With five Bonsucro™-certified partner mills, Copersucar is now the largest supplier of sugar and ethanol produced in accordance with this international sustainability standard. A total of 7.8 million tonnes of sugarcane has been certified, equivalent to 470 thousand tonnes of sugar and 345 million litres of ethanol. In addition to the largest volume ever certified, Copersucar is now compliant with the Bonsucro EU RED
production standard, which sets forth fundamental requirements for the commercialization of biofuels in the European Union.
Bonsucro’s Production Standard assesses the biodiversity, ecosystem and human rights impacts of sugarcane production and demands legal compliance and continuous improvement throughout the production process. This is assessed against key indicators, such as energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions and water
consumption. Sugarcane mills are required to be members of Bonsucro and certificates are valid for three years, with annual audits.
Bonsucro™ is a multi-stakeholder organisation recognized as the main reference worldwide for the sustainable production of sugarcane and derivatives. Certification attests to the use of sustainable practices in biomass processing, ranging from sugarcane cultivation to sugar and ethanol production.
This certification represents yet another step towards the achievement of Copersucar’s mission of creating sustainable value with integrated logistics throughout the production chain, from the plantation to the end customer. “Sustainability is at the heart of our business strategy as an attribute increasingly valued by the market and society as a whole”, says Chief Executive Officer, Paulo Roberto de Souza. “As leader of the sugar and ethanol market, Copersucar is committed to furthering sustainability among production mills and logistics partners. This commitment generates value in every link of the chain, benefiting customers, the environment and the community”.
The five mills that have been awarded Bonsucro™ certification are the Quatá mill (belonging to the Zilor group, located in Quatá, São Paulo); São Manoel (in São Manuel, São Paulo); Santa Adélia (in Jaboticabal, São Paulo); Barra Grande (Zilor, in Lençóis Paulista, São Paulo), and São José (also belonging to Zilor, in Macatuba, São Paulo). These units met the assessment requirements in the five principles set forth in the Bonsucro production standard: legal compliance; respect for human rights and labour standards; efficient raw material, production and process management; active management of biodiversity and ecosystem services, and continuous improvement in key business areas. To ensure compliance with the European Union Renewable Energy Directive the mills have also met eight additional requirements, including monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions and traceability within the ethanol chain of custody.
With integrated operations, Copersucar and its partner mills have adopted a sustainability management model not only to meet current demands and anticipate customer requirements, but also driven by the conviction that sustainable management is a prerequisite for the success and continuity of the business. “This is
an ongoing process of engagement and striving for higher standards, which will be intensified in all the 48 partner mills”, states Mauricio de Mauro, director of Planning and leader of the Copersucar Sustainability Process.
About Copersucar S/A: Incorporated in 2008, Copersucar is the largest Brazilian sugar and ethanol commercialization operation integrated with production. Its unique business model combines the production of 48 partner mills and approximately 50 non-partner mills in an integrated, large-scale logistics, transportation, storage and commercialization system managed directly by the company to serve the domestic
and global markets.
About Bonsucro™: Bonsucro is a multi-stakeholder organisation established to reduce the environmental and social impacts of sugarcane, by designating a Standard and programme to transform the industry. Bonsucro is an industry initiative that has worked to bring together all stakeholders and develop a means of achieving its objectives with the sugarcane business. Bonsucro is a registered trademark in the UK, EU and a trademark in other countries. For a full list of members visit the website www.bonsucro.com.
Contact:
Comunicação Copersucar
Guilherme Pena
(11) 2618-8578 / (11) 99402-0769
gpmpena@copersucar.com.br
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These Terms of Use may be amended or updated unilaterally and at any time by Copersucar, whenever new resources or functionalities are added to the website or whenever Copersucar, at its sole discretion, deems necessary.
The amendments to the Terms of Use will become effective on the date on which they are published on the website, and Copersucar shall post and maintain, at the top of the Terms of Use page, a notice reporting the updates made to the Terms of Use for at least 30 (thirty) days of the date on which such update is published.
