Cases / Law, regulation and treaties · Not stated · date not stated
ICIJ reports more than 340 companies certified in deforestation investigation
Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.
Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) reported in March 2023 that more than 340 companies were certified. The sources reviewed do not describe the certification or the forests involved, so the stake for nature cannot be assessed from them.
What?
ICIJ reported in March 2023 that more than 340 companies were certified, in its Deforestation Inc. investigation. ICIJ
Where?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
When?
Investigation published March 2023. ICIJ
Who?
Gained
None on recordLost
None on recordHarmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Certification of companies; the certifying body and method are not stated in the sources reviewed. ICIJ
5 of 6 questions answered from the record · open: who
What happened
The record, in order.
ICIJ's Deforestation Inc. investigation, published in March 2023, reported that more than 340 companies were certified.
The sources reviewed give the figure without a breakdown by country or certifier.
In court and with insurers
Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.
Lawsuits and rulings
No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.
Insurers
No insurer decision on record.
What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- Insufficient Reported but not verified: a rebuttal recorded in the sources reviewed says the claim cannot be proved; the speaker is not named.
- None on record The certifying bodies, the certification standard and the named companies are not stated in the sources reviewed.
- None on record The countries, forest areas and volumes involved are not stated in the sources reviewed.
- Unclear Whether any certified company was found to be in breach is not stated in the sources reviewed.
- None on record Which companies gained from certification is not named in the sources reviewed.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
Voices on record: — Company or project— Government and regulators— Courts✓ Press and investigations— Communities and civil society— Researchers
Press and investigations
- Deforestation Inc.ICIJ · 2023-03