Sustainable operations
BIOECONOMY
We believe in the bioeconomy, which is an economy focused on using resources and new technologies to create more sustainable products and services. Therefore, we want to promote this system, aiming at the development and use of products with a lower environmental impact, which are part of the closed circuit of the production chain.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
The Circular Economy is sustainable development. It is our way of thinking about the future, where everything that is extracted from nature is reintegrated into the ecosystem without generating liabilities.
PRODUCTS
As manufacturers of renewable, more sustainable products, we advocate for the replacement of fossil-based packaging with biodegradable and recyclable alternatives, made from pulp fibers and wood. Our products are developed in a customized and personalized way, meeting the needs of each customer, with high technology and complexity. Whether using virgin or recycled fibers in product composition, we promote the rational and maximized use of natural resources.
CONSUMPTION
Our renewable, recyclable and biodegradable materials offer customers the best and most sustainable options for conscious consumption with a lower impact. Klabin bioproducts are key to the development of a low-carbon circular economy, in which society's ever-changing demands are met while meeting the expectations of the most conscientious consumers.
NATURAL RESOURCES
100% of our fibers come from planted and sustainable forests. Our forestry management ensures the integrity of the ecosystem and the regeneration of renewable resources, in addition to protecting biodiversity and helping to fight global warming by sequestrating carbon from the atmosphere. We are a carbon positive company, that is, we capture more CO2 from the atmosphere than our operations emit.
DECOMPOSITION
At the end of their life cycle, the Klabin biologically-based products can be safely reintegrated into the ecosystem, without impacting the environment, restoring part of the energy, water and nutrients offered by soil in the pine and eucalyptus forest production.
ÁREAS PLANTADAS
Em média 84 árvores plantadas por minuto e 248 mil hectares de florestas nativas, mais do que a soma das áreas dos municípios de São Paulo e Curitiba.
PRESERVAÇÃO
Mantemos 42% de área florestal destinados à conservação e à manutenção da biodiversidade.
RECICLAGEM DE RESÍDUOS
Reciclagem de 98.3% de todos os resíduos gerados nas fábricas Monte Alegre e Puma (PR) pela central de resíduos, com capacidade de processar 314.4 mil toneladas por mês.
MENOS ÁGUA
São 24 m3 de água consumidos por tonelada de celulose produzida, frente à média de 30 m3 por tonelada usualmente consumidos numa fábrica tradicional.
ENERGIA RENOVÁVEL
Capacidade de gerar energia limpa a partir do vapor produzido pelas caldeiras de licor preto e biomassa, dando à Klabin condição de autossuficiência energética na Unidade Puma, e também disponibilização de 1.007.411 MW para o Sistema Elétrico Brasileiro, contribuindo para a limpeza da matriz energética brasileira.
DIFERENCIAIS NO TRATAMENTO E DESCARGA DE EFLUENTES
Inclusão de uma terceira etapa no tratamento na unidade do Puma garantindo padrões de emissões facilmente absorvíveis pelo corpo hídrico. Além disso, o ponto de descarga é anterior ao ponto de captação.
MATRIZ ENERGÉTICA
A participação de combustíveis renováveis em nossa matriz energética é de 90%, demonstrando que a sustentabilidade é um dos principais alicerces da gestão dos negócios da Klabin.
BIODIVERSIDADE
Identificamos em nossas florestas do Paraná e em Santa Catarina cerca de cerca de 822 espécies de animais e 1.905 espécies de plantas. O intenso trabalho de preservação da biodiversidade, o emprego de práticas ambientalmente corretas no manejo florestal e o manejo adequado da paisagem, propiciam à Klabin um excelente aproveitamento do potencial de produção das florestas e a proteção dos recursos naturais.
EMISSÕES DE GASES DE EFEITO ESTUFA (GEE)
A Klabin tem realizado um grande esforço para reduzir o uso de combustíveis fósseis e consequentemente a redução da emissão de GEE para a atmosfera. Desde 2003, já reduzimos mais de 64% das emissões específicas de escopo 1 e 2 em nossas operações. O nosso balanço de CO2 é positivo, ou seja, capturamos mais CO2 da atmosfera através de nossas florestas do que as nossas operações industriais emitem.
MAIOR RECICLADORA DE PAPÉIS DO BRASIL
Na Klabin, produzimos mais de 400 mil toneladas de papel reciclado por ano, o que representa 11% do mercado de reciclagem do país e nos torna a maior recicladora de papéis do Brasil. Também somos a maior compradora de aparas de papelão do mercado, o que fomenta ainda mais o mercado de reciclagem e reforça nossa atuação e crença no modelo de economia circular.
SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS IN OUR UNITS
Environmental preservation and biodiversity are part of the Klabin DNA. We constantly invest in scientific research, in the preservation of native forests, natural resources and wild fauna, as well as in the control of environmental impacts and in the sustainable growth of communities neighboring our sites.
Commitment to the preservation of natural resources
All of the Klabin operations consider the environmental management aspects part of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their strategy, namely, water, energy, climate change and biodiversity. With this, we reinforce our commitment to preserve natural resources, seeking to reduce the use of non-renewable resources, environmental impact control and biodiversity preservation, by preserving fauna and flora in the forests where the company operates.
Energy management that prioritizes a renewable matrix
The Puma Unit produces more energy than it consumes. With that, the company can make the surplus available in the National Integrated System, contributing towards revenue generation, while also contributing towards a cleaner national energy matrix.
Greenhouse gas emissions
Reducing atmospheric emissions is one of the items in the Klabin Sustainability Policy and is also set forth in SDG 13. With the increased use of fuels from renewable sources, the company contributes to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG).
Climate change
Klabin follows the enforcement of the precautionary principle established at the Eco-92 Conference and constantly evaluates all aspects that pose a risk to the environment. Among the potential risks mapped are the average increase in temperature and rainfall rates; increase in extreme events such as windstorms and storms; reduction of frost and the appearance of new forest pests. In addition, we are the first Brazilian company to commit to targets to lower Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions based on science, in line with the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). We were also the first company in the pulp and paper industry in Latin America to have our targets approved by the SBTi. In 2021, we created the framework for the Impacto NetZero movement, in partnership with the UN Global Compact Brazil Network, to engage companies and society in projects to reduce and neutralize carbon emissions by 2050.
Focus on rational use and reuse of water
We manage our water resources rationally, reusing water whenever possible and treating 100% of our effluents.
Waste Management
Waste management at Klabin may have four different destinations: recycling, Class 1 landfills, decontamination or use as fuel or incineration. All these measures are in line with the National Solid Waste Policy (Law 12.305/10), aimed at reducing the generation of this type of waste and the correct handling and disposal of materials.
OPERATING EFFICIENCY
Working with an integrated vision of its business, is part of the Klabin DNA, from the forest to production flow, always ensuring maximum operating efficiency. People, innovation and sustainability drive us to the performance we want. When these four pillars are in synergy like the blades of a weather vane, we have achieved the operating efficiency we wish for. Klabin is an integrated company, from forestry management, through the production of pulp and paper, to the manufacture of packaging paper and paper packaging that are present in the daily lives of people all over the world.
