Full report
Amaggi
- HQ Brazil
- ACTIVITIES Farming, Crushing, Storing, Trading
- ULTIMATE PARENT Andre Maggi Participações S/A
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FINANCING AND OWNERSHIP
Set and strengthen goals
Protection of forests and other natural ecosystems
Existence of public deforestation/conversion commitments
Does the company have a public commitment to 100% no-conversion production/sourcing (as defined by AFi), regardless of market demand?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1"We are committed to: [...] Guarantee, in its own units, and stimulate within suppliers, a conversion free operation [...] Our commitment to deforestation and conversion includes our agricultural production activities and our grain origination from rural producers. It applies to all locations where we operate, in and outside Brazil, including the Cerrado and Amazon biomes."
Cutoff dates
Do deforestation/conversion commitments specify a clear cutoff date? Is it aligned with AF guidance? Where existing regional commodity/sector cutoff dates exist, are those followed?
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Amazon
Yes1
2008
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Cerrado
No2
No cut-off date for this biome
- Gran Chaco No No cut-off date for this biome
- Pampas No No cut-off date for this biome
- Chiquitania Yes Company does not source from this biome
- Espinal Yes Company does not source from this biome
- Pantanal No No cut-off date for this biome
- Danube Delta Yes Company does not source from this biome
- Northern Great Plains Yes Company does not source from this biome
- Global (all other biomes) No No cut-off date for this biome
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1AMAGGI is one of the signatory companies of the Soy Moratorium and can affirm that it does not sell soybeans from deforested areas after 2008, in the Amazon biome, whether they are legally or illegally opened. This commitment is confirmed through annual audits by a third party and AMAGGI has always achieved 100% compliance.
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2AMAGGI commitments is towards a deforestation and conversion free grain chain as soon as possible. Some of its verification process shows that 99% of the volume of soy originated and tracked by AMAGGI in 2019/2020 is free from deforestation and conversion, after 2017, for soy. This reference year is used because it was in 2017 that AMAGGI published its Global Positioning and its commitment to a free deforestation chain. . This figure reaches 99.83% if we consider deforestation that occurred in 2019/2020 for soybeans.
Deforestation/conversion – Scope of commitments
Do deforestation/conversion commitments include a clear definition of the scope to which they are applicable?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1"We are committed to: [...] Guarantee, in its own units, and stimulate within suppliers, a conversion free operation [...] Our commitment to deforestation and conversion includes our agricultural production activities and our grain origination from rural producers. It applies to all locations where we operate, in and outside Brazil, including the Cerrado and Amazon biomes."
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2"We are committed to: [...] Guarantee, in its own units, and stimulate within suppliers, a conversion free operation [...] Our commitment to deforestation and conversion includes our agricultural production activities and our grain origination from rural producers. It applies to all locations where we operate, in and outside Brazil, including the Cerrado and Amazon biomes."
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3"We are committed to: [...] Guarantee, in its own units, and stimulate within suppliers, a conversion free operation [...] Our commitment to deforestation and conversion includes our agricultural production activities and our grain origination from rural producers. It applies to all locations where we operate, in and outside Brazil, including the Cerrado and Amazon biomes."
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4"We are committed to: [...] Guarantee, in its own units, and stimulate within suppliers, a conversion free operation [...] Our commitment to deforestation and conversion includes our agricultural production activities and our grain origination from rural producers. It applies to all locations where we operate, in and outside Brazil, including the Cerrado and Amazon biomes."
Achievement date
How quickly has the company committed to achieving its deforestation/conversion commitments?
- No No target date/NA
- When was this target/date last reviewed or updated? N/A
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
Interim targets and milestones
Do the company's commitments to eliminate deforestation and conversion specify time-bound targets and milestones?
