INFO BRIEF Nº. 4 - TRACEABILITY AND CERTIFICATION IN THE LEATHER VALUE CHAIN
This publication shows that the certifications available for the leather industry in Brazil include traceability as an important requirement within their scope, although it is not mandatory, and that even if the foreign market is showing more maturity in this sense, there are signs from local companies that this topic is gaining in importance. For such, the availability and transparency of information throughout the production chain needs to be extended.
Click here to access the document: https://www.beefontrack.org/public/media/arquivos/1629130355-2021-imaflora-info_brief_4-ingles.pdf
Cattle Suppliers Series Episode 2: Regularising and Unblocking Properties: Tools used in the sector
The second episode of the series shows the tools available to help cattle farms in the Amazon, that have been embargoed or have environmental issues, to be reinserted into the market.
Challenges of COP26
"If we manage to keep our forest standing, we have a very large carbon asset that can be traded," states Marina Piatto, from Imaflora.
Protocol for the Monitoring of Cattle Suppliers in the Amazon is available on the website
After official approval by the Public Prosecutor’s Office (MPF), the protocol coordinated by Imaflora defines the parameters and details the rules for the auditing of suppliers and cattle purchases.