Cargill: A Pior Empresa Do Mundo

Mighty Earth's report characterizes Cargill as a primary driver of environmental and human rights catastrophes globally. The document details the company's failure to meet its own sustainability commitments, specifically regarding deforestation in the Amazon, Cerrado, and Gran Chaco, as well as the use of child labor in West African cocoa production. It further highlights Cargill's pollution of US air and water and its history of food safety negligence, while urging major clients like McDonald's and Ahold Delhaize to sever ties with the company to force systemic change.

• Cargill has failed to uphold its 2014 commitment to eliminate deforestation from its supply chains by 2020, continuing to drive the destruction of intact forests and prairies.
• In South America, Cargill is linked to the destruction of the Cerrado—the world's most biologically rich savanna—and the Gran Chaco, where it has cleared native vegetation for genetically modified soy fields.
• The company's cocoa supply chain in West Africa, specifically Ghana and Ivory Coast, is associated with the illegal removal of forests in national parks and the use of child slave labor.
• Cargill's palm oil operations have been linked to the destruction of carbon-rich peatlands and the displacement of indigenous communities, including associations with suppliers who caused forest fires in Southeast Asia.
• In the United States, Cargill is identified as one of the top ten polluters in the food industry, with multiple facilities failing EPA emission rules and contributing significantly to nitrogen and phosphorus pollution in the Gulf of Mexico.
• The company has a history of food safety negligence, notably its role in a 2007 E. coli O157:H7 outbreak caused by using low-cost meat trimmings and failing to follow handling procedures.

APA

Waxman, H. A. (n.d.). Cargill: A Pior Empresa Do Mundo. Mighty Earth. https://stories.mightyearth.org/cargill_a_pior_empresa_do_mundo/

Chicago

Waxman, Henry A. Cargill: A Pior Empresa Do Mundo. Mighty Earth, n.d. https://stories.mightyearth.org/cargill_a_pior_empresa_do_mundo/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{waxmanndcargill, author = {Waxman, Henry A.}, title = {{Cargill: A Pior Empresa Do Mundo}}, institution = {Mighty Earth}, url = {https://stories.mightyearth.org/cargill_a_pior_empresa_do_mundo/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }