COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS IN THE BEEF VALUE CHAIN: SETTING THE BAR TO CREATE THE VOLUNTARY PROTOCOL FOR MONITORING CATTLE SUPPLIERS IN THE CERRADO REGION – Draft 1 for consultation – July, 2021
The Cerrado biome has gained increasing visibility and importance in the public commitments of the beef supply chain. This study shows that most of the companies and non-governmental initiatives in this analysis have agreed not to convert the biome, however, there is a lack of alignment in the criteria and parameters used.
Click here to access the document: https://www.beefontrack.org/public/media/arquivos/1628706554-2021-imaflora-analise_protocolo_cerrado-ingles.pdf
Technical Document - Beef Cattle Productivity Index in the Brazilian Amazon (in Portuguese)
This document is a summary of the result of the first stage of the partnership between the Fundação de Estudos Agrários Luiz de Queiroz (Fealq) and the Institute of Forest and Agricultural Management and Certification (IMAFLORA), aiming at building the Productivity Index of the beef cattle in the Brazilian Amazon.
Workshop in Cuiabá offers more information to meatpackers about the Audit Protocol
The event took place on Tuesday (23/11) and included debates between representatives of meatpackers and other companies.
Repórter Brasil: BNDES finances beef companies that buy from deforested farms and use slave labour
Research by NGO Repórter Brasil shows that, despite the bank's internal by-laws forbidding the slaughter of animals in illegal areas, control is still lacking and contracts continue to be upheld