Our priority themes were defined in 2021, in partnership with an external consultancy, when we identified and validated with our main stakeholders eight material themes related to the environment, society, the economy and Governance.
These themes were also correlated with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 10 Principles of the Global Compact, of which we have been signatories since 2021.
Our growth is based on a sustainable model that places the circular economy at the heart of our activity, enabling the full valorization of agricultural raw materials and placing sustainability at the heart of every action.
Sugar cane, the raw material for our products, comes from our own plantations and from partner producers.
In all our units, we practice crop rotation to maintain the soil.
In our five units, the sugar cane is milled and the juice is extracted, which gives rise to sugar.
In our five units, sugarcane is milled and the juice is extracted, which produces ethanol.
Sugarcane bagasse is burned in boilers to produce steam, which is converted into renewable electricity. This process makes our operations energy self-sufficient and provides additional revenue from the sale of surplus energy.
Dry yeast, obtained from drying yeast cream (residue from fermentation in ethanol production), is recommended for the composition of feed used in animal nutrition.
Filter cake (originating from the sugar manufacturing process) and ash (boiler residue) are also used as biofertilizers in sugarcane fields.
Vinasse, a residue from the distillation of sugarcane juice, is used for fertigation of sugarcane fields.