Empowering lives
| No | 2030 Target | 2020 Baseline | 2030
Target |
2025 Target | 2025 Performance | 2024 Performance | SDGs Addressed |
| 10 | Promote equal opportunity for women (increase the proportion of women in leadership positions to 30%) | 40 (18.2%) | 30% | 29% | 27.7% | 29.40% | 5, 8, 10 |
| 11 | Promote an inclusive work environment for affinity groups and achieve a 90% positive evaluation from employees in these groups regarding respect and equity in the workplace | 27% (based on the Diversity and Inclusion Census conducted in 2024) | 90% | 1. Monitoring of key indicators for assessing respect and equity variables. 2. Continuation of the management and monitoring processes related to the implementation of the diversity and inclusion action plan. 3. Continuation of the activities conducted by the Diversity and Inclusion Committee and affinity groups, with a focus on gender, race, persons with disabilities, LGBTQIAPN+ communities, and generational diversity. |
Met | Completed Actions:
1. Consolidation of the baseline |
5, 8 |
| 12 | Promote women’s entrepreneurship in communities (at least 60% of Bracell-supported “impact business” projects to be led by women) | 56% (2023 baseline) | 60% | 56% | 73% | 1. São Paulo: conducting a socioeconomic assessment to support the development of the strategy for promoting education and combating poverty. 2. Bahia: development of an Impact Study for the Continuing Education project and update of the socioeconomic assessment. 3. Mato Grosso do Sul: execution of a socioeconomic assessment focused on territorial development. 4. Development of the methodology for managing and monitoring social targets. 5. Development of the baseline, creation of the impact framework, design of the calculation rationale, and development of the five‑year roadmap. |
1, 5, 8, 10 |
| 13 | Promote income generation for families and communities (raise the incomes of families participating in Bracell’s income creation programs in priority areas by 20%) | The target baseline considers the increase in the average monthly income of all projects in 2023, namely BRL 1,240.00. | 20% | 4% | 10% | 1. Design of the methodology for managing and monitoring social targets. 2. Establishment of the baseline. 3. Design of the impact framework and the calculation rationale for targets monitoring, and creation of the five‑year roadmap. |
1, 8, 10 |
| 14 | Advance high-quality public education (improve Portuguese and Mathematics proficiency by 30% in Bracell-supported public schools in areas with low school achievement rates) |
The proficiency improvement baseline is the 2023 weighted average proficiency (202.8), with 2023 defined as the baseline year following the launch of Bracell 2030 in October.
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30% | 11.38% | The calculation of 2025 education target is based on the scores from the Basic Education Assessment System (Saeb, in Portuguese), which considers a proficiency scale to measure learning outcomes in Portuguese Language and Mathematics. This assessment is conducted every two years by the Anísio Teixeira National Institute for Educational Studies and Research (Inep, in Portuguese). Due to the timing of Saeb scores releasing (after the publication of the 2025 Sustainability Report), Bracell 2030 performance for 2025 will be disclosed in the 2026 Sustainability Report. | 4 |
Note 1: Bracell 2030 target for women in leadership considers the number of leaders working directly in the pulp business units. The scope of the women‑in‑leadership target is based on Bracell’s operations in the year of 2020, which serves as the baseline for the 2030 target. Bracell Paper operations began in 2023.
Note 2: the positive evaluation target for underrepresented groups is measured on a biennial basis. Therefore, the 2025 target remains the same as defined in the 2024 roadmap. These actions are structural, and their results will be assessed in the Diversity and Inclusion Census to be addressed in 2026. The action plan for this target will be updated based on those results.
Nota 3: the calculation of the 2025 education target is linked to the scores from the Basic Education Assessment System (SAEB, in Portuguese), which provides a proficiency scale that measures learning in Portuguese Language and Mathematics. This assessment is conducted every two years by the Anísio Teixeira National Institute for Educational Studies and Research (Inep, in Portuguese). The scores referring to the 2025 performance were released after the publication of this report and will be disclosed in the 2026 Sustainability Report.
Provide capacity building to our people and communities through transformational initiatives
As part of our efforts around diversity and inclusion, income generation, and public education, core areas of the Empowering Lives pillar, against the 2025 target for women in leadership positions, Bracell achieved 27.7% female representation among its own leaders, totaling 113 women in leadership roles.
Within our Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) targets, we also aim to foster a more inclusive work environment for our affinity groups, with a target of achieving 90% positive feedback from these employees on respect and equity in the workplace by 2030. In 2024, the first year of implementing our Bracell 2030 roadmap, we established the baseline satisfaction levels within these groups and identified key performance indicators by which we will measure our efforts in the years ahead. The target for positive evaluation of underrepresented groups is measured on a biennial basis. Therefore, the 2025 target remains the same as defined in the 2024 roadmap. The initiatives are structural in nature, and their outcomes will be assessed through the Diversity and Inclusion census to be conducted in 2026. Based on these results, an update to the action plan will be developed.
A total of 27.7% of women in leadership positions in 2025
led by women, until 2030
Our Empowering Lives targets and commitments also aim to foster women’s entrepreneurship, expand income opportunities, and strengthen public education in the communities where we operate. Our goal is for at least 60% of “impact business” projects to be led by women, reinforcing our commitment to gender equity and female leadership.
We also aim to raise the income of families involved in income-generation initiatives in priority areas by 20% by 2030.
In education, Bracell is helping to improve learning outcomes in communities with historically low academic performance. We have set a target to increase Portuguese and Math proficiency by 30% in the public schools participating in our programs.
Promoting Women’s Entrepreneurship, Education, and Income Generation
As part of the social targets in our Bracell 2030 roadmap, we have committed to promoting women’s entrepreneurship, expanding income opportunities and strengthening public education in the regions where we operate.
In 2025, we surpassed our target to ensure that at least 60% of “impact business” projects were led by women, achieving 73%. This underscores our continued commitment to gender equity and women’s leadership (learn more about Bracell Social, our social investment platform, under GRI 203-1 Infrastructure investments and services supported).
We also aim to raise the income of families involved in income-generation initiatives in priority areas by 20% by 2030.
In education, Bracell is helping to improve learning outcomes in communities with historically low academic performance. We have set a target to increase Portuguese and math proficiency by 30% in the public schools participating in our programs.
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SDGs Addressed
