BRF Brasil Foods S.A.

"This Code of Conduct aim to establish the rules that will govern the ethical and environmental behavior of suppliers in the relationship with the BRF. [...] To assure the right of the employees to be members of class associations and workers unions and to organize themselves into entities of their own choice, without retaliation, under the terms established in the applicable standards; [...] Not to restrain the freedom of the worker by retaining documents, extending the work hours anddegrading working and housing conditions – a fact that may be characterized as forced work and/orsimilar to slave work [...] To contract workers following the minimum legal age, as determined in the applicable standard. As an example, the minimum legal age in Brazil is 16 (sixteen) years. Child labor is characterized when performed by children and teenagers that are below the minimum legal age, jeopardizing their physical, moral and psychosocial integrity. [...] Provide a work environment that respects diversity, thus excluding discrimination because of race, color, creed or philosophy of life, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, marital status, membership in union and political positioning, among other reasons"

"This Code of Conduct aim to establish the rules that will govern the ethical and environmental behavior of suppliers in the relationship with the BRF. [...] Provide equal conditions of hiring, compensation, access to training and promotion to its employees; Provide a work environment that respects diversity, thus excluding discrimination because ofrace, color, creed or philosophy of life, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, physicalor mental disability, pregnancy, marital status, membership in union and political positioning,among other reasons"

"Responsibility in the commodities segment: In the commodity segment, by means of a dedicated internal standard, we require that every contract for the purchase of raw material contain a clause in which the supplier states that the product sold did not originate from areas deforested after July 2006, belonging to the municipalities that constitute the Amazonian biome."

"In 2019, BRF formalized a partnership with the Collaboration for Forests and Agriculture(CFA), an initiative that helps companies to structure zero-deforestation beef supplychains in the Amazon and Cerrado regions in Brazil, and in the Gran Chaco regionspanning Argentina and Paraguay. The initiative is part of a collaboration between theNational Wildlife Federation (NWF), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the World WildlifeFund (WWF) and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation."

"The Parties are aware of, know and will respect and comply with the applicable legislation in force [...] The compliance of the requirements contained in the document in question shall be monitored and evaluated periodically by BRF and the non compliance thereof will result in the application of disciplinary measures and/or fines established in the labor, civil or penal legislation, as the situation may require, up to including the termination of the business relationship between the parties." "Through biweekly access to public lists, available in Brazilian territory, we identify suppliers in disagreement with legal standards of BRF. Labor and compliance aspects are evaluated in general and, if errors are identified, improvement plans are executed or, in serious cases, the cancellation of the contract with the supplier."

"The BRF Transparency Channel captures reports on suspected violations of our Transparency Manual, policies or laws and regulations.The channel can be contacted by phone in Brazil and in other locations (South Africa, Austria,Chile, China, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabiaand Turkey) and globally via our website, byall employees, suppliers, customers and otherstakeholders [...] In January 2020, BRF rolled out a new reporting channel with improved features such as bilingual support from specialist agents, a more user-friendly interface and enhanced information security. Brazil: http://integridade.brf.com Global: http://compliance.brf.com" [Translation] "BRF encourages people to denounce any real or potential violation. If a person notices any real or potential violation of (i) the Manual of Transparency BRF, (ii) any internal policy, including this one, or (iii) any national or foreign applicable legislation, this person should immediately inform their manager, the leadership or through the means of the Channel of Transparency, our channel of denunciation, in the countries in which this channel is available. The Channel of Transparency is available for employees, business partners, service providers, clients and suppliers (direct or indirect), 24/7, every day of the year, in various languages. It is possible to register a worry or make a denunciation by telephone or through the website. To access the Channel of Transparency BRF and receive guidance on how to use it, access: brf-global.ethicspoint.com"

 "We have a complex monitoring of the whole process to ensure that our quality assumptions and sustainability are replicated for about of 37 thousand suppliers around the planet. From grain purchases to freight and logistics services, we monitor partners to ensure ethical, sustainable, transparent and 100% aligned with our objectives [...] Every fortnight, BRF crosses information on the public lists of Brazil, The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (Ibama), the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) and National Register of Inertial and Suspended Companies (CEIS) with its supplier base. If the suppler is present in any of these lists, he has his registration blocked by the system for future negotiations, until his situation is regularized with the institution and proven by a negative certificate." [Translation] "The Programme of Monitoring of the supply chain reaches partners and has the mission of controlling socio-environmental risks and disseminating an ethical and responsible business model. Through it, quality audits are carried out, disclosure of the Code of Conduct for Suppliers, consultations with public data and insertion of specific requirements in contractual clauses. The documents that form the basis of the program are the Code of Conduct for Suppliers and the Related Parties Term. If there is any disagreement, the case will be analyzed according to the particularity of each situation. In case of a problem that we consider serious, the contract can be canceled. The assessment of the main suppliers takes into account aspects of quality, service, sustainability, compliance and economic-financial criteria. Various public documents are used for the evaluation of partners, for example lists of embargoed areas of the Brazilian Institute for renewable natural resources and the environment, transparency list about contemporary slave labour by inPacto, data from the Ministry of Work and the national register of unlawful and suspended companies (CEIS) by the transparency portal."

"We have a complex monitoring of the whole process to ensure that our quality assumptions and sustainability are replicated for about of 37 thousand suppliers around the planet. From grain purchases to freight and logistics services, we monitor partners to ensure ethical, sustainable, transparent and 100% aligned with our objectives [...] Every fortnight, BRF crosses information on the public lists of Brazil, The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (Ibama), the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) and National Register of Inertial and Suspended Companies (CEIS) with its supplier base. If the suppler is present in any of these lists, he has his registration blocked by the system for future negotiations, until his situation is regularized with the institution and proven by a negative certificate."

"This Code of Conduct aim to establish the rules that will govern the ethical and environmental behavior of suppliers in the relationship with the BRF. [...] To assure the right of the employees to be members of class associations and workers unions and to organize themselves into entities of their own choice, without retaliation, under the terms established in the applicable standards; [...] Not to restrain the freedom of the worker by retaining documents, extending the work hours anddegrading working and housing conditions – a fact that may be characterized as forced work and/orsimilar to slave work [...] To contract workers following the minimum legal age, as determined in the applicable standard. As an example, the minimum legal age in Brazil is 16 (sixteen) years. Child labor is characterized when performed by children and teenagers that are below the minimum legal age, jeopardizing their physical, moral and psychosocial integrity. [...] Provide a work environment that respects diversity, thus excluding discrimination because of race, color, creed or philosophy of life, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, marital status, membership in union and political positioning, among other reasons"

"This Code of Conduct aim to establish the rules that will govern the ethical and environmental behavior of suppliers in the relationship with the BRF. [...] Provide equal conditions of hiring, compensation, access to training and promotion to its employees; Provide a work environment that respects diversity, thus excluding discrimination because ofrace, color, creed or philosophy of life, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, physicalor mental disability, pregnancy, marital status, membership in union and political positioning,among other reasons"

"The Parties are aware of, know and will respect and comply with the applicable legislation in force [...] The compliance of the requirements contained in the document in question shall be monitored and evaluated periodically by BRF and the non compliance thereof will result in the application of disciplinary measures and/or fines established in the labor, civil or penal legislation, as the situation may require, up to including the termination of the business relationship between the parties." "Through biweekly access to public lists, available in Brazilian territory, we identify suppliers in disagreement with legal standards of BRF. Labor and compliance aspects are evaluated in general and, if errors are identified, improvement plans are executed or, in serious cases, the cancellation of the contract with the supplier."

"The BRF Transparency Channel captures reports on suspected violations of our Transparency Manual, policies or laws and regulations.The channel can be contacted by phone in Brazil and in other locations (South Africa, Austria,Chile, China, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabiaand Turkey) and globally via our website, byall employees, suppliers, customers and otherstakeholders [...] In January 2020, BRF rolled out a new reporting channel with improved features such as bilingual support from specialist agents, a more user-friendly interface and enhanced information security. Brazil: http://integridade.brf.com Global: http://compliance.brf.com" [Translation] "BRF encourages people to denounce any real or potential violation. If a person notices any real or potential violation of (i) the Manual of Transparency BRF, (ii) any internal policy, including this one, or (iii) any national or foreign applicable legislation, this person should immediately inform their manager, the leadership or through the means of the Channel of Transparency, our channel of denunciation, in the countries in which this channel is available. The Channel of Transparency is available for employees, business partners, service providers, clients and suppliers (direct or indirect), 24/7, every day of the year, in various languages. It is possible to register a worry or make a denunciation by telephone or through the website. To access the Channel of Transparency BRF and receive guidance on how to use it, access: brf-global.ethicspoint.com"

In their 2016 annual report, BRF reported that 100% of palm oil sourced from Singapore is RSPO certified. 

