Coamo Agroindustrial Coop.

Overall approach

0/10
- Overarching commitment on deforestation
  
  0/4
- Signatory to an initiative tackling deforestation
  
  0/1
- Awareness of the value of forests
  
  0/1
- Deforestation as a business risk
  
  0/1
- High-level management of deforestion
  
  0/1
- Executive compensation linked to deforestation
- Target to reduce emissions from land-use change
  
  0/1
- Reporting on emissions from land-use change
  
  0/1
- Disclosure of conservation activity
- Disclosure of reforestation activity
- Target to reduce emissions in scope 1/2
Commodity score

16/90
- Soy
  
  16/90
  - Commitment Strength
    
    12/17
    - Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
      
      5/9.5
      - Commitment details
        Sustainability commitment/other
        
        1/6
        
        Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
        
        Sustainability commitment/other
        
        1/6
        
        Does the company commitment also explicitly apply to hidden/indirect soy?: No
        
        When was this commitment set?: 2018
        
        [Translation] "The actions developed by Coamo in the industrial, operational and logistical fields, have been internationally recognised within the principles of sustainability as it is concluded in a research carried out by the renowned Expression Publishing and Aequo Sustainability Solutions, which have pointed Coamo as the most sustainable cooperative in the Southern Region of Brazil in the last years, granting to it the Certificate of Excellence Management [...] Certifications and Actions: [...] Coamo Sustainable Soybean Production Program"
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        "The actions developed by Coamo in the industrial, operational and logistical fields, have been internationally recognised within the principles of sustainability as it is concluded in a research carried out by the renowned Expression Publishing and Aequo Sustainability Solutions, which have pointed Coamo as the most sustainable cooperative in the Southern Region of Brazil in the last years, granting to it the Certificate of Excellence Management [...] Certifications and Actions: [...] Coamo Sustainable Soybean Production Program"
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        Current/achieved
        
        1/1
        
        Target date
        
        Current/achieved
        
        1/1
        
        What actions or steps are identified for time-bound implementation?: sustainable soy
        
        "The actions developed by Coamo in the industrial, operational and logistical fields, have been internationally recognised within the principles of sustainability as it is concluded in a research carried out by the renowned Expression Publishing and Aequo Sustainability Solutions, which have pointed Coamo as the most sustainable cooperative in the Southern Region of Brazil in the last years, granting to it the Certificate of Excellence Management [...] Certifications and Actions: [...] Coamo Sustainable Soybean Production Program"
        
        Open source document
      - Interim target date
        NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
        
        0.5/0.5
        
        Interim target date
        
        NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
        
        0.5/0.5
        
        Current
        
        Open source document
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      8/7.5
      - Commitment details
        Traces to Point of production
        
        4/4
        
        Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        
        Traces to Point of production
        
        4/4
        
        When was this commitment set?: 2018
        
        [Translation] "Complying with International market requirements, Coamo traces the production of the associates from the field, industrialisation, to the shipping, so that the consumers know that the grains produced by its associates are free from chemical, physical and biological contamination. The cooperative develops studies, actions, trainings and investments to provide its structure with control and check points that allow to get to the origin of the product sold "in natura" or industrialised, as it happens to the soybean oil, soybean meal or vegetable fats. [...] Agricultural commodities are traded on the foreign market in the FOB and CIF systems, with a traceability certificate, which guarantees control of the Coamo product from the field to its destination."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        [Translation] "Complying with International market requirements, Coamo traces the production of the associates from the field, industrialisation, to the shipping, so that the consumers know that the grains produced by its associates are free from chemical, physical and biological contamination. The cooperative develops studies, actions, trainings and investments to provide its structure with control and check points that allow to get to the origin of the product sold "in natura" or industrialised, as it happens to the soybean oil, soybean meal or vegetable fats. [...] Agricultural commodities are traded on the foreign market in the FOB and CIF systems, with a traceability certificate, which guarantees control of the Coamo product from the field to its destination."
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        Current/achieved
        
