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PRESENCE COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABLE BEEF ANIMAL WELFARE PRODUCT QUALITY CULTURE AND PEOPLE SOCIAL INVESTMENT
minerva foods
Sustainability Report
2021
Geographic
presence
We are the South American market leader in beef exports, with operations spanning across the major beef hubs in Latin America and Oceania
27
slaughter
plants
14
distribution
centers
16
sales
offices
3
processing
plants
Reach
Minerva Foods produces
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Million
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of beef each year
357 k
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644 k
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35% in Brazil
65% in other South American countries
And exports to
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This represents
23%
market share
in South America
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Slaughter capacity
Country
Number of slaughter plants
Heads/day
Brazil
10
10.980 38%
Argentina
5
5.050 17,5%
Australia
2
2.740 9,4%
Colombia
2
1.550 5,3%
Paraguay
5
5.400 18,7%
Uruguay
3
3.200 11,1%
Total
27
28.920 100%
Minerva Foods
plants

Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay

Distribution
Centers

Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay

International
Offices

Algeria, Australia, Chile, China, Singapore, Dubai, New Zealand, UK, Russia, US, Egypt, Hong Kong, Italy, Lebanon, Taiwan

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here
Commitment to
sustainability
We have established short-, medium- and long-term plans, goals and targets for our operations and the value chain. Learn about some of Minerva’s key milestones and progress during the year
goias
`2030 targets
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Environmental efficiency in our global operations
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Reduce scope 1 and 2 emissions intensity by 30% by 2030;
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Consider decarbonization scenarios and future emissions reduction pathways;
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Further invest in renewable energy;
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Further invest in technologies to increase wastewater treatment efficiency and reduce emissions.
COMPLETED
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Maintain net zero emissions in the Company’s electricity mix (scope 2).
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Zero illegal deforestation
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Implement geospatial monitoring of 100% of direct supplier farms in South America by 2030:
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in Colombia by 2023, Uruguay by 2025 and other countries by 2030.
COMPLETED
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In Brazil, Minerva is the only company to monitor 100% of its direct supplier farms using georeferenced maps in all biomes in which it operates (Amazon, Cerrado, Pantanal and Atlantic Forest), including all full-cycle farms, from birth to processing. The Company also met its target of monitoring 100% of supplier farms in Paraguay by 2021.
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By 2030, develop and implement a program for monitoring indirect supplier farms in all South American countries where the Company operates.
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By 2030, develop and launch an application for verifying indirect suppliers in South American countries, in collaboration with Niceplanet Geotecnologia.
COMPLETED
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Integrate Visipec—a traceability and monitoring tool for indirect suppliers in the Amazon—into the Company’s internal monitoring systems by 2021.
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Develop and launch SMGeo Prospec—an application for verifying indirect suppliers—in Brazil by 2021, in collaboration with Niceplanet Geotecnologia.
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Advancing a low-carbon economy
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Strengthen partnerships with research institutions;
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Expand training and technical assistance in implementing regenerative and low-carbon practices;
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Support efforts to rehabilitate native vegetation;
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Strengthen partnerships with financial institutions to implement financing facilities that recognize and reward sustainable production practices.
COMPLETED
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Implement a method to monitor, report and verify farm properties’ carbon balance (preliminary outcomes).
Learn about the outcomes from these initiatives in the 2021 Sustainability Report.
Sustainable
Beef
We have continued to make strides in traceability and managing and developing our beef suppliers in South America

Renove Program

Created in 2021 to support collaboration with beef suppliers, the Renove program uses internationally recognized technologies and methodologies to measure net carbon emissions from cattle-farming land.

Early results from the initiatives demonstrate that during the agricultural year analyzed, a number of ranches achieved carbon neutrality or even became carbon negative, i.e., they absorb more carbon than they release into the atmosphere in the cattle-farming cycle. Minerva Foods is already selling produce from production systems that are not only low-carbon but are actually carbon-negative, helping combat climate change whilst providing high-quality, safe food products.

Three projects were launched in 2021,

reaching
91
ranches
Learn more about the Renove program in the chapter Sustainable Beef of the 2021 Sustainability Report
here

Minerva at COP 26

One of the initiatives in the Renove program, in collaboration with Imaflora, was showcased at COP26 in November 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland. This is the only project in our industry to have its results posted on the Carbon on Track platform, which aims to create transparency around emissions in the beef value chain and recognize organizations spearheading efforts to reduce emissions.


