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.
兩個領先的消費品牌已停止購買巴西皮革。斯堪的納維亞養老基金正在審查其對一些公司的持股,這些公司對濫伐森林的風險敞口較大。Nordea的資產管理部門暫停購買巴西政府債券。這些決定是爲了應對亞馬遜熱帶雨林今年夏天火災數量增加67%的情況,其中許多是故意放火導致的。通常是先伐木後放火,旨在清除樹木以進行牧牛和作物種植。