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Headquarters: Av. Antnio Manso Bernardes, s/n, Rotatria Famlia Vilela de Queiroz - Barretos - SP Zip code 14781-545 - Phone: +55 (17) 3321-3355 Street Leopoldo Couto de Magalhes Jnior, 758 - conj. 82 - Itaim Bibi - So Paulo - SP - Zip code 04542-000 - Phone: +55 (11) 3074-2444
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GENERAL COORDINATION: Minerva S.A.
GENERAL COUNSEL: Flvia Ribeiro
HUMAN RESOURCES AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT: Odoardo Carsughi, Denise Rocha and Larissa Matos
SUSTAINABILITY DIVISION: Taciano Custdio, Wemerson Lopes and Camila Ito
EDITORIAL PRODUCTION: TheMediaGroup and KMZ Contedo
TRANSLATION: Gama Tradues
PHOTOS: Claudio Lacerda
DESIGN: F&Q Brasil
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Paschoal Fabra Neto, Emlia Ogata and Oadir Gualtieri
ACCOUNT MANAGERS: Fernando Quinteiro and Raquel lvares Coelho
DESIGNERS: Cristian de Felice, Everaldo Figueira and Lucila Issa
EDITOR: TheMediaGroup
PRODUCTION: Anderson Lima
AUDITOR: BDO RCS Auditores Independentes
9. CREDITS
INTEGRITY IN GOVERNANCE PRACTICES; COMMITMENT TO HUMAN CAPITAL; RESPONSIBLE DECISION-MAKING; INITIATIVE IN ADVANCING THE MEAT INDUSTRY IN BRAZIL AND LATIN AMERICA; COOPERATION IN RELATIONSHIPS; SIMPLICITY IN ACTIONS; AND, FINALLY, THE STRENGTHENING OF EVERY LINK AT MINERVA THROUGH THE COMPANYS DETERMINATION ARE PART OF MINERVA FOODS WAY OF WORKING.
MINERVA FOODS IS BASED ON VALUES THAT HAVE MARKED A PATH OF TRUST IN ITS ACTIVITIES.
1.AbouttheReport
2.MinervaFoods
3.StrategicManagement
4.CorporateGovernance
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TableofContents5.BusinessPerformance
6.Relationships
7.IntegratedManagementSystem
8.GRIContentIndex
9.Credits
INTHISREPORT,YOUWILLSEEHOWACTINGWITHSIMPLICITYMAKESMINERVAFOODSVALUESPARTOFCONSTANTEVOLUTION,
INTEGRATIONANDIMPROVEMENTOFTHEORGANIZATIONALCULTURE.
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MINERVAFOODSPUBLISHESANANNUALSUSTAINABILITYREPORTCONTAININGAPANORAMAOFTHEMOSTRELEVANTASPECTSOFITSECONOMIC,SOCIALANDENVIRONMENTALPERFORMANCEANDCORPORATEGOVERNANCE.Asapubliclytradedcompany,inlinewithtransparencyandtoallowforcomparisonwithothercompaniesintheindustry,theCompanyfollowstheGlobalReportingInitiative(GRI)guidelines,aswellastheBrazilianAssociationofPubliclyTradedCompanies[Abrasca]recommendations.ThisdocumentcoverstheperiodofJanuary1toDecember31,2015,andinformationisbasedonthemostcurrentversionoftheGRI,versionG4,usingthecoreinaccordanceoption.Anyreformulationsofinformationandthereasonsforreformulationaredescribedthroughoutthedocument.GRI G4-28 | G4-29 | G4-30 | G4-32
TheinformationandperformanceindicatorsreportedweresubjecttoanalysisandreceivedindependentassurancefromBDORCSAuditoresIndependentesapracticetheCompanyhasemployedsincethefirstpublicationpublishedonpage117.GRI G4-33
Informationregardsthefollowingindustrialunits:Araguana(TO);Barretos(SP);CampinaVerde(MG);Janaba(MG);JosBonifcio(SP);PalmeirasdeGois(GO);andBataypor(MS);inadditiontothecontrolledcompaniesRolimdeMoura(RO),VrzeaGrande(MT);MirassolDOeste(MT).AlthoughtheyarenotpartofthisReportscope,thefollowingindustrialunitswillbementioned:Paraguayunits(FrigomercS.A,FriasaS.AandExpacarcontrolledcompanies);Uruguayunits(FrigorficoCarrascoS.A.andPulsaS.A.controlledcompanies);Colombiaunits(RedCarnicaS.A.ScontrolledcompanyandRedIndustrialColombianaS.A.S);andMinervaCasings,MinervaBiodiesel,MinervaCourosandMinervaLiveCattle(controlledcompany)andMinervaFineFoods(controlledcompany)businessunits.Thesementionswillbeaccompaniedbyappropriatehighlights.Therewerenosignificantchangesinrelationtotheperiodscoveredinpreviousdocuments.Inaprocessofcontinualimprovement,inaccordancewithfeasibility,theReportsscopewillgrowovertheupcomingcycles,involvingtheotherbusinessesundertheCompanyscontrol.GRI G4-13 | G4-20 | G4-21 | G4-23
Comments,critic[email protected]minervafoods.com.ThischannelalsoallowsinvestorsandotherstakeholderstodiscussdifferenttopicsrelatedtotheCompany.GRI G4-31
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Todefinereportingofthemostrelevanttopicspresented
INTHISREPORT,MINERVAFOODSREVISEDTHECONSULTINGANDANALYSISPROCESSITUSEDIN2014BASEDONGRIG4GUIDELINES.Asaresult,thisdocumentcontainsanewsubject:InstitutionalRelations.Theworkdevelopedinthepreviousyearcountedontheparticipationofover150people,includingmembersoftheBoardofDirectors,Directors,employeesandoutsidestakeholderssuchasNGOs,thegovernment,financialinstitutions,investors,shareholders,buy-sideandsell-sideanalysts,suppliers,transporters,vendors,customers,livestockfarmersandacademicinstitutions.
