Environmental Management System
- Efficient and rational consumption of electricity, water resources and fuels
- Control and elimination of black smoke emissions and noise from vehicles on the move
- Proper disposals of waste generated.
- Immediate response to emergency situations
- Fostering environmental education among its employees
Targets and priorities
Management
- Recording data on consumption and waste disposal
- Undertaking preventive maintenance on the diesel-powered fleet
- Abiding by the schedules intended for maintenance of the Environmental Management System
- Employee training in environmental education
- Submission of monthly reports about environmental indicators
- Drafting and implementation of action plans for mitigating environmental irregularities
Among the impacts arising from the operations of its portfolio, SIMPAR believes the most sensitive to be those related to climate change. Thus, the issue appears in the Sustainability Policy, where the focus is on the strategic discussions held each month by the sustainability committees, and submitted on a quarterly basis to the Board of Directors. This issue is primarily managed within the scope of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Program. The company’s objective is to measure the actual environmental impact of its business, primarily within the context of the discussions about emission reduction plans in various forums around the world. In this respect, the company draws up an emissions inventory based on the international methodology of the GHG Protocol. In addition to publishing the study, there are reduction targets that encompass scopes 1, 2 and 3 – the latter being somewhat challenging because it refers to emissions by outsourced fleets. In this case, the company is striving to enhance its influence, while monitoring and engaging with the entire value chain.
Decarbonization strategy
- The potential for acquiring electric and biomethane-powered vehicles.
- Migration from consumption of gasoline to ethanol.
- Implementation of mechanisms for incentivizing and ensuring use of ethanol instead of gasoline.
- Installation of telemetry technology in the largest portion of the fleet, to improve the driver’s performance and reduce fuel consumption.
- Expand the share of renewable energy sources in the energy matrix, allowing emissions to be significantly reduced.
- Promoting the reduction of CO2 emissions by implementing new technologies like diffusors for installation on gasoil vehicles, enabling a clean explosion in the engine.
- Optimization of operations, making them more efficient and investing in better technologies and maintenance.
Risks and opportunities
Additionally, climate-related risks and opportunities also influence financial planning at SIMPAR. Expenditures, allocation of and access to capital, as well as Click here for more about SIMPAR’s environmental management and performance focused on reducing the impacts arising from the consumption of natural resources.