*[Enwl-eng] The French giant behind deforestation

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                        French bank BNP Paribas is one of the biggest 
funders of planet-destroying soybean projects in the world -- wiping out 
areas 115 times the size of Manhattan each year!

                        A few days ago, BNP boasted about its new 
“anti-deforestation” policy for the soy industry. But it was all lip 
service.

                        Indigenous communities in Brazil can't take it any 
longer. Tell BNP Paribas to stop funding deforestation now!




                         SIGN THE PETITION


            Every year in Brazil, an area 115 times the size of Manhattan is 
wiped out to make room for soy farms. And this carnage is mainly funded by a 
French giant: BNP Paribas.

            The company claims to care about helping combat climate change, 
and yet it remains one of the largest funders of deforestation in the world. 
A few days ago, during a “zero-carbon” event in Paris, BNP boasted about 
implementing binding policies to stop deforestation caused by the soy 
industry. But it was all lip service.

            Let’s show BNP executives that we see through their empty words, 
and hold their feet to the fire until they act.

            tell BNP to stop funding deforestation immediately!

            Thanks to the hard work of several NGOs*, we know that BNP 
Paribas has funded soybean traders to the tune of billions over the past 
four years.

            Now Indigenous communities in Brazil are paying the price as 
they watch their rivers, forests, and all the biodiversity get destroyed at 
breakneck pace.

            BNP is hoping its empty promises will keep us at bay, but until 
we see concrete action, we’re pushing the company in the global spotlight 
and holding them accountable until they act. But this will only work if 
thousands of us join.

            Tell BNP: enough talk -- stop funding deforestation and 
planet-destroying projects immediately!

            We know this works -- two months ago, during Climate Finance 
Day, a massive public pressure forced French financial institutions to 
accept their responsibility in deforestation caused by soybean projects.

            And our community has done this before -- we’ve gone up against 
some of the biggest companies in the world, like Pepsi and McDonalds and 
won.

            Now it’s time to go after one of the worst deforestation 
offenders: BNP Paribas. Add your name, Vladimir, and share this widely!


             SIGN THE PETITION
            Thanks for all that you do,
            Leyla and the team at SumOfUs



            * Database from Forests & Finance
            (in French) Soja & deforestation: stop financial actors' 
complicity
            Report from Reclaim Finance, Canopée, SumOfUs, Mighty Earth. 
October 2020

            (in French) Ending soybean imports issued from the conversion of 
natural ecosystems in South America
            Report from Canopée. September 2020

            Feeding the European appetite for soy
            Rainforest Foundation Norway. November 2020

            France falls short in ending deforestation linked to imported 
soy
            Mongabey. 20 November 2020

            Banks urged to combat deforestation and halt biodiversity crisis
            The Independent. 12 January 2021.

            The role of French banks in global forest destruction
            Global Witness. 10 February 2020.









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      From: Leyla Larbi, SumOfUs
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