Target: Chris Kempczinski, CEO of McDonald’s
Goal: Demand McDonald’s stop supporting the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest by importing mass quantities of soy from regions like Bolivia and Brazil.
McDonald’s is considered one of the largest contributors to deforestation of all major international companies. Most recently, the McDonald’s corporation has been linked to the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, which plays an important role in global climate regulation and harbors at least 10% of the world’s known biodiversity. The tens of millions of chickens on McDonald’s supply chain farms are fed imported soy, most of which comes from the Bolivian Amazon and Brazilian Cerrado. To meet the ever increasing demand for chicken feed, the Amazon is being cleared at a rapid pace to make way for new soy plantations.
As soybean demand are skyrockets, cattle farmers in Brazil–where the fertile soil and climate are ideal for soybean growth–have even started selling their pastures to soybean farmers, before going off to clear even more land for their own practices. This is a vicious cycle that, if not soon stopped, may cost us the Amazon and, quite possibly, the habitability planet.
Sign this petition to demand that McDonald’s and other Fast Food giants stop contributing to the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear CEO Kempczinski,
McDonald’s has been named one of the major companies contributing to the deforestation of our planet. The soybeans used to feed the tens of millions of chickens that come and go on your company’s supply chain farms come directly from regions like Bolivian Amazon and Brazilian Cerrado.
The destruction of natural rainforest lands for new soy plantations has catastrophic effects on our planet. Rainforests, such as the Amazon, play crucial roles in regulating global climates and are home to over 10% of all known biodiversity.
We are asking you, Mr. Kempczinski, to please reconsider the sourcing of your soybeans and to stop supporting the deforestation of our rainforests. The planet is depending on it.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo Credit: Kate Evans
