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Have your say on the SPOTT 2025 Palm Oil Indicator Framework We invite you to provide feedback on the SPOTT Palm Oil indicator framework as we prepare for the 2025 assessments. Each year we review the indicator framework to ensure…

SPOTT pilots Mike Hudson Foundation’s AI tools Knowbot and Longseek Enhancing website usability with Knowbot SPOTT is to integrate Mike Hudson Foundation’s (MHF) website search tool, Knowbot, into its website. Knowbot solves the problem of users struggling to find…

Assessing the Impacts and Dependencies on Nature: A Case Study with Scottish Widows Read and download the case study Why nature is rising up the finance agenda Nature and biodiversity are becoming central concerns for investors, and rightly so….

Michelin is the only major tyre company to report verified evidence that sections of their supply chains are deforestation-free, reveals ZSL’s latest assessment on the natural rubber sector – highlighting the vital need for companies to address deforestation and accelerate…

Have your say on the SPOTT 2025 Timber & Pulp Indicator Framework We would like to invite you to provide feedback to us on the SPOTT Timber and Pulp indicator framework ahead of the 2025 assessments. Each year we review…

SPOTT assesses the most impactful producers, processors and traders in the timber and pulp sector on their public disclosure regarding the organisation, policies and practices related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Assessed companies are reviewed on an annual…

Using Forest IQ data to help financial institutions undertake the Locate, Evaluate, Assess and Prepare (LEAP) approach of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). Read and download the report As nature-related risks and environmental accountability become critical in…

Decade of analysis reveals need to ramp up efforts as deadline to restore world’s forests approaches Data summary The palm oil sector has made significant advances in commitments to zero deforestation but evidence of implementation is widely lacking, reveals…

The innovative data platform Forest IQ has been named “One-To-Watch” by the Global Good Awards 2024. The award is given to businesses, NGOs, charities and social enterprises that are blazing the trail for purpose-driven sustainability and ethical leadership globally. “We…

We would like to invite you to provide feedback to us on the SPOTT Natural Rubber indicator framework ahead of the 2025 assessments. Each year we review the indicator framework to ensure it is in line with best practice and…