Two leading consumer brands have halted purchases of Brazilian leather. Scandinavian pension funds are examining holdings in companies with high exposure to deforestation. Nordea’s asset management arm has suspended purchases of Brazilian government bonds. These decisions come in response to a 67 per cent increase in the number of fires this summer in the Amazon rainforest, many started deliberately. Often preceded by logging, they are intended to clear trees for cattle ranching and crop planting.
两个领先的消费品牌已停止购买巴西皮革。斯堪的纳维亚养老基金正在审查其对一些公司的持股,这些公司对滥伐森林的风险敞口较大。Nordea的资产管理部门暂停购买巴西政府债券。这些决定是为了应对亚马逊热带雨林今年夏天火灾数量增加67%的情况,其中许多是故意放火导致的。通常是先伐木后放火,旨在清除树木以进行牧牛和作物种植。