The JBS Fund for the Amazon officially introduces at the COP a support program for small-scale farmers transitioning to low-carbon livestock farming.

As recently announced in collaboration with the Tropical Forest Alliance, JBS is at the forefront of the Brazilian livestock sector's initiatives to promote the cessation of deforestation and the preservation of native vegetation across all Brazilian biomes by 2030, in alignment with the Agricultural Sector 1.5°C Roadmap. This initiative identifies illegal deforestation as the primary driver of forest loss. The roadmap sets forth time-bound objectives, including: - For the Amazon: Achieving zero deforestation among direct suppliers by 2023 and among indirect suppliers (both legal and illegal, according to PRODES 2008 data) by 2025. - For the Cerrado: Ending illegal deforestation (based on PRODES 2020 data) for both direct and indirect suppliers by 2025. - Across All Brazilian Biomes: Starting January 1, 2026, direct suppliers must join the JBS Livestock Transparency Platform and disclose information about their indirect suppliers. This requirement is to ensure the application of the company's socio-environmental criteria throughout the livestock production chain. Specific dates and criteria for achieving zero deforestation in other biomes will be established as the necessary monitoring systems are developed. - By 2030: A collective global risk assessment will pinpoint additional risk areas, prompting companies to devise further implementation plans as needed to achieve worldwide zero deforestation. This effort builds on JBS's existing monitoring practices to ensure that producers do not operate in areas of illegal deforestation, indigenous lands, or environmental conservation units; do not engage in forced labor; and are not subject to environmental embargoes. For over a decade, the company has utilized public information databases and a geospatial system with satellite imagery to monitor its over 80,000 beef suppliers daily. This monitoring spans an area exceeding 900,000 square kilometers, or 90,000 hectares, roughly the size of France and Germany combined. Through this system, 15,000 properties have been suspended for failing to adhere to JBS's Responsible Raw Material Procurement Policy and the Amazon Cattle Supplier Unified Monitoring Protocol. To ensure adherence to its commitments, JBS has implemented internal and external audit procedures focused on continuous process and system improvement, aiming to enhance its socio-environmental due diligence. To extend this monitoring process to the suppliers of its suppliers, thereby ensuring adherence to the same socio-environmental criteria—a challenge for the entire Brazilian agricultural sector—the JBS Transparent Livestock Platform was launched in 2021. The innovative use of blockchain technology allows suppliers to assess their animal suppliers, advancing JBS's monitoring process while complying with Brazilian data privacy laws. Starting January 1, 2026, all direct suppliers must integrate with the platform to continue their business relations with the company.