US corporate lobbyists mounted blitz to dilute landmark EU deforestation law, report finds
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According to an investigation by environmental watchdog Mighty Earth, major US firms and trade associations including Cargill, Bunge, Mondelēz and the US Soybean Export Council launched a two-year campaign involving more than 350 meetings to postpone and weaken the EU Deforestation Regulation. The EUDR bans imports of commodities like cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soya and wood from deforested land, though implementation has already been delayed twice amid industry pressure.
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