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40 STRATEGY AND PERFORMANCE Managing emissions (G4-EN15, G4-EN16, G4-EN17, G4-EN18 and G4-EN19) Aware of the potential conse- quences of climate change for the business and for society as a whole and of the impacts caused at some stages of its production cycle, Eldorado is attentive to discussions around this question and seeks to enhance its processes and decrease its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The company's first production stage, however, generates positive impacts. Using responsible planting practices the company's eucalyp- tus forests, which have a planting to harvest cycle of around seven years, sinks more CO₂ from the atmosphere than older forests. Eldorado monitors its emissions on an annual basis and publishes its greenhouse gas inventory based on the Brazilian GHG Protocol pro- gram, which takes into account the emission factors established by the Intergovernmental Panel on Cli- mate Change (IPCC). From 2015 to 2016, the company's direct emis- sions were reduced by 20%, from 369,774.82 tCO₂e to 295,770.75 tCO,e. The decrease was the result of the substitution of fuel oil with natural gas in the lime kiln, one of the stationary sources at the Três Lagoas industrial plant. There was also a decrease in indi- rect emissions (scope 2 and relative to purchased energy) and in other relevant indirect emissions (scope 3, which includes, for example, emissions from the transportation of timber and pulp by third-parties and the emissions generated by business travel). Eldorado's energy intensity, measured by the quantity of tCO,e generated over the quan- tity of pulp produced, decreased from 0.27 to 0.21 tCO,e/ADT (see the following chart and the compa- ny's complete emissions data in the Attachments section). Reductions in 2016 29,450.84 tCO₂e of emissions avoided by Eldorado in 2016 ELDORADO BRASIL 2016 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 41 2,300 forestry area employ- ees were trained to identify the fauna on Eldorado's lands Waste management (G4-EN23) Solid waste management at Eldo- rado complies with the directives set forth in Brazil's national solid waste policy and the solid waste management plan, including ac- tions related to the generation, disposal and reduction of this type of waste. Although there was an 8.8% increase in the total volume of waste generated due to larger waste volumes in the growing areas, the company made a series of advances during the year. After new procedures adopted in the wastewater treatment plant at the Três Lagoas industrial unit, it was possible to reduce the volume of biological sludge, driving a positive impact on waste disposal in land- fills. The volume of waste recycled also grew during the year (complete information in the Attachments section). Managing biodiversity (G4-EN11 and G4-EN12) As part of its environmental man- agement strategy, Eldorado is con- stantly engaged in the preserva- tion of conservation areas located near the company's planting areas. The farms in which the eucalyp- tus forests are concentrated are located in the Cerrado biome and are spread over 13 municipalities in Mato Grosso do Sul: Água Clara, Anastácio, Aparecida do Taboado, Bataguassu, Brasilândia, Dois Irmãos do Buriti, Inocência, Pa- ranaíba, Ribas do Rio Pardo, Santa Rita do Pardo, Selvíria, Terenos and Três Lagoas. These areas extend over 103,000 hectares, of which more than 81,000 hectares have consolidated vegetation, while the remainder is being reconstituted. The Canoas and Pântano farms, in Selvíria, and the Serrinha farm, in Três Lagoas, have High Conser- vation Value Areas (AAVC in the Portuguese acronym) for which reason they are the target of an integrated protection, conserva- tion and monitoring plan. The plan includes actions such as property surveillance; signs prohibiting hunting, fishing and the extraction of timber; fire hazard warnings; environmental education initiatives for nearby communities; training programs for Eldorado employees; and ongoing monitoring of flora and fauna, in particular medium- sized and large birds and mammals (see the complete list of protected and restored habitats in the Attach- ments section).
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