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Policy & Finance
Agri-food giant Japfa’s new sustainability-linked loan overlooks deforestation risk: NGOs
While the US$150 million loan, backed by DBS and Rabobank, targets reducing water and coal use, the “forest-risk” firm still lacks commitments to end deforestation and human rights abuses across its supply chains, say environmental groups.
Food & Agriculture
Rising emissions from farm equipment could ‘hinder’ China’s net-zero goals
Rapidly rising emissions from China’s agricultural machinery could 'hinder' the country’s push to net-zero, according to new research.
A new study warns that global declines in soil moisture in the 21st century could mark a “permanent” shift in the world’s water cycle.
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