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Brazilian beef and leather companies fall short in tackling deforestation, a study finds

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Report: 80% of Brazil ’s leading beef and cow leather companies and their financiers have made no commitments to stop deforestation.

Record is poor even among companies that commit to halting deforestation, such as JBS .

JBS says the study's methodology provides a simplistic and inaccurate assessment of deforestation risk.