*[Enwl-eng] SumOfUs: Urgent: Rainforests

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Ti facts


                        When fast-food corporations destroy rainforests, it 
doesn't just hurt animals -- it leads to massive fires, displacement and 
even the next big global pandemic.

                        That's why we can't miss this upcoming chance to 
finally force KFC and Pizza Hut to take deforestation off their menus.

                        Please, can you use your power as a Yum! Brands 
shareholder to protect forests and people?

                         Email your pension provider


            If our forests die, so do we. So why are KFC and Pizza Hut still 
profiteering from forest destruction?

            Animal extinction. Uncontrollable wildfires. Global pandemics as 
bad as COVID-19 -- or worse. That's the future that Yum! Brands, the 
billionaire multinational that owns KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell, is 
choosing by refusing to crack down on deforestation across its supply chain.

            But you -- and your pension plan -- could change that today. 
We've filed a shareholder proposal for Yum! Brands to be more responsible 
and transparent about sourcing palm oil, beef and other key ingredients 
linked to rainforest destruction.

            A similar proposal got over a third of shareholders' votes last 
year. Now, for the sake of humanity and the planet we all depend on, we 
urgently need a majority at Yum!'s annual meeting on May 14. Will you use 
your shares to force the fast-food giant to act ASAP?

            Yes -- I'll write my fund manager now to defend rainforests and 
our planet against reckless fast-food greed. Tell your fund manager to 
defend the rainforests!

            Last year's vote at Yum!'s Kentucky HQ wasn't enough to win, but 
we caught execs' attention -- so much that they tried to use all their legal 
brass to silence us this year.

            But they couldn't stop our people power, and neither can 
COVID-19. Even though we can't travel to Kentucky for next month's 
shareholder meeting, we'll be there virtually to represent SumOfUs members 
and rainforests everywhere.

            If the proposal goes through this time, there's nothing Yum! can 
do. For the first time ever, this industry laggard will have to take 
responsibility and ensure that every drop of palm oil and ounce of beef in 
its restaurants is responsibly sourced -- and massive spans of rainforest 
and their inhabitants could be spared from destruction.

            Please, will you use our online tool to put your shares to work 
now?

            It's a scary and overwhelming time right now, and the world's 
most powerful corporations think they can take advantage of the panic, 
confusion and isolation. From Trump relaxing pollution restrictions in the 
US to Dow secretly appealing a ban on one of its bee-harming pesticides in 
France -- they're hoping to use the pandemic as a distraction to further 
their own selfish goals.

            But they didn't count on SumOfUs members like you. Just since 
the beginning of this year, you forced Pepsi to adopt a stronger palm oil 
sourcing policy. At Apple's shareholder meeting in February, you called out 
its complicity in the Chinese government's censorship machine and created a 
media sensation. And together, you're fighting to stop Amazon and big 
pharmaceutical companies from pandemic profiteering.

            When people and the planet are at stake, you and the rest of 
this amazing community spring into action. And that's what's happening with 
Yum! Brands right now. Can I count on your support?

            Tell your fund manager to support our proposal and save the 
rainforests!


             Email your pension provider
            Thanks for all that you do,
            Fatah and the team at SumOfUs



            More information:

            Our petition: KFC and Pizza Hut: take deforestation off the 
menu!, SumOfUs
            Our shareholder proposal, The SEC, April 2020
            Animal viruses are jumping to humans. Forest loss makes it 
easier., The New York Times, 9 April 2020
            How does fast food impact the environment?, Environmental 
Technology, 7 February 2019
            How the world got hooked on palm oil, The Guardian, 19 February 
2019









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      From: Fatah Sadaoui, SumOfUs
      Sent: Friday, April 17, 2020 5:41 PM
      Subject: Urgent: Rainforests







 
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