- No No
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
Respect for human rights
Existence of public human rights commitment
Does the company have a public commitment to respect internationally recognized human rights (including workers, indigenous peoples and local communities) and ensure this respect equally for all persons and groups?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1"Our commitment: -Respect and protect human rights, especially for traditional and indigenous communities, and family farming; -Respect the right to use the land, including the principle of free, prior and informed consent. " AMAGGI has been also a signatory since 2009 of UN international commitment to adopt principles related to Human Rights, labor relations, the environment, and the fight against corruption in all business practices. AMAGGI needs to be accountable through annual monitoring reports. Amaggi is also compromised with the Business Principles for Food and Agriculture (PEAA) and the eradication of all forms of slave-like work in Brazil. AMAGGI has been a signatory since 2005. Annually, the company submits the monitoring report to the InPACTO organization, reporting the actions taken to eradicate slave labor in the company's production chain. AMAGGI's actions on that front caused its monitoring reports to be released as benchmarking to InPACTO members. Other commtiments can be acess in our sustainability reports. AMAGGI has also the Code of Ethics and Conduct, now in its fourth version, that describes the standards of behavior adopted by AMAGGI, explaining and reiterating its commitment to the standards of conduct and zero tolerance for any misconduct.
Human rights - Scope of commitments
Do human rights commitments include a clear definition of the scope to which they are applicable?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
Human rights - FPIC
Does the company commit to or have a supplier policy that requires suppliers to secure the Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) of potentially affected Indigenous peoples and/or local communities before acquiring new interests in land or resources, new developments or expansions?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1Respect land use right, including the principle of free, prior and informed consent. https://www.amaggi.com.br/en/interna/innovative-and-sustainable-performance/towards-a-chain-free-of-deforestation-and-conversion-of-native-vegetation/ (Link commitment to a Deforestation and Conversion Free grain chain – 2019 version)
FPIC - Scope of commitments
Does the FPIC commitments include a clear definition of the scope to which they are applicable?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
Traceability
Traceability
Has the company made a commitment to traceability of the soy it sources? To what level of traceability does the company commit?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1Innovation in the commercialization: process with traceability guarantee and the verification of socio-environmental criteria automation, at a total level, for each purchase lot generated;
Traceability - Scope of commitments
Do the company's traceability commitments include a clear definition of the scope to which they are applicable?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1"AMAGGI HAS LARGELY EVOLVED IN MAPPING, MONITORING AND IDENTIFYING THE ORIGIN OF ITS GRAIN SUPPLIERS AT A TOTAL LEVEL OF THE FARMS (and not just a geographical coordinate). Of the 86% of suppliers monitored with only one coordinate in the 2018/2019 crop, we reached, in the 2019/2020 crop, 98% traceability of the volume of their direct suppliers in the priority jurisdictions."
Implement ethical supply chains
Company systems and processes
Board oversight
Does the company’s board have a committee or is there a high-level management position that is formally focused on deforestation/ conversion-related issues?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1The Sustainability Committee was reformulated in 2016 and will begin to operate in a new format in 2017 (Risk Committee). One of the attributions of these committees is to identify and regularly measure the main financial, environmental and social risks to which the company is exposed, besides defining prevention and mitigation measures and procedures. Juliana Lopes is the Amaggi´s Director of Sustainability, Communication and Compliance of Amaggi and Executive Director of The André E Lucia Maggi Foundation. As a director (high level management position), she integrates the Executive Board and is responsible for the sustainability strategy discussions and definition at the highest level of management in the company, including Board of Directors and shareholders.
Executive compensation
Does the company link executive compensation to deforestation-related issues?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1The targets are linked mainly to the socio-environmental issues and forest related risks. The social and environmental targets compose the result for profit distribution to all managers and employees of the company.
Grievance mechanism
Does the company have grievance mechanisms in place to identify and remedy adverse social and environmental impacts linked to their operations and/or supply chain? What is the nature of the grievance mechanism used by the company (own mechanism, that of external entity, etc.)?
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Yes1
Yes
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Is it publicly available to all stakeholders?
Yes2
Yes
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Is there a description of the process and procedures that are followed when a grievance is raised?
Yes3
Yes
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Are grievances and responses or resolutions published?
Yes4
Yes
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What is the nature of the grievance mechanism used by the company (own mechanism, external entity, etc.)?
Yes5
Amaggi Reporting Channel - phone number and website (external entity)
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1AMAGGI Reporting Channel: www.canaldedenuncia.com.br/amaggi or 0800 647 0004.This is an exclusive AMAGGI channel for safe and, if desired, anonymous communication, of conduct considered unethical or that violates ethical principles and standards of conduct. conduct of the company and / or current legislation
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2AMAGGI Reporting Channel: www.canaldedenuncia.com.br/amaggi or 0800 647 0004.This is an exclusive AMAGGI channel for safe and, if desired, anonymous communication, of conduct considered unethical or that violates ethical principles and standards of conduct. conduct of the company and / or current legislation
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3Claims and reports are analyzed and resolved by a specialized team and confidentiality is guaranteed by law.