"We have a complex monitoring of the whole process to ensure that our quality assumptions and sustainability are replicated for about of 37 thousand suppliers around the planet. From grain purchases to freight and logistics services, we monitor partners to ensure ethical, sustainable, transparent and 100% aligned with our objectives [...] Every fortnight, BRF crosses information on the public lists of Brazil, The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (Ibama), the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) and National Register of Inertial and Suspended Companies (CEIS) with its supplier base. If the suppler is present in any of these lists, he has his registration blocked by the system for future negotiations, until his situation is regularized with the institution and proven by a negative certificate." [Translation] "The Programme of Monitoring of the supply chain reaches partners and has the mission of controlling socio-environmental risks and disseminating an ethical and responsible business model. Through it, quality audits are carried out, disclosure of the Code of Conduct for Suppliers, consultations with public data and insertion of specific requirements in contractual clauses. The documents that form the basis of the program are the Code of Conduct for Suppliers and the Related Parties Term. If there is any disagreement, the case will be analyzed according to the particularity of each situation. In case of a problem that we consider serious, the contract can be canceled. The assessment of the main suppliers takes into account aspects of quality, service, sustainability, compliance and economic-financial criteria. Various public documents are used for the evaluation of partners, for example lists of embargoed areas of the Brazilian Institute for renewable natural resources and the environment, transparency list about contemporary slave labour by inPacto, data from the Ministry of Work and the national register of unlawful and suspended companies (CEIS) by the transparency portal."

"We have a complex monitoring of the whole process to ensure that our quality assumptions and sustainability are replicated for about of 37 thousand suppliers around the planet. From grain purchases to freight and logistics services, we monitor partners to ensure ethical, sustainable, transparent and 100% aligned with our objectives [...] Every fortnight, BRF crosses information on the public lists of Brazil, The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (Ibama), the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) and National Register of Inertial and Suspended Companies (CEIS) with its supplier base. If the suppler is present in any of these lists, he has his registration blocked by the system for future negotiations, until his situation is regularized with the institution and proven by a negative certificate."

"This Code of Conduct aim to establish the rules that will govern the ethical and environmental behavior of suppliers in the relationship with the BRF. [...] To assure the right of the employees to be members of class associations and workers unions and to organize themselves into entities of their own choice, without retaliation, under the terms established in the applicable standards; [...] Not to restrain the freedom of the worker by retaining documents, extending the work hours anddegrading working and housing conditions – a fact that may be characterized as forced work and/orsimilar to slave work [...] To contract workers following the minimum legal age, as determined in the applicable standard. As an example, the minimum legal age in Brazil is 16 (sixteen) years. Child labor is characterized when performed by children and teenagers that are below the minimum legal age, jeopardizing their physical, moral and psychosocial integrity. [...] Provide a work environment that respects diversity, thus excluding discrimination because of race, color, creed or philosophy of life, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, marital status, membership in union and political positioning, among other reasons"

"This Code of Conduct aim to establish the rules that will govern the ethical and environmental behavior of suppliers in the relationship with the BRF. [...] Provide equal conditions of hiring, compensation, access to training and promotion to its employees; Provide a work environment that respects diversity, thus excluding discrimination because ofrace, color, creed or philosophy of life, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, physicalor mental disability, pregnancy, marital status, membership in union and political positioning,among other reasons"

"Responsibility in thecommodities segment:In the commodity segment,by means of a dedicatedinternal standard, werequire that every contractfor the purchase of rawmaterial contain a clausein which the supplierstates that the productsold did not originate fromareas deforested afterJuly 2006, belonging tothe municipalities thatconstitute the Amazonianbiome."

"The Parties are aware of, know and will respect and comply with the applicable legislation in force [...] The compliance of the requirements contained in the document in question shall be monitored and evaluated periodically by BRF and the non compliance thereof will result in the application of disciplinary measures and/or fines established in the labor, civil or penal legislation, as the situation may require, up to including the termination of the business relationship between the parties." "Through biweekly access to public lists, available in Brazilian territory, we identify suppliers in disagreement with legal standards of BRF. Labor and compliance aspects are evaluated in general and, if errors are identified, improvement plans are executed or, in serious cases, the cancellation of the contract with the supplier."

