A project supported by the JBS Fund for the Amazon is developing bioplastic from Brazil nut waste.

During the World Economic Forum, Gilberto Tomazoni, CEO of JBS, and Daan Wensing, CEO of the Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH), unveiled their plans to expand their collaboration aimed at the sustainable production of calves in Brazil. Their goal is to achieve the registration of 1 million animals by 2025, ensuring traceability right from the breeding farms. Since 2019, JBS has been supporting the Produce, Conserve and Include (PCI) Strategy of the State of Mato Grosso, one of the world's largest subnational projects aimed at climate change mitigation. As a jurisdictional initiative for sustainable development that focuses on land use efficiency, the PCI serves as a tool for Mato Grosso to meet its Net Zero commitment by 2035, aiming to reduce CO2 emissions by 236 Gton. JBS also backs the goals of the PCI Regional Pact of Barra do Garças, where it operates a beef processing unit. This partnership is now set to extend to the state of Pará. JBS will provide specialized technical assistance through its Green Offices. On the ground, teams will encourage farmers to register their livestock on the Sustainable Calf Production Protocol platform, enhancing transparency and facilitating environmental and land regularization in line with the Brazilian Forest Code. The company's investment in technical assistance to support ranchers in adhering to the Protocol will also aid in achieving PCI targets, which include restoring 100,000 hectares of low-productivity pastures in Barra do Garças and 2.5 million hectares across Mato Grosso. This collaboration draws on the successful model of sustainable territorial development of IDH, which balances commodity production with the conservation of natural resources and the inclusion of family farming and traditional communities, implemented in 13 countries worldwide. Over the past five years, IDH has invested approximately 9 million euros in Mato Grosso towards the Strategy, the Institute, and Regional PCI Pacts. These funds have also been allocated to co-financing projects in partnership with the private sector to promote producer inclusion. "This is a pivotal moment for the forests and farmers in the territories we are engaged with as part of our sustainable calf production program," stated Daan Wensing of IDH. "JBS shares our vision of mitigating social and environmental risks in these areas, and their partnership enables us to make the critically needed improvements in the beef supply chain and to drive the transformation of global food systems." "Our Green Offices have been doing remarkable work in inclusion. Over 2,400 farms have already achieved environmental compliance. With our partnership with IDH, we aim to make further progress, now focusing on calf production, a crucial point for the compliance of the entire production chain," mentioned Tomazoni of JBS. The company operates 15 Green Offices across MT, PA, RO, GO, and MS.