Overall impact
B (65)

Commentary

BRF is a strong overall performer. With a 'B' rating of 65.4 for overall impact (74th percentile compared to all companies), BRF ranks 2nd out of 27 industry peers, behind Morinaga Milk Industry, and ahead of Marfrig, Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial, China Mengniu Dairy and 22 others. On top material causes for BRF's industry (Food), BRF performs well in Decent, Safe Work Opportunities (95.3 score), Reduced Green House Gas Emissions (87.8), Fair Labor Practices (95.3) and 6 other causes where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Sustainable Use of Water (10.1 score), Reduced Waste (32.2), Child and Maternal Health (35.4) and 2 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
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Company
Employees
100,000
Sector
Consumer Staples
Industry
Food Products
Sub-industry
Packaged Foods & Meats
SASB industry
Meat, Poultry & Dairy
Headquarters
Sp, Brazil
Share classes
BRFS
Description
BRF S.A. raises, produces, and slaughters poultry and pork for processing, production, and sale of fresh meat, processed products, pasta, margarine, pet food, and other products. The company provides frozen whole and cut chicken, frozen pork, and turkey, and halal products for Islamic markets; processed foods, such as marinated, frozen, seasoned whole, and cut chicken, roosters, sausages, ham products, bologna, frankfurters, salamis, bacons, cold meats, and other smoked products; and hamburgers, steaks, breaded meat products, kibbeh, and meatballs, as well as chicken sausages, hot dogs, and chicken bologna. It produces and sells lasagna, macaroni and cheese, pies, ready-to-eat meals, pizzas, and other frozen foods; plant-based products, such as nuggets, pies, vegetables, and burgers; frozen desserts and cheese bread; margarine, butter, cream cheese, sweet specialties, sandwiches, and pate, as well as soy meal, refined soy flour, animal feed, pet food and hatcheries. The company sells its products under the Sadia, Perdigão, Qualy, Sadia Halal, Chester, BRF Ingredients, Kidelli, Perdix, Borella, Hilal, Balance, Onefoods, Banvit, Deline, Sadia Bio, Sadia Salamitos, Sadia Veg&Tal, Sadia Livre&Lev, Sadia Hot Pocket, Perdigão Ouro, Chester Perdigão, Perdigão NaBrasa, Claybom, Biofresh, Three Dogs, Three Cats, and Gran Plus brands. It serves supermarkets, wholesalers, retail and wholesale stores, restaurants, and other institutional buyers. The company provides consultancy, administrative, marketing, and logistics services; generates and commercializes electric energy; distributes nutrients for animals; veterinary activities; road freight; and imports, exports, industrializes, and commercializes of products, as well as real estate. The company was formerly known as BRF-Brasil Foods S.A. and changed its name to BRF S.A. in April 2013. BRF S.A. was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. BRF S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Marfrig Global Foods S.A.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for BRF, based on its industry sub-industry Packaged Foods & Meats. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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