Deforestation risks and access to finance for smallholders
31 Jul 25 | Opinion
Why nature belongs in every boardroom
More than half of the world’s GDP is directly dependent on healthy ecosystems according to the Wo...
Meredith Bates, chief impact officer at east Africa based New Forests Company, discusses with Innovation Forum's Ian Welsh the challenges around developing a sustainable timber supply chain in communities where there are many pressures around land use and access to finance. They also debate the difficulties companies face in developing trust with their smallholder suppliers, and the rewards from doing so
Amsterdam
21st - 22nd October 2025