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INSTITUTO CARNAUBA

We are founders of The Instituto Carnauba Socio- Ambiental (ICS), which is oriented to develop social projects fully supported by the company and partners with a strong focus in rural communities.

To materialize our respect for society and the environment environment we became a Commercial Member of the Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT).

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Union for Ethical Biotrade

Agrocera is a member of UEBT (Union for Ethical Biotrade), an international non-profit organization that is recognized for promoting ethical sourcing of ingredients from biodiversity.

Through our membership of UEBT, our company reinforces its commitment to biodiversity, establishing policies and developing actions that respect the environment and contribute to socio-environmental development.

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commitments to sustainability, SDGs and Ethical Biotrade.

Sustainability commitments until 2030 involve people and the environment, including:

1. Provide training for 2,500 people in good management practices, health and safety in the field and human rights, in all carnauba producing states.
2. Distribution of 2,500 safety equipment kits to trained farmers (glasses, bottle, water, boots and Arab cap)
3. Train 500 students in rural schools on the topics: environmental conservation, cerrado and carnaúba.
4. Renovate 4 rural schools.
5. Provide technical support to 150 producers, in terms of assistance in registering work cards, training in human rights and worker rights.
6. Maintain constructive dialogue with all interested parties, municipal, state and federal governments, civil society institutions, seeking horizontal improvement in the carnauba supply chain.
7. Seek energy efficiency for the entire fleet of trucks that provide logistical support for the two factory units.
8. Plant 10,000 seedlings of plants native to the cerrado.
9. Encourage alternative means of income through crafts, holding two cultural fairs to promote the sale of products made by women.
10. Donation of a straw beating machine to the producing community
11. I encourage the regularization of 60 straw beating machines, in accordance with the guidelines of regulatory standard 12, on health and safety of rural machines.

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