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<P><STRONG>BNP Paribas, the so-called "green bank", keeps on funding
deforestation in Brazil</STRONG>.</P>
<P>BNP's new “anti-deforestation” policy is nothing but lip service.
The bank clearly doesn’t take the destruction of the Cerrado and the
Amazon seriously.</P>
<P><STRONG>As the house is literally on fire</STRONG>, with our
partners at Canopée we decided to go and sound the fire alarm
directly at a BNP branch office. <STRONG>We won't tell you more
here, join our action on social media!</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>you can increase the impact of Canopée’s activists stunt
by calling on BNP Paribas live on Twitter and / or
Facebook:</STRONG></P>
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style="COLOR: #00abbd; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/575127?t=1&akid=90719%2E15424008%2E_pqCn8">Tell
BNP Paribas to stop funding the world's worst environmental
villains!</A></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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<P><STRONG>With nearly 130,000 signatures, you have already shaken
BNP Paribas</STRONG>. The bank quickly tried to protect its “green”
image by recently going public with a new “anti-deforestation”
policy. <STRONG>The problem ? The policy goals are neither ambitious
nor clear enough: the textbook definition of
greenwashing</STRONG>.</P>
<P>With your help, we will push BNP to walk the talk.</P>
<P>Tell <STRONG>BNP Paribas to stop funding the deforestation of the
Amazon and Cerrado</STRONG> by imposing stricter rules on soybean
traders:</P>
<P><SPAN style="COLOR: #00ccff"><STRONG><A
style="COLOR: #00abbd; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/575127?t=3&akid=90719%2E15424008%2E_pqCn8">flood
BNP Paribas' Twitter and Facebook accounts to make them stop funding
deforestation! </A></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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<P><STRONG>Don't have Twitter?</STRONG> No problem. You can also go
to the French <SPAN style="COLOR: #00ccff"><STRONG><A
style="COLOR: #00abbd; FONT-WEIGHT: bold"
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/575034?t=5&akid=90719%2E15424008%2E_pqCn8">Facebook
account of BNP Paribas</A></STRONG></SPAN> and leave one
of the comments below on one of its latest posts :</P>
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<LI>
<P style="DISPLAY: inline !important">STOP funding the destruction
of the Cerrado and the Amazon! Show us that you really care about
the future of our planet! #TheBankOfABurningWorld</P>
<LI>Where have your commitments on deforestation gone ??? It’s a
disgrace that you fund the destruction of the Amazon through
soybean traders! #TheBankOfABurningWorld
<LI>So... your climate commitments were empty promises, right?
Deforestation doesn't seem to bother you much. Congratulations on
the greenwashing operation 👏 #TheBankOfABurningWorld
<LI>Aren't you ashamed to fund deforestation in the Amazon?
#TheBankOfABurningWorld
<LI>We didn't expect much from a bank on environmental issues, but
we are still disappointed. #TheBankOfABurningWorld
<LI>What is a bank that is not "eco-friendly"? Because if you can
pass for an "eco-friendly" bank by funding the destruction of the
Amazon, I wonder what the other banks are doing 🤔
#TheBankOfABurningWorld
<LI>It’s so cliché to fund deforestation… Won’t you move on to
sexier projects and just stop destroying our planet?
#TheBankOfABurningWorld
<LI>BNP Paribas: “we use 90% eco-friendly paper in customer
communication”<BR>Also, BNP Paribas: we are massively funding
deforestation in the Amazon and Cerrado 🔥🌴💰💵<BR>Prime example
of firefighter arson. #TheBankOfABurningWorld
<LI>Don’t you mind giving billions to deforestation? + 41% of the
Amazon rainforest is gone compared to May 2020.
#TheBankOfABurningWorld
<LI>Not financing the destruction of the Amazon rainforest by
soybean traders, that would be the bare minimum ... No?
#TheBankOfABurningWorld
<LI>BNP Paribas: “we reduced our CO2 emissions by 70
tons”.<BR>Also BNP Paribas: we are massively financing the
deforestation of the Amazon 🔥🌴💰💵<BR>We have to compensate! We
wouldn't want to lose the title of the best arsonist firefighter
🤡 #TheBankOfABurningWorld
<LI>BNP Paribas puts billions in the destruction of the Amazon.
