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Citibank uses its sponsorship of sporting events like the Citi DC Open tennis tournament to prop up its image as a “community-friendly” bank. This couldn’t be farther from the truth.

Citi is one of the largest global financiers of fossil fuels, responsible for $332 billion for the fossil fuel industry since 2016. Citi is directly contributing to the destruction of our planet and our communities.

That’s why activists with Climate Defiance and Third Act disrupted the Citi Open yesterday, and unfurled a banner that said “Citi: Serving Climate Destruction” — urging Citi to stop funding fossil fuels, and calling on the ATP to cut ties with Citi.

Support these activists and take action with us: Send an email to tennis organizers ATP Tour and tell them to cut ties with Citi and stop allowing their greenwashing.

Citi is responsible for providing hundreds of billions in funding to companies like Exxon, Shell, Chevron, and Enbridge, companies that are continuing to build new pipelines, oil rigs, and power plants that will only make future climate impacts like wildfires worse.

Having their name on a tennis tournament and calling it the Citi Open is a PR ploy to establish a good brand reputation, and we can’t let it stand. Take action with us today and tell the tennis association ATP Tour to drop Citi, and stop its reputation laundering.

We need to make Citi’s brand as toxic as the fossil fuels they fund. Tell the sponsors of this tournament, ATP Tour, to stop the greenwashing and stop allowing Citi sponsorships that threaten our health and our planet.

People have been calling on dirty Wall Street banks to stop pouring money into fossil fuels for years. It’s time for them to listen.

In solidarity,
– Austin Miller, Stop the Money Pipeline team

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