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ENVIRONMENT | ETHICS

We are committed to improving our environment. We recycle almost 100% of packaging.
COMPANY INFORMATION JBS is Repak accredited who over the last 20 years have helped to grow packaging
This catalogue is printed on paper sourced from sustainable and responsibly managed
forests.

recycling and recovery rates from under 15% in 1997 to 90% in 2016.
JBS Group are ISO 14001 certified. ISO 14001 is the internationally recognised standard
for the environmental management of businesses. It prescribes controls for those activities
that have an effect on the environment. These include the use of natural resources,
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handling and treatment of waste and energy consumption.

At JBS we believe that there are a number of basic principles or tenets that underpin any effective
and credible approach to ethical sourcing. These include the following:
 JBS considers voluntary codes of labour practice as complementary and not an alternative
to the proper enforcement of national and international labour laws. We believe that such codes
should be implemented in ways that help, and not hinder, the application of law.
 JBS believes that codes of labour practice should be based on internationally agreed labour
standards, and that the most relevant standards are those set out in the Conventions of the
International Labour Organisation (ILO).
 JBS believes that the tripartite structure of the ILO, involving both employers’ and workers’
representatives as well as governments, together with the technical expertise of this
organisation in all matters relating to the world of work, make the ILO the authoritative and
legitimate source of international labour standards. The JBS Base Code is based on the principles
underlying key ILO Conventions.
 JBS’s experience also underlines the importance of involving local stakeholders – their
perspectives, knowledge and concerns – in the implementation of the codes.
 JBS sees the adoption of a code as just a starting point. A true commitment to ethical sourcing
also involves committing adequate resources; communicating the code throughout the sourcing
company and the supply chain; ensuring that relevant staff have appropriate skills; monitoring
your suppliers; helping suppliers make improvements; reporting on what we find in our supply
chain; and supporting the verification of these findings.
 JBS believes that companies committed to ethical sourcing must require their suppliers
to meet agreed standards within a reasonable timeframe. Performance in this regard
should ultimately be a pre-condition for further business.
 However, JBS recognises that the observance of some provisions in the JBS Base Code may not
be immediately realisable in all cases. Some suppliers may be unable to meet all the terms
within a short time or, in some cases, they may be constrained by national law. Therefore,
reasonable timeframes and the existence of any constraints not controllable by the supplier
may be taken into account.
JBS also believes that code implementation is strengthened by the involvement of stakeholders other
than companies. Key stakeholders are those organisations who work to defend workers’ rights and
Ethical Trade address workers’ concerns (e.g. relevant NGOs), environmental performance, governance or
community engagement.

JBS places great significance on the issue of Corporate Social Responsibility and recognises
totally the opportunity and responsibility the Group has to contribute positively to
community both locally and globally.
Such is our commitment to contributing to a positive future, JBS Group founded and funds
a public registered charity. Educo was founded in 2006 with the aim of educating children
in India out of poverty. Educo is actively involved in preventing child labour, providing
education and vocational skills to children in India and it also provides employment
opportunities to adults based locally to the Educo centres. Learn more at www.educo.ie.
CSR Every year, a percentage of annual JBS Group profits are donated to Educo.

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