Sustainability
The continuous search for sustainable development is a value rooted in a history of more than 60 years, is part of its strategies and is one of the factors that determine its credibility and leadership in the world market for the export of soluble coffee.
Investment in solutions capable of minimizing environmental and social impacts is the manufacturer's hallmark, recognized for consistent initiatives that go beyond mere compliance with legal requirements.
This sustainability culture is based on three basic tasks: care for the environment, care for society and care for human capital.
Environment
The producer feels responsible for preserving the environment and the welfare of all people involved in the production of instant coffee. Therefore, it invests in partners who share its values, respect environmental boundaries and, above all, act as an instrument for social inclusion.
The company understands that sustainable coffee production is essential, not only to strengthen the market's competitiveness and profitability, but mainly to ensure the survival of the cultivation of coffee in Brazil and the world, which is essential for future generations.
Practical and effective actions have a commitment to use natural resources efficiently, especially non-renewable ones, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect forests, invest in clean energy and in innovations that enable production with the lowest possible impact; defend the human rights of the entire supply chain, and adhere to the highest ethical standards for trade.
The company maintains an environmental management system structured in accordance with the ISO-14001:2015 standard for the scope "development, production and sale of coffee products: roasted coffee, coffee oil, coffee extract and soluble coffee" at the Londrina/PR unit and "development, production and sale of coffee products: soluble coffee at Linhares/ES and will receive certification revisions through 2023.
Green Progress (2022)
13%
Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions compared to baseline - 2020
6,6%
Reduction of water use per tonne of product compared to 2020
65%
Use of energy from renewable sources maintained
2%
Increased reuse quantity of water.
Total water reuse: 25%
51%
Reduction of solid waste
6,3%
Reduction of water emissions per tonne of the product
91%
Solid waste intended for recycling or composting
Social
According to our supplier's "Code of Conduct", the company recognizes its social and environmental obligation towards the host communities. It also supports projects that preserve society's customs, traditions and values and are committed to the education of future generations and the preservation of the environment.
In addition, it adopts fair and ethical criteria in relation to employees; rejects the use of child labor or slave labor; values diversity in the workforce and ensures equal opportunities.
It invests in the training and continuous qualification of its employees; it ensures the health and safety of workers, offers all necessary conditions and equipment for their protection and promotes activities that enable balance between professional, personal and family life.
Employees (2022)
1 082
Workers among employees,
contractors and interns
Employee turnover rate: 17,3% per year.
Employee tenure: 9,3 years.
Average age of employees: 38,3 years.
22,5% of the employees are under 30 years
63,7% of the employees are between 30 and 50 years old.
13,8% of the employees is over 50 years old.
+28 000
Hours invested in training and development in 2022
The training covered topics such as: “GMP – Good Manufacturing Practices; certifications; recycling in occupational safety; ESG aspects with a particular focus on human rights, diversity, internal standards and ethical guidelines; GDPL – General Data Protection Law; environmental management system; environmental aspects and impacts.
PLR – Profit Sharing: The practice of distributing to employees a portion of the results achieved during the year, in recognition of their efforts to achieve established goals.
100%
Employees covered by collective bargaining and systems for health and safety management.
Professional gymnastics, offered to employees at all units.
Lecture for employees and their families about new topics in the area of hygiene, health and safety.
Sports activities for employees and relatives including games, internal championships, physical fitness.
