{"id":25284,"date":"2019-09-18T16:01:31","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T20:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/?p=25284"},"modified":"2019-11-06T03:27:10","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T08:27:10","slug":"we-delivered-a-message-to-burger-kings-global-headquarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/canada\/en\/story\/25284\/we-delivered-a-message-to-burger-kings-global-headquarters\/","title":{"rendered":"We delivered a message to Burger King\u2019s global headquarters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I delivered a message <\/strong>on behalf of more than 250,000 Greenpeace supporters to the global headquarters of Restaurant Brands International (RBI) \u2014 the company that owns Burger King.<\/p>\n

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When we discovered that the company\u2019s global HQ was just a few blocks from Greenpeace Canada\u2019s office <\/strong>in downtown Toronto, we knew we had to deliver our message directly to their doorstep.<\/p>\n

Burger King is selling meat through its global supply chain that is sourced from Brazil.<\/b> The global demand for meat from companies like Burger King is driving the raging fires in the Amazon. This forest, home to many Indigenous Peoples, is being deliberately set on fire, <\/span>fuelled by President Bolsonaro’s vision to exploit and replace Brazilian forests with industrial soya plantations and cattle ranches<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While the media may have moved on to the next big story, the Amazon is still on fire.<\/b> Fast food companies like Burger King are standing by as it burns. Instead, they need to reject products linked to forest destruction across Brazil. <\/span>The more of us that speak out now, the more pressure we can build.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So far, Burger King has stayed silent during this crisis, so today we delivered a message they can\u2019t ignore: a giant sign reading<\/span> \u201cDon\u2019t flame grill the Amazon\u201d<\/b> that we brought to their global HQ in downtown Toronto.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fast food companies buying from Brazil cannot continue business as usual while the biggest rainforest in the world is being burnt down for cattle farms<\/span>. <\/span>If they reject products linked to the destruction of the Amazon and forests across Brazil, that would send<\/b> a strong message<\/b> to the<\/span> Brazilian President, Jair <\/span>Bolsonaro, that his anti-environmental and anti-human rights agenda is not only fueling climate change, it\u2019s also bad for business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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We just delivered a message to global HQ of the company that owns @Burger<\/a> King: Don\u2019t flame grill the Amazon! Add your voice ? https:\/\/t.co\/479tBlyMQg<\/a> #SaveTheAmazon<\/a> #LessMeatMoreForests<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/v81vgozrtY<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Greenpeace Canada (@GreenpeaceCA) September 18, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n