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Mighty Earth asserts that the meat industry's reliance on factory farming and deforestation in the Amazon fuels the current pandemic and increases the likelihood of future disease outbreaks. The organization calls on supermarkets to cease contracts with companies like JBS and Cargill due to their roles in climate change, mass extinctions, and unsafe working conditions.

Mighty Earth and the VOICE Network express concern over the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 on cocoa farmers, who often earn under $1 per day. The organization demands that the chocolate industry implement emergency measures—including relief funds and health communication—and that governments in the US, EU, and Switzerland make corporate bailouts conditional on living wages, transparency, and the end of deforestation and child labor.

The 2020 Easter Scorecard methodology assesses major cocoa traders and chocolate manufacturers across six sustainability categories: mandatory due diligence, transparency and traceability, deforestation and climate, agroforestry, living incomes, and child labor. Companies are graded with colored 'eggs' (green, yellow, or red) based on questionnaire responses, with a final score represented by an 'Easter bunny'. The framework emphasizes the necessity of mandatory regulation and traceability as foundations for other reforms, while highlighting the role of agroforestry in carbon sequestration and biodiversity.

The 2020 Easter Scorecard methodology assesses the largest chocolate companies across six sustainability categories: due diligence, transparency and traceability, deforestation and climate, agroforestry, living income, and child labor. Companies are graded using a color-coded system (green, yellow, red) based on survey responses, with individual 'egg scores' contributing to a final 'bunny score'. The framework emphasizes the need for mandatory regulation over voluntary efforts and evaluates specific metrics such as traceability to the farm level, net zero carbon targets, and the implementation of child labor monitoring and remediation systems.

CEO Glenn Hurowitz asserts that destructive practices like forest clearing by agribusiness and the illegal wildlife trade increase human contact with wild animals, fueling pandemics. He advocates for increased conservation funding and the removal of deforestation links in food supply chains. Additionally, he criticizes the US Senate stimulus package for providing approximately $50 billion in airline bailouts without requiring carbon neutrality, arguing that crisis funding should not subsidize polluters or lock in destructive business models.

The document argues that climate change is driving a decline in global fisheries and disrupting ocean ecosystems, which threatens biodiversity and the livelihoods of billions of people. It calls on U.S. leaders and presidential candidates to prioritize the protection of fisheries and oceans within their climate strategies to prevent further loss of food sources and economic stability.

Mighty Earth advocates for a sustainable natural rubber industry, highlighting the role of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) in addressing deforestation and human rights abuses. While acknowledging progress in stakeholder cooperation, the author identifies critical gaps in the GPSNR, including the lack of internal company policies, the absence of a grievance mechanism, and the non-participation of Chinese companies. The document calls for increased supply chain transparency, the inclusion of smallholder farmers, and a shift toward binding regulation to ensure a level playing field.

Mighty Earth is demanding transparency from Tyson Foods regarding a pledge made one year prior to improve farming practices on 2 million acres of U.S. corn. The organization notes that Tyson has provided no further detail or reporting since the announcement, despite a 2020 deadline. Mighty Earth requests specific data on the locations of engaged acres, implemented practices, environmental outcomes—specifically regarding nutrient runoff—and verification methods.

The report concludes that the Batang Toru hydroelectric project is an unnecessary endeavor that threatens the Tapanuli orangutan with extinction. It finds that North Sumatra already has a power surplus and that planned gas, geothermal, and other hydroelectric projects render Batang Toru's peak and baseload power redundant. Furthermore, the report argues that the project's claims regarding CO2 emission reductions and balance of payments relief are significantly inflated or incorrect, while highlighting the operational risks associated with the contractor, Sinohydro.

Mighty Earth calls on Sumitomo Corporation to stop financing coal power plants in Asia and importing biomass that contributes to deforestation.

The report criticizes Sumitomo Corporation for its continued investment in coal-fired power plants and its role as a leading importer of wood pellets for biomass energy. It argues that these activities drive deforestation in the US, Canada, and Vietnam, and cause severe air pollution and human rights violations in Southeast Asia. The document calls for Sumitomo to commit to a full exit from coal by 2030 and adopt a 'zero deforestation' policy for its biomass supply chain.

