Very excited to have been shortlisted for this award for our reporting in Ghana! We documented new and previously unreported textile dump sites mushrooming beyond urban areas – including in pristine conservation areas that are critical for wildlife and local communities.

Unearthed@unearthednews.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Thrilled to announce that Unearthed & @greenpeaceafrica.org have been nominated for a One World Environmental Reporting award. 🏆 Our investigation uncovered UK consumers' discarded clothes dumped in protected wetlands in Ghana.

Did you know that 'sustainable' aviation fuel (SAF) can be made from inedible beef fat? With court docs and trade data, we've uncovered links between SAF arriving in the UK, and illegal deforestation of a protected Amazon reserve.

My latest work, with an incredible team of journalists: How 'green' is sustainable jet fuel? We found commercial links between biofuels imported to the UK, and deforestation of an Amazonian reserve that has already lost more than 75% of its rainforest. 🌳🐄✈️ Read more below!

Unearthed@unearthednews.bsky.social · 4mo ago

NEW: A major supplier of ‘green’ airline fuel to the UK has sourced beef fat linked to illegal Amazon deforestation Our new investigation 🐄 🌳 ✈️: unearthed.greenpeace.org/2026/04/10/u...

ICYMI: A major blow to Amazon protection is unfolding in Brazil. ABIOVE, the powerful soy trade group representing Cargill, Bunge and ADM, says it is pulling out of the Amazon Soy Moratorium (ASM), one of the most effective anti-deforestation agreements ever created.

Major Brazilian grain traders quit Amazon conservation pact

A lobby group for Brazilian grain trading and crushing firms has told farming state Mato Grosso that it and many of its members are quitting a nearly 20-year-old pact protecting the Amazon basin from ...

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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.

NEW from Unearthed: England's water companies have borrowed over £10bn in 'green' bonds, while failing to tackle the sewage crisis unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...

Water companies have borrowed over £10bn in ‘green’ bonds

The water industry issued a third of UK corporate bonds this year, according to a new Unearthed analysis - but the sewage crisis continues

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Bayer - sponsor of the "Agrizone" at COP30 - also sponsors a podcast which in 2023 interviewed a notorious climate change denier On the episode, Luiz Carlos Molion says the IPCC spreads “climate terrorism” and CO2's effect is too small to measure. More: unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/11/c...

COP30’s agriculture showcase sponsored by agribiz interests linked to deforestation and anti-conservation lobbying

Sponsors of the sustainable agriculture pavilion at COP30 will include pesticides giant Bayer, alleged by campaigners to be driving “massive deforestation” on the continent, and a branch of Brazil’s l...

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NEW: The "Agrizone" at COP30 is supposed to be a showcase for sustainable agriculture 🌳 But its sponsors are powerful agribusiness interests linked to deforestation and anti-conservation lobbying who have paid for visibility and "image gain" Read more 👇:

COP30’s agriculture showcase sponsored by agribiz interests linked to deforestation and anti-conservation lobbying

Sponsors of the sustainable agriculture pavilion at COP30 will include pesticides giant Bayer, alleged by campaigners to be driving “massive deforestation” on the continent, and a branch of Brazil’s l...

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Brilliant video put together by @theguardian.com from footage we gathered investigating new fashion dumps polluting protected wetlands in Ghana We found Next, M&S, George garments in the conservation area, and H&M, Zara, Primark in a 3rd dump upstream www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Clothes from UK brands found discarded in Ghana wetland dumps – video

Unearthed and Greenpeace investigation found items from Next, George at Asda and Marks & Spencer on a rubbish dump in a protected wetland in Accra

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My new investigation for @unearthednews.bsky.social — we found truly shocking scenes of UK labels washed ashore, and vast illegal fast fashion dumps mushrooming in a beautiful conservation area in Ghana 👇

Unearthed@unearthednews.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW: Fashion waste is overwhelming Ghana — and now it’s spilling into Accra’s protected wetlands. With @greenpeaceafrica.org, we found UK brands and huge new dump sites in a conservation area home to endangered turtles. 👉 unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/06/18/u...

My new investigation for @unearthednews.bsky.social — we found truly shocking scenes of UK labels washed ashore, and vast illegal fast fashion dumps mushrooming in a beautiful conservation area in Ghana 👇

Unearthed@unearthednews.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW: Fashion waste is overwhelming Ghana — and now it’s spilling into Accra’s protected wetlands. With @greenpeaceafrica.org, we found UK brands and huge new dump sites in a conservation area home to endangered turtles. 👉 unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/06/18/u...

NEW INVESTIGATION: Despite rulings from the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority, major brands including car manufacturers, an airline, and a bottled water company have repeated ‘misleading’ green claims. Read the investigation w/ @theguardian.com here: unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/05/14/m...

Revealed: Companies repeat misleading green claims despite UK ad bans

Major brands, including car manufacturers, an airline, and a bottled water company have apparently continued to promote environmental claims after they were ruled “misleading” in a crackdown on greenw...