Beware when a bank with a green logo tells you they’re
eco-friendly. It’s most likely lies. #TheBankOfABurningWorld
<LI>Destruction of the Amazon, of the Cerrado, of tens of
thousands of protected species, of unique ecosystems… There is no
denying that BNP Paribas is truly “the bank for a changing world”
🤡 #TheBankOfABurningWorld
<LI>The Amazon and its savanna, the Cerrado, are disappearing at
breakneck speed, with catastrophic environmental and healthcare
consequences for our planet. But things are not going fast enough
for BNP Paribas, which funds its destruction with billions of $…
#TheBankOfABurningWorld
<LI>Stop supporting the destruction of the Amazon by soybean
traders! #TheBankOfABurningWorld
<LI>BNP Paribas and soybean traders, hand in hand to destroy the
Amazon! Isn't that nice? BNP Paribas, you are truly the bank for a
world that DOES NOT change 👍 #TheBankOfABurningWorld
<LI>I know that you are supposedly the bank for a changing world,
but please don't change anything! No, really, keep giving billions
to soybean traders to destroy the Amazon. We are with you 👏
#TheBankOfABurningWorld
<LI>With billions of $, some would want to finance future projects
in medical research or renewable energies ... But no, BNP Paribas
prefers to invest in the destruction of the Amazon. Change
nothing! You are truly the bank for a changing world 👏
#TheBankOfABurningWorld
<LI>Can anyone tell BNP Paribas that financing the destruction of
the Amazon was already out-of-fashion in 1950? BNP Paribas: "the
bank for a world that DOES NOT change" 🤡 #TheBankOfABurningWorld
<LI>In 2021, BNP Paribas is threatening the survival of Indigenous
populations and endangered species in the Amazon by financing its
destruction. A disgrace 😓. #TheBankOfABurningWorld </LI></UL><IMG
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<P>Thanks for all that you do, <BR>Leyla and the team at
SumOfUs</P><BR>
<P><EM><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">More
information:</SPAN></EM></P>
<DIV class=page-link>
<DIV class=page-link><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/558330?t=18&akid=90719%2E15424008%2E_pqCn8"
rel=noopener target=_blank>*Database from Forests &
Finance</A></DIV>
<DIV class=page-link> </DIV>
<DIV class=page-link><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/559081?t=19&akid=90719%2E15424008%2E_pqCn8"
rel=noopener target=_blank>Feeding the European appetite for
soy</A><BR>Rainforest Foundation Norway. 1 November 2020.</DIV>
<DIV class=page-link> </DIV>
<DIV class=page-link><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/558331?t=20&akid=90719%2E15424008%2E_pqCn8"
rel=noopener target=_blank>(in French) Soja & deforestation:
stop financial actors' complicity</A><BR>Report from Reclaim
Finance, Canopée, SumOfUs, Mighty Earth. 29 October 2020.</DIV>
<DIV class=page-link> </DIV>
<DIV class=page-link><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/553031?t=21&akid=90719%2E15424008%2E_pqCn8"
rel=noopener target=_blank>(in French) Ending soybean imports issued
from the conversion of natural ecosystems in South
America</A><BR>Report from Canopée. 1 September 2020.</DIV>
<DIV class=page-link> </DIV>
<DIV class=page-link><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/559046?t=22&akid=90719%2E15424008%2E_pqCn8"
rel=noopener target=_blank>France falls short in ending
deforestation linked to imported soy</A><BR>Mongabay. 20 November
2020.</DIV>
<DIV class=page-link> </DIV>
<DIV class=page-link><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/559047?t=23&akid=90719%2E15424008%2E_pqCn8"
rel=noopener target=_blank>Banks urged to combat deforestation and
halt biodiversity crisis</A><BR>The Independent. 12 January
2021.</DIV>
<DIV class=page-link> </DIV>
<DIV class=page-link><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/559048?t=24&akid=90719%2E15424008%2E_pqCn8"
rel=noopener target=_blank>The role of French banks in global forest
destruction</A><BR>Global Witness. 10 February
2020.</DIV></DIV></TD></TR>
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