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An open letter from Greenpeace International to JBS minority shareholders
With an eye to the upcoming EGM vote, we are writing to share our concerns regarding JBS’s plans to incorporate as a Dutch company as part of its efforts to list on the New York Stock Exchange.
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JBS: Big Ag’s Villain Origin Story
What happens when the world’s biggest meat company brands itself as a climate saviour? You get JOELMA, a mega-corporation making billions while its supply chain sets the Amazon on fire.
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Disruption at JBS shareholder meeting as Greenpeace stage global protests
Meat giant JBS was forced to temporarily halt its annual shareholder meeting following interruptions by Greenpeace Brazil activists.
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Greenpeace stops offloading of deforestation-linked animal feed destined for New Zealand dairy industry
Greenpeace Aotearoa activists have stopped an Indonesian ship offloading 30 thousand tonnes of palm kernel expeller destined for animal feed by dairy giant Fonterra.
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European energy and agriculture investments in Middle East and North Africa risk replicating extractive neocolonial harms of Big Oil and Big Ag, warns Greenpeace report
The transition to a green economy risks deepening inequality and replicating injustices of the fossil fuel era unless governments correct course, warns a new report by Greenpeace MENA and the MENAFem Movement for Economic, Development and Ecological Justice.
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Greenpeace challenges JBS’ New York Stock Exchange listing and Netherlands move over links to corruption, deforestation and emissions
Greenpeace International’s lawyers have issued a legal letter to Dutch notary firm Loyens & Loeff, demanding it takes immediate action to assess whether it is appropriate and in accordance with its professional duties to continue to provide legal service to JBS, the world’s largest meat producer, due to its long-standing links to corruption, deforestation, climate…
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Connecting the dots: from Wi-Fi on the high seas to human rights for fishers and sustainable seafood
By taking decisive actions in other areas as well, retailers can influence seafood suppliers to improve traceability and transparency within their supply chains, creating a safer environment for fishers.
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At COP29, world leaders can slow down time on climate change
Policy makers meeting at COP29 must acknowledge that food systems are responsible for up to 37% of human-made emissions.
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Dear politicians: let’s pull the climate emergency brake on meat & dairy companies
Animal agriculture is the single largest human-made source of methane emissions. The good news is that while carbon dioxide stays in the atmosphere for centuries, methane disappears in 12 years. If we stop emitting more of it and start reducing what is already there, this could trigger a cooling effect on rising temperatures.
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Why I got up early today to take action for food and climate
I have to say it’s a little nerve racking being up here, and there’s a chill wind in the air, but if this action brings light to the climate impacts of methane from Big Meat and Dairy, then my determination to be here this morning was well worth it.