US food giant Cargill has been directly purchasing soy from five farms in Bolivia responsible for more than 20,000 hectares of deforestation over the past seven years.
The AIC has launched a consultation on its draft sustainability standard, pillar 1– deforestation and land conversion –with members of the trade group and industry stakeholders encouraged to respond by the October 4 deadline.
Responsible Commodities Facility's deforestation free soy programme delivers first wave of sustainable certified soy into supply chain from Brazilian farms