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Users who do not agree to these Terms of Use should not use the website.
Since these Terms of Use may be updated, Users should review these Terms of Use periodically. The use of the website after any eventual update to these Terms of Use shall be deemed to be acceptance of the updated Terms of Use by Users.
All content of the website is offered to people aged 18 (eighteen) or older or to minors authorized by their parents or guardians. Copersucar reserves the right to assume that website Users meet the requirements above.
Copersucar may change the format and contents of the entire website at any time, as well as discontinue its operation and restrict or terminate access to the website at any time, regardless of prior notice to Users.
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The website may contain links to third-party websites and Copersucar shall not be held liable for any analysis, assessment, or content of such third-party websites, and Users shall be responsible for evaluating browsing and content of each such websites exclusively.
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Users are solely liable for the use they make of all contents, products and services made available through the website.
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This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”) aims to describe how we protect the privacy of Users, which shall be construed to mean any individual or legal entity accessing or using the website, via any means, when visiting Copersucar S/A’s website.
This Privacy Policy sets out which types of User information are collected and controlled when the website is accessed and how this information is shared.
This Privacy Policy may be amended or updated unilaterally and at any time by Copersucar, whenever new resources or functionalities are added to the website or whenever Copersucar, at its sole discretion, deems necessary.
The amendments to the Privacy Policy will become effective on the date on which they are published on the website, and Copersucar shall post and maintain, at the top of the Privacy Policy page, a notice reporting the updates made to the Privacy Policy for at least 30 (thirty) days of the date on which such update is published.
This Privacy Policy governs the “User information” collected on our website.
Considering that our website is freely accessible, except for areas requiring User registration, information like names or emails of Users are not collected, however, information regarding IP of the computer, location, time, time spent on the website, and device or browser used are collected.
Although the website does not collect personally identifiable information, whenever Users access the website via search engines or third-party websites, it is possible that information such as name, gender, age group, and other personal information are received by the website.
The website only collects the personal information that you willingly provide (using the mouse and the keyboard) when using our website. The information collected depends on how you use our website.
By accessing the website, Users agree to and accept the terms of this Privacy Policy.
If Users do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, they should not use the website.
Since this Privacy Policy may be updated, Users should review this Privacy Policy periodically. The use of the website after any eventual update to the Privacy Policy shall be deemed to be acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy by Users.
Whenever necessary, this Privacy Policy may be supplemented or changed through specific “Privacy Notices,” which will contain details concerning the personal information collected on given pages of the website and it will be used.
When accessing login- and password-protected website pages, specific data may be requested or it may be necessary to agree to special terms, which will supplement or change this Privacy Policy with respect to issues governed by the special conditions.
Users should be aware that, whenever using the “Trabalhe Conosco” (Work with Us) tool, they will be redirected to a third-party website, a partner of Copersucar’s Human Resources Department, and that, by entering personal details, such as their name, address, e-mail, and work experience, among others, they will be entering information outside Copersucar’s website and, therefore, such data will be governed by the privacy policy of the partner’s website, thus, Users should review the privacy policy of the partner’s website and only complete their profile if they agree to such policy.
Personal information shall only be used (i) in the delivery of products, services, or information requested from Copersucar, (ii) for security, credit check, or fraud prevention purposes, (iii) for a better understanding of Users’ needs and interests, and (iv) to improve website content, functionalities, and usability.
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We have the right to assume that anyone accessing our website with the login and password assigned to a given User has the right to do so. Users are fully responsible for the activities of anyone accessing the website using the password assigned to the Users, even when such person was not actually authorized by the Users. Whenever Users believe their passwords are being used without their authorization, they should change it promptly.
The website contains links to third-party websites, operated by other companies. Hence, Users should be aware that this Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites and that Users must review the Privacy Policy of such websites.
All content of the website is offered to people aged 18 (eighteen) or older or to minors authorized by their parents or guardians. Copersucar reserves the right to assume that website Users meet the requirements above.
All questions concerning this Privacy Policy should be sent to email comunicacao@copersucar.com.br.