Suzano's governance structure is made up of the Board of Directors, supported by the Fiscal Council, the Executive Committee and six Advisory Committees, including the Sustainability Committee and the Strategy and Innovation Committee. The members of the Board and Committees are selected based on their education, professional experiences, representative gender diversity and technical skills, seeking experience in finance, accounting, technology and innovation, risks, sustainability, and the company's business, and cultural and viewpoint diversity, as well as recognition for ethical and moral behavior.
At the regular meetings of the Board of Directors, reports from the Advisory Committees are presented, offering an in-depth analysis of the issues raised by the Executive Committee and the company's development in various areas, providing the other directors with a comprehensive and detailed view of topics such as sustainability, operations, and ongoing strategies.
The composition of the Council and its skills can be accessed on the indicator “Composition of the highest governance body and its committees and type of board and Chairperson of the highest governance body”.
The Sustainability Committee is responsible for advising the Board of Directors on issues related to Suzano's strategic positioning, indicating risks and opportunities associated with socio-environmental issues that may have a relevant impact on the business, and analyzing and making recommendations on long-term sustainability objectives, monitoring the company's performance and the quality of the relationship with the different stakeholders.
The Strategy and Innovation Committee also plays an important role in advising the Board of Directors on the analysis of initiatives related to research and technological innovation in the forestry, industrial and management areas about new products and processes.
The committees have thematic agendas based on their duties and the company's goals. The Sustainability Committee's agenda included climate change, with the task of analyzing and following up on the Commitment to Renewing Life, which aims to increase water availability in all critical river basins in the areas where Suzano operates by 2030 and reduce the intensity of withdrawals for industrial operations by 15% by 2030.
To make its sustainability strategy viable, Suzano has a Sustainability and Communication Executive Committee, reporting to the Chairperson. Finally, about business risk management, the company has sophisticated its risk matrix in recent years, increasingly taking into account socio-environmental aspects in the conduct of its activities and its entire value chain.