Across Aviagen-owned sites in Brazil, more than 2,600 hectares (over 6,400 acres) of forests featuring native and exotic trees, provide both a natural wildlife habitat and a protective buffer.The benefits go far beyond biosecurity. These trees also store carbon, making a real impact on climate action. So far, they’ve created a carbon stock of over 544,000 tons of CO₂ equivalent considering the cumulative woody biomass above the ground from 2000 to 2021. The forests also play a vital role in conserving soil and water, regulating local climate and supporting wildlife from the Mata Atlântica and Cerrado biomes.

A good example of forest conservation is our Great Grandparent (GGP) farm in Redenção da Serra, São Paulo, where we’ve brought together two critical priorities – sustainability and food security.

This initiative shows how environmental stewardship and food security can work hand in hand – for today and the future.

In 2024, we expanded our solar energy initiatives across multiple locations in Brazil, including our Uberaba farm and hatchery, and farms in Itirapina and Sarutaia. We invested over 7.1 million Brazilian Reais (~$1.2 million USD / ~€1.1 million EUR) into solar infrastructure across these operations.

This investment helps ensure our energy use is both sustainable and aligned with our long-term environmental goals.

Every project at Aviagen Brazil reflects our guiding principle that sustainability should be practical, locally inspired, and always evolving. From conserving forests and installing solar panels to switching to cleaner fuels and rethinking wastewater and solid waste management, we’re working to build a stronger, more sustainable future – for poultry producers, consumers and the world.

Please link to our Sustainability page for more information on our sustainability programs.