'They get the positive PR of signing up to these bold initiatives,' said Richard George, Greenpeace's Head of Forests. But, 'they very rarely follow through.'
"This is climate week and today, there will be a climate summit in New York," Richard George, Greenpeace's head of forests toldAs such, George said,"there will be any number of companies stepping up to make a round of commitments to ending deforestation or to talk about how much progress that has been made and it's nonsense."
"We work in partnership with our suppliers to ensure that our ingredients and raw materials are sourced in a sustainable way, with minimal impact to the environment," the spokesperson said, though they did not appear to comment on Burger King U.S.' practices. It has been five years since countries and corporations around the world joined in a historic commitment to stop cutting down the world's forests. Yet, he said, the earth's trees are being cleared at alarming rates in order to satisfy demands for products such as beef, palm oil and soy, which is typically grown for animal feed.
"Brazil is actually a bit more humid this year than it has been on average, so you actually would expect there to be fewer fires than there have been," George said. They also suggested that the U.S. could play a more significant role in working to prevent clearcutting by introducing financial incentives aimed at promoting preservation through existing programs like the Amazon Fund.
"The international community should work with Brazil to revive and expand the Amazon Fund, created years ago but now in limbo, to raise international donations for investment in sustainable activities that protect the rainforest," de Bolle added.
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