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SOY SCORECARD


Assessing the use of responsible soy
in animal products

SOY SCORECARD


Assessing the use of responsible soy
in animal products

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Do you really know what’s behind the
meat, eggs and cheese you eat?

Most soy is grown in South America, where too often it comes at the expense of amazing natural ecosystems that are home to spectacular wildlife like jaguars and giant anteaters.

WWF has scored 133 companies on their use of responsible soy, grown without damaging the environment and harming people. The results show that many of these companies are doing far too little to protect irreplaceable habitats, wildlife, and people.

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See how 133 companies scored

Elior
France

Vandemoortele
Belgium

Axfood
Sweden

DLG
Denmark
Faccenda Foods
UK

Sainsbury's
UK

Lantmännen
Sweden

Moy Park
UK
Viangro
Belgium
Skånemejerier
Sweden

Intermarché
France
Raisio
Finland

Compaxo Vlees
Netherlands

Compass Group
UK

Royal Ahold
Netherlands

Kronfågel
Sweden

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Why should you care about soy?

  • Think you don’t eat much soy? Think again.

    Think you don’t eat much soy? Think again. In Europe, each of us consumes 61 kg of soy per year on average. Soy is mostly used for animal feed and so the soy we consume is embedded within the meat, farmed fish, dairy, eggs and other animal products we eat. But how does that relate to deforestation?

  • The negative impact of soy reaches well beyond the Amazon rainforest

    To grow soy, vast expanses of land are needed. In South America, the negative impact of soy reaches well beyond the Amazon rainforest, with equally important ecosystems such as the Cerrado, the Chaco and the Atlantic Forest all under severe threat.

  • The Cerrado is disappearing faster than the Amazon rainforest

    More than 20% of Brazil is covered by the little-known but precious Cerrado savannah. But right now, the Cerrado is disappearing faster than the Amazon rainforest. One of the main causes is commercial agriculture – including vast fields of soy.

  • The Cerrado is renowned for its biodiversity — help preserve it

    The Cerrado is renowned for its biodiversity – it’s home to a third of the species in Brazil and over 5% of all the species in the world, including the giant anteater. 44% of its plant species exist nowhere else on Earth.

  • Large part of the Cerrado has been replaced by soy monoculture.

    Growing production of soy, which mainly ends up as animal feed and then ultimately in products in supermarkets, has put huge pressure on the Cerrado. Already an area half the size of Mexico has been replaced by soy monoculture in the Cerrado.

  • Jaguars are at risk due to soy farming.

    In the Chaco, the second largest expanse of forest in South America after the Amazon, agriculture has contributed to decimating the region’s nature. 15% of the Chaco is already gone, and up to 85% of it in some sub-regions. This puts species such as the jaguar at great risk.

  • The damage to ecosystems from soy agriculture can be reduced with ‘responsible soy’.

    The damage to ecosystems from soy agriculture can be reduced. ‘Responsible soy’, which doesn't harm vital ecosystems and people, is available. But the bad news is that not enough of it is being produced and sold – together, we can change this.

  • WWF asks companies that use soy to commit to buy only responsible soy.

    WWF asks companies that use soy to commit to buy only responsible soy. This is soy that was grown without causing deforestation or threatening valuable wildlife. Without such a commitment, we risk losing more of the Amazon, the Cerrado and the Chaco, and the biodiversity they are home to.

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Deforestation on the cerrado

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Maned wolf of the cerrado

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Chicken for dinner?

Chicken for dinner? It may indirectly threaten
South America's ecosystems. Let's change this. #WWF #SoyScorecard

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TAKE ACTION FOR RESPONSIBLE SOY

Check out the #WWF #SoyScorecard to find out which brands and retailers use #ResponsibleSoy and which don't!

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Can you help the jaguar?

Jaguars. Chicken Wings. Deforestation. What do they have in common? Find out & take action.

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