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Forest Fire Prevention
(Ethos Sector Disclosures)
Eldorado Brasil is a member of the Asso-
ciation of Planted Forest Producers and
Consumers of Mato Grosso do Sul (Reflore/
MS), which brings together strategic players
in the forestry value chain.
The following were some of our forest fire
prevention initiatives in the year:
In the second half of 2022, Eldorado
organized an interactive educational
initiative in 18 schools in Mato Grosso do
Sul to enhance engagement around fire
prevention, particularly during the dry
season, when strong winds can cause
wildfires to spread rapidly. The project,
called "Eldorado Brasil - Together against
wildfires," used interactive role-play to
raise awareness about wildfires among
more than 10,000 students aged 5 to 15,
with over 30 presentations delivered.
The participating schools are located
in the cities of Inocência, Selvíria, Água
Clara, Santa Rita do Pardo, Ribas do Rio
Pardo, and Três Lagoas. The goal was to
alert students to Actions that are harmful to
the environment, and teach them to teach
others about fire safety.
In collaboration with REFLORE, we ran a
prevention campaign under the theme
"Zero Wildfires: Consistent Prevention. Swift
Reaction," using outdoor advertising, radio
spots, and awareness videos disseminated
to the general public.
The communities surrounding our farms
were also engaged through the distribution
of leaflets and promotional items. The
distributed materials contained information
about prevention and contact numbers for
emergency situations.
We also established a partnership with the
Rural Union to provide firefighting equip-
ment to train communities neighboring our
farms in responding to forest fires.
Innovation
and Technology
GRI 3-3: Management of material topic
Innovation is a key enabler of business growth, and is
embedded in our organizational culture at Eldorado
Brasil. In the workplace, we encourage employees to
pitch ideas and suggestions for improvement. This
has helped to consistently position Eldorado at the
forefront of technological advancements in the pulp
sector, and as an industry leader.
We take a decentralized approach to innovation,
ensuring greater agility in implementing new ideas
across three main fronts: Forestry Operations, Mill
Operations, and Logistics. Our innovation efforts
aim to reduce environmental impacts, optimize
the use of natural resources, increase productivity,
lower operational costs, improve health and safety
for employees and communities, and develop
new products. These efforts ensure the long-term
sustainability and growth of the business through
continuous improvement of our field, mill and logis-
tics operations.
thermo
entific
Innovative thinking is highly valued within the com-
pany. Programs such as Inovar and Inova+ gather
ideas from employees in our mill and forestry opera-
tions, focusing on process and procedures improve-
ments to enhance operational efficiency and create
safer and more productive workplace environments.
The top ideas are approved, and implemented at
the mill and in our forestry assets.
In 2022 the Inovar program received
more than 293 ideas, of which 97 were
successfully implemented at the mill.
The Inova+ program implemented 195
employee ideas in forestry operations.
The innovations aim to improve process
efficiency and environmental safety.
Description of impacts
Aspect GRI 304-2
Species affected
2020
2021
Fauna
Fauna
Extent of areas
Protected areas
Protected areas
impacted
Duration of impacts
Short term
Reversibility or
Reversible
irreversibility of impacts
Long term
Irreversible, with
improvements in
protected areas
2022
Wildlife (connecting forest patches
and using forest areas responsibly)
Protected areas
Long term
Irreversible, with improvements in
protected areas
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Eldorado Brasil
Sustainability Report 2022
Foreword
The Eldorado
Way
Corporate
Governance
Planet
Stewardship
People
GRI Content
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