VISIT THE PLATFORM HERE
Carbon on track

TRACEABILITY FOR DIRECT SUPPLIERS

100% of beef sourced in Brazil and Paraguay is verified using geospatial technology

Minerva Foods is the top performer in social and environmental audits by the Pará Federal Prosecution Service, the most trusted public audit against illegal deforestation in the Amazon

Traceability for Indirect Suppliers

Minerva Foods has integrated into its systems the Visipec traceability and monitoring tool for indirect suppliers in the Amazon.

With the SMGeo Prospec app, launched in 2021, direct suppliers have access to the same technology as used by Minerva Foods to assess their supply chains for compliance.

 
Animal  
welfare
Compliance with internationally recognized best practices means Minerva Foods is prepared to serve the world’s most demanding markets.
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average compliance rates and audits across all countries
Monitoring matrix with
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indicators on
the topic
Training
In addition to employees and drivers, ranchers and ranch hands involved in animal handling have received targeted training.
1905
participants
of whom 74,5% were
third-party drivers, farm employees and ranchers
Learn more about our Animal Welfare Program
HERE
 
Product
quality
We work with international regulators and certification bodies to demonstrate the integrity of our production processes and beef supply chain
Slaughter plants certified against a protocol recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay
Our food quality and safety management practices and tools include:
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Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
(HACCP)
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Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures
(SSOPs)
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Operational Sanitary Procedures
(OPS)
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Good Manufacturing Practices
(GMP)
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Sampling Plans
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Traceability Program
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Animal Welfare
(AW)
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Culture
and people
A year of highlights
We unveiled our Culture Manifesto and we unfold the Minerva Foods Sustainability Commitment into country- and/or department-specific projects and targets.
To do this we leveraged our human capital, while in turn benefiting them with iteratives such as a review of our incentive programs and efforts to shift from an analog to a digital mindset, with increasingly on-line and interconnected processes and procedures
Sustainability is among the company’s 5 core values
Results-Driven

We are tireless in striving for better results.
Commitment

We act with dedication and sense of ownership in everything we do.
Sustainability

We contribute to the conservation of the planet; the prosperity of people and the animal welfare.
Innovation

We seek what is new or continuous improvement of processes and products to add value to the whole chain.
Recognition

We value professionals for their contributions, aligning their needs with the company’s needs.
Minerva Foods is present throughout South America, and we employ more than 21,000 people in the cities where we operate. Most of our plants are located in small- to medium-sized cities and towns.
21.215
direct
employees
765
contractors
DIRECT EMPLOYEES
Brazil
12.041
Argentina
2.609
Chile
25
Colombia
1,490
Paraguay
2,912
Uruguay
2,138
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Estar Bem
HEALTH AND
WELLNESS PROGRAM
A program designed to improve the quality of life of employees and their families, Estar Bem draws on lessons learned from the pandemic, reinforcing the company’s concern with physical and emotional wellbeing.
  • • Nutritionist
  • • Physical education specialist
  • • Psychological counseling
  • • Social workers
  • • Pregnancy program
  • • Financial and legal advice
  • • Digital library

100% of direct and third-party employee are covered by occupational health and safety management systems.

More than 52,000 toolbox talks

99% of workers in Brazil had at least two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and 97% in other countries.

11,000+ tetravalent vaccines
against influenza and H1N1 were administered to workers.

Stringent COVID-19 safety and prevention protocols were implemented in all our operations

Social
investment
In our pandemic response, we channeled our efforts to providing relief to our communities, including cash, equipment and food donations
R$ +
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million
donated for the pandemic response
R$ 32 million
to a Relief Fund, including R$ 30,000 in working capital credit provided to around 1,200 customers
R$ 1 million
to build the new Instituto Butantan plant to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines
Donations
Communities surrounding
our operations
 
153,9 +
metric tons of beef
16,6k +
Covid 19 tests
125,500 + items of PPE
20,5k +
liters of 70% alcohol gel
13k +
medicines
6,7k +
medical equipement
 
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100% assessed for environmental impact and continuously monitored
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100% have community consultation committees and processes, and grievance and complaints mechanisms
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7,200 items of clothing donated in Brazil
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In Paraguay, 100 kg of clothes and 200 toys were donated
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22,000 kg of beef were donated in Uruguay
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