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Groups Oppose Use of Inflation Reduction Act Funding for Polluting Factory Farms
Today, nearly 200 groups sent a letter to Secretary Tom Vilsack urging the agency to reconsider its recent decision to include several “conservation practices” that support factory farms and the proliferation of factory farm gas to its list of Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry practices that will be prioritized under the Inflation Reduction Act. Read More
Stop Financing Factory Farming Coalition Reacts to World Bank’s Climate Commitment
If the World Bank intends for its operations to match its new mission, the Bank must end support for industrial livestock production. Read More
New Report Documents Social and Environmental Harms of PRONACA’s Animal Agriculture Operations on Indigenous Communities
Loans from IDB Invest and IFC to PRONACA, the country’s largest pig and poultry producer, have violated the banks' own policies. Read More
Friends of the Earth Denounces Biden’s Pick to Lead World Bank
Today President Biden announced that he will nominate Ajay Banga to be President of the World Bank, on the heels of current World Bank President David Malpass’s announcement of resignation one week ago. Read More
Environmental justice, climate groups call on EPA to rein in the harms of factory farms
A letter sent to EPA Administrator Michael Regan urges him to act on the EPA’s existing authority to provide federal oversight of factory farms. Read More
Controversial $200 million IFC loan approved for LDC’s climate-destructive soy and corn operations in Brazil’s Cerrado
Despite opposition from more than 235 organizations, shareholders have approved a $200M loan to Louis Dreyfus Company Brazil (LDC). Read More
IDB Invest Drops Controversial Loan to Brazilian Beef Giant Marfrig Global Foods
Public development finance should not be channeled to large-scale industrial livestock operations like Marfrig that fuel deforestation and the climate crisis. Read More
200 NGOs Worldwide Oppose Public Funding of Brazilian Meat Giant Marfrig
If IDB-Invest is genuinely committed to tackling climate change, it must drop this loan and stop funding industrial livestock operations Read More