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How Trase works
Trase combines data on commodity production and trade from many different sources with a unique form of material flow analysis to map supply chains linking consumer markets, via traders, with regions of production.
Transparency breakthroughs
Key achievements of our research to date:
68%
68% of the tropical deforestation driven by key forest-risk commodities is linked to commodity trade.
5,280
subnational regions of production linked to individual trading companies and consumer markets.
16,038
companies trading in forest-risk commodities connected to regions of production.
Changing behaviour
Between 2021 and 2024, we have influenced and enabled:
>200
civil society campaigns, media investigations and enforcement agency initiatives.
>150
company initiatives to tackle deforestation linked to supply chains.
>200
actions by financial institutions on due diligence, portfolio screening, ESG reporting and analysis.
Meet our global team: 35+ experts, 9 countries, one mission since 2015
Trase offers companies implementing deforestation free strategies access to curated open data, reviewed by a team of data scientists. Supply chain transparency not only strengthens accountability across supply chains but also serves as a cornerstone for achieving net zero climate pledges, making Trase a very relevant tool for responsible sourcing and impactful change.
Pedro Amaral, Associate Director, Head of Cocoa Climate Sustainability
Mark Titley
André Vasconselos
Jolene Tan
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