{"id":314571,"date":"2022-07-04T22:30:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T01:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/halal-ja-nasceu-esg-diz-ali-zoghbi-no-forum-brasil-arabe\/"},"modified":"2022-07-07T13:54:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T16:54:35","slug":"halal-was-born-esg-zoghbi-at-forum-brazil-arab-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/halal-was-born-esg-zoghbi-at-forum-brazil-arab-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Halal was born ESG: Zoghbi at Forum Brazil & Arab Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 \u201cHalal<\/strong> was born ESG; it is only halal if you preserve the environment to produce. It is only halal if effectively [the company] does not have enslaved or child labor. It is only halal if production favors human health; preserving life within the Islamic tradition is imperative. This is our commitment within ESG,\u201d said Ali Hussein El Zoghbi,<\/strong> vice president of the Federation of Muslim Associations of Brazil (Fambras), at the Corporate Governance in International Operations<\/strong> panel.<\/p>\n

In the Economic Forum Brazil & Arab Countries schedule, the panel discussed best practices adopted by internationally competitive companies and the challenges of optimal international governance practices. ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance.<\/p>\n

Zoghbi also said, on the social side, Fambras and the certified companies participate in social and aid efforts, serving millions of underprivileged people. \u201cIt is important to have a social responsibility in the country where we live,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n

BRF\u2019s global CEO, Lorival Luz, spoke on the company\u2019s presence in the Arab countries, where it has been operating for over 50 years and has two production plants, one in the United Arab Emirates and another in Saudi Arabia. \u201cWhat is important is the continuity, resilience, and consistency<\/strong> of presence in these countries, ensuring food security<\/strong> and supply for the entire population and working with integrity, compliance, transparency in our relations, strengthening ties and adapting to transformation in consumer habits,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n

BRF is a Brazilian animal protein company that exports to over 120 countries, including the 22 Arab nations, and has around 100,000 employees.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrazilian production has sustainability<\/strong> in its DNA,\u201d said Ricardo Santin, president of the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA), at the panel. He reported the entire process of animal protein production ensures safety and traceability, respecting halal certification in poultry production. He recalled Brazil is the only major poultry producer with no avian influenza cases.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur great challenge is to continue to perform well, respecting the rites of Islamic tradition and guaranteeing food security to the Arab world,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n

The director of international relations of the Brazilian National Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA), Sueme Mori, said, \u201cBrazil can secure domestic supply and increase its exports respecting good practices [ESG] both from social and environmental standpoints.\u201d<\/p>\n

The president of the State of S\u00e3o Paulo Development Bank (Desenvolve SP), S\u00e9rgio Gusm\u00e3o, said, \u201cin terms of governance, Desenvolve SP is prepared for undertakings allowing the mobilization of private capital, with infrastructure projects such as roads, railways, ports, sewage disposal, and other undertakings in which private capital can be invested, and we welcome assets from the Arab world with open arms.\u201d According to him, many sovereign funds in the Arab world already have offices in S\u00e3o Paulo and other Brazilian cities and are investing in these regions.<\/p>\n

The Economic Forum Brazil & Arab Countries is held by the ABCC in partnership with the Union of Arab Chambers, supported by the League of Arab States and sponsored by Travel Plus, Brazil Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil), Fambras Halal, Embraer, Itaipu Technology Park, Pantanal Trading, Embratur, Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), Cdial Halal, Modern Living, BRF, Egyzone\/Am Development, Antika\/Openet BV, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Egyptian Financial & Industrial Co. (EFIC), Suez Company for Fertilizers Production (SCFP), Boa Esperan\u00e7a Agriculture Cooperative (CAPEBE), Prima Foods, and Afrinvest.<\/p>\n

The panel moderator was Palestinian-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s more on the\u00a0Economic Forum Brazil & Arab Countries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Translated by El\u00fasio Brasileiro<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rodrigo Rodrigues\/Arab Brazilian Chamber<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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