On 1 March, as part of its new “Deforestation Inc” project, the ICIJ reported that major environmental auditing firms ignore or fail to recognise glaring environmental damage caused by loggers and other clients whose practices they certify as sustainable, undercutting an elaborate global system meant to fight forest destruction and climate change. The new investigation is said to show how companies use the results of flawed audits to advertise products and operations as compliant with environmental standards, labour laws and human rights, misinforming shareholders as well as customers. ICIJ found that many companies declared as sustainable forestry operations that fell well short of their own claims or voluntary standards. For instance, a Brazilian wood products company operating in the Amazon claimed that it was “certified with flying colours” despite having been fined 37 times since 1998 for stockpiling and transporting wood without legal documentation, among other violations.
https://www.icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc
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