JBS Couros receives environmental accolade

JBS Couros currently operates 21 manufacturing units and five distribution centres on four continents.

Eight JBS Couros factories in Brazil have received top marks from the Leather Working Group for adopting best environmental practices as part of their production process. Gold medals were awarded to the company’s plants in Bara do Garças, Cacoal, Colorado do Oeste, Gurupi, Marabá, Navaraí, Porangatu and São Luís dos Montes Belos.

“This is a reward for the ongoing work of the entire JBS Couros team,” said Fernando Bellese, the company’s marketing and sustainability manager, “as it implements best environmental practices in line with the highest international standards of sustainability, guaranteeing the product quality and performance that has made this company a benchmark for the Brazilian and global markets.”

JBS Couros was created in 2009 and is reportedly the world’s largest leather processing company. It operates 21 manufacturing units and five distribution centres located on four continents. Some 10,000 members of staff are currently employed worldwide manufacturing wet blue, semi-finished and finished leather for a number of applications, including the footwear, automotive and furniture industries.

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This article was originally published on page 4 of the March 2016 issue of SATRA Bulletin.

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