Investor Presentaiton
27 Cargill 2020 Annual Report
Collective effort GRI 102-12
For Cargill, finding sustainable solutions for the complex
issues arising from its production in Brazil implies in collec-
tive action from the sector - partners, direct and indirect
suppliers, groups of farmers, competitors, clients and gov-
ernments with the collaboration of technical agencies to
disseminate knowledge among all participants. We work
with sector associations, industrial groups and renown insti-
tutions in order to provide expertise to support our supply
chains and protect forests and indigenous vegetation. Some
are listed below:
Associação Brasileira de Produtores de Óleos
Vegetais (Abiove) - Founded in 1981, the Brazilian
Association of the Vegetable Oil Industries (Abiove) rep-
resents companies that produce bran, vegetable oils and
biodiesel, cooperate in sanctioning sector policies, promote
sustainability programs and generate statistical data used in
studies of the sector.
Soy Work Group (GTS - Grupo de Trabalho da Soja) -
We actively participate in the voluntary sector agreement of
the Soy Moratorium, celebrated in 2006, by means of which
companies commit to not commercialize nor finance soy
produced in areas that have been deforested in the Amazon
biome after 2008, even if the deforestation was legal. Besides
the sector associations - Associação das Indústrias de Óleo
Vegetal (Abiove) and Associação Nacional dos Exportadores
de Cereais (Anec) the group includes financial institutions
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and environmental protection organizations - TNC, World
Wildlife Fund WWF), Greenpeace, Conservation International
and the Amazon Environmental Research Institute.
Cerrado Work Group (GTC - Grupo de Trabalho do
Cerrado) - An initiative that joins companies, governments,
banks and consumer brands with the purpose of finding
solutions that conciliate soy production with the conserva-
tion of the cerrado and social, environmental and economic
development interests.
Soja Plus - Being members of Abiove, we are part of the
Soja Plus initiative, the largest rural producer engagement
program in the country, created to disseminate best prac-
tices and environmental conservancy, and promote pro-
ducer and worker rights and wellbeing in the soy chain by
means of technical assistance. The program has already
reached more than 6,200 producers in Brazil, visited 2,841
rural properties and will expand this impact along 2021.
Cargill's contribution is focused on the states of Minas
Gerais, Goiás and Maranhão.
Brazil Climate, Forests and Agriculture Coalition - We
participate in the work of task forces that act for the imple-
mentation of the Forest Code of this multi-sector group,
which includes more than 300 companies and Civil Society
Organizations.
Soft Commodities Forum (SCF) - A global platform of food
commodities companies created to sponsor the advancement
of collective actions for the common sustainability challenges
as those faced in South America. SCF members have agreed to
share the same format to report and monitor progress regarding
transparency and traceability in the soy supply chain in the cer-
rado region.
Forestry and Agricultural Certification and
Management Institute (Imaflora - Instituto de Manejo
e Certificação Florestal e Agrícola) - We work with the
institution to translate and distribute the Application Guide of
the New Forest Code for Rural Properties in Brazil.
Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS) - Cargill is a mem-
ber of RTRS, a work group dedicated to implement sustainable
metrics for the global soy production market. The group counts
on members of the agricultural and financial market and on
NGOs acting to promote practices for the sector that are sus-
tainable from an economic, social and environmental standpoint.
International Sustainability and Carbon Certification
(ISCC) and Biomass Biofuels Sustainability voluntary
scheme (2BSvs) - We participate in sustainable soy certifi-
cation programs acknowledged by the European Union. We
have certified soy supply chains in the United States, Canada,
Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil according to one or more of
these models. Several of our facilities have obtained ISCC
certification.
ProTerra Foundation - This Netherlands institution offers
certifications for soy production based on the non-GMO
(without Genetically Modified Organisms or transgenic) crite-
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