Long-Term Goals

Performance

In 2020, we removed 15,200,311.6 ton of CO₂eq from the atmosphere. This volume of removals results from the expansion of planted and native forest areas in our forest base and from increased productivity in our eucalyptus forests.

Baseline: 0 (Jan/2020)*
Progress in relation to the baseline for the goal: 38%.

*This does not mean that Suzano did not remove carbon from the atmosphere prior to 2020. It only means that, for the purpose of the goal, removals will be accounted for as of this year.

Our plans for 2021

Our goal is to once again achieve a significant balance in net carbon removal, thus maintaining our positive balance. To make this happen, we will expand conservation areas and planted base areas, in accordance with actions designed for the first years of the goal.

PERFORMANCE

We supply the market with products from renewable sources that can replace plastics and other petroleum products, maintaining the level offered in 2019 of about 200 thousand tons. Despite the fact we have not observed representative results towards the target, we have advanced in the development of food contact paper, with the Bluecup Bio^® and Loop^® lines, and flexible packaging for the cosmetics and food industries.

Baseline: 0 (2020)*.
Progress in relation to the baseline for the goal: 0%.

* This does not mean that Suzano did not offer products that replace oil products prior to 2020. It just means that, for the purposes of the goal, this replacement started to be calculated and recorded as of that year.

OUR PLANS FOR 2021

We plan to continue investing in the development of new possibilities using our eucalyptus trees. In this case, we plan to create a portfolio of projects that will be developed over the next few years to expand our potential for substitution.

PERFORMANCE

With our job and income generation programs in priority municipalities, we lifted 2,285 people out of poverty, which corresponds to 746 families.

Baseline: 0 (Jan/2020).
Progress in relation to the baseline for the goal: 1.14%*

*Despite having reported in 2020 that we were going to develop the goal using as a baseline 32,000 people who had already been lifted out of poverty until 2019, we chose to start from zero to ensure a more effective assessment of our contribution to poverty eradication.

OUR PLANS FOR 2021

We will continue to expand our actions to generate work, income, and social action in order to lift another 8,000 people out of poverty throughout 2021.

Performance

In 2020, our specific emissions intensity per ton of production was 0.1929 tCO₂e/t. This number was achieved thanks to numerous initiatives related to efficiency and reduction in the use of fossil fuels.

Baseline: 0.2133 tCO₂e/t (2015*).
Progress in relation to the baseline for the goal: 63.9%.

*Our emissions intensity and goal are in line with the Paris Agreement, established in 2015, and among the lowest in the industry according to the Transition Pathway Initiative

Our plans for 2021

We will continue working to reduce fossil fuel consumption in our operations by means of engineering and efficiency projects and by maximizing self-generation of renewable energy.

PERFORMANCE

The goal was developed throughout 2020, based on collaborative construction. We consulted more than 50 national and international stakeholders, including NGOs, the public and private sectors, and academia, with the aim of enabling the foundation for a high-impact commitment to biodiversity conservation.

Baseline: under definition
Progress in relation to the baseline for the goal: 0,0%*

*As the goal was developed in 2020 and released in 2021, it has not yet made quantitative advances.

OUR PLANS FOR 2021

We will develop governance to enable the strategic management of the goal, with the objective of defining the planning and its baseline, which will establish the measurement of existing and future connections. At the end of the year, we will have the operational implementation plan for 2022 and the roadmap until 2030.

PERFORMANCE

Our focus in 2020 was the characterization of 44 watersheds as critical after assessing 100% of Suzano’s areas*.

Baseline: 0 (jan/2020).
Progress in relation to the baseline for the goal: 0%.

* The assessment and identification of critical watersheds was fundamental to define the areas that will require specific actions to increase water availability starting in 2021.

OUR PLANS FOR 2021

Our goal is to implement management actions in 5% (4,500 ha) of the forest areas included in the watersheds deemed critical.

PERFORMANCE

The volume of water withdrawn for our industrial operations was 28.6 m³/t*, a reduction of 1.2 m³/t compared to the baseline for the goal.

Baseline: 29.8 m³/t (2018).
Progress in relation to the baseline for the goal: 26.7%*.

* This value is obtained by dividing the volume of water withdrawn for industrial operations, in cubic meters (m³), by the total production of pulp and paper at the units, in tons (t).

OUR PLANS FOR 2021

Our goal is to reduce water withdrawal, aiming for a result that does not exceed the 28.6 m³/t mark in our industrial units. To this end, we are going to implement actions to optimize water use, which include changing equipment to improve water efficiency and using reclaimed water in machinery.

PERFORMANCE

We reduced to 31.7 kg/t* the total volume of solid industrial waste sent to landfills.

Baseline: 44.3 kg/t (2018).
Progress in relation to the baseline for the goal: 40.6%.

