Last week, the Norwegian parliament pledged zero deforestation in their government’s national procurement policy. This is the first commitment of its kind by any country.
The Rainforest Foundation Norway has campaigned for a number of years to secure a zero deforestation commitment from the Norwegian government and released a statement saying: “Norway is the first country in the world to commit to zero deforestation in its public procurement.”
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The Committee requested that the government “impose requirements to ensure that public procurements do not contribute to deforestation of the rainforest.”
This is an important step in the fight for our planet. There have been companies in recent years that have pledged to stop acquiring goods that are linked to the destruction of the rainforest, but not a country.