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Food giants accused of links to illegal Amazon deforestation

Cargill, Bunge and Cofco sourced crop from companies allegedly supplied by a farmer fined for destroying swathes of rainforest

Andrew Wasley, Alexandra Heal, Lucy Jordan, Alice Ross, Andre Campos and Daniel Camargos

19, May, 2021 @5:00 AM

Facebook ‘still too slow to act on groups profiting from Covid conspiracy theories’

Over 100 Instagram accounts are promoting dangerous antivax views and selling ‘detox’ products, investigation finds

Jasper Jackson, Alexandra Heal & Tom Wall

11, Apr, 2021 @5:45 AM

Walmart selling beef from firm linked to Amazon deforestation

Exclusive: US chains Walmart, Costco and Kroger selling Brazilian beef produced by JBS linked to destruction of Brazilian rainforest

Andrew Wasley and Alexandra Heal

13, Feb, 2021 @7:00 AM

Facebook ‘still making money from anti-vax sites’

Social network allowing dangerous Covid theories to be shared, says Bureau of Investigative Journalism

Emma Graham-Harrison, Jasper Jackson and Alexandra Heal

30, Jan, 2021 @7:00 PM

Revealed: UK supermarket and fast-food chicken linked to deforestation in Brazil

Tesco, Lidl, Asda, McDonald’s and Nando’s all source chicken fed on soya from Cerrado tropical biome region

Jonathan Watts, Andrew Wasley, Alexandra Heal, Alice Ross, Lucy Jordan, Emma Howard and Harry Holmes

25, Nov, 2020 @3:00 PM

HSBC sounds alarm over investment in meat giant due to deforestation inaction

Bank argues JBS has ‘no action plan’ to tackle link between indirect suppliers and Amazon destruction following Guardian investigation

Andrew Wasley and Alexandra Heal

12, Aug, 2020 @8:00 AM

Revealed: new evidence links Brazil meat giant JBS to Amazon deforestation

Photographs by employee appear to show company trucks being used to transport cattle from allegedly prohibited cattle farm

André Campos, Andrew Wasley, Alexandra Heal, Dom Phillips and Piero Locatelli

27, Jul, 2020 @11:00 AM

Revealed: development banks funding industrial livestock farms around the world

Investigation uncovers finance worth $2.6bn pumped into meat and dairy industries, despite warnings of links to climate catastrophe

Andrew Wasley, Alexandra Heal

02, Jul, 2020 @7:00 AM

Revealed: UK banks and investors' $2bn backing of meat firms linked to Amazon deforestation

Investigation uncovers ties between financial institutions and three Brazilian firms connected to environmental destruction

Emma Howard, Andrew Wasley and Alexandra Heal

04, Jun, 2020 @8:00 AM

Bolsonaro government thanked Johnson for Amazon fire support

UK prime minister’s refusal to criticise sharp rise in deforestation and Amazon fires praised by Brazilian ambassador

Alexandra Heal and Andrew Wasley

30, Mar, 2020 @6:00 AM

World Bank urged to rethink investment in one of Brazil's big beef companies

UN experts say it is impossible to rule out that cattle raised on illegally deforested land end up in supply chain of Minerva

Alexandra Heal, Andrew Wasley

10, Dec, 2019 @8:00 AM

Calls grow for laws requiring firms to reveal links to deforestation

Investigation showing Brazilian beef industry tied to Amazon destruction prompts demands for firms to scrutinise supply chains

Bibi van der Zee, Alexandra Heal and Andrew Wasley