New York sues meatpacking giant JBS over climate claims streetinsider.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from streetinsider.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
JBS, the world's largest beef producer, was sued on Wednesday by New York state's attorney general, which accused it of misleading the public about its impact on the environment in order to boost sales. Attorney General Letitia James said JBS USA Food Co, the Brazilian company's American-based unit, has "no viable plan" to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, making its stated commitment to achieving that goal false and misleading. James said JBS has admitted its "Net Zero by 2040" commitment did not incorporate the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions from its supply chain, including from deforestation in the Amazon.
The lawsuit accuses JBS USA, Cargill and other meat-producing companies and their subsidiaries of suppressing wages of meat plant workers going back to at least 2000
JBS agrees to $25M settlement in antitrust class action meatpoultry.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from meatpoultry.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.