{"id":358953,"date":"2023-10-24T17:24:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T20:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/esg-has-been-part-of-halal-since-its-origins\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T17:03:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T20:03:49","slug":"esg-has-been-part-of-halal-since-its-origins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/esg-has-been-part-of-halal-since-its-origins\/","title":{"rendered":"ESG has been part of halal since its origins"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The similarities between the principles applied to halal goods and services and ESG \u2013 which stands for environmental, social, and corporate governance \u2013 were the topic of the second edition of the Global Halal Brazil (GHB) Forum that was held in S\u00e3o Paulo on Monday (23) and Tuesday (24) by the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong> (ABCC) and certifier FAMBRAS Halal.<\/p>\n

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Rubens Hannun gave his insight into ESG and halal<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Halal production minimizes ecological impacts by adopting sustainable practices like reducing the use of water and energy, minimizing waste, and using eco-friendly packaging like as advocated by the ESG.<\/p>\n

Similarly, social responsibility and ethical practices are important values for halal, with governance models where there is fair treatment of workers, enforcement of labor standards, gender equity, and welfare across the supply chain.<\/p>\n

These similarities were discussed at the panel \u201cESG Practices in Line with Halal Values,\u201d moderated by Rubens Hannun, CEO of H2R Insights & Trends, who believes the principles that have long been used by halal are very synergistic with the ESG concepts, which have been discussed for much less time.<\/p>\n

\u201cESG is part of halal since its origins,\u201d said Hannun. \u201cAnd Brazil, as the world\u2019s largest halal producer, has everything to lead this movement.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Sula Alves, technical director at meat lobby ABPA, halal shares a clear and inseparable relationship with ESG. She believes that both value sustainability, which is based on immediate local development without undermining future development.<\/p>\n

\u201cSustainability is a driver for companies, organizations and countries, while ESG can be viewed as the reported result,\u201d said Alves. She pointed out that although sustainability was born within the scope of the environmental discussion, the issue of the environment is just one of its three pillars, the other two being social aspects and economy. \u201cYou can\u2019t talk sustainability if there\u2019s no economic and social development.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Alves said sustainability is a driver for companies<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alvez said Brazil is one of the world\u2019s largest players in animal protein production, particularly due to its availability to cater to different markets. \u201cBesides being the world\u2019s largest chicken producer, we\u2019re the largest exporter of a meat that has no religious, cultural or nutritional restrictions and is perfect to fulfill the world\u2019s need for food.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fernando Sampaio (big screen) participated online<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fernando Sampaio, sustainability director of beef lobby Abiec, gave an overview of the industry. Brazil has 202.78 million head of cattle and slaughters 42.31 million head a year. That converts into 10.79 million of tonnes of beef, of which 7.78 million tonnes remain in the domestic market while 3.02 million tonnes are exported.<\/p>\n

These are numbers that make the Brazilian livestock the largest commercial herd in the world. Abiec represents 80% of the slaughters and 98% of what\u2019s exported, mostly to Europe, and more recently to Russia, Middle East states, and China. \u201cOur demand has grown particularly from emerging countries, because that\u2019s where there the population and income have increased.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Sampaio, this foreign demand growth begs the question if Brazil will actually be able to meet it in a sustainable fashion. Halal beef exports are some of those that have expanded the most, including to China, for its Islamic population.<\/p>\n

Leonel Almeida, sustainability manager of Marfrig, during his participation in the panel \u201cESG Practices in Line with Halal Values\u201d, said his company understands that sustainability, innovation and technology go hand in hand, bringing about what\u2019s right, doing what\u2019s lawful. \u201cThis is in line with the halal principles.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Marfrig\u2019s Almeida participated in the forum<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to Almeida, Marfrig applies the topic of sustainability across all its activities, from the source control of its animals to the way they are treated, the careful use of natural resources, and the reduction of greenhouse gases. \u201cWhitout mentioning social responsibility as throughout all these activities, we\u2019re talking about people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Marfrig now works with a series of prerequisites for suppliers so that the products it sells meet all ESG principles. \u201cWe observe at least ten items prior to each animal sale.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since 2020 the company has adopted the Marfrig Green+ program that aims to take all these standards into account not only with suppliers that sell them animals but across the entire chain that these animals have gone through.<\/p>\n

The GHB is supported by the International Halal Academy, the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, the Union of Arab Chambers, and the Arab League, and it\u2019s held in partnership with the Brazilian Federal Government, Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and ApexBrasil.<\/p>\n

Its sponsors are BRF, Marfrig, Minerva Foods, Laila Travel, Turkish Airlines, Brazilian Tourism Board (Embratur), Travel Plus, H2R Insights & Trends, World Logistic Passport (WLP), Bank ABC in Brazil, Seara, P\u00e3o & Arte, Cristal Plus, Pamun\u00e3 Alimentos.<\/p>\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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