Commitment to ethics
J&F considers ethics, transparency and integrity as fundamental pillars for the development of its business. Committed to complying with the best international practices and laws in force in the countries in which it operates, the Group has adopted a comprehensive Integrity Program and is fully committed to maintaining the highest standard of conduct in all its internal and external relationships, including interactions with management and public officials, as well as the private sector.
All companies that make up the J&F Group have a unique and rigorous Integrity Program, in addition to a harmonized Code of Conduct and Ethics and whistleblowing channels managed by an external and independent company. The structure of the program applies equally to all companies.
The J&F Group’s Ethics Channel was established to provide employees, customers and business partners with a confidential and secure means of communication to report suspected or actual violations of the Code of Conduct and Ethics, current legislation, mission, values, beliefs, rules and internal procedures.
To ensure continuous improvement, training is applied to all hierarchical levels in the Group’s companies, reinforcing the importance of the Integrity Program, and disseminating all anti-corruption policies frequently and with respective importance, in all the countries in which the Group operates.
Ethics, transparency and integrity are the fundamental pillars within J&F
All J&F Group companies have a unique Integrity Program and a harmonized Code of Conduct and Ethics
The ethics channel operates 24 hours a day, with personal service from Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 9 pm (Brasília time – Brazil)
Pillars of J&F’s Integrity Program
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Whistleblowing and Investigation Channel
Our ethics channel is confidential, external and independent, available 24 hours a day to anyone, through phone, email and website, expanding your access as much as possible.
Commitment and support from senior management
We believe that in order to have a robust program and strengthen a culture of integrity and transparency, our leadership must be a guardian and example of integrity and ethics.
Due Diligence
Prior analysis and periodic review of third parties and business partners, whether individuals or legal entities, is essential to mitigate integrity risks in these relationships. This assessment avoids a relationship with companies or partners that may expose us to a deviation from the Code of Conduct or even legal risks.
Internal Controls
Internal controls establish the rules for the review and approval of activities, documentation, processing, and registration of transactions, ensuring transparency and minimizing operational and integrity risks.
Continuous Improvement
Continuous improvement goes beyond the expectations and requirements of the organization’s stakeholders, it also includes the constant changes in the market and technology. With this, the Integrity department faces a paradigm shift in the discovery of new tools, keeping alive the updating of policies and procedures so that they are aligned with laws, regulations and best practices, never ceasing to look to the future.
Risk Assessment
The foundation of the integrity program is a robust integrity and compliance risk analysis. The process is carried out to understand our main weaknesses and guide the adoption of mitigation mechanisms appropriate to the relevance of any risks and their continuous monitoring.
Code of Conduct, Integrity Procedures Policies
The Code of Conduct is the reference document for all our business to be conducted in compliance with laws, ethics, integrity and transparency. It is the basis for relationships with government entities, public agents, suppliers, business partners and among the employees themselves.
Monitoring & Auditing
The effectiveness of the Integrity Program is measured by the performance of indicators divided into the eight pillars. The monitoring of the execution of the programs by the controlled companies is constantly carried out by the Internal Audit and Integrity areas of the holding company.
Communications & Training
Codes, policies and procedures are ineffective if they are not known, mastered and experienced in the daily lives of all employees and business partners. For this reason, we invest heavily in communication and training of employees from the first day of work, strengthening the culture of integrity.
WHISTLEBLOWING CHANNEL
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When you choose to submit information through our whistleblowing channel, you can be confident that it will be received by an independent, expert company. Our priority is to ensure absolute confidentiality and appropriate treatment for each situation. Due to the confidential nature of the channel, we are unable to provide details on how we conduct the investigations. However, so that you can
To track the progress of your report, you will be assigned a unique protocol number that will allow you to check the status of your report. We are committed to ensuring transparency and reliability throughout the process.
The J&F Group Whistleblowing Channel is operated by a third-party company, in accordance with best practices. It has its own system prepared for receiving, dealing with and returning to the rapporteur. This system has access control per user and information treatment flow, ensuring that the report is directed only to those who are really responsible for the case and for the correct treatment.
The information from the reports will be stored indefinitely in order to carry out the process of investigation and conclusion of the case.
Every reporter, whether anonymous or not, has the guarantee of non-retaliation described in a specific policy of the J&F Group. The group’s investigation policy is also in place, which ensures that all cases will be handled according to the established rules.
Yes. The most important thing about a report is the content, not the reporter. The focus of the investigation will always be to solve the reported problem, and any need to contact the rapporteur is made through the website. That’s why it’s important to always write down the protocol number.
The report, whether made by phone, e-mail or website, is received by an external and specialized company, which includes the necessary information for the investigation of the case on its own platform. On this platform, the J&F Group does not have the ability to access, identify, or request any additional information about the individual who made the report, other than that initially provided for identification.
Even if it is possible to predict the identity of a person, the investigation of the complaint does not consider who is the rapporteur. The focus of the investigation is only based on the allegations made by the whistleblower and the inappropriate conduct of the accused.
Always write down the protocol number, it is through it that you will be able to follow the progress of the case and also where the exchanges of information will take place to investigate the complaint.
To ensure the identity of the rapporteur and the confidentiality of the information provided, if the protocol number is lost, it will be necessary to open a new report.