Frialto

Overall approach

3/10
- Overarching commitment on deforestation
  
  3/4
  
  Overall commitment
  
  Zero deforestation/Deforestation-free commitment or, for timber, pulp & paper companies only, commitment to well implemented harvest and no deforestation of HCV & HCS areas
  
  3/4
  
  [Translation] "The joint work that FRIALTO develops with the National Wildlife Federation - NWF is aligned with the actions adopted by the company and reflects our commitment to environmental conservation, working exclusively with suppliers whose properties are free of deforestation."
  
  Open source document
- 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

15/90
- Beef
  
  15/90
  - Commitment Strength
    
    8/17
    - Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
      
      8/9.5
      - Commitment details
        Zero-gross deforestation
        
        4/6
        
        Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
        
        Zero-gross deforestation
        
        4/6
        
        When was this commitment set?: NA
        
        [Translation] "The joint work that FRIALTO develops with the National Wildlife Federation - NWF is aligned with the actions adopted by the company and reflects our commitment to environmental conservation, working exclusively with suppliers whose properties are free of deforestation [...][ FRIALTO is also committed to implementing the requirements of the Conduct Adjustment Term (TAC) signed with the Federal Public Ministry MPF MT in April 2013. In addition, the company undertakes to deepen monitoring throughout its supply chain progressively. so that it can guarantee that the purchase of cattle comes from farms that do not have deforestation. [...] Furthermore, the company is committed to deepen the monitoring throughout its supply chain progressively with purpose to ensure that the purchase of cattle comes from farms that do not have deforestation."
        
        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] "The joint work that FRIALTO develops with the National Wildlife Federation - NWF is aligned with the actions adopted by the company and reflects our commitment to environmental conservation, working exclusively with suppliers whose properties are free of deforestation [...][ FRIALTO is also committed to implementing the requirements of the Conduct Adjustment Term (TAC) signed with the Federal Public Ministry MPF MT in April 2013. In addition, the company undertakes to deepen monitoring throughout its supply chain progressively. so that it can guarantee that the purchase of cattle comes from farms that do not have deforestation. [...] Furthermore, the company is committed to deepen the monitoring throughout its supply chain progressively with purpose to ensure that the purchase of cattle comes from farms that do not have deforestation."
        
        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?: Zero deforestation in supply chain
        
        [Translation] "The joint work that FRIALTO develops with the National Wildlife Federation - NWF is aligned with the actions adopted by the company and reflects our commitment to environmental conservation, working exclusively with suppliers whose properties are free of deforestation [...][ FRIALTO is also committed to implementing the requirements of the Conduct Adjustment Term (TAC) signed with the Federal Public Ministry MPF MT in April 2013. In addition, the company undertakes to deepen monitoring throughout its supply chain progressively. so that it can guarantee that the purchase of cattle comes from farms that do not have deforestation. [...] Furthermore, the company is committed to deepen the monitoring throughout its supply chain progressively with purpose to ensure that the purchase of cattle comes from farms that do not have deforestation."
        
        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] "The joint work that FRIALTO develops with the National Wildlife Federation - NWF is aligned with the actions adopted by the company and reflects our commitment to environmental conservation, working exclusively with suppliers whose properties are free of deforestation [...][ FRIALTO is also committed to implementing the requirements of the Conduct Adjustment Term (TAC) signed with the Federal Public Ministry MPF MT in April 2013. In addition, the company undertakes to deepen monitoring throughout its supply chain progressively. so that it can guarantee that the purchase of cattle comes from farms that do not have deforestation. [...] Furthermore, the company is committed to deepen the monitoring throughout its supply chain progressively with purpose to ensure that the purchase of cattle comes from farms that do not have deforestation."
        
        Open source document
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      0/7.5
      - Commitment details
        No traceability commitment
        
        0/4
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        No
        
        0/2
      - Target date
        Post 2050 or no target date
        
        0/1
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/0.5
  - 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
    
    7/56
    - 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
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Collaborative actions
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      What initiatives does the company participate in?: ational Wildlife Federation
      
      What is the nature of that participation?: Attending & contributing to meetings
      
      "The joint work that FRIALTO develops with the National Wildlife Federation - NWF is in line with the actions taken by the company and reflects our commitment to environmental conservation, working exclusively with suppliers whose properties are free from deforestation."
      
      Open source document
    - 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 company-owned processing facilities
      
      1/4
      
      Upstream: Reporting production/processing locations
      
      Reports location of company-owned processing facilities
      
      1/4
      
      What is the total area in production (in ha)?: na
      
      What is the total area of land (in ha) that is available for future production, e.g. concessions?: na
      
      What is the total area (in ha) of natural ecosystem on land owned, managed, or controlled by the company?: na
      
      From what sub-national jurisdiction(s) does the company source material?: Mato Grosso , Rondônia
      
      For what percent are point locations (of land holdings and processing facilities) disclosed: 100% of production units
      
      For what percent are boundaries (of holdings under conservation) disclosed?: 0%
      
      For what percent are boundaries disclosed?: 0%
      
      For what percent are boundaries (of certified land holdings) disclosed?: 0%
      
      For what percent are point locations (of certified land holdings) disclosed?: na
      
      For what percent are point locations (of holdings under conservation) disclosed?: NA
      
      What is the area, in hectares of production units, on which non-DCF commodities are produced or processed, by country and jurisdiction: na
      
      What types of ecosystems are these?: na
      
      What type of conservation designation and/or conservation status is used?: na
      
      In what jurisdiction(s)/subnational region does the company operate and/or source material?: Mato Grosso , Rondônia
      
      What is the total land area owned, managed, or controlled by the company for the forest risk commodity?: na
      
      In what country(ies) does the company operate and/or source material?: Brazil
      
      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
      
      Frialto publishes a list of its production units, with addresses and contact details for each.
      
      Open source document
    - 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
      
      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?: 0 Not specified
      
      For what percentage of suppliers does the company use/rely on external mechanisms to monitor compliance?: 0%
      
      Does the company use a certification system?: No
      
      Does the company use a jurisdictional monitoring mechanism?: No
      
      What tools, processes, bodies carry out monitoring of the company's production or processing operations?: Not specified
      
      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?: 0 Not specified
      
      How frequently is compliance assessed?: Not specified
      
      If so, what jurisdictions and mechanisms does the company use?: NA
      
      "In addition, the company undertakes to progressively deepen monitoring throughout its supply chain so that it can ensure that the purchase of cattle comes from farms that do not have deforestation."
      
      Open source document
    - Upstream: Reporting hectares of deforestation
      No
      
      0/4
Commitment strength

8/17

Avg. score
Implementation and Reporting

7/56

Avg. score
Associated Human Rights Abuses

0/17

Avg. score

Profile

Frialto is a Brazilian meat company producing and trading beef. Frialto is selected as a powerbroker for beef.

Sector

Industry sector

Agricultural Products

Segments

Producer, Processor

Brazil

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New York Declaration on Forests signatory

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