Suzano is committed to ensuring that 100% of the products delivered to customers can be traced back to the wood's origin. To this end, it has a robust traceability program in place, covered by Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®)¹ and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)² Chain of Custody certifications across the entire scope (forestry units, industrial units, distributors and commercial offices, which are audited annually by an independent certifying body).
Within the traceability program, professionals are duly qualified and trained to operate with computerized systems, registers, tracking forms, transport, sales and transfer tax documents.
Starting with wood, after the legal, social and environmental validations established in the due diligence program, the production unit is registered in our system, called Zenith, which includes relevant information, such as the geolocation of plantation and preservation areas, name of the rural property, region, state and certification, and covers wood managed by ourselves and our partners.
This record is kept from the time the wood is planted, managed, harvested and transported to the mill. For transportation, an invoice is issued to track the wood to the mill, where the information is recorded in our computerized system, which keeps a record and allows us to make connections with production of the finished pulp product and other products, such as paper and tissue. The products are identified with a batch number, and this information is kept in the invoice documents during storage, transportation and sale to the end customer.
All traceability controls are assessed during internal third-party audits and also by external audits conducted by the certification body.
In 2023, Suzano conducted 58 internal Chain of Custody audits covering the entire scope: mills and controlled wood [at the Aracruz (ES), Belém (PA), Imperatriz (MA), Jacareí (SP), Limeira (SP), Mogi das Cruzes (SP), Mucuri (BA), Rio Verde (SP), Suzano (SP) and Três Lagoas (MS) units]; in the distributors' scope (32 Centers in Brazil, 1 in Argentina, 1 in Ecuador and 1 in Finland); and in the traders' scope (China, the United States and Europe).
The external audits, conducted by an independent certifier, were held at the Imperatriz, Mogi das Cruzes, Rio Verde, Suzano and Três Lagoas units, at four Distribution Centers and at the US office, totaling 17 audits. As a result, non-conformities were pointed out that do not compromise the traceability program. Details can be found on the public website of the certification.
The following information can be found in the tables below:
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | % | % | |
Mato Grosso do Sul |
100,00% |
100,00% |
100,00% |
100,00% |
São Paulo |
100,00% |
100,00% |
100,00% |
100,00% |
Bahia |
100,00% |
100,00% |
100,00% |
100,00% |
Maranhão |
100,00% |
100,00% |
100,00% |
100,00% |
Espírito Santo |
100,00% |
100,00% |
100,00% |
100,00% |
Total |
100,00% |
100,00% |
100,00% |
100,00% |
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | % | % | |
Pulp, Eucafluff and microfibrillated cellulose (MFC) |
100,00% |
100,00% |
100,00% |
100,00% |
Paper |
100,00% |
100,00% |
100,00% |
100,00% |
Tissue |
100,00% |
100,00% |
100,00% |
100,00% |