Due to the nature of our business, we work with a diverse set of suppliers, from family farm partners who raise our chickens and hogs to multinational companies that manufacture and provide services for our production facilities.

Recognizing that sustainability impacts vary across our supply chain, we tailor our approach based on factors such as materials, livestock species, and services provided. We prioritize long-term relationships built on trust and shared values, as well as those that foster continuous improvement in our sourcing programs and contribute positively to our sustainability goals.

Pilgrim's employs a centralized procurement structure in the U.S. through our JBS USA corporate offices, with dedicated teams embedded within our global business units. This structure, led by Heads of Procurement specializing in specific product or service categories, allows us to maximize vendor relationships, ensure consistency, and leverage our scale for greater impact.

We are continuously refining our risk assessment processes and strengthening our supplier engagement to prevent and address forced labor, child labor, and other human rights violations. We recognize the importance of transparency and accountability in addressing these critical issues and will continue to work collaboratively with stakeholders to uphold high standards of ethical conduct. In all regions where we operate, the Company has adopted a Due Diligence and Monitoring Procedure for Third Parties that imposes steps and requirements for onboarding and monitoring the third parties we work with. During the onboarding process, our Ethics and Compliance team screens third-party information against numerous public record databases for high-risk topics, including human rights. The Ethics and Compliance team analyzes the results and determines whether additional information is or may be needed to determine next steps, including enhanced due diligence or restrictions on use.

In 2025, Pilgrim’s Europe advanced its risk assessments and supply chain traceability practices, allowing for direct engagement with suppliers based on real-world data. The business integrated EiQ, a specialised sustainability risk assessment tool, mapping over 1,200 supplying sites across 49 countries to establish its baseline. Pilgrim’s Europe’s risk assessment approach follows a continuous six-stage cycle of identifying, assessing, prioritising, monitoring, remediating and reporting, across EiQ's four lenses: country risk, product risk, supplier performance and adverse media. This system evaluates each supplier within Pilgrim’s Europe supply base against 85 million data points to deliver a clear score and a risk profile by country and sector, providing specific early warnings for human rights and labour standards risks and environmental degradation such as deforestation.

Pilgrim’s partners with U.S., Mexican, and European poultry family farm* partners to maintain our standards of excellence. While we do own several farms in the U.S. and U.K., we mostly partner with contract farmers to provide poultry and feed, technical, and veterinary services.

We audit a subset of our U.S. family farm partners according to Animal Welfare Program requirements, conducted by internal Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organizations certified team members and third-party auditors. In Mexico, every farm is audited in compliance with government standards, including those set by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Mexico-U.S. Commission for the Prevention of Diseases and Other Exotic Animal Diseases, the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, the Ministry of the Environment and Natural resources, and State Civil Protection. In Europe, all poultry farms are Red Tractor approved and audited by independent, approved certification bodies.

For purchased meats, Pilgrim's Europe Chicken operates under a Policy for Supply Chain Assurance, which ensures products come from suppliers who meet Red Tractor or equivalent standards. Pilgrim's Europe Chicken also established a Responsible Sourcing Soy Policy. This initiative is crucial as we build trust among our customers, team members, investors, and other stakeholders. We continue to develop our Responsible Sourcing agenda and work with supply chain partners to increase transparency in sourcing.

*We define a “family farm” as any farm organized as a sole proprietorship, partnership, or family corporation where the majority of the business is owned and controlled by a person and their relatives.