CDP forests funded projects

The aim of this report is to examine the most significant cattle and soy companies by market share against CDP’s forest-related key performance indicators. The following case studies detail where companies are meeting expectations to transition to deforestation and conversion-free production and where there are opportunities to take more action. The report analyzes data disclosed through CDP’s 2021 forest questionnaire.

Key questions for companies in soft commodity supply chains and CDP’s 2020 forests questionnaire.*

As the biggest customer of Brazilian soy, CDP explores how the relationship exposes China to climate risks arising from deforestation

China has become the largest consumer of soy, with a heavy dependence on Latin American imports. As such, loans made by Chinese financial institutions to companies in the soy supply chain are increasingly exposed to deforestation risks.**

Latin America is on the frontline of the fight against deforestation. With vast implications for the financial institutions that invest in forest-risk commodities, this report makes the case for shifting capital toward resilient commodity supply chains.

More big buyers are looking to green their supply chain and are asking suppliers to disclose, measure and act on their environmental impact. Suppliers failing to take action may increasingly see it impact their bottom line.

To achieve sustainable development of the soybean supply chain, a briefing for Chinese policy makers and companies.

Challenges in reducing livestock farming-related deforestation in Colombia with recommendations for Colombia’s new government and the 2018 – 2022 National Development Plan.***

Integrating cattle raising and deforestation policies in Peru

This report analyzes the data disclosed through CDP’s forests questionnaire by companies who reported producing and/or sourcing palm oil from Indonesia. It looks at the steps companies should be taking to decouple deforestation from palm oil supply chains.*****

An Accountability Framework baseline for 2020 and beyond

The second in a series of reports tracking progress on sustainable palm oil commitments in Indonesia. The analysis is based on self-reported data from nearly 100 companies operating in the industry.

CDP’s first report to focus on the action taking by companies producing, sourcing and/or using Indonesian palm oil. Taking stock of corporate understanding of risk and response to Indonesian palm oil-related deforestation, identifies critical private sector actions to help companies deliver on their commitments to remove deforestation from their supply chains.

This policy briefing looks at harnessing the power of global supply chains, suggesting a range of measures to inform Indonesia’s approach to avoiding further deforestation.*

This report highlights the progress of companies’ commitments towards sustainable palm oil supply chain in Indonesia. This report finds that companies linked to the Indonesian palm oil supply chain estimate forest-related risks to potentially cost a total of US$10 billion in 2020. To mitigate these risks and access the financial opportunities that deforestation-free value chains offer, companies need to pair clear target-setting with collaborative implementation on the ground. **

This policy brief is CDP’s analysis on the actions disclosed by companies through CDP’s forests questionnaire that are aligned with Indonesian sub-national governments’ sustainable development plans. It aims to provide insight for the regency-level policymakers in Indonesia to help elaborating the role of the corporate sector in halting deforestation and developing sustainable commodity supply chains to incentivize and scale corporate-government collaboration.***

Key questions for companies in soft commodity supply chains and CDP’s 2020 forests questionnaire.

Understanding the risks and policy landscape in Indonesia.****

This publication provides guidance for the Indonesian public companies, financial services companies, and banks to prepare sustainability reports in accordance with the Financial Services Authority (OJK) Regulation Number 51/POJK.03/2017 and other international reporting standards.

Which agricultural commodities companies are addressing deforestation issues?

Which consumer goods companies are addressing to deforestation issues?

CDP has run a limited pilot questionnaire on climate and forest-related risks and opportunities for financial institutions since 2020. In 2021, 16 financial institutions responded to the pilot questionnaire, including banks, asset owners, asset managers and insurers. Explore the results in our infographic.

