The case for the responsible sourcing of soy in China

Developed in partnership with CDP China, this document aims to help soy buying companies in China to understand the business case and resources needed to address deforestation and other social and environmental risks in their global supply chains.

Within the document you will find insights on risks for Chinese companies not addressing potential issues in their supply chain, including:

• Operation risks

• Legal risks

• Reputational risks

• Failing to meet market demands

• Failing to meet headquarters’ demands

• Failing to meet customers’ demands

• Failing to meet the finance sector’s growing scrutiny

Download the full document to access a toolkit for addressing risk and sourcing soy responsibly.

Case study

COFCO International used the Soy Toolkit to develop their Sustainable Soy Sourcing Policy

• COFCO International commits to support the sustainable and responsible production and sourcing of soy.

• All our soy suppliers are expected to comply with our Supplier Code of Conduct; pre-financed soy suppliers in the Brazil Cerrado and Amazon biomes are expected to comply with additional specific requirements set out in this Policy.

• We will develop procedures to assess supplier performance against this Policy.