Annual and

Sustainability Report

2018

“Always Do the Right Thing” is not just the name of JBS’s global Compliance program. It is an attitude that all staff is encouraged to practice day-to-day. In 2017 and 2018, new directors were appointed to lead the compliance area in Brazil, the US and globally to reinforce efforts in this theme.

Click here and find out more about the JBS Ethics Hotline, one of the compliance program’s most important tools, which is now available in 11 languages, and the global Code of Conduct, and Ethics, available for JBS staff and business partners.

JBS is responsible for providing its customers with high quality food. The Company has implemented many different procedures at all its business units to achieve this recognition and guarantee the highest quality and safety standards, including specialist teams, indicator monitoring, supply chain control and training courses.

Each business unit has a specialist team in food quality and safety.
Click here and learn more about these themes at JBS.

One of the ways JBS focuses on bringing its customers the best products and services is through innovation. The Company created its Global Innovation Team (GIT) in 2018 to increase information sharing, accelerate innovation through cross-border exchanges and create global platforms to support innovative practices.

Click here to find out more about JBS’s food innovation platforms.

In 2018, JBS continued its training program at all global units. More than 80 thousand team members were involved in training and development initiatives. The Company also invested around R$ 300 million in safety worldwide.

Click here to learn more about JBS’s team members initiatives.

JBS is constantly looking at ways it can help local communities grow through social, educational and professional training initiatives. In Brazil, the Germinare Institute provides high quality teaching and the opportunity to train as a Business Management technician. In the US, the Company played a major role in helping rebuild the small city of Marshalltown after it was hit by a hurricane, and in Canada, our investment in the JBS Canada Centre helped build a multisports arena and expanded the local library.

Click here to learn more about JBS’s many other projects and activities worldwide that support social development.

JBS invests in regular programs and courses to ensure animals are treated with care throughout its operations. Initiatives implemented across the supply chain are based on the five fundamental animal welfare freedoms.

Click here and read the report to find out more about how the Company operates in each phase of the production chain, monitoring best animal welfare practices.

FIVE FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS

JBS is constantly investing to improve its operational, manufacturing and supply procedures. It not only helps ensure product integrity for end consumers but also improves Team Members safety across the production chain.

Click here to learn about JBS’s accident reduction and integrity initiatives across the production chain.

Two of JBS’s main sustainability goals are to use water sustainably and reduce the Company’s environmental footprint. JBS invests in projects that aim to maximize efficiency and reduce environmental impacts during product delivery.

Click here to find out more about the Company’s initiatives to achieve its environmental efficiency goals.

Last year’s financial results show JBS is on the right track with its investments in quality and innovation. The Company’s net revenue was R$ 181.7 billion, its best ever result.

Click here to see the financial results for each business unit in the past year and the certificates the Company received.