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You actually helped stop deforestation in the Amazon. Good work.

Ever feel powerless? Worried that the problem is too big? Worried that you can't have an impact?

(Timberland are a big shoe company who, after being told to sort out their supply chain by you lot, helped us put pressure on big cattle companies to stop their businesses destroying the Amazon rainforest. This guy is their CEO.)

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Shoe companies take a step forward

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After working with us over the past few weeks, Clarks have today announced that they will ensure the suppliers that provide the leather for their shoes from stop sourcing it from deforested areas Read more »

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Clarks join Nike, Adidas, Timberland and major cattle companies to help prevent Amazon destruction

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Last night another piece of the reaction to our Slaughtering the Amazon report fell into place, as British shoemaker Clarks agreed not to source leather products from Amazon deforestation. Read more »

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Where have your shoes been?

Think about what causes climate change. The immediate visual vocabulary that springs to mind is of power station chimneys, jumbo jets criss-crossing the sky, maybe colossal container ships circling the globe. You're probably not thinking of a glossy trainer advert.

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