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Ensuring supply chains are deforestation-free is still a priority. This is why
Ensuring supply chains are protective of forests and land rights is the clearest route to achieving a range of other sustainability priorities.
Jeff Milder is Director of Global Programs at the Rainforest Alliance and a member of the Backbone Team of the Accountability Framework initiative, which works to make deforestation-free and responsible supply chains the new normal.