Minerva Foods And Imaflora Announce Partnership In Program To Measure Carbon Balance Of South American Farms
BARRETOS, Brazil, Nov. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Minerva Foods, the leading beef exporter in South America and one of the largest companies in the region in the production and commercialization of beef and its derivatives, together with the Institute of Forest and Agricultural Management and Certification (Imaflora), a Brazilian non-governmental organization, which works to promote social and environmental transformations in the forestry and agricultural sectors, announce their partnership in Imaflora's new program Carbon On Track, for measuring the carbon balance of farms in South America.
- Maintaining its pioneering spirit, Minerva Foods is the first partner from the livestock sector to engage with Carbon On Track.
- The balance calculations were performed using globally recognized methodologies and guidelines proposed by the IPCC 2019 and are consistent with the GHG Protocol methodology.
- "Carbon on Track fits perfectly with Minerva Foods' efforts to take measures that will lead the chain to more sustainable, low-carbon livestock farming.
- Looking to the future, Carbon On Track may also enable the certification of projects that are aimed at generating carbon credits.