By Grazielle Parenti, Global Vice President of Institutional Relations and Sustainability at BRF.
The 26th edition of the COP, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which ended last week, was of great importance for society, governments and businesses and an excellent opportunity to join forces for a more sustainable and responsible future. Climate change is indeed a global challenge and the adoption of effective measures cannot wait any longer.
I had the opportunity to represent BRF at the event, one of the most important of its kind today, and there was undoubtedly a great deal of learning and exchange. The local diversity was a highlight. People from many countries and of different ages were present in Glasgow, and this is an encouraging finding: curbing climate change is a priority not only for young people, but for all generations!
As a representative of a global company present in 117 countries, I also met with leaders from regions where we have a large presence, such as the United Arab Emirates and Turkey. In the panels, there was great interest in what we are doing in Brazil. We have a lot of good things to show and, in the case of BRF, we talked a lot about traceability of raw materials, renewable energy and low-carbon agriculture.
In this sense, directly from COP, it was a great pleasure to announce the first chicken plant based Brazil's first carbon neutral product, Veg Frango 100% Vegetal, from the Sadia Veg&Tal line. With this announcement, we are fulfilling one of our commitments announced in 2020, which included making a carbon neutral line available by the end of 2021. This action is also in line with our company's goal of being Net Zero by 2040. We are deeply committed to the environment and will continue to seek solutions to act on several fronts and advances. We are confident that the private sector will lead the ESG agenda. At BRF, we are committed to continuing this journey with dialogue, transparency and humility to learn. Here, I always say that we combine sustainability in the plural, involving all of our stakeholders. Because there is no longer any way to think about the future without a global commitment.
