Eleven companies received the Agro + Integrity Seal 2018 in an award ceremony at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MPLS) on Tuesday (27). The presentation was made by Minister Blairo Maggi, who highlighted the importance of respecting legislation not only the companies of the country of origin, but also those of countries with which they have a commercial relationship and, above all, emphasized the value of “total and absolute transparency”. According to him, essential condition to preserve space in the market.
The company representatives signed the pact for integrity, ethics, sustainability and proper use of the seal, which can be used in products, commercial sites, advertisements and publications. The following companies were awarded: Iharabras SA Indústria Química, Baldoni Produtos Naturais Comércio e Indústria Ltda., Adecoagro Vale do Ivinhema SA, Adama Brasil, Indústria e Comércio Supremo Ltda., Old Friends Agropecuária Ltda., Produquímica Indústria e Comércio SA, Pif Paf Alimentos SA , Rivelli Alimentos SA, Leão Alimentos e Bebidas and Bunge Alimentos SA.
Bunge’s deputy general counsel for South America in Brazil, Fernando Zanetti, said that a healthy institutional environment is the way to build a better world for all. He highlighted actions in the social area carried out by the company’s foundation and the MPLS initiative to stimulate ethical and conservationist ideals.
The approval of the companies was done by the Management Committee of the Agro + Seal. Twenty-three presented all the documentation required by the prize rules. Entries to participate were open between February 1 and June 29.
“We realized that it was not enough for the Ministry of Agriculture to have its compliance program with an anti-corruption focus,” said Agriculture Ministry Executive Secretary Eumar Novacki. “It was necessary that companies also have their compliance aligned with ours. Therefore, we suggest a Pact for the Integrity of the Brazilian Productive Sector. Many companies have their programs in place. “
Wagner Rosário, Minister of Transparency, Oversight and Controller-General of the Union, who accompanied the construction of the ministry’s compliance program and the creation of the seal, noted that the mechanisms for control against corruption and respect for values are investments that companies do to secure their future.
Claudio Torquato, Internal MPLS Control Advisor and technical manager for the Agro + Integrity program, commented that the seal is a differential for companies to compete in the market. The event was also attended by representatives of the Ethos Institute.
The Agro + Integrity Seal is a recognition to companies that adopt practices of governance and management, capable of minimizing risks of occurrence of deviations of conduct and that follow the legislation, especially the Anti-Corruption Law (Law 12.846, of August 1, 2013) .
The stamp was issued by President Michel Temer and Minister Blairo Maggi on December 12, 2017, when it was signed the Ordinance No. 2,462, with the regulation of the award.
The MPLS was the first ministry of the productive sector to implement a private sector integrity program in line with the CGU (Federal Comptroller General’s) Program for the Promotion of Integrity of the Federal Government (Profip).
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.