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Minimizing our deforestation risk

Our initiatives on minimizing deforestation risk

As part of growing a responsible and resilient global supply chain, CHS seeks to minimize deforestation risk by sustainably sourcing commodities around the world. This means focusing on specific geographies in South America where deforestation is widely considered to be a greater risk, primarily the Amazon and Cerrado biomes of Brazil.

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Minimizing our deforestation risk in Brazil

One of the four focus areas of the CHS sustainability strategy is minimizing deforestation risk, with emphasis on the most vulnerable regions in Brazil, including the Amazon and Cerrado biomes. CHS is a buyer of grains and oilseeds, including corn and soybeans from farmers and third-party resellers in Brazil, and transports the commodities to customers around the world.

Our approach to minimizing deforestation in Brazil involves three objectives:

  • Investing and expanding our traceability infrastructure to gain better insight into where we originate commodities
  • Engaging in multi-stakeholder initiatives and industry associations to promote best practices, protect ecosystems and enable solutions for farmers in Brazil
  • Supporting projects and partnerships that can positively impact communities and ecosystems
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Traceability and monitoring systems

Traceability, the ability to accurately connect a product to its place and conditions of origin, is a collective challenge that requires collaboration and partnership with all participants in the supply chain.

Explore other CHS sustainability focus areas