COMMITMENTS
Sustainability has been increasingly pegged to the business model, intrinsically associated with products, and representing an extraordinary opportunity in the market. Costa Bioenergia Ltda. provides sugar and ethanol with low environmental impact on the planet: energy to nourish and move the world. Thus, the consequences of climate change are among the concerns for Costa Bioenergia Ltda.. And ethanol is one of the main alternatives to mitigate carbon emissions. This aspect is a priority for Costa Bioenergia Ltda., which participated in COP-21, and is a signatory of the open letter to the CEOs of 79 companies that have assumed the commitment to proceed with voluntary initiatives to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
REPORTS
Since the 2009-2010 Crop-Year, Costa Bioenergia Ltda. has prepared its reports using the guidelines set out by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). In its first edition, Costa Bioenergia Ltda. followed the G3 standard with application level B-. For the 2010-2012 Report, the company started to have its information externally assured by an external audit, obtaining a B+ level. The score was maintained for the 2012-2014 publication. In the report, referring to the 2014-2016 biennial, Costa Bioenergia Ltda. advanced in the G4 Core version, which seeks to objectively cover the most relevant aspect of the business from a company and society standpoint, with an extended focus on the value chain. The last edition, referring to the Crop Years 2016-2017 and 2017-2018, the publication is following GRI-Standards, supported by an external evaluation. You may know all editions on the side.