"The BRF Transparency Channel captures reports on suspected violations of our Transparency Manual, policies or laws and regulations.The channel can be contacted by phone in Brazil and in other locations (South Africa, Austria,Chile, China, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabiaand Turkey) and globally via our website, byall employees, suppliers, customers and otherstakeholders [...] In January 2020, BRF rolled out a new reporting channel with improved features such as bilingual support from specialist agents, a more user-friendly interface and enhanced information security. Brazil: http://integridade.brf.com Global: http://compliance.brf.com" [Translation] "BRF encourages people to denounce any real or potential violation. If a person notices any real or potential violation of (i) the Manual of Transparency BRF, (ii) any internal policy, including this one, or (iii) any national or foreign applicable legislation, this person should immediately inform their manager, the leadership or through the means of the Channel of Transparency, our channel of denunciation, in the countries in which this channel is available. The Channel of Transparency is available for employees, business partners, service providers, clients and suppliers (direct or indirect), 24/7, every day of the year, in various languages. It is possible to register a worry or make a denunciation by telephone or through the website. To access the Channel of Transparency BRF and receive guidance on how to use it, access: brf-global.ethicspoint.com"

 "We have a complex monitoring of the whole process to ensure that our quality assumptions and sustainability are replicated for about of 37 thousand suppliers around the planet. From grain purchases to freight and logistics services, we monitor partners to ensure ethical, sustainable, transparent and 100% aligned with our objectives [...] Every fortnight, BRF crosses information on the public lists of Brazil, The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (Ibama), the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) and National Register of Inertial and Suspended Companies (CEIS) with its supplier base. If the suppler is present in any of these lists, he has his registration blocked by the system for future negotiations, until his situation is regularized with the institution and proven by a negative certificate." [Translation] "The Programme of Monitoring of the supply chain reaches partners and has the mission of controlling socio-environmental risks and disseminating an ethical and responsible business model. Through it, quality audits are carried out, disclosure of the Code of Conduct for Suppliers, consultations with public data and insertion of specific requirements in contractual clauses. The documents that form the basis of the program are the Code of Conduct for Suppliers and the Related Parties Term. If there is any disagreement, the case will be analyzed according to the particularity of each situation. In case of a problem that we consider serious, the contract can be canceled. The assessment of the main suppliers takes into account aspects of quality, service, sustainability, compliance and economic-financial criteria. Various public documents are used for the evaluation of partners, for example lists of embargoed areas of the Brazilian Institute for renewable natural resources and the environment, transparency list about contemporary slave labour by inPacto, data from the Ministry of Work and the national register of unlawful and suspended companies (CEIS) by the transparency portal."

"We have a complex monitoring of the whole process to ensure that our quality assumptions and sustainability are replicated for about of 37 thousand suppliers around the planet. From grain purchases to freight and logistics services, we monitor partners to ensure ethical, sustainable, transparent and 100% aligned with our objectives [...] Every fortnight, BRF crosses information on the public lists of Brazil, The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (Ibama), the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) and National Register of Inertial and Suspended Companies (CEIS) with its supplier base. If the suppler is present in any of these lists, he has his registration blocked by the system for future negotiations, until his situation is regularized with the institution and proven by a negative certificate."

"This Code of Conduct aim to establish the rules that will govern the ethical and environmental behavior of suppliers in the relationship with the BRF. [...] To assure the right of the employees to be members of class associations and workers unions and to organize themselves into entities of their own choice, without retaliation, under the terms established in the applicable standards; [...] Not to restrain the freedom of the worker by retaining documents, extending the work hours anddegrading working and housing conditions – a fact that may be characterized as forced work and/orsimilar to slave work [...] To contract workers following the minimum legal age, as determined in the applicable standard. As an example, the minimum legal age in Brazil is 16 (sixteen) years. Child labor is characterized when performed by children and teenagers that are below the minimum legal age, jeopardizing their physical, moral and psychosocial integrity. [...] Provide a work environment that respects diversity, thus excluding discrimination because of race, color, creed or philosophy of life, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, marital status, membership in union and political positioning, among other reasons"

"This Code of Conduct aim to establish the rules that will govern the ethical and environmental behavior of suppliers in the relationship with the BRF. [...] Provide equal conditions of hiring, compensation, access to training and promotion to its employees; Provide a work environment that respects diversity, thus excluding discrimination because ofrace, color, creed or philosophy of life, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, physicalor mental disability, pregnancy, marital status, membership in union and political positioning,among other reasons"

"Responsibility in thecommodities segment:In the commodity segment,by means of a dedicatedinternal standard, werequire that every contractfor the purchase of rawmaterial contain a clausein which the supplierstates that the productsold did not originate fromareas deforested afterJuly 2006, belonging tothe municipalities thatconstitute the Amazonianbiome."

