VOLUNTARY MONITORING PROTOCOL FOR CATTLE SUPPLIERS IN THE CERRADO – Draft 1 for consultation – July, 2021
Building from the experience of Imaflora working with the 3 largest meatpackers and the 3 largest retailers in Brazil in the harmonization of the Amazon Protocol, Proforest and Imaflora have partnered together to develop a voluntary monitoring protocol for cattle suppliers in the Cerrado, with a similar objective of facilitating the implementation of best practices for monitoring direct cattle suppliers in the biome.
Click here to access the document: https://www.beefontrack.org/public/media/arquivos/1628706482-2021-imaflora-protocolo_de_monitoramento_cerrado-ingles_compressed.pdf
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.
Technical Report: Analysis of Certification Systems for Heather Production
Document describes and analyses three certification programs applicable to leather: Brazilian Leather Sustainability Certification Program (CSCB), Leather Working Group (LWG), and Istituto di Certificazione della Qualità per l'Area Pelle (LWG, the Italian Quality Certification Institute for the Leather Sector). Beef on Track, December 2020.
Moneytimes: Frigol concludes cattle traceability from farm to table with QR Code
An article in Moneytimes shows that Frigol announced the conclusion of the first stage of its origin control program with the implementation of social and environmental traceability for 100% of its direct suppliers.