Estudo de Caso da Avaliação Empresarial de Serviços Ecossistêmicos: Walmart Brasil

Walmart Brasil used the five-step Corporate Ecosystem Services Review (ESR) to mitigate risks in its beef supply chain in the Amazon. The assessment identified critical dependencies on soil quality, water purification, climate stability, and freshwater provision. In São Félix do Xingu, the company found that deforestation—driven by poor pasture management and infrastructure-led demand—threatens these services. To meet its 2015 goal of zero-deforestation beef, Walmart Brasil is exploring strategies including a dedicated 'zero-deforestation' brand, investment in monitoring tools for land tenure and the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR), and collaborations with partners like The Nature Conservancy to promote sustainable intensification of cattle ranching.

• Walmart Brasil committed to a global goal of not purchasing beef from deforested areas in the Amazon by 2015, which created a business risk regarding the availability of sufficient sustainable beef and potential increases in logistics costs.
• The ESR process identified four priority ecosystem services essential to beef production: soil quality maintenance, water purification and waste treatment, climate regulation (global, regional, and local), and freshwater provision.
• In São Félix do Xingu, the municipality with the highest deforestation rate in Brazil, the loss of forest is primarily driven by cattle ranching, specifically through poor pasture management, the spread of invasive exotic grasses, and increased local food demand from new infrastructure projects like mines and dams.
• Climate and hydrological trends suggest that if current deforestation continues, much of Pará could be converted to dry savanna by 2030, leading to reduced water availability and irregular climates that threaten pasture growth.
• The adoption of sustainable agricultural practices is hindered by a lack of supply chain traceability and insufficient financial incentives; for example, the federal Low Carbon Agriculture (ABC) program disbursed only 12.5% of its 2011 annual low-interest loan target due to land tenure and environmental licensing issues.
• To mitigate the risk of beef shortages and reputational damage, Walmart Brasil is considering the development of a 'zero-deforestation' beef brand and investing in risk management systems to assist suppliers with land tenure and the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR).

APA

Ozment, S. (2013). Estudo de Caso da Avaliação Empresarial de Serviços Ecossistêmicos: Walmart Brasil. World Resources Institute. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/uploads/pese_casestudy_walmart_pt.pdf

Chicago

Ozment, Suzanne. Estudo de Caso da Avaliação Empresarial de Serviços Ecossistêmicos: Walmart Brasil. World Resources Institute, 2013. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/uploads/pese_casestudy_walmart_pt.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{ozment2013estudo, author = {Ozment, Suzanne}, title = {{Estudo de Caso da Avaliação Empresarial de Serviços Ecossistêmicos: Walmart Brasil}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2013}, url = {https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/uploads/pese_casestudy_walmart_pt.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }