Company is instructing its partners about the guidelines of the “Business Associate Code of Conduct” with the aim of promoting truthful relations within the entire production chain
JBS has launched qualification training for livestock farmers and family farmers in Brazil regarding its Business Associate Code of Conduct. Instituted in 2018 the document, which already has content about the Environment and Sustainability, Conflicts of Interests and Anti-Corruption Practices, was recently updated to include issues involving Human Rights and Animal Welfare.
According to José Marcelo Proença, Global Compliance Officer of JBS, the code serves as a guidebook on how all our partners should conduct their business. “We have to take the lead in creating an increasingly honest production chain. The code consolidates practices that have been historically stipulated by the Company in its relationship with its suppliers of cattle, poultry and pork, such as compliance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations, as well as abiding by the best industry practices and standards”, he says.
The training for livestock farmers takes place on-line using video and will be available throughout next year. Once the transmission of the content is concluded, the page is automatically refreshed, providing a form on which the livestock farmers fill out their data to have access to their certificates. In the case of the approximately ten thousand family farmers in Brazil, the training runs until March 2021 through Company’s extension agents.
“The requirements for adhering to the best sustainable practices and compliance are significant components for decision making by the leading players in the Brazilian and global markets. At JBS, we try to lead by example and to ensure the evolution of the entire production chain, not just the Company’s”, adds Proença.
The expectation is to undertake more than seven thousand hours of training. Certificates are valid for two years.