UK companies are profiting from supply chains that destroy precious forests worldwide, threaten wildlife and violate the rights of local communities. Whether it's timber for furniture, soy for animal feed, or palm oil in processed foods, we're often unknowingly buying products with devastating environmental and human impacts.
A new Business, Human Rights, and Environment Act would hold UK companies legally responsible for preventing harm to forests, wildlife, and communities in their supply chains – going far beyond the limited protections in the existing Environment Act and Modern Slavery Act.
Find out more about how you and your group can hold companies to account for damage they cause.
We need a new law
A new Business, Human Rights, and Environment Act would hold UK companies legally responsible for preventing harm to forests, wildlife, and communities in their supply chains.
The new law we're campaigning for would give communities affected by corporate-driven deforestation a clear path to seek justice in UK courts. Communities could sue companies for harm to their environment, lives and livelihoods, with the burden of proof on companies to show they took all reasonable steps to prevent harm.
Kickstart your campaign
Over the weekend of 24 and 25 May your group can get involved by taking part in a photo stunt in solidarity with forest defenders.
The inspiration for our action is a visit to the UK by our partners, SAVE Rivers . In April and May Friends of the Earth will be hosting 11 Indigenous activists from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo.
Your participation will kickstart the Planet over Profit campaign in your local community. The action will introduce local communities to our global campaign via your local media and social media.
A summer of action
Get ahead of the game and start preparing for your summer actions.
Across the summer months local action groups will be bringing our Planet over Profit campaign to local communities. The aim is to build a list of as many people and local organisaitons as possible who support the campaign.
We've developed a guide to help you design your own summer activity, or even calendar of activities, to build local support for the Planet over Profit campaign.