Alsotakenintoconsiderationwastheengagementwithstakeholdersthroughouttheyear(seechartsatright),throughdirectcommunicationchannelsaswellasthrougheventsandprogramspromotedbytheCompanysuchasMinervaDay,TalkingLivestock(FalandodePecuria),@[email protected]+Lucrativa)andStakeholderEngagementPlan(SEP)inwhichtheCompanyparticipates,suchasindustrydiscussionforums.ThematerialityanalysisprocessalsoencompassedthemesidentifiedinGRIdocumentsandinreportsbyothernationalandinternationalindustryplayers.GRI G4-24 | G4-25
MATERIALITYMATRIXG4-18 | G4-20 | G4-21
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APPROACHANDFREQUENCYOFSTAKEHOLDERENGAGEMENTGRI G4-26
APPROACHTOSTAKEHOLDERENGAGEMENT
FREQUENCYOFENGAGEMENT STAKEHOLDERGROUPS
SEP MonthlyatallCompanybusinessunits Employees,communitystakeholders,unions
MinervaDay TwiceayearinBrazilandintheU.S.A. Financialstakeholders
TalkingLivestock(FalandodePecuria)
DuringtheentireyearatlocationswhereMinervaFoodsindustrialunitsarefound
Livestockfarmersandtradeassociations
MeetingoftheBrazilianRoundtableonSustainableLivestock(BRSL) Duringtheentireyear
Financialstakeholders,unions,publicagencies,NGOs,private
companiesandothers
KEYTOPICSANDCONCERNSRAISEDTHROUGHSTAKEHOLDERENGAGEMENT,BYSTAKEHOLDERGROUP GRI G4-27
MAINTOPICSANDCONCERNS ADOPTEDMEASURES STAKEHOLDERGROUPS
Sustainability;efficiencyinthefield;rawmaterialmarket;animalwelfare
Promotionofeventsondiscussionoftopicsrelatedtotheindustry,suchas
TalkingLivestock
Livestockfarmers,associationsandtradeassociations
Economicscenario;financialresults;Companyperformanceinnational
andinternationalscenarios
PromotionofeventssuchasMinervaDay,heldinBrazilandintheU.S.A.andphone
conferencestodiscusstheCompany'squarterlyresults
Shareholdersandfinancialstakeholders
Transportoflivecargo;mattersrelatedtoodor;jobcreation;
concernwiththird-partyemployeewell-being;economicmovement
ofcitieswhereMinervaFoodsDistributionCentersandunits
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Implementationofengagementprojects,suchastheSEP
Employeesandstakeholdersinthecommunityneighboring
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*ThemeetingisnotheldbyMinervaFoods,butisaformofengagementbetweencompaniesintheindustrywithotherbusinessareas.
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*Althoughtheydonothavedirectlyrelatedaspectsandindicators,theG4-EN29,G4-EN32andG4-EN33indicatorsregardothermaterialtopicsthathelpinprovidingaccountabilityforthistopic.
**BecauseoftheimportanceofthesetopicstotheactivitiesatMinervaFoodsandinrelationtostakeholderexpectationsfoundduringthematerialityprocess,theCompanyhasdecidedtoreportonsomeindicatorsrelatedtothefollowingtopics,inadditiontothematerialtopics.
ThisresearchprocessresultedinthecreationofalistofWITH19themesassessedwithregardtotheImpactandInfluenceaxesanddividedintofouraspects:Economic,Environmental,OperationalandPeople.Ontheimpactaxis,relevantassessmentsofthethemesfromthestandpointofDirectorsandManagerswereconsideredaswellastheimportancetoindustryplayers.Fordevelopmentoftheinfluenceaxis,intheassessmentanddecisionofstakeholders,analysesconsideredrelevancebase
