Articles by Andrew Wasley and Alexandra Heal
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Walmart among US Retail Giants Selling Beef Linked to Amazon Destruction
Andrew Wasley and Alexandra Heal | The Bureau of Investigative Journalism – TRANSCEND Media Service,
15 Feb 2021
13 Feb 2021 – Walmart, Costco and Kroger are selling Brazilian beef products imported by JBS–the world’s largest meat company–which we previously revealed has been embroiled in a string of deforestation allegations. Campaigners Call for Major Grocers to Cut Ties with Controversial Brazilian Meat Firm JBS
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Development Banks Funding Industrial Farms around the World
Andrew Wasley and Alexandra Heal | The Bureau of Investigative Journalism - TRANSCEND Media Service,
6 Jul 2020
2 Jul 2020 – The International Finance Corporation–the commercial lending arm of the World Bank–and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have provided $2.6bn for pig, poultry and beef farming, as well as dairy and meat processing, despite their vast contribution to the oncoming climate catastrophe. The UK government is a major funder of both banks.
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German Appetite for Beef Eats into Brazilian Rainforest
Andrew Wasley and Alexandra Heal – The Bureau of Investigative Journalism,
28 Oct 2019
21 Oct 2019 – Germany imported €216m worth of Brazilian beef over five years from meat companies linked to major deforestation in the Amazon and other vital areas.
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