Klabin Partners with Ecovadis to Advance Supply Chain Sustainability Leadership and Performance in Latin America
December 11, 2019 at 09:00 am EST
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EcoVadis announces its sustainable procurement partnership with Klabin. Together, the two companies will drive sustainability excellence across the global pulp and paper supply chain through proactive monitoring and assessment of supplier performance and risk. A pioneer in sustainability, Klabin already has a strong and well-defined sustainability framework in place with its suppliers. EcoVadis will play a key role in enabling Klabin to scale this success and strengthen ESG control across its supply base. EcoVadis’ platform and proven methodology will equip Klabin to proactively monitor, assess and benchmark supplier performance across key sustainability themes and collaborate with partners in the sector to create clear roadmaps for sustainability improvements. Klabin strives to play an active role in social, environmental and economic issues by voluntarily undertaking sustainability-related commitments, including those proposed by various renowned institutions. Most notable is Klabin’s recent adoption and collaboration toward the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
Klabin S.A. and its subsidiaries operate in segments of the paper and pulp industry, supplying the domestic and foreign markets with wood, packaging paper, paper sacks, corrugated cardboard boxes and pulp. The Company's segments include Forestry, Paper, Conversion and Pulp. The Forestry segment involves operations relating to planting and growing pine and eucalyptus trees to supply its plants, and involves selling timber to third parties in the domestic market. The Paper segment involves the production and sale of cardboard, kraftliner and recycled paper rolls in the domestic and foreign markets. The Conversion segment involves the production and sale of corrugated cardboard boxes, corrugated cardboard and industrial sacks in the domestic and foreign markets. The Pulp segment includes the production and sale of short fiber bleached pulp, long fiber bleached pulp and fluff pulp in the domestic and foreign markets. The Company has over 20 industrial units in Brazil and Argentina.