        1/1
        
        Target date
        
        Current/achieved
        
        1/1
        
        What actions or steps are identified for time-bound implementation?: full soy traceability
        
        [Translation] "Complying with International market requirements, Coamo traces the production of the associates from the field, industrialisation, to the shipping, so that the consumers know that the grains produced by its associates are free from chemical, physical and biological contamination. The cooperative develops studies, actions, trainings and investments to provide its structure with control and check points that allow to get to the origin of the product sold "in natura" or industrialised, as it happens to the soybean oil, soybean meal or vegetable fats. [...] Agricultural commodities are traded on the foreign market in the FOB and CIF systems, with a traceability certificate, which guarantees control of the Coamo product from the field to its destination."
        
        Open source document
      - Interim target date
        NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
        
        0.5/0.5
        
        Interim target date
        
        NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
        
        0.5/0.5
        
        What date is given for the interim milestone?: Current
        
        [Translation] "Complying with International market requirements, Coamo traces the production of the associates from the field, industrialisation, to the shipping, so that the consumers know that the grains produced by its associates are free from chemical, physical and biological contamination. The cooperative develops studies, actions, trainings and investments to provide its structure with control and check points that allow to get to the origin of the product sold "in natura" or industrialised, as it happens to the soybean oil, soybean meal or vegetable fats. [...] Agricultural commodities are traded on the foreign market in the FOB and CIF systems, with a traceability certificate, which guarantees control of the Coamo product from the field to its destination."
        
        Open source document
  - Associated Human Rights Abuses
    
    0/17
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      No
      
      0/3
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      No
      
      0/2
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      No commitment
      
      0/2
    - Commitment to remediation
      No
      
      0/1
    - Commitment to test Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      No
      
      0/3
    - Commitment to respect customary rights to land, resources, and territory
      No
      
      0/3
    - Zero-tolerance approach to violence and threats
      No
      
      0/3
  - Implementation and Reporting
    
    4/56
    - Reporting is independently verified
      No
      
      0/2
    - Suppliers aligned with deforestation commitments across supply chain
      No
      
      0/3
    - Deforestation cut off date
      No
      
      0/2
    - Collaborative actions
      No
      
      0/2
    - Jurisdictional approach focused on sustainable land use
      No
      
      0/2
    - Risk assessments for forest risk
      No
      
      0/2
    - Operations assessed to comply with law
      No
      
      0/2
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      No
      
      0/4
    - Report volumes of commodity sourced/used
      No reporting
      
      0/3
    - Monitor compliance for labour rights and FPIC
      No
      
      0/5
    - Monitor compliance for zero tolerance approach and customary rights
      No
      
      0/5
    - Upstream: Impact assessments for land development/acquisition
      No
      
      0/4
    - Upstream: Reporting production/processing locations
      Reports location of un-certified land holdings
      
      1/4
      
      Upstream: Reporting production/processing locations
      
      Reports location of un-certified land holdings
      
      1/4
      
      For what percent are boundaries (of certified land holdings) disclosed?: 0%
      
      For what percent are point locations (of holdings under conservation) disclosed?: NA
      
      What types of ecosystems are these?: na
      
      What is the total land area owned, managed, or controlled by the company for the forest risk commodity?: na
      
      What is the total area in production (in ha)?: 4 million ha
      
      In what jurisdiction(s)/subnational region does the company operate and/or source material?: Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Mato Grosso do Sul
      
      What is the area, in hectares of production units, on which non-DCF commodities are produced or processed, by country and jurisdiction: na
      
      From what sub-national jurisdiction(s) does the company source material?: Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Mato Grosso do Sul
      
      What is the total area (in ha) of natural ecosystem on land owned, managed, or controlled by the company?: na
      
      What is the volume of each forest risk commodity that the company produced/processed/sourced in the previous year from each national or subnational location?: na
      