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4All complaints are investigated and returns are available to the claimant and the compiled information is available annualy on the sustainability report.
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5AMAGGI Reporting Channel: www.canaldedenuncia.com.br/amaggi or 0800 647 0004.This is an exclusive AMAGGI channel for safe and, if desired, anonymous communication, of conduct considered unethical or that violates ethical principles and standards of conduct. conduct of the company and / or current legislation
Supply chain assessment
Risk assessment and due diligence
Does the company conduct risk assessments related to deforestation/conversion risk? Are the results of the assessments made publicly available?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1The last report was published in October 2020 and is available on our website.
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2The last report was published in October 2020 and is available on our website.
Compliance with applicable laws
Does the company conduct assessments to ensure that their operations and supply chains comply with all applicable laws?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1Currently, AMAGGI risk management is in charge of two areas, with different tasks and attributions: Market and Liquidity Risk and Compliance Risk. The former analyzes the risks that impact the business of the company and its joint ventures, such as foreign exchange, interest, and commodities, while the latter does integrated analysis of strategic and business risks, covering internal and external factors related to compliance of Company activities with rules, laws, regulations, as well as transparency and governance standards. Both areas work to protect and improve business in order to maximize opportunities and maintain a balance between risks and opportunities.
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2Currently, AMAGGI risk management is in charge of two areas, with different tasks and attributions: Market and Liquidity Risk and Compliance Risk. The former analyzes the risks that impact the business of the company and its joint ventures, such as foreign exchange, interest, and commodities, while the latter does integrated analysis of strategic and business risks, covering internal and external factors related to compliance of Company activities with rules, laws, regulations, as well as transparency and governance standards. Both areas work to protect and improve business in order to maximize opportunities and maintain a balance between risks and opportunities.
Managing for supply chain compliance
Embedded into decision-making
Has the company embedded its commitment to deforestation or conversion free soy into decision-making processes and systems? Specifically, has the company set a policy or process for trading desks and procurement teams to assess compliance? Do trade desks and procurement managers have a list of companies that are excluded or need to be assessed more carefully due to their involvement in deforestation/conversion?
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Does the company have a policy or process for procurement teams and trading desks to assess compliance against its commitments and include that in decision-making?
Yes1
Yes
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Do trade desks and procurement managers have a list of non-compliant suppliers that should be excluded due to their involvement in deforestation?
Yes2
Yes
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1In addition to using the ORIGINAR system, as evidence that Amaggi has a policy or process for procurement teams and trading desks to assess compliance against its commitments and include that in decision making, we can share the following informations / evidences: - There is an internal procedure for grain purchases that must be followed by the purchasing area, procurement teams, trading desks and other areas involved in any type of commercial relationship. This procedure includes the nencessity to carry out socio-environmental assessment prior to the acquisition of grains. This procedure is "IT-0533 Avaliação Socioambiental de Fornecedores de Grãos" (in english IT-0533 Social and Environmental Assessment of Grain Suppliers), which is part of the company's environmental management system - which is audited (third party verification) and ISO 14.001 certified. - Amaggi conducts regular training with 100% of its employees regarding the company´s socio-environmental requirements / criteria for grain acquisition. - The purchasing area, procurement teams, trading desks receive regular training (at least once a year) on the socioenvironmental requirements / criteria for commercializing grains and they are treined to use the ORIGINAR system. - Amaggi conducts internal and external audits (third party verification) to assess the compliance of the purchasing area, procurement teams, trading desks in relation to meeting the socioenvironmental criteria. - The Amaggi´s Guarantee of Origin: Socio-Environmental Purchasing Criteria are: In order to guarantee responsible grain purchase, we evaluate 100% of our suppliers based on established Socio-Environmental Criteria; Sustainability principles to be met. We are committed to not purchasing grain from: - Areas embargoed by IBAMA - Areas embargoed by SEMA/MT - Soy Moratorium (Amazon conversion after 2008) - Areas that break the Pará Green Grain Protocol - Indigenous Lands and Conv
