• Minerva Foods’ environmental management is guided by initiatives involving the cattle supply chain and the continuous improvement of performance in our own operations. Through the Dedication to the Planet pillar of our sustainability strategy, we foster sustainable livestock farming, driven by technical criteria, rigorous monitoring, and responsible practices that balance food production with environmental conservation.

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Our Criteria

• Environmental compliance

  Labor compliance

  Land regularity

  

  • Zero illegal deforestation (all biomes).
  • Absence of environmental embargoes.
  • Not overlapping protected areas.

  • Not included in the Ministry of Labor and Employment’s “Dirty List of Slave Labor”.

  • Not overlapping indigenous lands and/or traditional communities.
  • Proof of land ownership.

  

  • Zero illegal deforestation (all biomes).
  • Not overlapping protected areas.

  • Monitoring cases of slave-like and child labor reported in the media (Diary News Report – Clipping).

  • Not overlapping indigenous lands and/or traditional communities.

  

  • Zero illegal deforestation (all biomes).
  • Not overlapping protected areas.

  • Monitoring cases of slave-like and child labor reported in the media (Diary News Report – Clipping).

• Our approach

  In a structured and integrated manner, we operate through three complementary fronts:Direct Suppliers, continuous geospatial monitoring to ensure compliance with the criteria established in our policy; Indirect Suppliers, development of technologies and protocols to access other links in the supply chain, aiming to increase transparency and control over the origin of the animals and; Supplier Requalification and Reintegratin: Bering technical support and guidance so that cattle farmers can meet the established socio-environmental criteria and return to the supply chain.

• Direct Suppliers

  The Company was a pioneer in implementing 100% geospatial monitoring of direct supplier farms across all Brazilian biomes in which it operates. Internationally, it achieved 100% traceability in its operations in Paraguay (2021), Colombia (2023), Argentina, and Uruguay (2024), surpassing the targets set in its Sustainability Commitment by up to six years. The geospatial monitoring system is audited annually, with results that position Minerva Foods as a benchmark in the sector.

  Indirect Suppliers

  Monitoring indirect suppliers is one of the sector’s greatest challenges, requiring investments in research, technology, effective public policies, and the engagement of the entire value chain to ensure full traceability of cattle. Minerva Foods has a series of initiatives under development in this regard:  

   

  Technologies

  SMGeo Prospec app and Visipec.
   

  Protocols

  Individual Traceability Protocol, Full Cycle Protocol, and Level 1 Indirect Suppliers Protocol.

  Reconecta: Supplier Requalification and Reintegration

  The Reconecta program supports suppliers with socio-environmental issues in regularizing their rural properties. Through technical guidance, we promote best practices and reinforce the Company’s commitment to an ethical and sustainable supply chain.

  As part of our strategic approach, engagement, partnerships, and the mobilization of key industry stakeholders are essential for building an effective traceability and monitoring solution. In this context, Minerva Foods’ active participation in dialogue platforms and sectoral forums reinforces our commitment to developing collaborative and effective solutions.

   

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Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy

• Scope 1

  

  Technology replacement for effluent treatment.

  

  Fuel switch in boilers (operations in Argentina, Australia, and Colombia).

  Scope 2

  

  Investments in electricity generation from renewable sources.

  

  Acquisition of Renewable Energy Certificates (I-RECs).

  Scope 3

  

  Renove Program.

  

  Mapping of other opportunities for relevant sources.

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  Offsets

  

  Carbon credit acquisition

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  ESG Metrics and insights Acknowledgements

Transition Initiatives

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  Promotes collaboration with partners and rural producers to drive sustainable, profitable, and low-carbon agriculture.
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  Focused on developing projects for the origination and commercialization of high-quality carbon credits.
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  Operates in the Free Energy Market and is one of the largest electricity traders in Brazil, performing in the origination of I-RECs.
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  Dedicated to the production and commercialization of biofuel from bovine slaughter by-products, such as tallow.
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