Actors involved in socio-environmental certification initiatives

Business model

Environmental performance

Outcomes expected

Multiple stakeholders

(e.g., FAPCEN)

. Collective environmental goals

. Medium scale of soy cultivation area (under 50,000 ha for farmland associated)

. Weak transparency and traceability

. Incomplete documentation

. Legitimacy

. Market access

. Premium prices

. Efficient management of farm

. Reduced risk

. Valorization of rural property

Single company

(e.g., SLC Agricola)

. High technology of production system

. Large scale of soy cultivation area: over 100,000 ha for farmland integrated

. Transparency and traceability

. Publication of annual sustainability report

. Adoption of codes of conduct and operational guide

. Appropriate documentation: soil management plan, pesticide use plan, computation monitoring system, water quality control, fuel consumption monitoring, native vegetation monitoring

. Reputation

. Reduced risk

. Valorization of property rights

. Market share

Integrated Trader company

(e.g., Agrex do Brasil)

. Future market: purchases grain and sells fertilizers, seeds and pesticides

. Varied scales of soy cultivation area: less than 5000 ha up to 50,000 ha for farmland integrated

. Platform of services: warehouse, transport, trader, specialized technical assistance, multimodal logistics

. Transparency and traceability

. Adoption of codes of conduct and operational guide

. Appropriate documentation: soil management plan, pesticide use plan, computation monitoring system, water quality control, fuel consumption monitoring, native vegetation monitoring.

. Reputation

. Market share

. Motivation for workers

.International compliance

. Purchasing companies seek to access markets and international credit lines