      In what country(ies) does the company operate and/or source material?: Brazil
      
      For what percent are point locations (of land holdings and processing facilities) disclosed: na
      
      For what percent are boundaries (of holdings under conservation) disclosed?: 0%
      
      What type of conservation designation and/or conservation status is used?: na
      
      What is the total area of land (in ha) that is available for future production, e.g. concessions?: na
      
      For what percent are boundaries disclosed?: 0%
      
      For what percent are point locations (of certified land holdings) disclosed?: na
      
      Coamo publishes a map on its website displaying the three states in Brazil where it has operations: Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Mato Grosso do Sul. For each state, it publishes a list of production sites, including their coordinates and addresses. They also disclose the location of their industrial park for processing soy: "Park is between Dourados and Caarapó (State: Mato Grosso do Sul)."
      
      Open source document
      Open source document
    - Downstream: Reporting suppliers
      No
      
      0/4
    - Upstream: Monitor compliance of production/processing
      Yes, using an internal verification system
      
      4/4
      
      Upstream: Monitor compliance of production/processing
      
      Yes, using an internal verification system
      
      4/4
      
      If so, what jurisdictions and mechanisms does the company use?: NA
      
      For what percentage of production or primary processing operations that it owns, manages, or otherwise controls does the company use external processes or actors, such as certification, to monitor compliance?: NA
      
      Does the company use a certification system?: No
      
      Does the company use a jurisdictional monitoring mechanism?: No
      
      For what percentage of the commodity sourced by the company is deforestation/conversion monitored at the farm level on production units known to be in the company's supply chain?: NA
      
      For what percentage of suppliers does the company use/rely on external mechanisms to monitor compliance?: 0%
      
      How frequently is compliance assessed?: not specified
      
      What tools, processes, bodies carry out monitoring of the company's production or processing operations?: Coamo technical-agronomic
      
      "The detailed checking of the compliance with the criteria for sustainable agricultural production is done through the constant monitoring by the Coama technical-agronomic staff, aiming to adopt continuous improvement in conducting crops by the associates."
      
      Open source document
    - Upstream: Reporting hectares of deforestation
      No
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
      Yes, for its suppliers
      
      2/4
      
      Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
      
      Yes, for its suppliers
      
      2/4
      
      How frequently is compliance assessed?: Not specified
      
      What percentage of the company's supply chain volume does that represent?: NA
      
      How is compliance monitored?: Internal monitoring and verification systems
      
      For what percentage of suppliers does the company use/rely on external mechanisms to monitor compliance?: 0%
      
      For what percentage of the commodity sourced by the company is deforestation/conversion monitored at the farm level on production units known to be in the company's supply chain?: na
      
      For what percent of suppliers does the company directly monitor compliance of production or processing operations?: 100%
      
      "The detailed checking of the compliance with the criteria for sustainable agricultural production is done through the constant monitoring by the Coamo technical-agronomic staff, aiming to adopt continuous improvement in conducting crops by the associates."
      
      Open source document
    - Downstream: Reporting hectares of deforestation
      No
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      No engagement or exclusion
      
      0/2
    - Downstream: Disclosure of non-compliant suppliers
      No disclosure
      
      0/2
Commitment strength

12/17

Avg. score
Implementation and Reporting

4/56

Avg. score
Associated Human Rights Abuses

0/17

Avg. score

Profile

Coamo Agroindustrial Cooperativa is a Brazilian farming cooperative processing and trading in agricultural commodities. The cooperative is one of the top exporters of soy from Brazil. Coamo Agroindustrial Coop. is selected as a powerbroker for soy.

Sector

Industry sector

Food Distributors, Industrial Conglomerates

Segments

Trader, Processor

Brazil

Company Type

Company type

Collective Commitments

Consumer Goods Forum member

New York Declaration on Forests signatory

Top Brands

Coamo Foods, Prime, Anniela, Soulls

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