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New Guide Supports Relationship Managers on EUDR and Deforestation Risk
Access the guide Why deforestation and biodiversity loss matter for the finance sector Deforestation accounts for nearly 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions and driving catastrophic biodiversity loss – trends that carry significant financial implications. Through their lending and investment…
The Future of SPOTT Assessments: Reflecting, Refining and Strengthening Our Impact
Sustainability is essential to long-term business success. Despite this, it is often ignored. Financial institutions on average provide £8.3 billion of financing to companies linked to deforestation – leaving markets, buyers and financers exposed to serious risks. ZSL is working…
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The use of the HCV and HCS approaches by palm oil companies assessed on SPOTT
SPOTT assessments score 50 of the largest palm oil producers and traders on the public disclosure of policies, operations and commitments related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. The High Conservation Value (HCV) and High Carbon…
NDPE policies in the palm oil sector
With 2020 fast approaching, time is running out for palm oil supply chain stakeholders – who have made No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation (NDPE) commitments – to implement their policies. SPOTT assessments can help gauge which companies publicly respond…
New companies selected for SPOTT assessment in 2018
SPOTT assessments score commodity producers and traders on the public availability of commitments and information relating to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. The information generated by SPOTT supports constructive industry engagement by investors, ESG analysts, buyers and other supply chain…
SCRIPT: Soft Commodity Risk Platform
On Thursday 1 March 2018, representatives of financial institutions will be previewing SCRIPT, the Soft Commodity Risk Platform, launched by Global Canopy in partnership with WWF and Ceres, and with the support of CDP and ZSL’s SPOTT as data partners….
ZSL publishes 2017 SPOTT Annual Report
The past year has seen some significant developments for SPOTT. SPOTT has expanded to feature assessments of timber and pulp producers against a new indicator framework to highlight best practice in the forestry industry. SPOTT currently assesses 24…
Sustainable palm oil and responsible investment
Palm oil investors are being urged to keep sustainability issues high on their agenda through a new report launched by international conservation charity ZSL (Zoological Society of London) in partnership with Aviva Investors. Years after the first…
Updated ESG transparency assessments of palm oil producers and traders
ZSL (Zoological Society of London) has released its latest environmental, social and governance (ESG) transparency assessments of palm oil companies, generated by the international conservation charity’s dedicated SPOTT (Sustainability Policy Transparency Toolkit) team. This updated analysis covering 50…
From disclosure to engagement: A guide to the SPOTT indicators for assessing palm oil producers and traders
There is an ever growing spotlight on the risks associated with sourcing palm oil and investing in its production. What information should palm oil producers and traders be disclosing to their stakeholders? What are the most pressing…
Assessing transparency in the forestry sector
International conservation charity ZSL (Zoological Society of London) has today announced the expansion of its pioneering sustainable commodities monitoring platform, SPOTT (Sustainability Policy Transparency Toolkit), to cover the timber and pulp industry, following three years of success encouraging…
FSC General Assembly 2017 – Tropical Forests event
This year, the 8th Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) General Assembly 2017 will take place in Vancouver, Canada, from 8-13 October. Taking place every three years, the General Assembly is a critical platform to allow members to discuss the challenges and…