NY Sues World’s Top Meatpacker JBS Over Climate Impact
- Attorney General James says US unit has made misleading claims
- Sao Paulo-based JBS has planned a listing for shares in the US
Cattle at a JBS facility in Brazil.
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New York state is suing JBS SA over allegations the world’s biggest meat-packer misled “the public about its environmental impact.”
New York Attorney General Letitia James said the meat producer has failed to provide a viable plan to meet a widely-advertised commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2040 and that it could not feasibly meet such a goal, according to a filing. The company “has made several misleading claims about its environmental impact, including pledges to curb deforestation and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions,” a statement from the attorney general’s office said.