Innovation and Sustainability
Discover our programs.
Compartilhar Program
The Compartilhar Program was created with a clear purpose: to further strengthen the partnership with our suppliers, driving a positive impact on society and the environment. Through this initiative, we will act on essential fronts, directly aligned with our commitments and sustainable development.
The program's main pillars of action include combating the climate crisis, reducing poverty and promoting education.
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Climate Change in the Value Chain
Remove 40 million tons of carbon from the atmosphere by 2025.
Reduce specific emissions by 15% by 2030
In order to act in mitigating and adapting to climate change, Suzano has entered into a partnership with the Carbon Disclosure Project - CDP, an international non-profit organization, to engage its suppliers in measuring and reducing carbon emissions.
We have incorporated the topic into our business model using a systemic and collaborative approach, connecting local and global agendas.
The program aims to strengthen emissions management in the value chain, promoting data transparency, setting targets and assessing risks and opportunities related to climate change.
We are committed to generating and sharing value, increasingly assessing positive impacts through our long-term goals.
Cuidar da Água in the Value Chain
The Cuidar da Água program is an initiative by Suzano in partnership with the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) that seeks to encourage its partners to improve water resource management. Through the program, suppliers will be guided to measure their water consumption, provide transparency in their management, set goals and assess risks and opportunities in relation to the use of water resources.
Learn about our long-term goals:
Increased water availability in all river basins considered critical in the company's areas of operation.
15% reduction in water withdrawal by 2030.
Inclusive Purchasing
At Suzano, we believe that diversity, equity and inclusion are essential to strengthening our supply chain. The Inclusive Purchasing Program aims to expand opportunities and foster a more diverse and accessible market.
At Suzano, we believe that diversity, equity and inclusion are essential to strengthening our supply chain. The Inclusive Purchasing Program aims to expand opportunities and foster a more diverse and accessible market.
We operate on two main fronts:
Expanding Business with Women-Owned Businesses
We seek to increase the number of suppliers and investments in companies that are 51% or more owned and managed by women. To this end, we partner with WEConnect International, a global network that certifies women-led companies.
Gender Diversity in Operations
Our commitment also includes increasing the number of women hired as third-party workers in Suzano’s operations, through training programs in partnership with suppliers. So far, more than 100 women have been impacted by these initiatives. Learn more about the Women in Management program, which promotes the training and inclusion of women in the logistics sector.
Semear Program
Meet the Program
The Semear Program is an initiative carried out in partnership with Sebrae to promote the financial sustainability of Suzano's supply chain. Focused on micro and small businesses, the program supports suppliers that have headquarters or branches in states where Suzano operates, promoting training and structured growth. The initiative seeks to strengthen local partners through good management practices, innovation and principles of legal and socio-environmental responsibility, aligned with Suzano's sustainable business model.
Female Entrepreneurship and Income Generation
Semear Delas is an offshoot of the Semear Program, created to train and strengthen female entrepreneurship in the regions where Suzano operates. The initiative expands income generation opportunities for women, directly impacting 42 participants in 4 communities in Maranhão. With a focus on training and empowerment, the program contributes to the sustainable growth of businesses led by women.
Partnership with Sebrae
Semear Program Actions
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Performance evaluation
Every year, our critical suppliers in the categories of fixed services, inputs, forestry and industrial raw materials are assessed for their performance. This assessment takes into account several requirements and the final score is the Supplier Performance Index (SPI). We explain the SPI below so that you can better understand it.
Curiosity: critical suppliers are those that provide items with the potential to generate major impacts on the capacity or quality of products, on the performance of processes, on the safety of equipment and employees, on the health of our team and on the integrity of equipment.
Technical quality:
punctuality, technical qualification, process structuring and technical support.
Safety:
SSO performance, safety dialogue and personal protective equipment.
Environment:
operational processes, occurrences and environmental impacts, response to occurrences and black smoke.
Social:
operational processes, occurrences and environmental impacts, response to occurrences and black smoke.
Partnership level:
Degree of supplier collaboration.
Self-assessment:
social impacts and respect for Human Rights.
Benefits of assessment
The performance evaluation will show the supplier's score for each requirement, guiding the supplier on what needs to be adjusted internally, encouraging continuous improvement. The higher the scores in the evaluation, the higher the IDF will be, which generates more visibility for the supplier.
To understand the details, access the Supplier Performance Evaluation Process document.
Supplier Performance Index (SPI)
With the average of the supplier's scores in each requirement of the Performance Assessment and the analysis of the degree of economic and financial risk of the partner organization, we arrive at the final score, the Supplier Performance Index, which can obtain the following classifications:
Suzano Valoriza
Suzano Valoriza aims to recognize and celebrate the performance of suppliers, strengthening the culture of partnership, valuing and expanding our role in transforming the way we produce, consume and relate to the world, people and planet.
The awards will be distributed in the following categories: Industrial, Forestry, Logistics and Administrative Services, Industrial and Forestry Inputs, MRO and CAPEX. Suppliers will be evaluated by the following Indicators:
Supplier Performance Index – IDF
Self-Assessment - Self-assessment questionnaire covering socio-environmental issues.
Partnership Level - Degree of supplier collaboration
Risk Level - Index constructed from labor, financial and economic data and information from companies providing fixed services. And Serasa for input suppliers.
Innovation in the Value Chain
Suzano believes in the power of connections and partnerships to drive innovation in the service of sustainability. With this in mind, we launched the Innovability in the Value Chain program, which invites suppliers to develop innovative solutions for a more sustainable future.
The initiative works through cycles of challenges, promoting greater collaboration and innovation in Suzano's chain. This is an opportunity to strengthen ties, generate a positive impact on society and contribute to the purpose of renewing life through trees.
