"Major consumer goods companies are waking up and realizing it's in their interest to protect forests and pursue sustainable business strategies," said Dr. Andrew Steer, President and CEO, WRI. "Reducing the risk of deforestation in commodity supply chains greatly reduces risks to reputation and supply chain disruption—it's also simply the right thing to do. Unilever has been one of the real leaders in this area and we are pleased to have the opportunity to work with them to promote better forest management and business practices. The effect of this partnership will ripple throughout global commodity supply chains."