PROMISES, PROMISES!

The report finds that despite commitments by the Retail Soy Group (RSG) to cease sourcing meat linked to deforestation after August 2020, major soy traders continue to purchase from suppliers engaged in land conversion in the Brazilian Cerrado. Analysis of 10 farms revealed at least 27,000 hectares of deforestation since the cut-off date, with Cargill identified as the poorest performer. The document argues that supermarkets are at risk of selling non-compliant products and calls for stricter enforcement of the 2020 cut-off date, improved traceability, and a shift toward alternative proteins.

• Five major soy traders—Bunge, Cargill, COFCO, LDC, and ALZ Grãos—continued to buy soy from suppliers who deforested at least 27,000 hectares across 10 farms in the Brazilian Cerrado after the August 2020 cut-off date.
• Cargill is the worst performer among the analyzed traders, linked to 24,719 hectares of deforestation and 613 hectares of potentially illegal forest clearance.
• Significant deforestation occurred within the properties of three large agribusiness conglomerates: Condomínio Agrícola Estrondo (over 15,000 hectares in Bahía), BrasilAgro (over 1,180 hectares at Fazenda Serra Grande), and SLC Agrícola (668 hectares at Fazenda Parnaíba).
• Some deforestation since August 2020 was likely illegal, occurring within protected Legal Reserves and Permanent Protection Areas on farms managed by Condomínio Agrícola Estrondo, Serra Branca Agrícola, and SLC Agrícola.
• In the first 12 months following the August 2020 cut-off, over 106,000 hectares were deforested on Cerrado farms with existing soy crops within 50 km of grain silos owned by ADM, AMAGGI, ALZ Grãos, Bunge, Cargill, COFCO, or LDC.
• European supermarkets in the Retail Soy Group (RSG) remain at risk of sourcing meat products fed on non-compliant soy because their suppliers have not adopted the 2020 cut-off date.
• The financial sector has failed to provide sufficient incentives for the soy industry to stop deforestation, with major banks like the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Rabobank, and others providing significant credit to the eight largest soy traders in Brazil.

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@techreport{mightyearthndpromises, author = {{Mighty Earth}}, title = {{PROMISES, PROMISES!}}, institution = {Mighty Earth}, url = {https://www.mightyearth.org/wp-content/uploads/Mighty-Earth-Soy-tracker-Promises-Promises-V6.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }