World’s biggest fashion brands linked to deforestation in the Amazon, from Zara to Fendi – The National

World’s biggest fashion brands linked to deforestation in the Amazon, from Zara to Fendi – The National

A new study of the fashion industry’s convoluted supply chains has linked a number of the world’s biggest brands to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.

Conducted by Stand.earth, a supply chain research company, the report places a spotlight on tanneries and other companies involved in the production of leather and goods made from it in Brazil. The cattle industry is the single largest driver of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest and tropical forests globally, and Brazil has the largest cattle herd in the world, amounting to 215 million animals.

According to Stand.earth, Brazil has the largest cattle herd in the world, amounting to 215 million animals. Reuters