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2The purchase, procurement and trading teams have access to the lists related to the Amaggi´s Socio-Environmental Purchasing Criteria - the lists can be found integrated into the company's ERP systems: ORIGINAR system, SAP, purchasing system. These lists are inserted into the AMAGGI system, thus, the system itself blocks commercialization when a restriction is detected. Only the sustainability area has a lift in the system for unlocking. Thus, the Origination area is unable to continue trading when there is an irregularity. The purchasing team, procurement team and trading desks receive regular training (at least once a year) on the socioenvironmental requirements / criteria lists for grains purchase (based on e.g. IT-0533) and they are treined to use the ORIGINAR system. Amaggi conducts internal and external audits (third party verification) to assess the compliance of the purchasing area, procurement teams, trading desks in relation to meeting the socioenvironmental criteria and use of these lists
Operations and supplier engagement: thresholds
Does the company have specific thresholds/triggers for supplier suspension in case of non-compliance?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1In order to guarantee a responsible purchase of grains, AMAGGI evaluates 100% of its suppliers based on established socio-environmental criteria, aiming at environmental protection and respect for human rights, constituting minimum sustainability principles that must be met: • AMAGGI does not carry out the commercialization of grains from areas that have been blocked due to deforestation or have restrictions on agricultural activity issued by IBAMA. • AMAGGI does not sell grains from areas that are embargoed by SEMA-MT due to deforestation or restrictions on agricultural activity. • AMAGGI does not trade with productive areas located on Indigenous Lands and Integral Protection Conservation Units. • Through the Soy Moratorium, AMAGGI undertakes not to acquire soybeans from areas deforested after 2008 in the Amazon biome. • AMAGGI does not trade with any person or company that is part of the Dirty List of Slave Labor. • AMAGGI is committed to selling, in the state of Pará, only to producers that meet the guidelines of the Green Grain Protocol. Suppliers that present any of the above restrictions have their registration blocked, and are prevented from trading with the company until they regularize their situation or prove that there are no irregularities in the grain’s area of origin and that they fully meet the established criteria.
Operations and supplier engagement: time-bound plans
Does the company set time-bound action plans for non-compliant operations and suppliers in order to address and remedy non-compliance?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1The time to provide assistence for suppliers that are non-compliance with socio-environmental criterias and law: 1. When the non-compliance is related to not comply / meet the Amaggi´s Socio-Environmental Criteria for grains purchase there is no deadline to remedy or resolve non-compliance. When it occurs the supplier is block immediate and can only have business relation with AMAGGI after solving the situation. However, AMAGGI informs the supplier about the detected irregularity and provides all possible information and guidelines for regularization (immediately after detecting the problem and the blocking). The supplier remains unable to trade with AMAGGI until a total regularization. In the case of other types of non-conformities detected in field visits (not the lists related to socioenvironmental criteria), AMAGGI registers the point of improvement in the producer evaluation form and informs him that the solution and regularization will be checked again during the visit of the producer. next year. 2. Certified producers with non-compliance: The company is responsible for the certification their suppliers - it means that Amaggi is the responsible for: ensure continuous improvement in the properties social and environamental conditions and management; supporting suppliers to address non-compliance; carry out certification of their properties. To make this possible, Amaggi has a team dedicated exclusively to visit all producers and carry out a social and environamental assessment in their properties. In case of non-compliance Amaggi develops an action plan for each one to improve and meet the criteria required by RTRS, ProTerra, ARS, among others. For example, to resolve critical non-conformities, the producer has up to 30 days. During this period the producer receives orientation and support of Amaggi team. These producers also undergo an external audit verified by a third party. Note: Amaggi is the company w
Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
Does the company offer support to its suppliers to help them achieve compliance with commitments? What percentage of the company's supply chain volume are represented by suppliers currently in receiving that support?
- Yes Yes
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Type of support:
Yes1
Diagnosis socio-environmental, technical visits and audits Internal
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How many of the company's suppliers are currently receiving this support?
Yes2
In 2019, approximately 720 rural producers were instructed
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What percentage of the company's volume is represented by suppliers that are supported?
Yes3
About 16%
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1In order to ensure the adoption of responsible practices throughout the production and supply chain, AMAGGI promotes a wide range of monitoring, guidance, and incentive efforts for the continuous improvement of socio-environmental management with partner rural producers. This involves making a socio-environmental diagnosis,technical visits, and internal audits with AMAGGI teams.
