land was deforested in Indonesia as a result of human activities, the lowest in two decades and a 75% decrease from 2018, which saw 4,624 sq km of loss.

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Law Columbia

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Most recently, in a 2018 decision the Court ordered Nicaragua to pay damages to Costa Rica for injury to wetlands and rainforests in the territory of Costa Rica. The Pulp Mills case between Argentina and Uruguay of 2010 spoke of environmental impact assessment as a principle of customary international law.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

JBS has featured at the top of the list of companies linked to environmental destruction in the Amazon rainforest. I nvestigative website O Joio e O Trigo calculated that JBS slaughterhouses in Brazil averaged seven work accidents a day between 2018 and 2020 with regular reports of severe injuries and horrific deaths.

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Corp Watch

MARCH 1, 2024

JBS has featured at the top of the list of companies linked to environmental destruction in the Amazon rainforest. I nvestigative website O Joio e O Trigo calculated that JBS slaughterhouses in Brazil averaged seven work accidents a day between 2018 and 2020 with regular reports of severe injuries and horrific deaths.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 16, 2021

The Amazon rainforest, the country’s not-so-secret weapon to mitigate climate change, features prominently in the litigation. The majority of the cases have been filed by the Amazon Task Force (ATF), established in 2018 by federal public prosecutors to unite the offices working to combat illegal deforestation in Amazonia.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 3, 2024

In 2018, we penned “The Case Against Nestlé” and launched the Nestlé Pledge: a commitment consumers can make to disavow themselves from Nestlé. Palm oil for Nestlé: more than 1,000 cases of deforestation per day Rainforest Rescue | October 22, 2020 In 2010, Nestlé gave itself ten years to switch to 100% deforestation-free palm oil.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 8, 2023

4] David Vogel, California Greenin’: How the Golden State Became an Environmental Leader (2018). [5] The Problem with Carbon Offsets,” Stanford Social Innovation Review , Spring 2023; Patrick Greenfield, “Revealed: more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest certifier are worthless, analysis shows,” Guardian , Jan.

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Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

Coca-Cola to pay $2.25M, update return-to-work policy to settle ADA charge Lisa Burden | HR Drive | August 23, 2018 Coca-Cola Refreshments USA has entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. bill Kevin Drawbaugh | Reuters | April 1, 2018 Coca-Cola Co KO.N Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), promising to pay $2.25

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Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

Coca-Cola to pay $2.25M, update return-to-work policy to settle ADA charge Lisa Burden | HR Drive | August 23, 2018 Coca-Cola Refreshments USA has entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. bill Kevin Drawbaugh | Reuters | April 1, 2018 Coca-Cola Co KO.N Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), promising to pay $2.25

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Corp Watch

JUNE 7, 2023

USA: Coca-Cola to pay $2.25M, update return-to-work policy to settle ADA charge Lisa Burden | HR Drive | August 23, 2018 Coca-Cola Refreshments USA has entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. bill Kevin Drawbaugh | Reuters | April 1, 2018 Coca-Cola Co KO.N Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), promising to pay $2.25

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

This applies to food resources such as fish, habitats such as rainforests, cultural monuments as a mark of respect for their human interest. 2018 saw the technical (if not the literal) extinction of the Northern White Rhino when the last male died in an African reserve. Southern White Rhino.

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

452044/2018 (N.Y. The Oslo District Court ruled in favor of the Norwegian Government on January 4, 2018, reasoning that, “[e]missions of CO2 abroad from oil and gas exported from Norway are irrelevant when assessing whether the Decision entails a violation of Article 112.”. The attorney general opposed intervention.

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ESA

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The most recent assessment was released in November 2018. Lucas and retiring House Science Committee Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) had a strong bi-partisan partnership after Democrats retook the House in 2018. Brazil, Indonesia and Congo Sign Rainforest Protection Pact – The New York Times. National Nature Assessment.

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ESA

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Torres Small represented a rural New Mexico district in Congress from 2018 to 2020 and is the USDA’s current undersecretary for rural development. President Biden will now have a nominate someone to fill this role, which requires Senate confirmation. Politico report that Xochitl Torres Small is a top contender for the role.

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