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INVESTIGATIONS BY ICIJ
THE MAIN MEDIA IS WAY TOO SUPERFICIAL
Some of the ICIJ investigations
THE MAIN MEDIA IS WAY TOO SUPERFICIAL
Some of the ICIJ investigations
Original article: https://www.icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc/
Peter Burgess COMMENTARY
Peter Burgess
An ICIJ-led cross-border investigation exposes how a lightly regulated sustainability industry overlooks forest destruction and human rights violations when granting environmental certifications. Featured stories in this investigation Key findings More from ICIJ OVERVIEW Environmental auditors approve green labels for products linked to deforestation and authoritarian regimes BY SCILLA ALECCI MARCH 1, 2023 https://www.icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc/auditors-green-labels-sustainability-environmental-harm/
Open: TVM#25941 CONFLICT WOOD Western firms certified as socially responsible trade in Myanmar teak linked to the military regime BY SCILLA ALECCI MARCH 2, 2023 THE AUDITORS How auditing giant KPMG became a global sustainability leader while serving companies accused of forest destruction BY SCILLA ALECCI MARCH 1, 2023 GIVE TO HELP US INVESTIGATE! Help us fight corruption, injustice and inequality with just $25/month. Recent from Deforestation Inc. All coverage ACCOUNTABILITY Wide photo showing logs and a factory mill against a blue sky. NOV 08, 2023 NGOs call for Forest Stewardship Council to cut ties with Canadian pulp and paper giant DEFORESTATION INC OCT 26, 2023 US ‘perfect playground’ for laundering money linked to environmental crimes, new report finds THE AUDITORS Two skyscrapers against a blue sky, one with a KPMG sign and the other with a PwC sign AUG 01, 2023 Accounting firms accused of ‘operating with impunity’ as regulator flags growing number of flawed audits BEHIND THE SCENES An aerial view of a wood pellet mill in Southhampton, Virginia JUL 05, 2023 From US pellet mills to jungles in India, behind the scenes of Deforestation Inc. reporting DEFORESTATION INC. A boat moored alongside a large timber log raft in Russia JUN 30, 2023 How Russia’s timber trade is sidestepping the EU’s Ukraine war sanctions IMPACTA large paper mill in front of a mountain JUN 05, 2023 Government probe into Canadian forestry giant intensifies as company’s owner evades public scrutiny IMPACTTwo men load logs onto a tractor in a Myanmar sawmill. MAY 23, 2023 New Justice Department-led task force pledges global crackdown on illegal timber trade IMPACTA close-up of a sign that says PEFC attached to a cut-down tree MAY 12, 2023 Malaysian environmental auditing scheme under scrutiny for ignoring labor violations Recent investigations All investigations Latest news More from ICIJ IMPACT Cyprus President at a lectern on the floor of European Parliament. NOV 15, 2023 Cypriot president pledges government probe into Cyprus Confidential revelations ACCOUNTABILITY Wide photo showing logs and a factory mill against a blue sky. NOV 08, 2023 NGOs call for Forest Stewardship Council to cut ties with Canadian pulp and paper giant IMPACT OCT 12, 2023 US Treasury Department removes ‘escape hatch’ for criminals from beneficial ownership reporting form IMPACT A photos of a stone statue featuring Vishnu OCT 06, 2023 The Met to return two ancient artifacts to Nepal ICIJ is dedicated to ensuring all reports we publish are accurate. If you believe you have found an inaccuracy let us know. 1730 Rhode Island Ave NW, Suite 317 Washington, D.C. 20036 USA contact@icij.org ABOUT US Our team Our supporters ICIJ's Awards Corporate Work with us Journalists INVESTIGATIONS
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