Sustainability Agenda - M. Dias Branco

With each dream that springs, the world gains something new

A better world.

Our Strategic Sustainability Agenda was relaunched in March 2022 and includes goals to be achieved by 2030, covering 15 priority topics, based on three pillars representing ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance):

Caring for the planet (Environmental)

Believing in People (Social)

Strengthen alliances (Governance)

Goals are focused on the themes: water, energy, climate change, sustainable packaging, relations with communities, human capital, diversity and inclusion.
Health and safety, healthy and nutritious food, and sustainable value chain are also part of the Company's priority sustainability themes.

The themes related to food safety, risks and opportunities in sustainability, governance, ethics and integrity, and combating food loss and waste were added and will be part of this strategy from now on.

Agenda setting process

In the process of setting the agenda (2022-2030), risk analysis, strategy analysis, benchmarking, and consultation with internal and external content was performed to identify global trends in the food sector and the main impacts of this sector.

Listening to stakeholders

We listen to investors, the surrounding community, employees, suppliers, clients, and consumers, among others, considering the influence of priority themes in their assessments and decisions. The identification of stakeholders was performed using the AA 1000 AccountAbility principles (2018) and AA1000 AccountAbility Stakeholder Engagement Standard (2015) methodologies. These methodologies excel in mapping based on aspects of dependence, responsibility, tension, influence and different perspectives in the relationship with stakeholders.

Sustainability Management

The Sustainability Agenda implementation enables to strengthen sustainable practices in the key dimensions of M. Dias Branco's business. Governance takes place through the effort of working groups (WGs), with their respective goals and indicators for each priority topic. In addition, there is reporting and monitoring in the following levels: Sustainability Committee, ESG Committee and Board of Directors. The Sustainability Policy is part of the governance of priority themes, and guides the Company's positioning.

Progress already achieved!

In the previous agenda (2013-2021), we have already achieved most of the goals. The current agenda (2022-2030) favors the management of environmental impacts, efficient use of natural resources, promotion of social development and the well-being of people and improvement of governance for sustainable development throughout our value chain.

Commitments

Our dream comes true every day because it also fulfills many others. And this is only possible thanks to the commitments we have with society and the environment. Therefore, M. Dias Branco has public commitments related to sustainability. See them:

United Nations Global Compact

The Global Compact was defined by the UN as a voluntary initiative, which is embraced by "committed and innovative corporate leaders" and is based on guidelines supportive of sustainable growth and citizenship. Accordingly, we have a public commitment to contribute to the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are related to environmental protection, social responsibility, ethics and the fight against corruption.

Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS)

We are members of CEBDS, an organization that promotes articulation with governments and civil society to promote sustainable development, including mediating discussions on new regulations, market trends and practices related to, for example, climate change, carbon pricing, among others.

Business Pact for Integrity and Against Corruption

We made a public commitment of disclosing the Brazilian anti-corruption legislation to our employees and stakeholders, aiming at its full compliance. In addition, we prohibit any form of bribery and we value transparency of information.

Commitment to animal welfare

In line with global trends of practices for animal welfare, we included in our production process the Cage Free commitment whereby we undertake to use only 100% cage-free chicken eggs in all our products, completing the transition by 2025.

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Commitment to Inclusion

We value diversity and are against prejudice and discrimination of any kind. We reinforce our commitment to providing an inclusive environment for people with disabilities. Our website is 100% accessible in Brazilian Sign Language (Libras), through the virtual interpreter Maya, who translates all content published on the page. Access to information is everyone's right.

Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS)

Em 2020, realizamos uma profunda análise das conexões do negócio com os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) da ONU, identificando de que forma impactamos positiva e negativamente cada um dos 17 ODS, sendo que priorizamos 8 deles. Os ODS são uma coleção de 17 metas globais, estabelecidas pela Assembleia Geral das Nações Unidas.