{"id":4232,"date":"2023-11-26T18:48:46","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T18:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcsdpublications.org\/scf\/?page_id=4232"},"modified":"2023-11-27T16:47:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T16:47:35","slug":"methodologies-november-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wbcsdpublications.org\/scf\/report-homepage-november-2023\/methodologies-november-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Methodologies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/wbcsdpublications.org\/scf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/RD-bg1.jpg&#8221; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; min_height=&#8221;440px&#8221; overflow-x=&#8221;hidden&#8221; overflow-y=&#8221;hidden&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;168px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;80px||0px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_5,3_5,1_5&#8243; 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use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xe01f;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#61704b&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#61704b&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The SCF\u2019s scope accounts for 70% of recent native vegetation conversion to soy across 61 focus municipalities. The following methodological approach determines SCF members\u2019 scope for reporting and collective action:<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2825; font-size: 18px;\">Out of the 5,570 municipalities in Brazil, focus municipalities must have at least 95% of their territory in the Cerrado.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2825; font-size: 18px;\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #2a2825; font-size: 18px;\">The area of planted soy in focus municipalities must be larger than 5,000 hectares (PAM\/IBGE 2020).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Focus municipalities must be within the region&#8217;s top municipalities as measured by:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Area of native vegetation converted to soy (<a href=\"https:\/\/wbcsdpublications.org\/scf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Soy_Dynamic_2019-20_AGROSATELITE_SCF_V1.pdf\" style=\"color: #;\">Agrosat\u00e9lite 2019\/20 Soy Expansion Report<\/a>, and PRODES 2018\/2019); and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Availability of remaining native vegetation in legal reserves suitable for soybeans.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Focus municipalities must have at least two SCF members operating (sourcing or have physical presence) within their boundaries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In accordance with its commitment to refresh its scope and set of focus municipalities every three years, the SCF will review and update these in 2024, as per the latest data available.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#1C195B&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Monitoring traceable volumes&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xe0e9;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#61704b&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#61704b&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Members use the following methodological approach to individually produce the volume key performance indicators reported annually:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\"><strong>Soy volume sourced in the Cerrado<\/strong>: The proportion (in tons) of soybean volume sourced by the member company from the Cerrado biome, in municipalities with at least 95% of its territory in the biome, compared with the total volume sourced outside of Brazil by the reporting company. This information is reported as the percentage of soy sourced in Cerrado and the percentage of soy sourced in other biomes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\"><strong>Soy volume sourced in focused municipalities in the Cerrado<\/strong>: From the total determined in the first step, the percentage of soybean volume produced in the focus municipalities, by considering the origination municipality. This information is reported as the percent of soy sourced in focus municipalities and the percent of soy sourced in other Cerrado municipalities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\"><strong>Direct and indirect sources<\/strong>: From the total in the second step, the percentage of soybean sourced directly from farmers and the proportion sourced from third parties, by considering the type of activity of the supplier (using the supplier&#8217;s tax registry number as a source to determine whether they are indirect resale, cooperative, warehouse or trading sources). This information is reported as the percentage of direct sources in focus municipalities and the rate of indirect sources in focus municipalities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;134.5px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;1px|auto|15px|auto|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;36px||0px||false|false&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#1C195B&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Reporting methodology for soy sourced by joint ventures&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xe029;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#61704b&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#61704b&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; min_height=&#8221;45.1px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">There are six factors to consider when reporting soy sourcing of joint ventures (JV) associated with an SCF member company. They depend on the awareness of JV operated volumes; control of JV operations; and purchasing from a JV.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">For each of these, there is a yes\/no answer. The consolidated scenarios are:<\/span>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;446.2px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-64px|auto|-30px|auto|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;63px||16px||false|false&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#1C195B&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text content_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; content_phone=&#8221;&#8221; content_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>When a company knows the JV\u2019s overall volumes<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">If the SCF member controls the JV operations (e.g., it manages soy purchases from the JV), regardless of if it sources from the JV or not: report volume equivalent to its share on the JV as <strong>direct<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">If the SCF member does not control the JV but sources from it: report volumes effectively sourced to the SCF member as <strong>indirect<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">If the SCF member does not control and does not source from the JV: report volumes equivalent to its share as <strong>indirect<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; min_height=&#8221;433.8px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-49px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">2.<strong> When a company does not know the JV\u2019s overall volumes because it has no control (i.e. it does not manage soy purchases from the JV):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">If it sources from the JV: report as <strong>indirect<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">If it does not source from the JV: report volume as <strong>indirect<\/strong> based on the financial revenue from the JV through the mathematical rationale described below:<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">As a participant of the JV, company has revenues from JV expressed in USD $ 000 (A)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #666666;\">Company has its own total revenue for the country expressed by USD $ 000 (B)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">A\/B = X% of JV revenue representativeness over the company revenue. Companies shall consider such X% as a percentage of the company\u2019s total origination volume.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Companies shall add X% to the % of sourcing from the area and report as <strong>indirect<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;282px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||45px||false|false&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#1C195B&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Reporting methodology for deforestation- and conversion-free (DCF) soy &#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#x6c;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#61704b&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#61704b&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; min_height=&#8221;96.1px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;41px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;48px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">SCF measuring and reporting on DCF soy involves two indicators, each based on different data sources. Soy volumes sourced by joint ventures will integrate DCF calculations according to the established \u201creporting methodology for soy sourced by joint ventures\u201d described above.