Progress on the New York Declaration on Forests: Eliminating Deforestation from the Production of Agricultural Commodities – Goal 2 Assessment Report

The 2016 assessment of NYDF Goal 2 finds that while corporate commitments to deforestation-free supply chains are increasing—reaching 415 companies and 701 commitments—implementation remains uneven. Progress is most advanced for palm oil and wood products, while soy and cattle lag behind. Despite improvements in risk assessment and procurement rules, fewer than half of assessed companies have time-bound actionable plans, and only 45% report on compliance. The report highlights that over 90% of assessed companies operate in deforestation hotspots, specifically Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Paraguay. However, the overall impact on global forest loss cannot yet be measured due to a lack of comprehensive global data sets linking supply-chain efforts to actual deforestation reductions.

• Corporate commitments to reduce deforestation in agricultural supply chains are growing, with 108 companies announcing 212 new commitments since the previous year's report. In total, more than 400 companies have made over 700 pledges.
• Commitment levels vary significantly by commodity; 59% of assessed companies sourcing or producing palm oil and 53% for wood products have made specific commitments, compared to only 21% for soy and 12% for cattle.
• Implementation of these commitments is lagging: less than 50% of assessed companies have actionable plans with specific time-bounds, and only 45% disclose information regarding their compliance with deforestation policies.
• The majority of assessed companies (over 90%) source or produce in identified deforestation hotspots, specifically Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Paraguay, where risk mitigation is a primary driver for action.
• It is currently impossible to determine the actual impact of these private-sector efforts on global forest loss because no comprehensive global data sets exist that link supply-chain clean-up efforts to measurable reductions in deforestation.

APA

Forest Declaration Assessment (2016). Progress on the New York Declaration on Forests: Eliminating Deforestation from the Production of Agricultural Commodities – Goal 2 Assessment Report. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2016NYDFReport_ES.pdf

Chicago

Forest Declaration Assessment. Progress on the New York Declaration on Forests: Eliminating Deforestation from the Production of Agricultural Commodities – Goal 2 Assessment Report. 2016. https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2016NYDFReport_ES.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{forestdeclarationassessment2016progress, author = {{Forest Declaration Assessment}}, title = {{Progress on the New York Declaration on Forests: Eliminating Deforestation from the Production of Agricultural Commodities – Goal 2 Assessment Report}}, institution = {Forest Declaration Assessment}, year = {2016}, url = {https://forestdeclaration.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2016NYDFReport_ES.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }