Dozens of major fashion brands linked to Amazon deforestation

Connections to leather production that drives deforestation in the Amazon rainforests revealed in new report

Large swathes of the Amazon rainforest are destroyed to raise and graze cattle (AFP via Getty Images)

A new report has highlighted the complex global supply chains that link dozens of major fashion brands to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, due to leather production.

Analysis of nearly half a million rows of customs data revealed a number of both high street and luxury brands that have multiple connections to tanneries and leather manufacturers that drive deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.

More than 50 big fashion brands - including LVMH, Zara, Nike, Adidas, H&M, Coach, Fendi, and more - were found to have supply chain links to Brazil’s largest beef and leather exporter, JBS.