U.S. SOY SUSTAINABILITY ASSURANCE PROTOCOL

SOY SUSTAINABILITY ASSURANCE SOY SUSTAINABILITY ASSURANCE PROTOCOL2 THE SOY SUSTAINABILITY ASSURANCE PROTOCOLSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS1. Biodiversity and High Carbon Stock Production Control Measures and Land Use, Sensitive Habitats, and Biodiversity2. Production Practices Control Measures and Soil Health & Crop Health & Agricultural Best Management Waste & Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Fossil Fuel Use, & Air Quality3. Public and Labor Health and Welfare Control Measures and Water Quality & Plant Protection & Nutrient Working Conditions & Labor Worker & Public Community Relations4. Continuous Improvement of Production Practices and Environmental Protection Control Measures and Continuous ImprovementThe Soy SUSTAINABILITY ASSURANCE PROTOCOL (SSAP) is one way that farmers can demonstrate their commitment to SUSTAINABILITY and continuous Soy SUSTAINABILITY ASSURANCE PROTOCOL (SSAP) was positively benchmarked against the European Feed Manufacturers Federation s (FEFAC) Soy Sourcing Guidelines 2021 through the independent International Trade Centre (ITC) customized benchmark tool at: of publicly available data sources on the national scale indicates that between 1980 and 2015, farmers increased soy production by 120% while decreasing energy used for production per bushel by 35%.

Grasslands provides rental payments and cost-share assistance to enrolled producers to maintain and protect grassland, including rangeland and pastureland, with an emphasis on plant and animal biodiversity. 1.1.2.6 Soybeans are not produced on wetlands or on peatland. 1.1.2.6.1 Producers are in compliance with U.S. Wetlands

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