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2In order to ensure the adoption of responsible practices throughout the production and supply chain, AMAGGI promotes a wide range of monitoring, guidance, and incentive efforts for the continuous improvement of socio-environmental management with partner rural producers. This involves making a socio-environmental diagnosis,technical visits, and internal audits with AMAGGI teams.
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3In the AMAGGI grain and fiber supply chain there are approximately 4,500 thousand rural producers.
Supporting expansion of soy on cleared land
Does the company provide technical and/or financial support to soy producers to encourage expansion of soy on already cleared land?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1since 2011 AMAGGI has been a partner of the The Nature Conservancy with the main objective of promoting environmental suitability and forest restoration in rural properties. In 2019, the partnership was renewed, with the general objective of developing a plan to disseminate the benefits of good agricultural practices and restoration of ciliary forests (according to the Native Vegetation Protection Law), in order to increase areas properties and landscapes resilience, and stimulate the expansion of soy production, and other associated crops in already open areas, as an alternative to deforestation in the region surrounding the BR-163 Highway and Vale do Araguaia.
Environmental and social impact assessments
Does the company conduct or facilitate (or require suppliers to conduct or facilitate) environmental and social impact assessments for new site development or land acquisition?
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Does the company conduct environmental and social impact assessments for any new site development or land acquisition conducted by the company?
Yes1
An ESIA has been carried out as part of the land use planning process for 100% of production units
- Are suppliers required to conduct environmental and social impact assessments for new site development or land acquisition? No Company does not require suppliers to conduct or facilitate ESIAs for new site development or land acqusition
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1"AMAGGI also has procedures for the implementation of new projects that may cause some socio-environmental impact in the regions as a result of its own operations and the value chain, whether related to construction, expansion, renovation or new activities. These procedures include prior environmental assessment of locations, evaluation of critical suppliers, and identification of socio-environmental aspects and controls, among others."
Remediation and restoration
Does the company provide remedy to (or require and support all suppliers that own or manage land to provide remedy to) any harms in case of negative social impacts associated with the company's prior actions or land management practices and/or restore any land converted after the cut off date?
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For company-owned or managed land: Does the company provide remedy to social impacts?
Yes1
Yes
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For company-owned or managed land: Does the company restore land deforested after the cut off date?
Yes2
Yes
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For suppliers: Are suppliers required to provide remedy to social impacts?
No
No
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For suppliers: Are suppliers required to restore land converted after the cutoff date?
No3
No
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1"Remediation:Aware that some types of occurrences can cause environmental, social and local community damage, the company has prevention, awareness and contingency actions to mitigate impacts. AMAGGI has internal procedures to prevent and address occurrences of environmental accidents and maintains a contract with a company duly qualified to carry out collection, incineration of products and even remediation of the affected area, if necessary. In addition, each of its units has an Individual Emergency Plan, which presents the different emergency scenarios mapped for each type of activity."
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2COMMITMENT TO ZERO DEFORESTATION AND EXPANSION OVER OPEN OR DEGRADED AREAS: AMAGGI owned areas are free of deforestation and native vegetation conversion for agricultural production, at least since 2008. All AMAGGI farms are committed to responsible expansion of agricultural production in already open areas. AMAGGI has project of restoration of riparian forests in areas deforested before 2008, according to the Brasilian Forest Code.
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3If ilegal deforastation after 2008, the brasilian Forest Code require the land restoration (Legal Reserve).
Supplier requirements
Supplier commitment requirements
Does the company require that suppliers have commitments to (1) zero deforestation and conversion (2) respect human rights?
- Zero deforestation and conversion commitment No No
- Human rights commitment covering both workers rights and rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities No No
- Commitment to respect FPIC of local communities No No
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
Monitoring and verification
Direct supplier monitoring
Does the company monitor direct suppliers (e.g., soy producers) against deforestation and conversion requirements?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1 "Socio-environmental assessments of suppliers that offer risks are carried out using the ORIGINAR tool, which, after considering their sustainability criteria, generates a socio-environmental statement of the property and the producer. The tool is continuously evolving to meet the demands of other company areas, such as Origination, Inputs, and Legal, with the objective of strengthening the management, monitoring, and traceability of the companys grain chain"
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2The last report was published in October 2020 and is available on our website.
