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Tackling deforestation and conversion risks begins with a transparent and credible picture of where soy is grown and processed.<\/p>\n
By tracing soy all the way to the farm and being able to identify its link to deforestation, conversion, or other environmental or social risks at the farm level, SCF members can focus their efforts where they matter most, and measure progress to eliminate soy-driven conversion and deforestation in the Cerrado.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”display:flex;||align-items:center;||justify-content:center;”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/wbcsdpublications.org\/scf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/monitor-land-use-static.png” title_text=”monitor-mov” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”68%” width_tablet=”49%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|tablet” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”auto||auto||true|false” src__hover_enabled=”on|hover” src__hover=”https:\/\/wbcsdpublications.org\/scf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/monitor-mov.gif”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_id=”focus” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||69px|||”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”562.2px” custom_margin=”|auto|-2px|auto|false|false” custom_padding=”||2px|||”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_font_size=”22px”]<\/p>\n
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All members have reached at least a 95% threshold to trace their soy to the farm where it was grown and directly purchased by SCF members.<\/p>\n
Building upon the mapping of indirect suppliers to the first point of aggregation, SCF member companies developed a collective protocol to<\/strong> engage with their indirect suppliers to increase their monitoring capacity<\/strong>. Based on new performance data, nearly all members have achieved 100% traceability of indirect suppliers to the first point of aggregation.<\/p>\n By acting collectively, the six SCF member companies send a common market signal, and reinforce the sectoral position of the SCF as a standard-setter<\/strong>, working closely with the Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oils (ABIOVE) for data aggregation.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/wbcsdpublications.org\/scf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211126_fellipeabreu_matogrosso_120177-scaled.jpg”][et_pb_divider show_divider=”off” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”300px”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”1007.2px” custom_margin=”||29px||false|false” custom_padding=”||2px|||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_image=”off” transform_origin=”70%|50%”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||37px||false|false”]<\/p>\n In total, 19 indirect suppliers were listed, ranging from two to six companies that source from them. The SCF members will aim to engage at least 50% of these intermediaries, in partnership with ABIOVE, by December 2022.<\/strong>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/wbcsdpublications.org\/scf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20211126_fellipeabreu_matogrosso_120332-scaled.jpg” min_height=”587.6px” custom_margin=”||21px||false|false”][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”784.9px” custom_margin=”||29px||false|false” custom_padding=”||2px|||”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false”]<\/p>\n Traceability is not an end in and of itself<\/strong>. It provides accountability over land use that is associated with soy production, attesting the efforts of soy producers and agribusinesses to decouple production from deforestation and conversion of native vegetation in the Brazilian Cerrado.<\/p>\n This approach is two-fold, based on the methodology<\/a> published in our December 2021 report: first, it provides an individual performance indicator based on company data<\/strong> and, second, using data from external sources, an indicator assesses the progress being made at the landscape level<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Non-traceable soy volumes will account as non-verified DCF soy, representing an incentive for SCF member companies to expand traceability across their soy supply chains, mainly for indirect suppliers<\/strong>. Such disclosure will consider first party verification<\/strong>, i.e., information that is validated by persons other than those involved in the monitoring of the operation or entity being assessed.<\/p>\n The SCF members\u2019 performances on the DCF indicator are available in their individual data sheets, accessible by clicking on the company logos below.<\/strong><\/p>\n At landscape level, in the 61 focus municipalities that define our scope, 99.68%<\/strong> of the soy production in the crop year 2020\/21 is free of native vegetation conversion of 2020. This figure was calculated with support from Agrosat\u00e9lite<\/a>, applying the methodology described in the Methodologies and References<\/a> section. The data sources for this calculation include:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_image=”https:\/\/wbcsdpublications.org\/scf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211113_fellipeabreu_scf_115496-scaled.jpg”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.4″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n In order to provide full credibility and attest to the quality of the traceability data<\/strong> that companies use to measure their individual progress on monitoring DCF soy volumes, SCF members have established a standardized verification protocol.<\/p>\n The protocol will be performed on an annual basis, on the calendar year prior to the current year of disclosure (e.g. the KPIs disclosed in 2022 refer to the calendar year of 2021).<\/p>\n In terms of the definition ascribed, \u201cverification\u201d considers that the information is validated by persons other than those involved in monitoring the operation or entity being assessed. Furthermore, \u201cfirst-party verification\u201d considers that the verification is carried out by personnel from the same company that did not participate in the operations under verification, whereas \u201cthird-party verification\u201d encompasses an independent entity that does not provide other services to the company being audited.<\/p>\n Our timeline for progress is as follows:<\/p>\nThe new protocol<\/span><\/h4>\n
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