Why did only 30 firms sign up to tackle deforestation?

13,200 sq km of rainforest razed in a year

Kathleen Gallagher
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The pace of destruction of the Amazon rainforest is at its worst since 2006 and yet only 30 financial institutions signed up to the deforestation pledge that came out of COP26. What is holding firms back and what is being done to encourage them to tackle the issues?

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