Indirect supplier monitoring
Does the company monitor intermediaries (e.g. aggregators, other traders, brokers, silo owners, cooperatives, etc.)?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1 "Socio-environmental assessments of suppliers that offer risks are carried out using the ORIGINAR tool, which, after considering their sustainability criteria, generates a socio-environmental statement of the property and the producer. The tool is continuously evolving to meet the demands of other company areas, such as Origination, Inputs, and Legal, with the objective of strengthening the management, monitoring, and traceability of the companys grain chain"
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2The last report was published in October 2020 and is available on our website.
Indirect supplier monitoring – farms of origin
Does the company monitor intermediaries' farms of origin (e.g. original producers of soy purchased by intermediaries) against its deforestation and conversion requirements?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1"Socio-environmental assessments of suppliers that offer risks are carried out using the ORIGINAR tool, which, after considering their sustainability criteria, generates a socio-environmental statement of the property and the producer. The tool is continuously evolving to meet the demands of other company areas, such as Origination, Inputs, and Legal, with the objective of strengthening the management, monitoring, and traceability of the companys grain chain"
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2The last report was published in October 2020 and is available on our website.
Quality of monitoring protocols
Have civil society organisations participated in the development of the protocols? Are monitoring protocols made publicly available? Are supplier monitoring reports/outcomes third-party verified?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1The monitoring protocols of soy moratorium is developed by civil society. There is participation of the society in other evaluation process (commitiments and audits).
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2Its entire process of verifying the criteria, especially the Soy Moratorium and the Green Grain Protocol commitment, is verified annually through third party audits. AMAGGI has always achieved 100% compliance
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3Although the third-party audit has not yet taken place, the results on deforestation in AMAGGI progress report 2019 was produced by academy (Lavras University).
Report progress
Outcomes: deforestation and conversion
Compliance with deforestation and conversion commitments: reporting
Has the company reported on progress on commitment implementation in 2019 or 2020?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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198% of the volume of grains traded with direct suppliers, from priority jurisdictions, are tracked and monitored by polygon; 99% of the originated volume tracked in 2019/2020 is free from deforestation and conversion, after 2017, to soybeans;
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298% of the volume of grains traded with direct suppliers, from priority jurisdictions, are tracked and monitored by polygon; 99% of the originated volume tracked in 2019/2020 is free from deforestation and conversion, after 2017, to soybeans;
Compliance with deforestation and conversion commitments: verification
How is this compliance percentage calculated?
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Yes1
Internal verification
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Is the company's progress reporting independently verified?
Yes2
The methodology used to identify land use change with identification and quantification of all changes that occurred in native vegetation in the 2017-2020 period followed the steps: Farm identification: Farm registration through geo-referencing and preparation of a database with all limits; Satellite Images Selection: Selection of sensors, images, dates to be used and download the corresponding tiles; Satellite Images Processing; Pre-processing and processing of satellite images to carry out land use classifications; Land use change Detection: Land use classification of and changes detection between analyzed dates;_x000D_ Soybean areas analysis: Land use dynamics identification in soybean origination areas, _x000D_ and used images integrating the Sentinel, Landsat and RapidEye satellites. As different satellites were used for the study preparation (with different spatial resolutions), only deforestations larger than 5 hectares occupied by soybeans in the last harvest were taken into consideration.
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1The evolution of the mapping process, monitoring of direct suppliers and traceability of volumes sold in priority jurisdictions, allowed AMAGGI to analyze the incidence of deforestation in its supply chain and, consequently, the challenges to reach its commitment: Towards a deforestation and conversion free chain. As AMAGGI is part of the Soy Moratorium it does not allow any legal or illegal deforestation in the Amazon Biome to enter its chain, the deforestation analysis was carried out on the basis of monitored suppliers in the Cerrado biome, referring to the volume traded and tracked in the 19/20 crop, reaching the following conclusions: - 99% of the volume of soy originated originated and tracked by AMAGGI in 2019/2020, after 2017, is free from deforestation and conversion, after 2017. This reference year is used because it was in 2017 that AMAGGI published its Global Positioning and its commitment to a free deforestation chain. In the same year, AMAGGI published for the first time its Global Positioning and commitment to deforestation. This figure reaches 99.83% if we consider deforestation that occurred in 2019/2020. Although the third-party audit has not yet taken place, the results on tracked deforestation in AMAGGI progress report 2019 was produced by academy (Lavras University).
