Sustainability Report 2021 Vivara
Message from
Management
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Strategy, implementation and sustainability
Resilience, creativity, sense of ownership, care
and commitment: these are some of the words
that help explain our sustainable growth record-
ed in 2021. The year had good results, greatly
influenced by the commitment to deliver on our
goals, even in challenging times.
Through the Onyx Project, whose aim was to
review our strategic planning, we strengthened
our governance and designed a new structure
for managing projects for the coming years,
based on four pillars aligned to the growth ave-
nues informed in the IPO process. The environ-
mental, social and governance (ESG) topic was
included in the Business Sustainability pillar, also
ensuring greater governance of the topic, which
unfolds in the different business areas and links
sustainability goals to the variable bonus of a
larger number of executives and teams.
We met the goal of our expansion plan, open-
ing 46 points of sale, supported by investments
of more than R$100 million. Life by Vivara cel-
ebrated its ten years in style, getting a "new
look", registering significant sales and custom-
er base, as well as greater autonomy in relation
to the brand it was born under. We also had an
increase in production capacity at the Manaus
factory, creating more than 250 job openings in
the region.
Sales at the stores opened last year have ex-
ceeded our initial expectations, resulting from
an intensive training routine for our sellers to
ensure customer service excellence at stores,
an increasingly efficient product strategy and
closer monitoring of points of sale.
With physical store operations returning to nor-
mal without any restrictions in mid-May, the
share of digital channel in total sales stabilized,
accounting for 17.4% of the company's total
revenue and proving to be a complementary
and strategic channel for us. The digital expe-
rience of our customers and the omnichannel
strategy showed great advances in the year.
We enabled interstate sales in over 50 markets,
integrated buyer's journeys, improved user ex-
perience and reduced delivery times.
We managed to grow rapidly, opening the high-
est number of stores in our history and, yet,
turned our business profitable. Net operating
revenue grew 37.7% from the previous year
and 23.7% in relation to 2019, the pre-pandem-
ic period. Net income increased 95.8% in rela-
tion to 2020 and by almost 32.3% compared to
2019, reflecting the work of a committed and
engaged team.
These results only make sense if they can be
sustained over time, ensuring business perpe-
tuity in the financial, social, and environmental
aspects. We established our Vision of the Fu-
ture for Sustainability, built with the participa-
tion of several areas of the company and that
defined as its focus the empowerment of wom-
en, diversity, and social and environmental re-
sponsibility in raw materials and operations.
We have taken another key step to strength-
en our diversity journey at Vivara, with internal
campaigns and the development of our Diversi-
ty and Women Empowerment Program, which
will be rolled out in 2022. In 2021, women held
87% of our leadership positions.
Our Supply Chain Audit and Development Pro-
gram ensures the responsible sourcing of our
raw materials. We invest in campaigns focused
on the circular economy, with about 25% of our
gold coming from recycling, avoiding primary ex-
traction. We maintained our commitments to in-
ternational initiatives such as the Initiative for Re-
sponsible Mining Assurance, the United Nations
Global Compact and the UN Women's Empower-
ment Principles, and joined national movements
supporting environmental preservation.
Despite a still troubled scenario in an election
year, with negative pressures affecting the con-
sumer market mainly due to higher inflation
and interest rates, we see a year of opportuni-
ties in 2022. Our balance sheet remains solid
and balanced to sustain a rapid growth cycle,
combined with sufficient investments to pave
the way going forward. We will also continue to
strengthen our sustainability agenda, with the
consolidation of commitments by establishing
our ESG targets.
Over the last 59 years, Vivara has built its lead-
ership in Brazil's jewelry market. In 2022, we
will celebrate 60 years of Vivara and continue
to spearhead the consolidation of the jewelry
market in Brazil. We look towards Vivara's con-
tinuity by overcoming new obstacles, aware of
our responsibility to shareholders, employees,
customers and partners in our network. These
relationships of mutual trust are what have
shaped us over the last six decades, and will
continue to guide who we are over the next 60
years. Thank you very much! We are sure that
we are building a fantastic story - even more
unique and special.
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SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2021 VIVARA
PAULO KRUGLENSKY
CEO
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2021 VIVARA
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