JBS has announced that it is bringing forward its target of zero illegal deforestation for the suppliers of its suppliers in the Cerrado, Pantanal, Atlantic Forest and Caatinga biomes from 2030 to 2025, mirroring the commitment already established for the Amazon.

This acceleration has been made possible through the rapid advance of the Company’s Transparent Livestock Farming Platform – see story below.

The new platform allows all direct suppliers of the Company to also evaluate their own suppliers to ensure that they are all in compliance with the JBS Responsible Procurement Policy. All livestock suppliers to JBS will adhere to the Transparent Livestock Farming Platform by the end of 2025.

In addition to expanding the monitoring system and tracking the supply chain, JBS is assisting producers enhance the environmental performance of their properties through its network of Green Offices located at its processing units in several regions across Brazil. Thirteen offices have already opened to provide guidance to all producers who adhere to the Transparent Livestock Farming Platform. With this technical support, properties that are currently blocked, for example, will be able to become suppliers again after they address environmental liabilities and comply with the law.

Commenting on the progress made, JBS’ director of sustainability, Marcio Nappo, said: “We are at a mature moment in the value chain… ranchers understand they have to respect environment laws to access a broader market.”

These enhancements to the company’s supply chain traceability and integrity are aligned with the Net Zero 2040 Commitment announced by JBS in March of this year. As the first global protein company to establish this target, the Company will zero its net balance of greenhouse gas emissions in less than two decades, reducing the intensity of its direct and indirect emissions and offsetting all residual emissions from all its operations and value chains worldwide.