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2To analyze soybean areas, the volumes sold and tracked by the company in the 19/20 crop were considered. The Land Use Classification and Land Use Change were prepared by the Vega Monitoramento consultancy, a company that belongs to the Image Group and the Federal University of Lavras Foundation (UFLA), following UFLA's monitoring methodology.
Exposure to deforestation risk in South America
How exposed is the company to deforestation risk in South America?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1AMAGGI has the 2 primary biomes, both from the point of view of volume, as well as risk of deforestation and loss of biodiversity. Thus, due to the commitment to the Soy Moratorium and the significance of the volume originated in the Amazon biome, all municipalities in this region are considered a priority in the search for biodiversity conservation and sustainability. The origination estimate in this biome is 45.5% of the volume originated by AMAGGI in Brazil. The state of Mato Grosso is made up of the two main biomes, Amazon and Cerrado, and is considered a higher priority jurisdiction for AMAGGI due to the risk of deforestation still existing and the representativeness of the volume originated (about 63% of the total) by AMAGGI, with 47% of this volume coming from the Cerrado. In the Cerrado biome, the volume originated by AMAGGI represents 37.5% of the total in Brazil. These priority jurisdictions (Amazon biome and the state of Mato Grosso) represent 75% of the total volume of soy originated in Brazil by AMAGGI, covering a total of 159 municipalities. The other 25% of the company’s origination in Brazil is in regions already consolidated, such as the South and Southeast (17%) and, to a lesser extent, in the states of Mato Grosso do Sul (2%) and Goiás (6%).
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2This data has been calculated by Trase.earth, not disclosed by Amaggi
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3This data has been calculated by Trase.earth, not disclosed by Amaggi
Outcomes: traceability
Compliance with traceability commitments - reporting
Does the company publicly report on traceability of its soy supply chains? What percentage of soy in the company's supply chain is traceable to the country of origin? To a sub-national origin (e.g. state or municipality)? To the farm?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1Although the third-party audit has not yet taken place, the results on tracked deforestation in AMAGGI progress report 2019 was produced by academy (Lavras University).
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2These priority jurisdictions (Amazon biome and the state of Mato Grosso) represent 75% of the total volume of soy originated in Brazil by AMAGGI, covering a total of 159 municipalities.
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398% of the volume of grain traded with direct suppliers, from priority jurisdictions, is tracked and monitored by polygon
Compliance with traceability commitments - verification
How is this compliance percentage calculated? Is the company's progress reporting independently verified?
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Yes1
Internal verification
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Calculation methods
N/A2
"The methodology used to identify land use change with identification and quantification of all changes that occurred in native vegetation in the 2017-2020 period followed the steps: Farm identification: Farm registration through geo-referencing and preparation of a database with all limits; Satellite Images Selection: Selection of sensors, images, dates to be used and download the corresponding tiles; Satellite Images Processing; Pre-processing and processing of satellite images to carry out land use classifications; Land use change Detection: Land use classification of and changes detection between analyzed dates; Soybean areas analysis: Land use dynamics identification in soybean origination areas, and used images integrating the Sentinel, Landsat and RapidEye satellites. As different satellites were used for the study preparation (with different spatial resolutions), only deforestations larger than 5 hectares occupied by soybeans in the last harvest were taken into consideration."
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1Although the third-party audit has not yet taken place, the results on tracked deforestation in AMAGGI progress report 2019 was produced by academy (Lavras University).
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2"To analyze soybean areas, the volumes sold and tracked by the company in the 19/20 crop were considered. The Land Use Classification and Land Use Change were prepared by the Vega Monitoramento consultancy, a company that belongs to the Image Group and the Federal University of Lavras Foundation (UFLA), following UFLA's monitoring methodology. "
Increase transparency
Company information and exposure
Volumes and sourcing area
Does the company disclose volumes of soybeans purchased annually? Are they disaggregated by country and by biome/subnational sourcing area?