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Vacancy: Three-week summer journalism internship at Carbon Brief Carbon Brief is offering an exciting opportunity for students, or recent graduates, to work with the team for three weeks this summer. Deadline: 02 June, 9AM BST Apply here ➡️ buff.ly/ypeV1mr

Vacancy: Three-week summer journalism internship at Carbon Brief - Carbon Brief

Carbon Brief is offering an exciting opportunity for students, or recent graduates, to work with the team for three weeks this summer.

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Corporate climate pledges are unravelling. From BP to JBS, @hannahdaly.ie unpacks the ongoing corporate retreat from accountability, including insights from our investigation into Brazilian beef giant JBS and its Amazon deforestation promises www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Weakening corporate climate pledges is a symptom of waning momentum

Recent high-profile corporate backtracking from climate commitments shows the fragility of pledges when attention and accountability drift

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New column: Weakening corporate climate pledges doesn’t bode well for momentum on global climate action - taking examples from fossil fuel and beef giants BP and JBS. www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

New column: Weakening corporate climate pledges doesn’t bode well for momentum on global climate action - taking examples from fossil fuel and beef giants BP and JBS. www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

Weakening corporate climate pledges is a symptom of waning momentum

Recent high-profile corporate backtracking from climate commitments shows the fragility of pledges when attention and accountability drift

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BREAKING: More than 100 old landfills across England containing potentially hazardous material have flooded at least once this century. Experts have raised concerns that dangerous substances could get into the environment through floodwater. unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/04/26/h...

Over 100 old landfills across England containing potentially hazardous material have flooded at least once this century, while 2,600 sites are close to watercourses across England, according to our new investigation. unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/04/26/h...

Over 100 potentially toxic landfills have flooded since 2000

Scientists raise concerns about the risks posed by historic landfills as climate change increases flooding

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BREAKING: Brazil meat giant JBS has received approval from the SEC for its plan to list on the New York Stock Exchange. The new comes days after we revealed its pledge to rid its vast Amazon beef supply chain of deforestation by January is likely to be broken www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Brazilian Meat Giant JBS Gets SEC Approval for New York Listing

Brazil’s JBS SA has received approval from the US Securities Exchange Commission for its proposed share listing in New York, clearing another hurdle in the meatpacker’s pursuit to boost its market val...

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When huge Brazilian beef producer JBS broke its first zero-deforestation promise, it had 14 slaughterhouses in the Amazon. Today, it has 22 operating, with the capacity to slaughter more than 19,000 cattle daily. We asked ranchers about its latest pledge to clean up its supply chain, by Jan 2026.

When huge Brazilian beef producer JBS broke its first zero-deforestation promise, it had 14 slaughterhouses in the Amazon. Today, it has 22 operating, with the capacity to slaughter more than 19,000 cattle daily. We asked ranchers about its latest pledge to clean up its supply chain, by Jan 2026.

Huge Brazilian beef company JBS says its vast, multi-step Amazon supply chain will be deforestation-free by the end of the year. We went to the Amazon to speak to farmers on the ground. Most of them said hitting the target by 2026 was impossible, and cattle laundering was still routine

🌳 We went to the Amazon to ask dozens of ranchers and industry insiders on the ground what THEY think about whether a zero-deforestation promise made by Brazilian beef behemoth JBS is feasible. The majority said, in so many words, NOPE Full story here: unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/04/17/j...

JBS is likely to fail to deliver on its Amazon deforestation promise, ranchers say

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🌳 We went to the Amazon to ask dozens of ranchers and industry insiders on the ground what THEY think about whether a zero-deforestation promise made by Brazilian beef behemoth JBS is feasible. The majority said, in so many words, NOPE Full story here: unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/04/17/j...

JBS is likely to fail to deliver on its Amazon deforestation promise, ranchers say

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JBS promised to rid its Amazon cattle supply of all deforestation by Jan 2026. Over 3 trips to cattle country, ranchers told us it’s highly unlikely, and already being undermined. Major new investigation, with @theguardian.com and @reporterbrasil.org.br: unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/04/17/j...

JBS is likely to fail to deliver on its Amazon deforestation promise, ranchers say

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I have been reporting on deforestation in Brazil for years. Last year, along with @aliceross.bsky.social and Naira Hofmeister, I decided to dig into beef giant JBS’s flagship promise: to eliminate deforestation from its Amazon supply chain by the end of 2025. So what’s actually changed?

JBS looks set to break its pledge to stop buying cattle from Amazon deforesters by the end of this year, 35+ ranchers and industry insiders told us. This is not the first time the giant beef company has broken such a promise

JBS looks set to break its pledge to stop buying cattle from Amazon deforesters by the end of this year, 35+ ranchers and industry insiders told us. This is not the first time the giant beef company has broken such a promise

🐄 JBS, the world’s biggest meat company, says it’s cleaning up its supply chain in the Amazon by the end of this year. 🌳 We spoke to 30+ ranchers and industry leaders. The vast majority said JBS will miss its target: it’s “humanly impossible”, said one. unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/04/17/j...

JBS is likely to fail to deliver on its Amazon deforestation promise, ranchers say

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Powerful and important work on deforestation and the Amazon by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social @unearthednews.bsky.social and @reporterbrasil.org.br www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Revealed: world’s largest meat company may break Amazon deforestation pledges again

Brazilian ranchers in Pará and Rondônia say JBS can not achieve stated goal of deforestation-free cattle

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