Calls grow for laws requiring firms to reveal links to deforestation

Investigation showing Brazilian beef industry tied to Amazon destruction prompts demands for firms to scrutinise supply chains

• Revealed: fires three times more common in Amazon beef farming zones
• World Bank urged to rethink investment in one of Brazil's big beef companies

There is growing support in the UK and Europe for laws that would make due diligence on issues such as deforestation and human rights abuses mandatory for large businesses.

NGOs have been pushing for regulatory action for at least a decade. But this year governments and, more surprisingly, the private sector have swung behind the cause.