全球最大肉类公司JBS因其60亿美元全球扩张计划在荷兰法院遭到法律挑战。[1]绿色和平组织向法院提交诉状，要求JBS披露其扩张计划是否符合荷兰《尽职调查法》以及公司自身在气候、自然和人权方面的承诺。[1]
扩张计划的重点投资位于尼日利亚，JBS计划投入25亿美元建设六家巨型肉类加工厂，尼日利亚政府承诺提供120万公顷土地支持该项目。[1]
绿色和平国际法律顾问Richard Brown表示："我们怀疑他们在盲目飞行，没有汇集他们需要的信息来了解影响。"[1]JBS则回应称"不对未被通知的潜在法律诉讼做评论"。[1]
这起诉讼具有开创性意义，标志着首次针对农业部门进行此类法律挑战，可能为气候变化诉讼树立针对非化石燃料企业的新判例。[1]JBS去年迁至荷兰，承诺在2025年底前清理巴西牛肉供应链。[1]值得注意的是，公司已搁置了之前的2040年净零排放誓言。[1]
JBS, the world's largest meat company, is defending its $6 billion global expansion plan in a landmark Dutch court case brought by Greenpeace. [1] The environmental organization has filed a lawsuit demanding that JBS disclose whether its expansion aligns with the Dutch Due Diligence Law and the company's own climate, nature, and human rights commitments. [1]
The case marks the first legal challenge of its kind targeting the agricultural sector and could establish new precedent for climate litigation against non-fossil fuel companies. [1] A significant portion of JBS's expansion focuses on Nigeria, where the company plans to invest $2.5 billion in six large-scale meat processing facilities on 1.2 million hectares of land provided by the Nigerian government. [1]
Richard Brown, international legal counsel at Greenpeace, questioned the adequacy of JBS's planning efforts, stating: "We suspect they are flying blind, without assembling the information they need to understand the impacts." [1] JBS declined to comment on the litigation, issuing a statement that it does not remark on "potential legal proceedings of which it has not been informed." [1]
The company relocated its headquarters to the Netherlands last year, which placed it within the jurisdiction of Dutch law. [1] JBS has pledged to clean up its Brazilian beef supply chain by the end of 2025, [1] though it previously abandoned a 2040 net-zero emissions commitment. [1] A related Shell case involving similar legal questions is expected to reach a verdict in early 2027. [1]