Business must ensure Southeast Asia's 'forest-positive' future

Supply chains have to be made more sustainable, ethical and reliable

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Firefighting in a peatland forest in South Sumatra, Indonesia in 2023: Forest clearance releases large amounts of greenhouse gase. (Antara Foto via Reuters)

Wai-Chan Chan is managing director of The Consumer Goods Forum, a global network of retailers and manufacturers focused on industry standards and driving positive change.

Southeast Asia is home to nearly 15% of the world's tropical forests, but at least 1.2% of these woodlands are destroyed each year.

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