Summary
The Forest 500, now in its eighth year, tracks
the policies and performance of the 350
most influential companies and 150 financial
institutions linked to deforestation in their
supply chains and investments. The ranking
provides vital data on organisations that
have made commitments, and highlights the
many companies and financial institutions
that are still ignoring the issue altogether. The 2022 report shows another year of non-performance by the companies driving deforestation and the finance sector continuing to lag behind corporates. The report recommends that companies and financial institutions set and implement strong deforestation
commitments and policies, covering
deforestation, conversion, and associated
human rights abuses, join multi-stakeholder
efforts to raise awareness and enable cross
sector collaboration; that governments develop and implement legislative
frameworks to ensure action across
the private sector in your jurisdictions; and that civil society organisations track and hold signatories and others
accountable, focusing the greatest pressure
on those that have not made commitments
and are still not acting, in particular, those
most influential laggards identified by the
Forest 500.