THE Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy The Better Beef Code establishes principles and responsibilities to prevent, detect, and combat bribery and corruption, with zero tolerance for such practices. It applies to employees, managers, suppliers, partners, and third parties in Brazil and abroad. It prohibits offering, soliciting, or receiving undue advantages, masking illicit payments, and using intermediaries for illegal acts.
THE Corporate Ethics Policy Better Beef guides employees, managers, suppliers, partners, and third parties to act with integrity, transparency, and respect for the law. It establishes principles such as respect for human rights, social and environmental responsibility, and the prevention of conflicts of interest.
THE Corporate Policy on Gifts, Presents and Hospitality Better Beef defines rules for offering and receiving gifts, presents, hospitality and entertainment, preventing conflicts of interest and undue advantages.
THE Donations, Sponsorships and Contributions Policy Better Beef's Code of Ethics establishes rules to ensure that these donations are transparent, ethical, legal, and aligned with the Code of Ethics. It prohibits donations for the purpose of obtaining advantages, influencing decisions, or to parties, campaigns, government agencies, entities with legal issues, or entities managed by public officials. All requests must be formal, evaluated by Compliance, and recorded in accounting records.
THE Animal Welfare Policy Better Beef's food production system ensures the production of food with complete safety and respect for animals, in compliance with legislation and customer requirements. It guarantees five freedoms: freedom from hunger and thirst, from discomfort, from pain and disease, freedom to express natural behaviors and freedom from fear and distress.
THE Health, Safety and Environmental Policy Better Beef prioritizes safe and healthy working conditions, eliminating hazards, using PPE, training, and making structural adjustments. It also requires service providers to comply with legislation and internal procedures. It promotes responsible management of natural resources, water, effluent, and waste treatment, as well as actions against illegal deforestation and ensuring supply chain traceability. It seeks to reduce water and energy consumption, recycle materials, and minimize waste. It values employee engagement and continuous improvement. It focuses on producing more with fewer resources, preventing pollution and protecting the environment.
