In this past year, we’ve continued to show our dedication, hard work, and innovative approaches to protect our people and the environment, create equitable solutions, and drive broader change within the industry and our communities.
100% CARBON NEUTRAL, 1st company of its sector in the world to measure the CO2
emissions of its entire operation and to be Carbon Neutral, (Published and Verified)*
100% RENEWABLE ENERGY, from biomass and self generation solar energy, in Piauí; 99% RENEWABLE ENERGY, in Ceará; avoiding the emission of 1,546.82 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere per year**, equivalent to 4,958 trees/year***.
11,220 TON CO2e FIXED ANNUALLY with the conservation and sustainable management of the carnauba groves areas in the Pontes production chain.
320,046 TON CO2e STORED by the preserved Caatinga areas in the Pontes’ production chain.
“ZERO WASTE” 98% reutilisation, reuse, and recycling of waste, avoiding the disposal of 1.378 tons of garbage
* according to GHG Protocol Brazil; ** calculated using the GHG Protocol Brazil tool, the base year 2022; *** according to data from IPCC 2006, Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gases Inventory, Volume 4, Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use.
94% OF OWN AREA AND ANOTHER 17,531 HECTARES OF PRESERVED CAATINGA with the promotion of Pontes carnauba’s productive activity, in a biome with a 46% rate of deforestation
THE LARGEST PRIVATE GENETIC BANK IN NUMBER OF NATIVE SPECIES OF THE CAATINGA:
429,000 SEEDS
32 NATIVE SPECIES
6 PROTECTED OR ENDANGERED
(Carnaúba, Aroeira Preta, Cedro, Craibeira, Jacaranda e Jatobá)
98,000 SEEDS AND SEEDLINGS distributed for environmental education and awareness raise on the Caatinga’s value, in partnership with 7 municipalities in the region
19.3 THOUSAND SEEDS AND SEEDLINGS destined for the recovery of green spaces and the restoration of degraded areas in the biome
18,640 SEEDLINGS PRODUCED AND 13,557 SEEDLINGS DISTRIBUTED, WITH A POTENTIAL REMOVAL OF 381 TONS OF CO2e, since 2020, by the Pontes Research Centre for research and production of seedlings
100% FORMAL WORK: family farming, associations, cooperatives, formal employment (CLT), all in compliance with the Brazilian Labour legal framework, plus social benefits, meals/food stamps, and others
INCOME GENERATED HIGHER THAN THE LOCAL COST OF LIVING in addition to subsistence allowances and bonuses for organic and certified
COMMITMENT TO 100% TRAINED WORKERS, ALL WEARING PPEs
ZERO ACCIDENTS WITHIN THE PRODUCTION CHAIN
60% OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
100% OF WOMEN IN THE BOARD
91% OF EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION
100% OF THE CHAIN TRACED AND VERIFIED assurance of best environmental practices, ethics, and Human Rights
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES Partnership with 7 municipalities from the states of CE, PI, and MA; 2,300 people impacted with environmental education, donation of seedlings and recovery of green spaces; 2,828 handouts distributed about the Caatinga, good management