Sustainability

Sabara Group is a genuinely Brazilian company that, for almost 70 years, has been providing the best in sustainable technologies through its various branches of activity. It is present throughout Brazil and in countries in South America, North America, Europe, Africa and Asia.

Through its business units Sabará Químicos e Ingredientes, Concepta Ingredients and BioE, the company offers high-performance technologies, solutions and raw materials for the water treatment markets in sanitation and industry, animal nutrition and health, and food and beverages. Always focused on sustainability, it remains committed to ensuring the well-being of people around the world and future generations.

BioE is the Sabara Group business unit that operates in industrial segments such as sugar and alcohol, beverages, the energy market, leather, textiles, pulp and paper, among others.

In 2018, BioE became the only manufacturer of Sodium Chlorite in Latin America!

The manufacturing plant is located in Santa Bárbara d’Oeste (SP) and offers 100% automated processes, with state-of-the-art machinery, in order to deliver safety, productivity and performance capable of increasing the efficiency of its customers globally. In addition, to ensure environmental protection, all the energy used in the manufacturing process is obtained from renewable sources on the free market.

Sabara Group is the first company in Brazil and the first in the chemical sector in Latin America to have science-based targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi);

In 2019 it was the first chemical industry in Latin America to issue Green Bonds. The company raised BRL20 million in Green Bonds for meeting green criteria, which allow access to capital for environmental projects;

The Sabara Group won Amcham’s ECO 2020/21 Award, in the “Sustainability Practices - Sustainability in Products or Services” category, for its project to implement the production of sodium chlorite, a product that had previously been 100% imported. This recognition reaffirms our commitment to contributing to the UN’s 2030 Agenda and the SDGs;

It has been a signatory of the UN Global Compact since 2007;

In the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) “Climate Change” questionnaire, it received a B grade, which keeps the company at the average for the chemical sector in Brazil and South America. In relation to the global average, it was above the figure. The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is a non-profit organization that manages the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts. Their questionnaires cover a rich set of data on corporate and municipal actions;

In December 2023, Sabara Group received the Great Place to Work certification, awarded to companies recognized for offering excellent working environments, based on organizational climate surveys and employee feedback;

It received the Ecovadis Silver rating for its global commitment to sustainability;

At the Santa Bárbara d’Oeste (SP) plant, energy has been 100% renewable since 2020 and 100% clean since 2022, through a contract signed on the Free Energy Market.

The life cycle of a product includes all the stages necessary for its existence, from the extraction and processing of raw materials, through production, distribution and use, to proper disposal, with the possibility of incorporating its waste into new production cycles.

This process aims to look beyond the boundaries of the company and is not necessarily concerned with the competencies of the sector being assessed.

• Most of the social and environmental impacts related to a product do not occur where it is produced, but along the value chain;

• Life cycle assessment makes it possible to quantify environmental burdens and weigh up the positive and negative impacts that a product, system or process has on the environment. The analysis involves all the stages of the process, from raw materials to post-consumption, up to the final destination of the waste.

It is therefore essential that the set of activities or parties that provide or receive value, in the form of products or services (suppliers, workers, customers, partners, etc.), comprises the entire chain of activities related to the production of your solutions and services. By thinking through the life cycle approach, all stakeholders can make more conscious decisions that generate positive impacts on the environment, society and the economy.