CJ Selecta Declares 'Zero' Amazon Soybean Purchases... "Leading Environmental Protection"

CJ Selecta announced on the 5th that it will completely stop purchasing soybeans from the Amazon region starting this year.

CJ Selecta is a Brazilian concentrated soybean protein production company under CJ CheilJedang. In 2021, it declared a 'deforestation halt' and set a goal to achieve zero purchases of Amazon soybeans by 2025. This means the company has achieved this goal two years ahead of schedule.

CJ CheilJedang's Brazilian concentrated soy protein producer CJ Selecta [Photo provided by CJ CheilJedang]

This is analyzed to be due to the continuous increase in participation in the 'Seed Project' launched by CJ Selecta to replace Amazon soybeans, resulting in increased soybean purchases from regions outside the Amazon. Currently, about 200 people participate in the Seed Project, which involves distributing seeds, providing financial support, and purchasing all harvested soybeans from farmers in regions of Brazil other than the Amazon.

Moreover, CJ Selecta is also focusing on establishing a virtuous cycle system that allows recycling even after processing the purchased soybeans. By utilizing CJ's world-class fermentation technology, byproducts generated during the processing of concentrated soybean protein are reprocessed into eco-friendly materials such as special fertilizers and bioethanol. The eco-friendly special fertilizers replace conventional chemical fertilizers, and bioethanol replaces gasoline used as automobile fuel.

A CJ Selecta official stated, "We are striving to meet the standards of multinational companies' ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) certified product preferences and the environmental policies of Europe, our major export market," adding, "We will take the lead in enhancing product sustainability and creating a circular economy system that recycles discarded resources."

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