* This value is obtained by dividing the volume of solid industrial waste sent to the company’s own and/or third-party landfills in kilograms (kg), by the total production of pulp and paper at the units, in tons (t).

OUR PLANS FOR 2021

The expected result is to reduce waste sent to landfills to 28.05 kg/t. To this end, we are going to start the operation of the waste center in Imperatriz (Maranhão state) and develop engineering and technical-economic feasibility studies at the units in Mucuri (Bahia state) and Suzano (São Paulo state).

PERFORMANCE

In 2020, despite the generation losses we had, we supplied 193 MWm of renewable energy to the national system. We also implemented projects to increase the efficiency of steam generation and optimize energy efficiency using data science.

Baseline: 214 MWm (2018).
Progress in relation to the baseline for the goal: 0%*.

*In 2020, we had losses in power generation due to adjustments required by the product quality strategy, which resulted in a new export plan.

OUR PLANS FOR 2021

Our goal is to export 240 MWm** of renewable energy to the national system. We will continue to work on the development of projects to increase the availability of steam for power generation.

** The result of the goal considers 50% of the power exported by Veracel, a joint venture between Suzano and Stora Enso.

PERFORMANCE

We developed the Suzano Education Program methodology and 15 additional indicators for monitoring the goal. In addition, we mapped 32 municipalities that will be considered as priorities for implementing the goal.

Baseline: to be determined.
Progress in relation to the baseline for the goal: 0%*.

* The definition of the priority scope of the activities of the programs was fundamental for the actions to achieve the planned results as of 2021.

OUR PLANS FOR 2021

We will continue to invest in actions to improve the quality of basic education in the municipalities considered to be priorities for our operations. We will also expand the scope of the program and reach approximately 6,700 direct beneficiaries.

PERFORMANCE

We defined the baseline for accessibility in offices and industrial units in Brazil, using technical standards as a basis. We also revised the methodology that measures an inclusive environment in order to expand its scope, which now considers all of Suzano’s affinity groups. With this, we set a new baseline for the 91.8% goal of a perceived inclusive environment, according to the survey result*.

Baseline: 38.4% accessibility (Dec/2020) and 91.8% inclusive environment (Dec/2020).
Progress in relation to the baseline for the goal: 0% accessibility and 0% inclusive environment*.

* In 2020, we adopted new methodologies for measuring inclusive environment and accessibility, which generated a new baseline.

OUR PLANS FOR 2021

We are going to intensify our actions to improve accessibility, taking into consideration studies and analyses about the need to adapt the existing spaces.

PERFORMANCE

We achieved the goals set for 2020 of increasing the number of women in the organization and in supervisory positions and above by 10%. This result contributed to reaching 19% of women in leadership positions.

Baseline: 16% (2019).
Progress in relation to the baseline for the goal: 63.3%.

OUR PLANS FOR 2021

Our goal is to have 21% of women in leadership positions. To make this happen, a mentoring program will be put in place to accelerate women’s careers, among other actions.

PERFORMANCE

Our goal in 2020 was to increase the number of Black employees in non-operational positions by 6% to expand their possibilities for career growth. As a result, we achieved a 3% increase in the number of Black employees in non-operational positions, which, however, did not make a significant contribution to the long-term goal. We ended the year with 21% of Black employees in leadership positions (management and above).

Baseline: 22% (2019).
Progress in relation to the baseline for the goal: 0%**.

¹ Terminology used by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), including Blacks and “Pardos”.In Brazil, “Pardo” is an ethnic and skin color category used by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) in the Brazilian censuses.
** No progress was made against the baseline for the Long-Term Goal, but we did make progress in designing and executing actions to achieve the goal, and increased the number of black employees in non-operational positions.

OUR PLANS FOR 2021

Our goal is to have 23% of Black employees in leadership positions in 2021. To make this happen, we are going to develop new education and training fronts and implement actions to increase the share of Black employees at Suzano.

PERFORMANCE

In 2020, we increased our communication and engagement regarding this topic, seeking to improve its visibility and representativeness. We also increased the scope of measuring an inclusive environment for Suzano’s other affinity groups. This resulted in a 92.4% perception of an inclusive environment by LGBTI+ people.

Baseline: 92.4% (dez/2020).
Progress in relation to the baseline for the goal: 0%*.

¹ At Suzano, we chose to use the acronym LGBTI+, which stands for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transsexuals, intersexuals, and “+” symbolizing all other sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.
* In 2020, we adopted a new survey methodology to measure inclusive environment, expanding its scope. This led us to establish a new baseline, justifying the result of the goal. This does not mean that we have not advanced in the design and execution of actions to achieve the goal.

OUR PLANS FOR 2021

Our goal is to achieve a 93.8% inclusive environment in 2021. To make this happen, efforts will be made to improve the self-reporting process of LGBTI + people, among other actions.