Brazil's JBS has been accused of making false climate claims in a US lawsuit filed by advocacy group Mighty Earth, a fresh legal challenge for the world's biggest meatpacker ahead of global climate talks in its home country in November, reported Reuters.
The lawsuit against JBS's US unit is the latest in a string of cases against companies over allegations of "greenwashing", including a successful challenge to oil major TotalEnergies in a French court last week.
The case, filed with the District of Columbia Superior Court in Washington, comes days before New York Attorney General Letitia James is scheduled to submit an amended complaint in a similar case.
Mighty Earth alleges JBS made deceptive claims about its commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2040 and that "material omissions" about the environmental harm caused by its operations violated the DC Consumer Protection Procedures Act.
"We're challenging JBS USA's climate claims to be 'net zero by 2040' as false and misleading," said Alex Wijeratna, Mighty Earth's senior director of investigations and law, noting the company had no credible plan to tackle supply chain emissions.
JBS said it "categorically rejects" claims suggesting its sustainability goals were misleading or that financing was obtained under false pretences and that it was making measurable progress in addressing climate change.
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