Dear John,

Every year, big agribusiness slashes an area of tropical rainforest the size of
Oregon. Tropical deforestation displaces communities, destroys countless species
of plants and animals, and produces nearly a quarter of all global greenhouse
gas emissions.

But these businesses don’t act alone -- they’re propped up by financial firms
like BlackRock, the world’s largest investment company. BlackRock has more money
invested in big agribusiness than any other company in the world.

We simply can’t stop the destruction of places like the Amazon Rainforest unless
BlackRock changes its ways. Pressure is building on the company to stop fueling
deforestation. But we need your help to convince BlackRock to act!

Fight rainforest destruction: Tell BlackRock to adopt a No Deforestation Policy!
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In 2019, the world watched the Amazon Rainforest burn. This destruction was
driven by soy and cattle interests. BlackRock’s financing enabled the Brazilian
government to act with impunity, and many BlackRock-funded companies are poised
to profit from the destruction.

Industrial plantation agriculture does not only cause deforestation -- it is
also a leading cause of violent land conflicts that dispossess and displace
Indigenous peoples and local communities.

BlackRock is one of the largest investors in agribusiness from Brazil to Borneo.
So there’s a lot it can do to help solve our world’s deforestation problem.

But so far BlackRock has done nothing to stop the companies it invests in from
tearing down the world’s last great rainforests. The investment giant will only
change its ways if it feels pressure from people like you!

Protect our planet’s rainforest: Tell BlackRock to stop fueling deforestation!
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BlackRock manages a jaw-dropping $7 trillion in assets. Trillions of dollars
that could help solve the climate crisis rather than fund rainforest destruction
and human rights violations.

So what can BlackRock specifically do to fight deforestation? It can use
shareholder power to pressure the companies it owns to end deforestation. It can
vote out the managers at these companies that let the problems continue. And
when agribusiness companies refuse to change their ways, BlackRock can cut these
companies out of its portfolios.

There is no way through the climate crisis that doesn’t involve making Wall
Street giants like BlackRock change their ways. As a self-proclaimed leader in
responsible investing, BlackRock should be investing our dollars in fighting the
destruction of lands and communities.

Around the world, people of all ages, from the elderly to the youth, have been
rising up to tell BlackRock to divest from destruction. Now we need you with us,
John, to demand BlackRock defund deforestation. Our
planet can’t wait!

Join the anti-deforestation movement: Tell BlackRock to divest from
deforestation!
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Standing with you,
Jeff Conant,
Senior international forests program manager,
Friends of the Earth

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