- No1
- Total volume N/A No, company does not report this information
- Brazil: Cerrado N/A
- Brazil: Amazon N/A
- Brazil: Matopiba N/A
- Brazil: Pantanal N/A
- Brazil: Atlantic Forest N/A
- Argentina: Gran Chaco N/A
- Argentina: Pampa N/A
- Argentina: Espinal N/A
- Paraguay: Gran Chaco N/A
- Paraguay: Atlantic Forest N/A
- Bolivia: Chiquitania N/A
- Bolivia: Amazon N/A
- US: Northern Great Plains N/A
- Europe: Danube Delta N/A
- Others N/A
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1Percentages reported, not volumes: VOLUME ORIGINATED BY AMAGGI IN BRAZIL BY BIOME: - 45,5% Amazon; - 37,5% Cerrado; - 17% Others. VOLUME ORIGINATED IN BRAZIL BY REGION: - 12% North; - 0% Northeast; - 71%Midwest; - 5% Southeast; - 12% South. In addition to Brazil, AMAGGI also originates grains in Paraguay and Argentina. However, the volume acquired from these countries represent less than 10% of AMAGGI’s origination in Latin America.
Volumes produced on own farms/direct sourced/third-party sourced
Does the company disclose proportion of soy produced on own farms, sourced from producers or sourced from other third-party suppliers in 2019 or 2020?
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1The last report was published in October 2020 and is available on our website.
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2The last report was published in October 2020 and is available on our website.
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3The last report was published in October 2020 and is available on our website.
Supplier and farm of origin list
Does the company disclose the identity and/or location of its direct and indirect suppliers, and of all farms of origin?
- For direct suppliers No No, company does not report this information
- For indirect suppliers No No, company does not report this information
- Farm of origin No No, company does not report this information
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
Certification
Certification
What percentage of soy used, produced or traded by the company is certified? Which certification schemes and models (e.g. identity preserved, segregated, mass balance, book and claim) are used? If the company has its own certification scheme, is it made publicly available?
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Certification scheme
Yes
RTRS
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Certified volume under credits
Yes1
551.7 thousand tons (producers partner)
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Certified volume mass balance
Yes
147.1 thousand tons (producers partners)_x000D_ 115.2 thousand tons (own production)
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Certified volume segregated
N/A
"432.8 thousand tons (own production) 534.7 thousand tons (producers partners)"
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Total certified volume
Yes
967.5 thousand tons (producers partners + own production)
- Total certified volume as percentage of all volumes N/A
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If the company has its own certification scheme, is it made publicly available?
Yes2
AMAGGI Responsible Standard
- Traceability process Yes 58.7 thousand ton
- Supplier requirements N/A
- Cutoff date N/A
- Are at least 50% of volumes sourced under either identity preserved or segregated chain of custody models? Yes 58.7 thousand ton
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
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1FARM AGUA QUENTE (own production)
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2 "The AMAGGI Responsible Standard can be applied either to the farms owned or leased by the company, as well as those of soy and corn suppliers. An annual internal audit will be carried out on all farms in the group and an external audit will be performed in sample areas by an independent body with knowledge and accreditations for audits on sustainability standards, especially for grains cultivation. The creation of this Standard also includes the sustainability veto criteria for grain commercialization, applied to 100% of the supply chain, through its AMAGGI Responsible Grain Chain Program, as follows: [...] Veto to areas in integral protection conservation units; Veto to areas embargoed by the IBAMA for deforestation; Veto to the areas embargoed by state environmental agencies; Veto to areas deforested after 2008 in the Amazon biome (Soy Moratorium)" https://www.amaggi.com.br/en/sustainability/amaggi-responsible-standard/ ; "We are committed to: [...] Guarantee, in its own units, and stimulate within suppliers, a conversion free operation [...] Our commitment to deforestation and conversion includes our agricultural production activities and our grain origination from rural producers. It applies to all locations where we operate, in and outside Brazil, including the Cerrado and Amazon biomes."
Policy advocacy
Political Disclosures
Does the company disclose all of its political contributions and campaign expenditures at all jurisdictional levels?
- N/A
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
Survey Response
Response
Did the company respond to the scorecard survey?
- N/A
COMMENTS AND DETAILS
Collaborate for change
Collaborate for change
Collaboration in producer countries
Is the company a member of biome-specific working groups to tackle deforestation and conversion for soy (and other commodities) in the biomes it sources from?
- N/A
- Initiatives Yes 432.8 thousand tons (own production)_x000D_ 534.7 thousand tons (producers partners)