Responsible Sourcing

Europe:

• The European Union (EU) has enacted laws prohibiting the sale of certain products, and products fed with or derived from commodities grown or produced on lands that have been deforested. A similar law is expected in the U.K. Our Moy Park, Pilgrim’s UK, and Pilgrim’s Food Masters businesses have committed to ensure deforestation and conversion free soy (soya) across their targeted supply chains by 2025. To achieve this, we have implemented the following strategies:
• Moy Park has implemented a Responsible Sourcing Policy, which outlines that raw materials must be sourced in accordance with the following requirements:
• Raw materials will be sourced only from bona fide sources and in compliance with existing local land and forest use laws.
• No deforestation of primary forest or areas of high conservation value.
• No burning to clear land for new developments or to re-plant existing developments.
• Compliance with the criteria set out in Group’s Supplier Requirements Manual
• Pilgrim’s UK has conducted a series of trials to support the reformulation of its pigs’ diets and source practical alternatives to soy where possible. EU and UK grown alternative proteins are used across all of Pilgrim’s UK’s diet formulations as part of extensive R&D programs.

• We are members of the UK Round Table for Sustainable Soya and the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS), signatories of the UK Soy Manifesto and Cerrado Manifesto Statement, supporters of the Amazon Soy Moratorium, and founding partners of the Soy Transparency Coalition. We also work closely with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and advisory groups to educate and inform policy makers across the globe.
• Each of our European businesses also complies with the provisions of the UK's Modern Slavery Act 2015 and the duty it places on businesses to publicly disclose the steps they are taking to tackle forced labor and human trafficking. We regularly review and improve our practices through effective due diligence and risk assessment, raising awareness of modern slavery and collaborating to protect the most vulnerable groups of people.
• Moy Park Modern Slavery Statement
• Pilgrim’s UK Modern Slavery Statement
• Pilgrim’s Food Masters Modern Slavery Statement
• All poultry farms in Europe are Red Tractor approved, and our Moy Park farms meet or exceed the Red Tractor or equivalent welfare standards. Farms are audited by independent, approved certification bodies.
• For purchased meats, Moy Park operates under a Policy for Supply Chain Assurance, ensuring that meat products come from approved suppliers who at a minimum meet the Red Tractor or another equivalent standard.
• Our Moy Park Orléans business purchases beef for further processing sourced only from approved suppliers that are audited annually for food safety and animal welfare. They also developed contracting initiatives with French beef farmers associations to ensure available supply. In a declining French cattle market, this provides farmers an alternative to an otherwise volatile and uncertain market. This program has the following attributes:
• Ensures Moy Park Beef Orléans supplies of available animals
• Provides a set price, independent of market fluctuations, to improve economic efficiency and income security for all, including engaged farmers
• Requires farmers have a market and a medium- to long-term production plan
• Enhances production of cattle from farms that meet the Charter of Good Breeding Practices

Moy Park Beef Orléans also encourages its suppliers to purchase cattle from farms involved in Charte des Bonnes Pratiques d’élevage (Good Farming Practices) agreement. The Good Farming Practices, established by the National Livestock Confederation (CNE), is the approved industry standard. Meat from the Netherlands and Ireland also meet requirements set out by the Good Farming Practices. This contributes to making sure 100% of our contracted farm partners are audited for animal welfare and environmental performance.

• Our Pilgrim’s UK hogs are raised in accordance with the Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), the Red Tractor or the Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) standards. Certification and third-party audits according to these standards are required to sell hogs to Pilgrim’s UK production facilities. In a privately commissioned, standalone assessment Pilgrim’s UK was awarded the highest rating, Tier 1, for its animal welfare standards within the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) category.
• All Pilgrim’s UK lamb producers are Farm Assured and raise lambs on farms that are independently audited by Farm Assurance Assessors. Our lamb producer partners also complete a Responsible Efficient Production Assessment biannually. This assessment evaluates the farm’s production, health, welfare and environmental standards.