Sustainability Report

Zilor, a Brazilian multinational operating in the sugar-energy and biotechnology sectors, published its 2023/2024 Annual Sustainability Report on November 29, 2024. This report presents the results of the harvest to its stakeholders, along with the progress and challenges related to the company’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) commitments and ambitions.

The publication, now in its tenth edition and second annual reporting cycle (the same frequency as the organization’s financial reporting), provides relevant information about Zilor’s activities from April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024. As in previous cycles, the document is based on the most relevant ESG topics to define its scope and content. To this end, Zilor relies on materiality that presents 10 themes—eight corporate and one specific to each business division (Agroindustry and Biotechnology)—prioritized throughout the pages, covering topics such as climate change, labor relations, portfolio and supplier management, compliance, innovation, and community relations.

Standards and Indicators

The indicators and content presented are based on globally recognized standards and guidelines. The report is guided by the 2021 Standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), global best practices for disclosing various environmental, social, and economic impacts, including the GRI Sector Standard 13; indicators for the Biofuels and Agricultural Products sector of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB); and the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), with respect to the indicators relevant to Zilor.

The report highlights the specific goals through which Zilor contributes to the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), through the actions of the Zilor + Sustainable 2030 Program.

The report contains a subchapter dedicated to the biotechnology business unit, Biorigin, gathering specific data on its performance and material topics, and reporting on some indicators such as GRI, SASB, and TCFD, as well as reporting the connections with the SDGs.

To access Zilor’s 2023/2024 Annual Sustainability Report, click on the image below or access the full document here.