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Marfrig Global Foods

Assessment year: 2018

Total score

2 out of 5

Intent and awareness

3 out of 5

Commodity policies

2 out of 5

Soy

1 out of 5

Cattle

4 out of 5

Pulp & paper

2 out of 5

Scope and Ambition

2 out of 5

Reporting and implementation

2 out of 5

Assessment year: 2017

Total score

3 out of 5

Overall forest policy

2 out of 5

Commodity policies

3 out of 5

Soy

0 out of 5

Cattle

5 out of 5

Pulp & paper

3 out of 5

Operations

4 out of 5

Reporting and transparency

4 out of 5

Assessment year: 2015

Total score

3 out of 5

Overall forest policy

0 out of 5

Commodity policies

3 out of 5

Operations

3 out of 5

Reporting and transparency

4 out of 5

Assessment year: 2016

Total score

3 out of 5

Overall forest policy

0 out of 5

Commodity policies

2 out of 5

Operations

4 out of 5

Reporting and transparency

4 out of 5

Assessment year: 2014

Total score

3 out of 5

Overall forest policy

0 out of 5

Commodity policies

2 out of 5

Operations

3 out of 5

Reporting and transparency

5 out of 5

Sector

Agri commodities, Packaged food

Segments

Manufacturer, Processor, Trader

Brazil

Company type

Public listed

Collective commitments

New York Declaration on Forests signatory

Consumer Goods Forum member

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

Marfrig Global Foods is a multinational food company based in Brazil. Its primary business is in meat packing, but it also produces processed food and leather products. In 2016 it was one of the top five largest exporters of beef from Brazil. The company’s subsidiary Marfrig Beef has over 20 operational facilities spread across South America, with the capacity to slaughter over 3 million cattle per year.

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