The soy industry is fundamental for economical growth and job creation in producer countries, but it has imposed the expansion of agricultural frontiers at a high social and environmental cost.

The Round Table on Responsible Soy Association is an international multi-stakeholder initiative that brings together those concerned with the impacts of the soy economy. It's working to define what is responsibly-grown and processed soy and to promote the best available practices to mitigate negative impacts throughout the value chain.

The RTRS's main instrument is dialogue between groups with different interests and backgrounds, in order to define common ground for action.

Unprecedented sustainability diagnosis in soy properties

The municipality of Lucas do Rio Verde, whose 200 mil hectares of soy fields respond for 1% of the Brazilian grain production, brought together farmers, industries and non-government organizations to evaluate and solve environmental and labour problems of the local rural properties. In one year period, the group analysed the vegetation of 670 farms. One of the main conclusions of this assessment was that over 10% of the vegetal coverage ...View >>