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  • Overall approach
    1/14
    • Overarching commitment on deforestation
      0/6
    • Signatory to an initiative tackling deforestation
      1/1
      Signatory
      Yes
      1/1
      UN Global Compact
      "SLC Agrícola joined the Working Group for Food and Agriculture which is part of the Brazilian Network of the United Nations Global Compact".
      Open source document
    • Awareness of the value of forests
      0/1
    • Target to reduce emissions from land-use change
      0/3
    • Reporting on emissions from land-use change
      0/3
  • Commodity score
    32/86
    • Soy
      32/86
      • Commitment Strength
        28/36
        • Commitment to protect priority forests
          15/21
          • Commitment details
            Forest-related commitment
            8/10.7
            Commitment to protect priority forests
            Forest-related commitment
            8/10.7
            Type of commitment: Certification
            Certification schemes mentioned: RTRS
            (Translation) "The Company's sustainable production can also be evidenced by the existing voluntary certifications for agricultural production, among which we can highlight the soybean (RTRS and CRS)[...]at SLC Agrícola the total area of ​​land certified by this organization is currently 193,521.91 hectares".
            Open source document
          • Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
            Yes
            1.5/1.5
            Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
            Yes
            1.5/1.5
            (Translation) "The Company's sustainable production can also be evidenced by the existing voluntary certifications for agricultural production, among which we can highlight the soybean (RTRS and CRS)[...]at SLC Agrícola the total area of ​​land certified by this organization is currently 193,521.91 hectares".
            Open source document
          • Commitment applies to all operations
            Yes
            1.5/1.5
            Commitment applies to all operations
            Yes
            1.5/1.5
            (Translation) "The Company's sustainable production can also be evidenced by the existing voluntary certifications for agricultural production, among which we can highlight the soybean (RTRS and CRS)[...]at SLC Agrícola the total area of ​​land certified by this organization is currently 193,521.91 hectares".
            Open source document
          • Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
            No
            0/1.5
            Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
            No
            0/1.5
            (Translation) "The Company's sustainable production can also be evidenced by the existing voluntary certifications for agricultural production, among which we can highlight the soybean (RTRS and CRS)[...]at SLC Agrícola the total area of ​​land certified by this organization is currently 193,521.91 hectares".
            Open source document
          • Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
            No
            0/1.5
            Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
            No
            0/1.5
            (Translation) "The Company's sustainable production can also be evidenced by the existing voluntary certifications for agricultural production, among which we can highlight the soybean (RTRS and CRS)[...]at SLC Agrícola the total area of ​​land certified by this organization is currently 193,521.91 hectares".
            Open source document
          • Target date
            Current
            2/2
            Target date
            Current
            2/2
            (Translation) "The Company's sustainable production can also be evidenced by the existing voluntary certifications for agricultural production, among which we can highlight the soybean (RTRS and CRS)[...]at SLC Agrícola the total area of ​​land certified by this organization is currently 193,521.91 hectares".
            Open source document
          • Target is quantifiable
            Yes
            2/2
            Target is quantifiable
            Yes
            2/2
            Quantifiable as assumed the commitment is to maintain their current certifications.
            Open source document
        • Commitment to a traceable supply chain
          13/15
          • Commitment details
            traces to Point of production
            5.3/5.3
            Commitment to a traceable supply chain
            traces to Point of production
            5.3/5.3
            "SLC Agrícola has developed a system – called QBEN, and derived from knowledge and experience developed by the Company’s own intellectual capital – that traces the product from the field, through processing, and thus gives the process higher quality, as well as speed".
            Open source document
          • Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
            Yes
            1.5/1.5
            Commitment applies to all sourcing regions
            Yes
            1.5/1.5
            "SLC Agrícola has developed a system – called QBEN, and derived from knowledge and experience developed by the Company’s own intellectual capital – that traces the product from the field, through processing, and thus gives the process higher quality, as well as speed".
            Open source document
          • Commitment applies to all operations
            Yes
            1.5/1.5
            Commitment applies to all operations
            Yes
            1.5/1.5
            "SLC Agrícola has developed a system – called QBEN, and derived from knowledge and experience developed by the Company’s own intellectual capital – that traces the product from the field, through processing, and thus gives the process higher quality, as well as speed".
            Open source document
          • Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
            Yes
            1.5/1.5
            Commitment applies to all direct suppliers
            Yes
            1.5/1.5
            "SLC Agrícola has developed a system – called QBEN, and derived from knowledge and experience developed by the Company’s own intellectual capital – that traces the product from the field, through processing, and thus gives the process higher quality, as well as speed".
            Open source document
          • Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
            Yes
            1.5/1.5
            Commitment applies to all indirect suppliers
            Yes
            1.5/1.5
            "SLC Agrícola has developed a system – called QBEN, and derived from knowledge and experience developed by the Company’s own intellectual capital – that traces the product from the field, through processing, and thus gives the process higher quality, as well as speed".
            Open source document
          • Target date
            Current
            2/2
            Target date
            Current
            2/2
            "SLC Agrícola has developed a system – called QBEN, and derived from knowledge and experience developed by the Company’s own intellectual capital – that traces the product from the field, through processing, and thus gives the process higher quality, as well as speed".
            Open source document
          • Target is quantifiable
            No
            0/2
      • Reporting and Implementation
        4/34
        • Reporting against commitments
          0/6
          • Commitment to protect priority forests
            No
            0/3
          • Commitment to a traceable supply chain
            No
            0/3
            Commitment to a traceable supply chain
            No
            0/3
            Open source document
        • Reporting is independently verified
          0/4
          • Commitment to protect priority forests
            No
            0/2
            Commitment to protect priority forests
            No
            0/2
            certification
            Open source document
          • Commitment to a traceable supply chain
            No
            0/2
            Commitment to a traceable supply chain
            No
            0/2
            certification
            Open source document
        • Deforestation cut off date
          No
          0/2
        • Monitoring and verification of supplier compliance
          No monitoring
          0/4
        • Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
          No engagement or exclusion
          0/4
        • Publishing supplier lists
          No disclosure
          0/4
        • Accessible grievance mechanism
          No
          0/4
        • Collaborative actions
          Yes
          2/2
          Collaborative actions
          Yes
          2/2
          Attending & contributing to meetings
          SLC Agricola reported their participation in the UN's Brazilian Network of the Global Compact in their 2017 Sustainability Report. 
          Open source document
        • Report volumes of commodity
          Partial
          2/4
          Report volumes of commodity
          Partial
          2/4
          Grupo SLC report the total ha of soy planted in 2017-2018 as 230,164 ha. 
          Open source document
      • Social Considerations
        0/16
        • Commitment to ensure Free, Prior and Informed Consent
          No
          0/4
        • Labour rights in the supply chain
          No
          0/4
        • Gender equality in the supply chain
          No commitment
          0/4
        • Inclusion of small-scale farmers
          No
          0/4
  • Commitment strength
    28/36
    Avg. score
  • Reporting and Implementation
    4/34
    Avg. score
  • Social considerations
    0/16
    Avg. score

Profile

SLC Agricola is a producer company based in Brazil. The produce soybean, cotton, and corn across more than a dozen production sites in six Brazilian states: Goiás, Mato Grosso, Maranhão, Mato Grosso do Sul, Bahia and Piauí. In 2016/17, they had more than 200,000 hectares of soybean.

Sector
Industry sector 
Agri commodities, Agriculture
Segments
Producer
HQ
HQ 
Brazil
Company Type
Company type 
Public listed
Collective Commitments
Consumer Goods Forum member
New York Declaration on Forests signatory

How we assess the Forest 500

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