Carrefour - 2017 Registration Document

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Protecting biodiversity 2017 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT | CARREFOUR 2. 58 Brazilian beef Carrefour’s policy In certain regions, including Amazonia, beef production may be a cause of deforestation. To counter this risk, Carrefour Brazil implements an active policy with the following aims: Help set up a responsible beef supply chain. Since 2009, ● Carrefour Brazil has been a member of the Working Group on Sustainable Beef (Grupo de Trabalho da Pecuaria Sustentavel – GTPS); Sell meat products certified by the Rainforest Alliance NGO in ● Brazil. In 2013, Carrefour Brazil became the first retailer to offer products covered by this certification, which extends across the entire production chain, on criteria for sustainable agriculture, methane emissions offsetting, respect for workers’ rights and well-being, protection of ecosystems, water conservation, traceability and food safety; Encourage suppliers to develop traceability for its Brazilian beef ● suppliers. Carrefour Brazil has been working with suppliers, NGOs, livestock breeders and the Brazilian government on livestock traceability since 2014. Highlights Beef control by georeferencing in the Amazon began in 2017 and is currently being extended to all suppliers in the region. Did you know? Carrefour carries out satellite surveillance of breeding pastures to reduce the risk of destruction to the Amazon rain forest, preserve biodiversity and prevent the use of land belonging to indigenous tribes. Soy Carrefour’s policy Carrefour is committed to combatting deforestation related to soy crop farming and supports non-GMO soy crops. Carrefour develops non-GMO meat products, in particular through its Carrefour Quality Lines. In sourcing non-GMO soy, Carrefour is implementing supply-chain traceability, through ProTerra certification for example. This certification integrates environmental criteria to help limit the risks of deforestation. Since 2006, Carrefour has supported the soy moratorium in the Amazon. This initiative, taken by industry professionals in coordination with Brazilian authorities and civil society, is helping to combat deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. Renewed annually for the last 10 years, the soy moratorium was adopted on a permanent basis in 2016. Highlights Carrefour has been a member of the Roundtable on Responsible ● Soy (RTRS) since 2007, and took part in the organisation’s Annual General Meeting. This international organisation includes soy producers, industry representatives, retailers and NGOs. Carrefour also began discussions on deforestation issues with ● soy market intermediaries, expressing its expectations on the matter. It also signed the Cerrado Manifesto in response to a call from ● various civil society sources (NGOs, scientists) asking for action from the private sector on the need to counter deforestation and the resulting ecosystem damage. Carrefour encourages all players to take part in this initiative and join the movement. The Group takes part in the development of new supply modes. ● In France, for example, Carrefour signed a partnership agreement with Sojalim to promote the use of French soy, and will be the first retailer to offer ham from pigs fed with 100% French soy. Did you know ? Europe grows very little soy, a vegetable protein used in livestock farming. Soy is largely imported from Brazil, where this crop is one of the main causes of deforestation and biodiversity damage in the vulnerable regions of the Amazon and Cerrado.