Sustainable Sourcing – How Peterson Solutions Helped Unilever De-Risk Its Soy Supply Chain

A partnership between Unilever and Peterson Solutions to assess deforestation risk across Brazilian silos gaining confidence, compliance, and actionable insight. 

 

Dara-Driven Precision 

Challenge: Verifying the land-use history of sourcing silos in Brazil without a scalable system 

Solution: Peterson Solutions GeoServices unit, applying a Spatial Risk Analysis framework to assess, map, and categorize environmental risk for Unilever’s sourcing partners 

 

Peterson Solutions Approach: Spatial Risk Analysis  

A data-rich, satellite-backed methodology tailored to Unilever’s deforestation cutoff policies and regional realities 

 

Key Actions 

  • Remote Sensing & Geoprocessing 
  • Deforestation Trend Analysis 
  • Risk Classification System 
  • Cartographic Reporting & Dashboard Insights 

 

 

Overview 

Metric  Result 
Deforestation link to supply  <1% of soybean supply linked to deforestation 
Risk classification  All silos are categorized as low risk 
Reporting tools provided  Interactive dashboard & custom maps 
Policy agreement  Fully aligned with Unilever & Bunge standards 
Actionable sustainability insights  Informed sourcing decisions enabled 

 

Is Your Sourcing Strategy Future-Proof? 

Peterson Solutions empowers your team with the geospatial intelligence to meet deforestation-free commitments and navigate evolving regulatory landscape 

 Let us help you see your supply chain differently – responsibly and sustainably  

Contact our team at tech.commercial@onepeterson.com

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