BRF Brasil Foods S.A.

Assessment year: 2018

Total score 
2 out of 5
Intent and awareness 
3 out of 5
Commodity policies 
2 out of 5
Palm oil 
2 out of 5
Soy 
2 out of 5
Cattle 
1 out of 5
Pulp & paper 
1 out of 5
Scope and Ambition 
1 out of 5
Reporting and implementation 
1 out of 5
Social considerations 
4 out of 5

Assessment year: 2017

Total score 
1 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
0 out of 5
Palm oil 
0 out of 5
Soy 
0 out of 5
Cattle 
0 out of 5
Pulp & paper 
0 out of 5
Operations 
2 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
2 out of 5

Assessment year: 2015

Total score 
1 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
0 out of 5
Operations 
2 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
3 out of 5

Assessment year: 2016

Total score 
1 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
0 out of 5
Operations 
2 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
3 out of 5

Assessment year: 2014

Total score 
1 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
0 out of 5
Operations 
2 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
3 out of 5
Sector 
Animal feed, Packaged food
Segments 
Manufacturer, Trader
HQ 
Brazil
Company type 
Public listed

Collective commitments

New York Declaration on Forests signatory
No
Consumer Goods Forum member
No

350 companies

To ensure deforestation free supply chains, companies need to adopt and implement timebound and measurable policies for forest risk commodities.

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This assessment has been carried out following the assessment methodology developed for the Forest 500 project.

In 2018 the number of companies assessed increased from 250 to 350.

Profile 

BRF Brasil Foods (BRF) is a Brazilian food manufacturer with products including poultry, specialty meats, frozen food, and condiments. Its brands, including Sadia, serve customers in 120 countries. The company is one of the largest poultry manufacturers in the world and claims to be responsible for more than 14% of the global poultry trade with over 1.9 million metric tons of poultry products sold in 2015. It is one of the ten largest producers of animal feed in the world with over 10 million metric tons of feed produced in 2015. BRF currently has an annual slaughtering capacity of around 180,000 heads of cattle.

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Score
5 out of 5

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Score
4 out of 5

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Score
4 out of 5

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Score
4 out of 5

Danone

Score
3 out of 5

PepsiCo Inc.

Score
3 out of 5

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