"Also during the year, we partnered with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and joined the Collaboration for Forests and Agriculture (CFA) with the aim of improving our approach to managing soybean suppliers to help reduce deforestation."

"The Parties are aware of, know and will respect and comply with the applicable legislation in force [...] The compliance of the requirements contained in the document in question shall be monitored and evaluated periodically by BRF and the non compliance thereof will result in the application of disciplinary measures and/or fines established in the labor, civil or penal legislation, as the situation may require, up to including the termination of the business relationship between the parties." "Through biweekly access to public lists, available in Brazilian territory, we identify suppliers in disagreement with legal standards of BRF. Labor and compliance aspects are evaluated in general and, if errors are identified, improvement plans are executed or, in serious cases, the cancellation of the contract with the supplier."

"The BRF Transparency Channel captures reports on suspected violations of our Transparency Manual, policies or laws and regulations.The channel can be contacted by phone in Brazil and in other locations (South Africa, Austria,Chile, China, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabiaand Turkey) and globally via our website, byall employees, suppliers, customers and otherstakeholders [...] In January 2020, BRF rolled out a new reporting channel with improved features such as bilingual support from specialist agents, a more user-friendly interface and enhanced information security. Brazil: http://integridade.brf.com Global: http://compliance.brf.com" [Translation] "BRF encourages people to denounce any real or potential violation. If a person notices any real or potential violation of (i) the Manual of Transparency BRF, (ii) any internal policy, including this one, or (iii) any national or foreign applicable legislation, this person should immediately inform their manager, the leadership or through the means of the Channel of Transparency, our channel of denunciation, in the countries in which this channel is available. The Channel of Transparency is available for employees, business partners, service providers, clients and suppliers (direct or indirect), 24/7, every day of the year, in various languages. It is possible to register a worry or make a denunciation by telephone or through the website. To access the Channel of Transparency BRF and receive guidance on how to use it, access: brf-global.ethicspoint.com"

"We have a complex monitoring of the whole process to ensure that our quality assumptions and sustainability are replicated for about of 37 thousand suppliers around the planet. From grain purchases to freight and logistics services, we monitor partners to ensure ethical, sustainable, transparent and 100% aligned with our objectives [...] Every fortnight, BRF crosses information on the public lists of Brazil, The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (Ibama), the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) and National Register of Inertial and Suspended Companies (CEIS) with its supplier base. If the suppler is present in any of these lists, he has his registration blocked by the system for future negotiations, until his situation is regularized with the institution and proven by a negative certificate." [Translation] "The Programme of Monitoring of the supply chain reaches partners and has the mission of controlling socio-environmental risks and disseminating an ethical and responsible business model. Through it, quality audits are carried out, disclosure of the Code of Conduct for Suppliers, consultations with public data and insertion of specific requirements in contractual clauses. The documents that form the basis of the program are the Code of Conduct for Suppliers and the Related Parties Term. If there is any disagreement, the case will be analyzed according to the particularity of each situation. In case of a problem that we consider serious, the contract can be canceled. The assessment of the main suppliers takes into account aspects of quality, service, sustainability, compliance and economic-financial criteria. Various public documents are used for the evaluation of partners, for example lists of embargoed areas of the Brazilian Institute for renewable natural resources and the environment, transparency list about contemporary slave labour by inPacto, data from the Ministry of Work and the national register of unlawful and suspended companies (CEIS) by the transparency portal."

"We have a complex monitoring of the whole process to ensure that our quality assumptions and sustainability are replicated for about of 37 thousand suppliers around the planet. From grain purchases to freight and logistics services, we monitor partners to ensure ethical, sustainable, transparent and 100% aligned with our objectives [...] Every fortnight, BRF crosses information on the public lists of Brazil, The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Renewable Resources (Ibama), the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) and National Register of Inertial and Suspended Companies (CEIS) with its supplier base. If the suppler is present in any of these lists, he has his registration blocked by the system for future negotiations, until his situation is regularized with the institution and proven by a negative certificate."