Fact Check: JBS Exaggerates Deforestation Commitment

Mighty Earth claims that JBS is using 'PR spin' to mask a lack of progress in its deforestation commitments. The organization asserts that JBS only monitors a small portion of its supply chain in the Amazon, ignoring the Brazilian Cerrado and legal deforestation, while failing to enforce existing policies against non-compliant suppliers.

• The company's monitoring is limited to the Amazon, excluding other biomes like the Brazilian Cerrado, despite more than 50 percent of JBS's export cattle originating outside the Amazon.
• JBS's policies only target illegal deforestation, thereby permitting the clearance of land that is legal under Brazilian law, which could potentially cover over 88 million hectares.
• Historical audits and reports indicate systemic failure in JBS's sustainability enforcement, with government audits in 2016 finding 19% of Amazon cattle supplies were non-compliant.

APA

Jones, S., & Lake, S. (2020). Fact Check: JBS Exaggerates Deforestation Commitment. Mighty Earth. https://mightyearth.org/article/fact-check-jbs-exaggerates-deforestation-commitment/

Chicago

Jones, Sydney, and Sarah Lake. Fact Check: JBS Exaggerates Deforestation Commitment. Mighty Earth, 2020. https://mightyearth.org/article/fact-check-jbs-exaggerates-deforestation-commitment/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=Jones |first1=Sydney |last2=Lake |first2=Sarah |title=Fact Check: JBS Exaggerates Deforestation Commitment |publisher=Mighty Earth |date=5 October 2020 |url=https://mightyearth.org/article/fact-check-jbs-exaggerates-deforestation-commitment/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{jones2020fact, author = {Jones, Sydney and Lake, Sarah}, title = {{Fact Check: JBS Exaggerates Deforestation Commitment}}, publisher = {Mighty Earth}, year = {2020}, month = oct, url = {https://mightyearth.org/article/fact-check-jbs-exaggerates-deforestation-commitment/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }