Swiss Re, one of the world's largest reinsurers, is bankrolling illegal
deforestation in Brazil.

The company has been covering agribusiness involved in crimes and the
destruction of the Amazon, profiting from the climate crisis.

Let's demand Swiss Re to stop insuring illegal deforestation.

[ [link removed] ]Aerial photo of beautiful green trees and felled and burned trees to
make land for agriculture and cattle pastures in Amazonas, Brazil.


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John,

One of the world's largest reinsurers, Swiss Re, wants to achieve net zero
emissions by 2050 -- while bankrolling deforestation in Brazil.

The Swiss insurer has been covering sketchy agribusinesses in Brazil
-- its clients have illegally deforested land, own properties overlapping
with Indigenous lands, use slave labour or even armed violence to maximize
their profits.

But we can help put an end to harmful business practices.

One of Swiss Re’s key arguments for attracting shareholders is its full
commitment to sustainable goals. If we show the world these empty
promises, we can pressure it into change -- let’s demand now:

[ [link removed] ]Swiss Re: stop insuring deforestation.

Deforestation is one of Brazil’s primary sources of greenhouse gas
emissions. In the last couple of years, different regions of the country
have faced massive floods, dreadful droughts, devastating wildfires, and
record temperatures… Extreme weather events are set to become the new
normal.

Livestock farming is the main driver of deforestation in the Amazon, and
preserving the world's largest rainforest is considered central to meeting
the planet's survival goals. So why should we let a corporation profit
from destroying our future?

This company is profiting off crimes and working against a future of
climate justice. These big corporations assume no one will stop them --
let’s show them wrong:

[ [link removed] ]Swiss Re: you are complicit in the climate crisis - stop profiting off
of deforestation.

The Ekō community has made other massive insurance companies move. After
our pressure, Zurich Insurance Group—with $439.3 billion in assets—has
committed to stop insuring new oil and gas extraction projects. Changes
are possible, and together, we can make them happen.



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Thanks for all that you do,
Vanessa, Fatah and the team at Ekō


More information:

[ [link removed] ]Monitor investigation: Insured Irregularities
Repórter Brasil, 01 February 2024

[ [link removed] ]How Swiss Re insures illegally deforested farmland in Brazil
Public Eye, 17 November 2023

[ [link removed] ]Swiss Re Insured Farms Tied to Brazil Deforestation, Report Says
Bloomberg Law, 17 November 2023

 

 

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