In partnership with the Tropical Forest Alliance, JBS is leading Brazilian cattle sector efforts to drive the elimination of deforestation.

As announced in partnership with the Tropical Forest Alliance at COP27, JBS is leading Brazilian cattle sector efforts to drive the elimination of deforestation and the protection of native vegetation across all Brazilian biomes in line with a 1.5°C Roadmap. This prioritizes illegal deforestation as the key driver of forest clearing.

The roadmap includes the following time-bound targets:

Amazon: 2023 target date for no-deforestation for direct suppliers, and 2025 for indirect suppliers (legal and illegal, PRODES 2008).

Cerrado: 2025 target date for no illegal deforestation (PRODES 2020) for direct and indirect suppliers.

All Brazilian Biomes: As of January 1, 2026, it will be mandatory for direct suppliers to join the JBS Livestock Transparency Platform and provide information on their indirect suppliers to enable the application of JBS socioenvironmental criteria throughout the cattle supply chain. Specific Target Zero Deforestation dates and criteria for other biomes will be set in line with the development of the necessary monitoring systems.

2030: Zero deforestation globally. A collective global risk assessment will identify other areas of risk, and companies will develop additional implementation plans as needed to achieve this aim.

This work builds on JBS’ existing monitoring to ensure that producers are not operating in areas of illegal deforestation, on indigenous lands or in environmental conservation units; that they do not use forced labor and are not subject to environmental embargoes.

Click on the link to find out more about theAgriculture Sector Roadmap to 1.5°C .