In the area of sustainable grain sourcing, we have committed to a deforestation-free supply chain — both direct and indirect — by 2025.

We also aim to achieve 100% traceability of all grains purchased by the same deadline. To support this, we established the Sustainable Grain Purchasing Policy, which includes socio-environmental criteria that our direct and indirect suppliers are evaluated against and must comply with.

To ensure traceability, we use a platform based on geospatial devices and a geographic information system (GIS), allowing us to cross-reference territorial criteria with property location data from the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR). For nominal criteria, we cross-check public lists with the producer’s CPF/CNPJ to assess compliance with socio-environmental standards.

In 2023, we achieved 100% traceability of direct grain suppliers and 77% of indirect suppliers in the Amazon and Cerrado biomes, which account for 62% of the volume purchased. Across all biomes, we reached 99.9% traceability of direct suppliers and 79% of indirect suppliers.

Regarding low-carbon agriculture, our main initiative is to scale the use of solar energy among our integrated producers.

In 2021, we signed an agreement with Banco do Brasil to provide R$ 200 million in facilitated financing, with lower interest rates, to support investments in the installation of solar panels on the farms of integrated producers. We also offer commercial, technical, and legal support. Additionally, BRF linked the implementation of solar panels to its compensation program, offering a bonus to participating producers.

In 2023, 57% of the poultry volume produced came from integrated producers with photovoltaic energy systems installed on their properties.

Through BRF’s Energy Excellence Program, we aim to promote sustainable energy consumption in both industrial and administrative operations.

The program establishes performance indicators and monitors energy consumption across different production processes. We maintain annual targets for improving energy efficiency and have an investment plan for the coming years. We allocate annual investment lines using our own resources to update technology and purchase more efficient equipment. Examples include standardizing temperature control procedures for freezing tunnels, implementing automatic and variable controls for compressed air equipment, and upgrading factory lighting systems to LED.

In addition to these initiatives, BRF takes advantage of resources made available through the Energy Efficiency Programs of energy distributors, as recommended by the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel), with actions such as replacing standard motors and electric pumps with high-efficiency equipment.

In 2023, energy intensity was 5.97 GJ per ton produced — a 4% reduction compared to 2022 — which also contributes to lowering GHG emissions.

In addition to seeking efficient use of electricity, we aim to increase the share of electricity from clean sources to 50% by 2030.

To achieve this, in 2021 we formed a partnership with AES Brasil Energia to establish a joint venture for the construction of a wind farm at the Cajuína Wind Complex in Rio Grande do Norte. The facility will have an installed capacity of 160 MWm, generating 80 MWm.

We also signed a contract with Intrepid Participações S.A. for the construction of a solar energy park in Mauriti and Milagres, in the state of Ceará, with an installed capacity of 320 Megawatt peak (MWp). Across 1,170 hectares, 600,000 solar panels will be installed, allowing the generated energy to be distributed to our units in southern Brazil.

In 2023, with the start of self-production of wind energy combined with incentivized energy contracts, 8% of our electricity consumption was supplied by clean energy with verified traceability — 4% of which came from self-production. In December, these figures rose to 16% and 14%, respectively.