Environmental Projects
São Martinho believes that production activities must occur in harmony with the environment. Thus, it invests in a series of activities and introduces preservation and environmental education actions in all its units.
Center for Environmental Education
The Center for Environmental Education, also known as CEA, is a São Martinho initiative whose main objective is to raise awareness among students, employees and the community in general about the importance of preservation and respect for the environment. Together, the CEAs have already received over 111,000 visitors.
Visit the CEA at the São Martinho Unit in Pradópolis (SP).
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We emphasize that filling out the form does not guarantee the visit. The request will be reviewed by the São Martinho team, who will then get back to you with confirmation.
Bee Project
Conducted in partnership with GeoApis, this is an ongoing initiative aimed at preserving pollinators in the vicinity of São Martinho’s four mills. This project directly contributes to the balance of ecosystems, as bees ensure significant genetic variation in the development and reproduction of plants. We reinforce respect and social responsibility within communities to strengthen social entrepreneurship. We identify beekeepers from areas surrounding our units, assist in the optimal spatial distribution of apiaries through georeferencing, and issue alerts about sprayings, informing when agricultural pesticide applications are scheduled. So far, we have protected approximately half a billion bees!
Seedling Nursery
It produces annually about 260,000 seedlings of 210 native species. Of this total, 165,000 went to the São Martinho Mill (SP), 79,000 visited Santa Cruz Mill (SP) and 16,000 went to the Boa Vista Mill (GO). All of these facilities have instituted reforestation projects for riparian and vegetation areas belonging by the Group itself or in partnership with environmental authorities. The company also makes seedling donations to local governments and communities.
Viva a Natureza
A pioneering initiative of São Martinho in the preservation of the environment and in the recovery of riparian forests, the Viva a Natureza (Long Live Nature) project was initiated at the São Martinho Mill located in the city of Pradópolis, São Paulo, in 2000. The Viva a Natureza project has been responsible for the planting of more than 4.2 million native tree seedlings. This is equivalent to recovering an area of over 2,500 hectares.
Fire prevention primer
With the aim of disseminating the importance of fire prevention in sugarcane plantations, on roadsides and at the points where the fires can spread, São Martinho prepared a pamphlet describing the care one all must take at home, on the street and at work to avoid incidents that cause fires.
The booklet is presented both internally to employees and externally to members of the communities in proximity to the mills.