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;650.2px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-64px|auto|15px|auto|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||3px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#1C195B&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\"><strong>DCF member reporting via individual company data<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Data sources:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Monitoring Farm area (polygon): based on data available from each company supply<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Soy area by polygon: <a href=\"https:\/\/%20wbcsdpublications.org\/scf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Soy_Dynamic_2021-22_ AGROSATELITE_SCF_December_2022.pdf\">Agrosat\u00e9lite study<\/a> for the crop year 2020\/21 or active farm monitoring by companies individually<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Conversion area: PRODES Cerrado 2021 and 2022, or similar private monitoring service<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Reference date: December 31st, 2020.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Indicator:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\"><strong>DCF percentage of each company in the 61 focus municipalities<\/strong> (FMs)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Calculation:<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; height: 96px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center; height: 48px; width: 321.292px;\"><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Total volume of verified DCF soy purchased from farms in 61 FMs<\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"height: 96px; width: 135.375px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">= % Verified DCF<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 48px;\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center; height: 48px; width: 321.292px;\"><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Total volume of soy purchased from farms in 61 FMs (direct and indirect)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">For the calculations of DCF percentage and volumes at farm-level, a 25-hectare threshold is applied, below which soy production can still be considered as DCF. This indicator will allow for progress to be shown over time, as increasing monitoring will be implemented throughout the whole sourcing chain. Thus, the indicator shows the extent to which companies have effectively monitored and verified soy volumes as DCF. Such individual results are verifiable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Volumes sourced from indirect suppliers are counted as non-verified DCF when no farm level traceability is possible as per the official methodology agreed by SCF members for reporting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #2a2825;\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">2.<strong> DCF reporting at landscape level via external databases\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Data sources:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Average municipality yield of the last three crop years (2018\/19, 2019\/20, and 2020\/2021) with available information\u00a0from IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Conversion data from PRODES Cerrado 2021-2022, (covering six months of 2022 and one year of 2021), using a cut-off date of January 1st, 2021, to align with the EU deforestation regulation (EUDR)*<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Application of a threshold of 25 hectares as minimum converted area<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Soy area from <a href=\"https:\/\/%20wbcsdpublications.org\/scf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Soy_Dynamic_2021-22_ AGROSATELITE_SCF_December_2022.pdf\">Agrosat\u00e9lite study<\/a> commissioned by ABIOVE for crop year 2021\/22\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Indicator:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\"><strong>P<\/strong><\/span><strong style=\"color: #2a2825; font-size: 18px;\">ercentage of DCF soy at landscape level in the 61 focus municipalities <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(FM)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">\u00a0Calculation:<\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"507\" style=\"height: 51px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 27px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 27px; width: 229.333px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Total volume of DCF soy of 61 FMs<\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"height: 51px; width: 24.0833px;\"><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">=<\/span><\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"height: 51px; width: 232.472px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">% of DCF soy in the 61 focus municipalities<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 24px; width: 229.333px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Total volume of soy of 61 FMs<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">*<strong>Note<\/strong>: EUDR cut-off date is December 31st, 2020, so SCF member accounting for application as a reference date is December 31st, 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;45px||45px||true|false&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#1C195B&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Verification protocol of data for traceability and deforestation- and conversion-free performance&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xe101;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#61704b&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#61704b&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The purpose of the SCF\u2019s verification protocol is to verify that soy sourced from the SCF focus municipalities is DCF and that volumes are traceable to the farm. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The protocol is applied annually, using the calendar year prior to the current year of disclosure (e.g., the KPIs to be disclosed in 2022 refer to the calendar year of 2021).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">The verification will be carried out by assessing a sample of traceable suppliers. The sampling should be based on soy sourcing commercial reports, presenting a list of contracts from the 61 FMs with indication of farm polygon for the ones that are traceable to farm, including direct and indirect purchases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">In terms of the definition ascribed, &#8220;verification&#8221; considers that the information is validated by persons other than those involved in monitoring the operation or entity being assessed. Furthermore, &#8220;first-party verification&#8221; considers that the verification is carried out by personnel from the same company who did not participate in the operations under verification; whereas &#8220;third-party verification&#8221; encompasses an independent entity that does not provide other services to the company being audited.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">A set of information should be checked by the party responsible for carrying out the verification process. Those include, but are not limited to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Digital copies of purchase contracts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Digital copies of invoices (minimum one)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Farm areas (polygons)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Deforestation and conversion assessments<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Registries of DCF indicator calculation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;45px||45px||true|false&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#1C195B&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Farmer First Clusters (FFC) selection process for eligible farmers&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;&#xe087;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#61704b&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#61704b&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.7em&#8221; min_height=&#8221;39.1px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">The following three-step approach is used to ease collective selection by SCF members of the farms that will participate in FFC solutions:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">SCF members send a list of farms to the manager of funds. The list needs to contain the following KPIs, which are not criteria for selection:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Surplus legal reserve\u00a0or deficit legal reserve\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">The willingness of the producer\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Smallholder yes\/no\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">The list is reduced according to the farm selection criteria set by SCF members and implementing partners.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2825;\">Implementing partners are responsible for prioritizing farm selection.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SCF\u2019s scope accounts for 70% of recent native vegetation conversion to soy across 61 focus municipalities. The following methodological approach determines SCF members\u2019 scope for reporting and collective action: Out of the 5,570 municipalities in Brazil, focus municipalities must have at least 95% of their territory in the Cerrado. 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