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Uncovering trader water reliance and risks in Brazilian soy and beef supply chains

Other publication / This report highlights the hidden reliance of Brazilian soy and beef supply chains on water and the associated risks within global trade.

Data for “International reliance on Brazil’s water through soy and beef supply chains”

Journal article / The Supplemental Data for the publication entitled "International reliance of Brazil's water through soy and beef supply chains" are available for download.

Intelligence for sustainable trade: Trase strategy 2025-2030

Other publication / Trase’s new strategy for 2025–2030 sets out new priority investments and innovations, based on its core mission.

International reliance on Brazil’s water through soy and beef supply chains

Journal article / The study links Brazilian soy and beef exports to China and the EU with river basin water use and scarcity.

Illegal deforestation in Mato Grosso: how loopholes in implementing Brazil’s Forest Code endanger the soy sector

Journal article / The article explores how loopholes in Brazil’s Forest Code enable illegal deforestation in Mato Grosso’s soy sector and the need for full compliance to stop it.

Trase: Brazilian soy exports and deforestation

Feature / Rates of deforestation and conversion linked to the expansion of soy production in Brazil increased according to the latest Trase data for 2021–2022.

‘Greenlash’ and reactionary stakeholders in environmental governance: An analysis of soy farmers against zero deforestation in Brazil

Journal article / This article explores the positions and views of stakeholders who resist the zero-deforestation agenda.

Supply chain divergence challenges a ‘Brussels effect’ from Europe’s human rights and environmental due diligence laws

Journal article / This article explores the prospects for successful externalisation of Europe's sustainability standards using Brazilian soy as a case.

Not all supply chains are created equal: the linkages between soy local trade relations and development outcomes in Brazil

Journal article / The authors analyze the different relations that exist among farmers, and between farmers and traders in Brazil’s soy sector.