UK Members of Parliament are actively opposing the New York Stock Exchange listing of JBS SA, the world’s largest meat supplier. The MPs are worried about the company’s impact on climate change and human rights. They have written to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), asking to stop the listing. JBS, based in Brazil, […]
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