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SOC Attestation
Independent opinion attesting to the commitment of service providers to sound internal controls
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Audit and review of financial statements
Credibility of your company's accounting activities in accordance with the legislation in force
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Assurance of Non-Financial Reports
It aims to meet the needs of the business, being able to contemplate different bases and sectorial and global development guidelines
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Assurance of Integrated Reporting and Sustainability Reports
Differential for rendering accounts and demonstrating the engagement of organizations in relation to sustainable practices and their generation of value
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Assistance in accounting definitions
Quality, comparability and transparency of financial information in your company
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Accounting, Labor and Tax Compliance
Permanent diagnostics and advice to raise the level of controls and mitigate risks
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Pre-Audit Diagnosis
Diagnostics capable of offering support according to the purpose and needs of the business
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Assessment reports for consolidations, spin-offs, and mergers
Technical evaluation of net assets at book value or of net assets adjusted to market prices
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Capital Markets
Complete analysis and preparation for strategic fundraising operations
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Business Consulting
Approaches compatible with technologies that support corporate decision-making and stimulate innovation
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Strategy & Transactions
Performance of operations and capital structure to enable more efficient corporate transactions
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FIDS – Forensic, Investigation & Dispute Services
Identification, protection and prevention of risks to preserve business integrity and security
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Risk and Compliance - BRS
Risk management, process improvement to achieve strategic objectives
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Judicial Administration in Business Recovery
Global teams and structures to work with the deep knowledge, legality and ethics that the issue requires
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Business Restructuring and Recovery
Assertive plans and agile actions to recover your company's strategy and performance
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Global Mobility Services
International mobility programs in compliance with local tax legislation and optimized costs
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Home page
Financial Statements
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Transfer Pricing
Review or elaboration of calculations that allow the most assertive compliance in operations abroad
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Labor & Social Security
Identification of existing risks and opportunities according to the current moment and future perspectives
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Direct tax
Agile strategies for complying with laws and enabling regional and sectoral tax incentives
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Indirect tax
Specialized support capable of increasing legal certainty involving different laws and jurisprudence
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International Tax
Analysis and planning of scenarios in different jurisdictions, with integration into the Brazilian scenario
With technologies for scanning crops or livestock via satellite, for example, it is possible to carry out real-time monitoring and detect any abnormality. Thus, an attack from a herb or parasite can be dealt with quickly and targeted.
This connection between systems and devices with information exchange is part of the Internet of Things (IoT) which, according to a study commissioned by Brazilian Bank of Economic and Social Development (BNDES), can be applied on several fronts in the field such as productivity and efficiency, equipment management, asset management/animals and human productivity, with an estimated maximum economic impact potential amounting to US$ 21 billion in 2025.
In João Silvério’s view, lead partner in Business Consulting at Grant Thornton Brazil, artificial intelligence makes it possible to optimize interventions in the field, whether in soil correction, irrigation or pest control by reducing costs and increasing productivity and profitability per hectare.
“It is essential to identify individual needs in order to find technological responses with more adequate innovation solutions and promote a more efficient structuring of the innovation environment in agribusiness. This can happen in the certification processes, supply chain management and conventional and autonomous agricultural equipment, planning better itineraries and defining performance indicators using advanced technologies,” he points out.
Technology as an ally of sustainability in agribusiness
Aspects related to sustainability have been highlighted in most business strategies, regardless of the segment in which they operate, and in agribusiness this relevance becomes even more evident. Using technology in this case can be a means to prove the producer's sustainability in relation to several factors such as, for example, deforestation and pollution.
Marcelo Valentini, Audit partner and industry leader at Grant Thornton Brazil, reinforces the possibility that “satellite images validate a producer who has kept the arable areas for years, proving that he is not deforesting.”
In this regard, two important actions can be taken when it comes to sustainability: having a sustainable process and proving it. Demonstrating that production is within the ESG criteria, which includes environmental, social and governance aspects, enables access to domestic and international benefits. “Those who make good use of technology, apply the best governance practices and take care of sustainability have access to the so-called 'green money.' It is still necessary to have good financial and audited management, reporting the numbers in accordance with market practices,” Valentini. highlights
In Brazil, currently, the producer obtains funds with interest of 6% a year (harvest plan) and whoever fulfills the sustainable requirements can have access to loans from world funds at a rate of 0.5% p.a. “Large companies already use these funds with cheaper rates that guarantee a good profit margin. But it is important to emphasize that small producers also have access to these conditions.”
Tax Benefits
Specialists claim that every innovation that improves the company's development, whether administrative or in production, guarantees tax benefits in the calculation of income tax and social contribution. "We have developed projects in order to realize the benefits of ESG in agribusiness by checking adhesion and application of these concepts, creating subsidies for the development of best practices," Silvério concludes.
Among the advantages of adopting technologies and innovations in agribusiness are the operation optimization, reduction in the cost of products, increased productivity, reduced expenses and increased logistical efficiency. Technology can make the field more sustainable and in line with ESG concepts and expand opportunities for Brazilian agribusiness.