Trillion-dollar group urges government action to stop nature loss Open letter backed by 132 companies Countries set plans ahead of COP16 talks Backers include Danone, RWE, Teck Resources, Holcim By Simon Jessop and Jake Spring LONDON/SAO PAULO, July 16 (Reuters) - More than 100 companies, including Unilever ULVR.L , L'Occitane 0973.HK and Iberdrola IBE.MC , have called on governments to enact tougher policies to reach a U.N.

UPDATE 3-Barry Callebaut slides as high cocoa prices trigger more debt Recasts paragraph 1, adds details on Q3 borrowing in paragraph 5, updates shares By Andrey Sychev and Mateusz Dobrzyniewski July 11 (Reuters) - Barry Callebaut BARN.S shares fell on Thursday after the Swiss chocolate maker said quarterly sales volumes declined and cocoa prices had boosted its costs, raising investor concerns.

CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-Barry Callebaut slides as high cocoa prices weigh on cash flow Corrects to say stock is on track for its worst performance since 2015, (not nine-year low), in second paragraph July 11 (Reuters) - Barry Callebaut BARN.S shares slid on Thursday after the Swiss chocolate maker reported nine-month results that raised investor concerns over the impact of higher cocoa prices on its cash flow.

Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut reports 9-month sales in line with forecasts July 11 (Reuters) - Swiss chocolate maker Barry Callebaut BARN.S reported on Thursday nine-month sales volumes of 1.71 million tonnes, up 0.4%, in line with analysts' forecast in a company-provided consensus. The Zurich-based company, which supplies chocolate for a range of producers including industry leaders such as Unilever ULVR.L and Nestle NESN.S , said sales volumes were down 0.3% in the third quarter.

UPDATE 2-European stocks rise after first round of French vote For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window French stocks lead market gains EZ factory activity decline deepens in June - PMI STOXX 600 up 0.3% Updated at 1600 GMT By Sruthi Shankar and Jesus Calero July 1 (Reuters) - European stocks gained on Monday, with French shares leading the charge after the far-right National Rally (RN) party scored historic gains in the first rou