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FORTUNCERES SA

We believe that sustainable growth is the best path for the company, people, and the environment. For this reason, we have adopted a management system based on ESG – Environment, Social Responsibility, and Governance.

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Fortunceres S.A. prioritizes environmental sustainability, implementing an Environmental Management System to reduce our ecological footprint.

Fortunceres S.A., as a Minerva Foods subsidiary, follows the group’s sustainability governance and targets. Minerva commits to zero illegal deforestation across South America by 2030 and to reduce operational emissions intensity thirty percent by 2030, with a net zero operations ambition by 2035. Policies direct procurement, traceability, animal welfare, climate, and forests, and apply to Brazilian plants recently acquired

Public frameworks guide reporting and oversight, including GRI, SASB, TCFD, and SDGs. These commitments and policies cover Fortunceres supply chains and sites, aligning production decisions with Minerva’s sustainability strategy and public disclosures. A group policy guides responsibilities and sustainability decisions.Supplier traceability is foundation. Minerva states one hundred percent geospatial monitoring of direct cattle suppliers across Brazilian biomes, including Amazon, Cerrado, Pantanal, Caatinga, and Atlantic Forest

The system expanded to Paraguay in 2021 and reached one hundred percent monitoring of direct supplier farms in Colombia in 2023, ahead of plan. Current sustainability reporting reiterates ecosystem monitoring and diagnostic partnerships. Historical audits also documented one hundred percent monitored purchases in priority Brazilian regions. These programs apply to Fortunceres sourcing regions and are part of pre purchase checks for all cattle deliveries. Compliance checks use official land registries and embargo databases prior.

Product integrity relies on independently verified management systems. Minerva pursued BRCGS Food certification through QIMA’s third party audits, reinforcing standardized food safety and quality controls across plants. Brand programs are complemented by corporate animal welfare governance, including Minerva’s membership in the Global Coalition for Animal Welfare and the publication of detailed animal welfare metrics and practices. These third party frameworks and audits underpin Fortunceres operations and support export market requirements while providing verifiable assurance for customers and regulators

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Raised on the natural pastures of the Campanha Gaúcha

BRCGS is GFSI recognized. Minerva publishes welfare reporting and joined GCAW, improving governance on transport and slaughter and lairage practices.

Our company maintains transparency tools and external engagement. The Indicators Center aggregates metrics, and annual CDP climate disclosures describe scope one, two, and relevant scope three emissions, boundaries, and progress. Forests reporting outlines monitoring of direct suppliers across Latin America. Civil society scrutiny has highlighted risks in Brazil, and our company has responded publicly with supplier transparency statements and grievance responses.

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