Financial institutions have significant potential to catalyze sustainable business practices in Southeast Asia through their lending policies, as well as by engaging with the companies they lend to, invest in and insure. The brief presents key findings for policy makers from the Financial Services Climate and Forests Questionnaire about how bank lending activities impact climate and shape forests. *

The financial services sector is crucial in achieving the transition to a low-carbon and deforestation-free economy. Achieving net-zero will require massive investment in low- carbon technologies and sustainable agriculture, which only the financial sector can provide. Because financial services companies have influence far beyond their immediate operations, they play a unique role in tackling climate change and other pressing environmental issues, such as deforestation and biodiversity loss. Access the findings and recommendations on climate and forests in the report. **

Policy makers and banks have the means to address forest and climate change risks to accelerate the shift towards sustainable practices within the FRC sector. Banks provide funding to FRC companies and must take a leading role to better understand forest and climate change risks. Policy makers should strive to better understand and mitigate systemic risks using policy tools to direct financial institutions on how this must be done. Access the findings and recommendations in the report. ***

This pilot questionnaire collects data and insights regarding the involvement and influence of financial institutions in forests-related commodity industries in addition to, and as interlinked with, their climate-related issues. It aims to incentivize the redirection of capital toward a sustainable, deforestation free, low carbon economy

The scoring methodology for the climate & forests pilot questionnaire is designed to incentivize actions that are applicable to most financial services companies regardless of geography or level of development. It indicates the steps organizations can take to improve their response.

Identifying key metrics for disclosure of lending to the forest risk commodity sector.

Interview with Johan Verburg, Rabobank

This briefing paper explores the impending threats to forests from the global transition to low-carbon technologies and associated increase in mining.

This briefing paper outlines the key findings collected through CDP’s forest module of the States and Regions questionnaire, which

contributed to the 2020 progress assessment of the NYDF Goal 3.

This report assesses progress on global efforts to end forest loss from infrastructure, mining, and other extractive industries (Goal 3) while supporting sustainable and prosperous livelihoods for forest-dependent communities, smallholders, small-scale miners (Goal 4).

Five years after the endorsement of the New York Declaration on Forests, this progress assessment on targets set to protect and restore global forests indicates ambitions are not currently on track.

How should mining companies improve transparency and accountability, and demonstrate action to tackle biodiversity loss? This blog reveals the importance of disclosure and reveals the mining sector frontrunners.

This webinar unveils the mining sector companies demonstrating progressive action and highlights the benefits of disclosing biodiversity-related data. It also features guest speakers from Clark University (USA) who discuss the sector’s impacts on forests.

This blog reveals how companies and investors can better understand the risks from mining-related deforestation, and the need for meaningful action to contribute to Goal 3 of the New York Declaration on Forests.

This webinar explores how companies and investors can better understand biodiversity-related risks. Guest speakers are WWF’s Extractives & Infrastructure Manager Susanne Schmitt and Senior Technical Specialist from Fauna & Flora International Thomas Maddox.

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The Organizational Guide for Environmental Action on forests provides a snapshot of actions companies are taking to tackle deforestation.*

An introduction to palm oil and deforestation for Chinese companies. **

This report presents the findings from a consultation with organizations operating in China which aimed to identify opportunities, barriers and challenges that Chinese palm oil buyers face when sourcing and purchasing sustainable palm oil.

Explore the challenges to increasing nature-based financing, examples of de-risking instruments across types of financial institutions, and more.

This policy brief draws attention to the challenges of the international, national, and sub-national policy environments to unlock the benefits of LA/JA.

This factsheet provides an overview of what landscape and jurisdictional approaches are and why they are important for financial institutions in meeting sustainability commitments, minimizing risks, and maximizing positive socioenvironmental impacts, and provides examples of opportunities for financial institutions to finance sustainable landscapes.

The policy brief examines the use of landscape and jurisdictional approaches in Indonesia, evaluating the vital role of the Government of Indonesia. The policy brief is based on 2020 and 2021 CDP disclosure data.

The report explores corporate engagement with landscape and jurisdictional approaches using case studies from Indonesia and Brazil. The report is based on 2020 and 2021 CDP disclosure data.

The report introduces the concept of a jurisdictional approach and the different related frameworks. An analysis is presented of Brazilian state and company engagements with jurisdictional approaches basis CDP disclosure data. The relationship between jurisdictional approaches and REDD+ programs is highlighted and recommendations for the future presented.*

Learn more about this project funded by Walmart; including the role Landscape and Jurisdictional approaches can play in halting deforestation and the intended project outcomes.

This report, using the Mato Grosso case study, evaluates the role that jurisdictional approaches can play in halting deforestation and mitigating climate change.

Browse our series of pitchbooks which present a consolidated set of target initiatives that are key to advancing jurisdictional strategies across Aceh, Papua and Kalimantan.