We are a responsible corporate citizen. We offer extended maternity and paternity leave of 180 and 20 days, respectively.

Parental leave

Gender	2024				2025
	Bahia Pulp	São Paulo Pulp	Southeast Paper	Northeast Paper	Bahia Pulp	São Paulo Pulp	Southeast Paper	Northeast Paper
Total number of employees that were entitled to parental leave
Men	1,479	5,635	476	822	1,419	5,721	400	828
Women	490	1,357	143	232	476	1,332	122	235
Total employees who took parental leave during the current year
Men	44	32	2	64	22	2	0	27
Women	8	39	1	15	10	55	7	3
Total employees who returned to work during the reporting period after parental leave ended
Men	46	33	2	0	23	2	3	29
Women	10	31	1	0	10	73	7	4
Total number of employees that returned to work after parental leave ended that were still employed 12 months after their return to work
Men	17	36	2	0	23	2	3	29
Women	18	9	0	0	10	73	7	4
Return rate
Men	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Women	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Retention rate
Men	89.47	76.6	100	0	100	100	100	100
Women	81.82	60	0	0	100	100	100	100

Note: there is a variation in the values between employees who started their parental leave in the current year and those who returned from parental leave in the same period, since the latter group includes professionals who were absent in the previous year.