Mighty Earth opposes the Trump administration's removal of protections from millions of acres of US public lands and waters, warning that companies engaging in extractive activities in these areas face risks of stranded assets, legal challenges, and public backlash. The statement calls for companies and banks to adopt policies against new or expanded commercial activity on protected or formerly protected federal lands.

Mighty Earth opposes the hydroelectric project by PT. North Sumatera Hydro Energy (NSHE) in the Batang Toru ecosystem, asserting it risks the extinction of the critically endangered Tapanuli Orangutan. The organization condemns a recent agreement between NSHE and the Swiss NGO PanEco, calling it a 'dirty deal' that ignores the project's location in a high-density orangutan habitat. Mighty Earth suggests that energy needs could be met by expanding the Sarulla Geothermal plant instead, and calls on President Jokowi to stop the project to protect biodiversity.

Mighty Earth opposes the construction of a US$ 1.6 billion hydroelectric dam in Indonesia's Batang Toru ecosystem, asserting that the project threatens the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan. The organization specifically condemns a recent agreement between the dam company, NSHE, and the Swiss organization PanEco, which PanEco had previously identified the dam as the 'greatest threat' to the species. Mighty Earth suggests that expanding the Sarulla Geothermal Plant would provide more zero-carbon electricity without endangering the orangutan population.

Over 340 civil society organisations have called on the European Union to stop trade negotiations with the Mercosur bloc, citing a surge in human rights violations and environmental degradation in Brazil since the inauguration of President Jair Bolsonaro in January 2019. The signatories argue that the EU, as Brazil's second-largest trading partner, must use its leverage to demand an end to deforestation and the fulfillment of Paris Agreement commitments before proceeding with any trade deal.

The report examines the Hévécam rubber plantation in southern Cameroon, owned by Halcyon Agri. It details extensive deforestation, including 3,196 hectares of virgin forest cleared since 2008, and severe biodiversity loss. Socially, it documents the dispossession of ancestral lands from the indigenous Bagyeli people, water pollution causing health issues, and a lack of access to basic services like education and healthcare. While noting recent improvements in company-community dialogue and the adoption of a sustainable supply chain policy by Halcyon, the report argues that significant reparations and restoration are still required. It recommends establishing a legitimate Cameroon Sustainability Council, implementing neutral dispute resolution mechanisms, and ensuring the rights and citizenship of indigenous populations.

Mighty Earth expresses concern over the Ivorian government's plan to empty protected areas of inhabitants to combat deforestation, noting that 1.5 to 2 million people in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana live in such areas. The organization highlights a history of abuses during evictions and argues that the global chocolate industry, which funded illegal cocoa production, has a moral responsibility to compensate expelled farmers.

Mighty Earth analyzed EPA and industry data to determine that the top U.S. meat companies discharge nearly 220 million tons of manure and facility waste annually. The analysis highlights that these pollutants, which include toxins and pathogens, are often stored in flood-prone earthen impoundments or discharged directly into waterways. In the Mississippi Watershed, this resulted in an estimated 16 million lbs of direct facility sewage and 128 million tons of manure from livestock and poultry production. The report links these pollution levels and the exacerbation caused by climate-driven flooding to the creation of dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico.

The document argues that voluntary industry commitments have failed to stop deforestation and child labour in the cocoa sector, calling for the EU to regulate agricultural commodity imports.

The document responds to a United Nations report on biodiversity loss, asserting that the primary drivers of ecological collapse are decisions made by governments and corporate boardrooms. It identifies the meat and cocoa industries as major contributors to biodiversity loss and deforestation, specifically citing the impact of meat production on greenhouse gas emissions and water pollution, and the role of cocoa farming in deforestation in West Africa. The author encourages individuals to support Mighty Earth's campaigns to pressure companies like McDonald's and Whole Foods to implement sustainable sourcing standards and to choose responsibly produced chocolate to protect endangered species such as chimpanzees and African elephants.