Thursday, December 3, 2020 2:15 pm
|
SÃO PAULO (News release) -- Suzano, a global reference in bioproducts derived from the cultivation of eucalyptus trees, was selected as a component of the Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE) of the Brazilian B3 Exchange for 2021. The ISE is an index that tracks the performance of listed corporations based on the aspects of corporate sustainability, social justice, environmental balance and corporate governance.
The company was included in the portfolio announced this week, which is composed of 46 stocks of 39 companies and is valid from January 4 to December 30, 2021. With its inclusion in the ISE, Suzano reaffirms its commitment to the long-term goals it announced in last February that include, among other measures, removing 40 million tons of additional carbon from the air by 2030, producing 10 million tons of biobased products to replace plastic and petroleum products and acting to remove 200,000 people from below the poverty line.
"Being included in this list reinforces that we are on the right path in our ESG practices. We will continue to work so that our activities continue to be recognized by independent evaluators and consequently associated with our ongoing evolution to build a sustainable economy," said Marcelo Bacci, CFO and IRO of Suzano..
The company was included in the portfolio announced this week, which is composed of 46 stocks of 39 companies and is valid from January 4 to December 30, 2021. With its inclusion in the ISE, Suzano reaffirms its commitment to the long-term goals it announced in last February that include, among other measures, removing 40 million tons of additional carbon from the air by 2030, producing 10 million tons of biobased products to replace plastic and petroleum products and acting to remove 200,000 people from below the poverty line.
"Being included in this list reinforces that we are on the right path in our ESG practices. We will continue to work so that our activities continue to be recognized by independent evaluators and consequently associated with our ongoing evolution to build a sustainable economy," said Marcelo Bacci, CFO and IRO of Suzano..