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With a contribution of 16.5% to global greenhouse gas emissions (1), animal agriculture is a key driver of climate change, second only to fossil fuels. Soy production—three-quarters of which is used as livestock feed (2)—and beef production are the top two drivers of deforestation in the Amazon (3). Livestock farming poses a risk to more than 17,900 species listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species (4). Because the environmental threats posed by animal agriculture can translate into a range of business risks for animal protein suppliers, environmentally responsible businesses are safer investments than those that cause harm (5). Therefore, businesses within the animal agriculture industry should measure and disclose their environmental impacts, and financial institutions should protect themselves from losses by investing in businesses that are good environmental stewards.

The European Union (EU) soon plans to implement a law that would limit the importation of products known to drive deforestation (1), including Brazilian products originating from deforested areas in the Amazon. The law’s goal of removing incentives that lead to forest degradation is laudable, given the rate of deforestation (2). However, by focusing on forests alone, the law is potentially putting other ecosystems at greater risk, as well as overlooking the reliance of forests on adjacent regions. To prevent unintended consequences, the EU should expand the law to include ecosystems other than forests.

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