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
6th Meeting on Responsible Supply Chains
Cecília Korber, Imaflora's consultant for Climate and Agricultural Chain projects, will present the Beef on Track Program to the attendees
Monitoring slave labour is still a challenge in the country's value chains
The inclusion of social issues would be a great step forward in the monitoring of production chains in the country.
Guide for Retailers: Developing an Effective Beef Procurement Policy
The publication provides a detailed step-by-step so that retail companies can develop purchasing policies with clear criteria that prevent the purchase of beef from illegally deforested areas in the Amazon, that use slave labor or that have other environmental and social irregularities.