We did it!
Last Thursday, some of the world’s biggest banks met in Paris for
a ‘Climate Finance Day’, a huge public relations stunt designed to
convince investors that the financial institutions are
climate-friendly.
But we know these banks do not care about our climate,
just their profits -- the likes of HSBC, BlackRock and AXA
finance tens of billions of dollars to agribusiness corporations
that destroy the Amazon rainforest.
Thanks to SumOfUs members like you, our friends at
Reclaim Finance, Canopée and Friends of the
Earth were there to call out their Amazon-killing investments
with a huge billboard, right at the entrance of the
event!
Activists from Reclaim Finance, Canopée and
Friends of the Earth in front of the entrance of the Climate Finance
Day event
Our friend Lucie from Reclaim Finance, who attended the
event, said the billboard was THE topic of discussion for
participants. As people filed into the building,
journalists and clients alike were snapping photos of the
action and sharing it on social media.
Our message was unmissable -- and you can bet
HSBC, BlackRock, AXA and the rest of the Amazon-destroying banks are
worried.
This action was just the first public warning to
Amazon-wrecking banks. So far, only 5 financial
institutions have told us they’re ready to take action on soy
deforestation, and none of them have committed to actually stopping
financing to the companies clear cutting the Amazon.
Activist
holding a banner "Deforestation: Stop complicity", in front of the
billboard broadcasting the names of the financial actors
involved.
Indigenous communities have nurtured the Amazon for thousands of
years. They’re paying for these investment deals with their lives.
And with your ongoing support, we can keep powering this
campaign to help save these communities.
will
you support this fight with a one-off gift?
Activists from Reclaim Finance,
Canopée and Friends of the Earth in front of the entrance of the
Climate Finance Day event
Stay tuned, we'll tell you more very
soon!
