Sustainability Report ENEVA 2020
OPERATION STRATEGY
IN THE AMAZON
[EM-EP-160A.1]
Anchored in our purpose of leaving a legacy of sustainability in the direct and
indirect localities surrounding our operations, in 2020 we initiated analysis to
better guide our strategy for operating in the Amazon.
Our goal is to promote economic growth while providing incentives for
conservation. We believe that the legacy of our operation depends on the
development of new vocations that enable the reduction of inequalities
and the perpetuity of social welfare in balance with the environment.
The definition of our strategy considered, among others, studies led by
Project Amazon 2030, a comprehensive diagnosis of the labor market in
the Legal Amazon, and an analysis of activities that can drive regenerative,
low-carbon economic development in the region. The studies revealed the
existence of a relatively younger labor force than in the rest of Brazil, but with
significantly lower rates of occupation and participation in the labor market,
especially among people between 18 and 29 years old; and informality and
dependence on income transfer programs.
In this context, creating opportunities for insertion into the labor market
in activities that are compatible with the forest represents a key element
for reconciling forest preservation with economic growth, with greater
generation of employment and income, and reduction of inequalities. The
studies also indicated that the Amazon is already home to enterprises that
produce products compatible with the forest in a competitive and efficient
way, with an international market that moves more than US$170 billion
per year, in which the region has a negligible participation. Our successful
experience in the HortCanaã Agricultural Hub exemplifies that it is possible
to achieve socioeconomic development while preserving the environment.
The Amazon is one of the world's richest biomes, with great economic
vocation for forestry.
We will seek to strengthen this vocation through bioeconomy, with
innovation in processes and/or products in production chains that use
renewable biological resources, creating market opportunities for small
businesses and encouraging forest conservation.
Our proposal is to implement Agroforestry Systems, building on existing
activities with already established markets. To this end, we will seek to
establish partnerships to enhance and disseminate existing capabilities
through access to knowledge about products and production techniques;
support for entering local and global value chains, access to incentivized
resources, market intelligence, and trade promotion campaigns; and
promotion of an innovation agenda, with development of pilot projects
that combine advanced technologies, practical training, and prototyping to
strengthen entrepreneurship based on the bioeconomy.
Project
Amazon 2030
amazonia2030.org.br
HortCanaã
Agricultural Hub
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