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Today’s global economy is characterized by often long, complex supply chains that bring commodities, goods and services to consumers, and economic benefits to producers. Applying innovative tools and analytical approaches, SEI explores the sustainability implications and potentials of global supply chains and broader consumption-to-production systems.
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Journal article / A novel methodological approach to inform deforestation policies and to assess potential effectiveness of supply chain zero-deforestation commitments.
Feature / A new approach to life cycle analysis can calculate precise footprints for thousands of individual commodity trade flows from source locality to export market.
Past event / A webinar to launch the Trase yearbook 2020
Feature / Trase initiative launches its 2020 review of commodity deforestation, supply chains and zero-deforestation commitments.
Press release / More than half of tropical deforestation linked to exports of key commodities is happening in less than 5% of producing regions
Journal article / This paper presents a global framework for quantifying the relative impacts of human activities on biodiversity.
Feature / SEI and partners Global Canopy and Neural Alpha announce a groundbreaking new data initiative.
Other publication / Learn how one country’s progress towards the SDGs is affected by actions in other countries
Other publication / A proposed UK strategic approach to overcome the challenge of commodity-driven deforestation and land conversion in UK supply chains.









