Can investors save the Amazon?

Paraguay is often overlooked in the deforestation debate despite hosting some of the highest rates in the world over the past decade. For 2019, Trase tracked over 200,000 hectares of deforestation associated with beef and soy exports in 2019 – an area larger than Greater London. This low profile has resulted in too little scrutiny of the finance linked to soft commodity trade and allowed financial institutions to skimp on the type of country and biome level policy commitments often applied to higher profile locations.

Tools such as Responsible Capital are powerful productivity accelerators for sustainable business analytics. But getting good answers is often about making sure you are asking the right questions.

In today's world, businesses are not just measured by their financial performance; they are also scrutinised for their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices.