As part of our commitment to transparency, the Indicators Center includes main sustainability performance indicators of Votorantim Cimentos, including Material Topics & Sustainable Development Goals, Global Reporting Initiative and Global Cement and Concrete Association Charter and Sustainability Accounting Standards Board.
MATERIAL TOPICS & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDG)
Through the engagement of our stakeholders, we define organization material topics and linked our performance to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Due to the nature of its production processes, the cement industry is among the world’s largest emitters of CO2. Climate change and CO2 management are at the heart of the organization’s strategy, and managing climate-related risks and opportunities is critical to business sustainability.
THIS MEANS knowing and assessing the risks and opportunities related to extreme climate changes, such as severe rains and droughts, and adapting to this environment, as well as managing greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption by replacing fossil fuels with renewable sources.
Impacts: costs, revenues and reputation
Non-renewable sources (GJ) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Cement | 75,249,280 | 95,601,831 | 87,786,327 |
Aggregates | 77,412 | 71,983 | 62,680 |
Concrete | 220,288 | 254,853 | 273,810 |
Mortar | 11,785 | 15,206 | 15,217 |
Limes and agricultural inputs | 24,900 | 24,328 | 24,967 |
Total | 75,583,666 | 95,968,201 | 88,163,001 |
Renewable sources (GJ) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Cement | 10,244,265 | 12,857,184 | 15,049,833 |
Aggregates | 11,049 | 9,079 | 7,224 |
Concrete | 36,073 | 35,518 | 36,975 |
Mortar | 15,090 | 33,999 | 51,083 |
Limes and agricultural inputs | 1,695,075 | 1,759,473 | 1,802,608 |
Total | 12,001,552 | 14,695,253 | 16,947,722 |
Electricity (MWh) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Cement | 3,707,824 | 4,242,316 | 4,087,920 |
Aggregates | 4,368 | 8,943 | 8,112 |
Concrete | 3,086 | 3,394 | 3,720 |
Mortar | 7,601 | 8,544 | 8,447 |
Limes and agricultural inputs | 50,094 | 50,096 | 50,083 |
Total | 3,772,973 | 4,313,292 | 4,158,283 |
Total consumption (GJ) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Cement | 98,841,710 | 123,731,351 | 117,552,672 |
Aggregates | 104,187 | 113,256 | 99,107 |
Concrete | 267,470 | 302,590 | 324,178 |
Mortar | 54,238 | 79,963 | 96,709 |
Limes and agricultural inputs | 1,900,314 | 1,964,147 | 2,007,876 |
Total | 101,167,919 | 126,191,306 | 120,080,542 |
Scope: all VCBR operations and VCEAA, VCNA and VCLATAM cement operations.
Transport and distribution (GJ) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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VCBR | 3,862,299 | 4,322,852 | 4,271,695 |
Scope: VCBR
Fuels | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Clinker (MJ/ton of clinker) | 3,398 | 3,584 | 3,615 |
Aggregates (MJ/ton of product) | 27.7 | 26.4 | 24.9 |
Concrete (MJ/m³ of product) | 141 | 144 | 147 |
Mortar (MJ/ton of product) | 38.9 | 62.4 | 85,8 |
Lime and agricultural inputs (MJ/ton of product) | 819 | 816 | 931 |
Electricity | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Cement (kWh/ton of cement) | 109 | 109 | 109 |
Aggregates (kWh/ton of product) | 1.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Concrete (kWh/m³ of product) | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
Mortar (kWh/ton of product) | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.9 |
Lime and agricultural inputs (kWh/ton of product) | 23.8 | 22.9 | 25.5 |
Scope: all VCBR operations and VCEAA, VCNA and VCLATAM cement operations.
The cement business has the highest energy consumption (98%)
Cement | 2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 |
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Gross absolute CO2 emission (tCO2) | 20,421,293 | 24,877,550 | 23,213,320 |
Net absolute CO2 emission (tCO2) | 19,630,033 | 23,999,550 | 22,267,306 |
Aggregates | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute CO2 emission (tCO2e) | 5,199 | 5,168 | 4,786 |
Concrete | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute CO2 emission (tCO2e) | 20,455 | 19,007 | 20,387 |
Argamassa | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 |
Emissão de CO2 absoluta equivalente | 1,674 | 1,563 | 1,573 |
Cal e Cal e Lime and agricultural inputs agrícolas | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute CO2 emission (tCO2e) | 184,422 | 194,582 | 196,644 |
Total – Scope 1 (tCO2e) | 20.633.043 | 25.097.870 |
23.436.711
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Biogenic emissions – Scope 1 (tCO2) | 1,322,731 | 1,524,961 | 1,777,255 |
Scope: Cement operations in Brazil, VCNA, VCEAA, Bolivia and Uruguay and other business in Brazil.
The emissions from cement operation were calculated considering the guidelines of the Cement CO2 and Energy Protocol from GCCA. Emissions from other businesses were calculated considering the guidelines of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program. The gases included in the calculation for scope 1 were: CO2, CH4, N2O.
¹ Increase due to a change in scope and the acquisition of two new cement operations (McInnis and Balboa), which were still at a lower level of thermal substitution and clinker factor, in addition to reduced thermal substitution in some regions due to limited access to waste caused by the pandemic in a time of increased cement production.
Indirect CO2 emissions – Scope 2 (tCO2) | 2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 |
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Cement | 532,913 | 771,610 | 631,297 |
Concrete | 190 | 429 | 158 |
Aggregates | 270 | 1,130 | 346 |
Mortar | 469 | 574 | 360 |
Lime and agricultural inputs | 3,092 | 6,333 | 2,133 |
Total – Scope 2 | 536,934 | 780,076 | 634,294 |
Scope: Cement operations in Brazil, VCNA, VCEAA, Bolivia and Uruguay and other business in Brazil. The emissions from cement operation were calculated considering the guidelines of the Cement CO2 and Energy Protocol from GCCA. Emissions from other businesses were calculated considering the guidelines of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program. The gases included in the calculation for scope 2 e 3 were: CO2, CH4, N2O.
¹Increased due to the acquisition of two new cement operations (McInnis and Balboa) and the change in emission factor in Brazil.
Other indirect emissions – Scope 3 (tCO2e) | 2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 |
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Total – Scope 3 | 249,061 | 4,581,726 | 4,192,705 |
Biogenic emissions (tCO2) | 30,661 | 30,297 | 28,685 |
Scope: Cement operations in Brazil, VCNA, VCEAA, Bolivia and Uruguay and other business in Brazil.
The emissions from cement operation were calculated considering the guidelines of the Cement CO2 and Energy Protocol from GCCA. Emissions from other businesses were calculated considering the guidelines of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program. The gases included in the calculation for scope 2 e 3 were: CO2, CH4, N2O.
¹Until 2020, the scope 3 considered only transportation and distribution. In 2021, we refined our Scope 3 inventory including the emissions from category 1 (purchased goods and services), category 3 (fuel and energy related activities, not included in scope 1 and 2), category 4 (upstream transportation and distribution), category 9 (downstream transportation and distribution) and category 15 (investments) which are the most relevant categories according to the screening made during the SBTi process.
Cement | 2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 |
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Gross specific CO2 emission (kg CO2/t cementitious) | 599 | 619 | 604 |
Net specific CO2 emission (kg CO2/t cementitious) | 576 | 597 | 579 |
Aggregates | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Specific CO2 emission (kgCO2e/t aggregates) | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Concrete | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Specific CO2 emission (kgCO2e/t concrete) | 11.2 | 9.4 | 9.7 |
Mortar | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Specific CO2 emission (kgCO2e/t mortar) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Lime and agricultural inputs | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Specific CO2 emission (kgCO2e/t lime and agricultural inputs) | 87.7 | 89.1 | 100 |
Scope: Cement operations in Brazil, VCNA, VCEAA, Bolivia and Uruguay and other business in Brazil. The emissions from cement operation were calculated considering the guidelines of the Cement CO2 and Energy Protocol from GCCA. Emissions from other businesses were calculated considering the guidelines of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program. The gases included in the calculation for scope 1 were: CO2, CH4, N2O.
¹ Increase due to a change in scope and the acquisition of two new cement operations (McInnis and Balboa), which were still at a lower level of thermal substitution and clinker factor, in addition to reduced thermal substitution in some regions due to limited access to waste caused by the pandemic in a time of increased cement production.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Base year/ denominator | |
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CO2 reduction as a direct result of initiatives (%) | -25% | -22% | -24% | 19901 |
CO2 reduction as a direct result of initiatives (%) | – | – | -7% | 20182 |
Scope: Cement operations in Brazil, VCNA, VCEAA, Bolivia and Uruguay.
¹ 1990 sectoral base year
² 2018 SBTi base year
The emission of particulate matter, sulfur and nitrogen oxides and other pollutants produced primarily by cement kilns poses risks to human health, the well-being of society and the environment, making mitigation of these potential impacts essential.
THIS INCLUDES reducing and managing the emissions of particulate matter, nitrogen and sulfur oxides, dioxins/furans, metals (such as mercury, cadmium, lead and chromium, among others), etc.
Impacts: reputation and costs





2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Number of kilns reported | 36 | 39 | 40 |
Nox | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (tonne/year) | 35,385 | 41,150 | 40,525 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 1,483 | 1,394 | 1,416 |
Sox | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (tonne/year) | 15,918 | 20,282 | 21,805 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 667 | 687 | 762 |
PM (Dust) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (tonne/year) | 1,041 | 1,122 | 1,083 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 44 | 38 | 38 |
Mercury | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (kg/year) | 200 | 311 | 296 |
Specific emissions (mg/tonne clinker) | 8 | 11 | 10 |
VOC | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (ton/year) | 1,298 | 3,473 | 2,793 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 54 | 118 | 98 |
Dioxins/Furans | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (mg/year) | 2,866 | 541 | 703 |
Specific emissions (ng/tonne clinker) | 110 | 18 | 25 |
HM1¹ | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (kg/year) | 324 | 564 | 863 |
Specific emissions (mg/tonne clinker) | 14 | 19 | 30 |
HM2² | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (kg/year) | 16,407 | 14,022 | 36,663 |
Specific emissions (mg/tonne clinker) | 688 | 475 | 1.281 |
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) ³ | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (tonne/year) | – | 80 | 70 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | – | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Monitoring data | |||
Overall coverage rate (KPI1)4 | 85% | 82% | 93% |
Coverage rate continuous measurement (KPI2)5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Scope: Global
¹HM1: Cadmium and Thallium.
²HM2: Antimony, Arsenic, Lead, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Manganese, Nickel, Vanadium.
³Setor average in Spain, extrapolated to Tunisia, Morocco and Turkey.
4KPI1: Monitoring of all.
5KPI2: Monitoring of PM, NOx and SOx.
6Increase due to a revision in the methodology used to calculate HM1 and HM2 emissions in 2022.
The adoption of a regenerative approach seeking to eliminate waste, repurpose industrial by-products and expand the use of renewable resources helps increase competitiveness in the short, medium and long term, in addition to reducing the transport of materials and the consumption of natural resources.
THIS INCLUDES solid waste management, responsible use of fuels, raw materials and natural resources, product life cycle analysis, reuse and recycling.
Impacts: reputation and costs









2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Non-renewable materials (tonne) | 54,048,612 | 61,810,222 | 58,595,488 |
Scope: VCBR, VCNA and VCEAA cement operations.
Materials include raw materials used in the clinker and cement production
Non-renewable sources (GJ) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Cement | 75,249,280 | 95,601,831 | 87,786,327 |
Aggregates | 77,412 | 71,983 | 62,680 |
Concrete | 220,288 | 254,853 | 273,810 |
Mortar | 11,785 | 15,206 | 15,217 |
Limes and agricultural inputs | 24,900 | 24,328 | 24,967 |
Total | 75,583,666 | 95,968,201 | 88,163,001 |
Renewable sources (GJ) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Cement | 10,244,265 | 12,857,184 | 15,049,833 |
Aggregates | 11,049 | 9,079 | 7,224 |
Concrete | 36,073 | 35,518 | 36,975 |
Mortar | 15,090 | 33,999 | 51,083 |
Limes and agricultural inputs | 1,695,075 | 1,759,473 | 1,802,608 |
Total | 12,001,552 | 14,695,253 | 16,947,722 |
Electricity (MWh) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Cement | 3,707,824 | 4,242,316 | 4,087,920 |
Aggregates | 4,368 | 8,943 | 8,112 |
Concrete | 3,086 | 3,394 | 3,720 |
Mortar | 7,601 | 8,544 | 8,447 |
Limes and agricultural inputs | 50,094 | 50,096 | 50,083 |
Total | 3,772,973 | 4,313,292 | 4,158,283 |
Total consumption (GJ) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Cement | 98,841,710 | 123,731,351 | 117,552,672 |
Aggregates | 104,187 | 113,256 | 99,107 |
Concrete | 267,470 | 302,590 | 324,178 |
Mortar | 54,238 | 79,963 | 96,709 |
Limes and agricultural inputs | 1,900,314 | 1,964,147 | 2,007,876 |
Total | 101,167,919 | 126,191,306 | 120,080,542 |
Scope: all VCBR operations and VCEAA, VCNA and VCLATAM cement operations.
Transport and distribution (GJ) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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VCBR | 3,862,299 | 4,322,852 | 4,271,695 |
Scope: VCBR
Fuels | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Clinker (MJ/ton of clinker) | 3,398 | 3,584 | 3,615 |
Aggregates (MJ/ton of product) | 27.7 | 26.4 | 24.9 |
Concrete (MJ/m³ of product) | 141 | 144 | 147 |
Mortar (MJ/ton of product) | 38.9 | 62.4 | 85,8 |
Lime and agricultural inputs (MJ/ton of product) | 819 | 816 | 931 |
Electricity | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Cement (kWh/ton of cement) | 109 | 109 | 109 |
Aggregates (kWh/ton of product) | 1.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Concrete (kWh/m³ of product) | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
Mortar (kWh/ton of product) | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.9 |
Lime and agricultural inputs (kWh/ton of product) | 23.8 | 22.9 | 25.5 |
Scope: all VCBR operations and VCEAA, VCNA and VCLATAM cement operations.
The cement business has the highest energy consumption (98%)
Cement | 2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 |
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Gross absolute CO2 emission (tCO2) | 20,421,293 | 24,877,550 | 23,213,320 |
Net absolute CO2 emission (tCO2) | 19,630,033 | 23,999,550 | 22,267,306 |
Aggregates | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute CO2 emission (tCO2e) | 5,199 | 5,168 | 4,786 |
Concrete | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute CO2 emission (tCO2e) | 20,455 | 19,007 | 20,387 |
Argamassa | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 |
Emissão de CO2 absoluta equivalente | 1,674 | 1,563 | 1,573 |
Cal e Cal e Lime and agricultural inputs agrícolas | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute CO2 emission (tCO2e) | 184,422 | 194,582 | 196,644 |
Total – Scope 1 (tCO2e) | 20.633.043 | 25.097.870 |
23.436.711
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Biogenic emissions – Scope 1 (tCO2) | 1,322,731 | 1,524,961 | 1,777,255 |
Scope: Cement operations in Brazil, VCNA, VCEAA, Bolivia and Uruguay and other business in Brazil.
The emissions from cement operation were calculated considering the guidelines of the Cement CO2 and Energy Protocol from GCCA. Emissions from other businesses were calculated considering the guidelines of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program. The gases included in the calculation for scope 1 were: CO2, CH4, N2O.
¹ Increase due to a change in scope and the acquisition of two new cement operations (McInnis and Balboa), which were still at a lower level of thermal substitution and clinker factor, in addition to reduced thermal substitution in some regions due to limited access to waste caused by the pandemic in a time of increased cement production.
Indirect CO2 emissions – Scope 2 (tCO2) | 2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 |
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Cement | 532,913 | 771,610 | 631,297 |
Concrete | 190 | 429 | 158 |
Aggregates | 270 | 1,130 | 346 |
Mortar | 469 | 574 | 360 |
Lime and agricultural inputs | 3,092 | 6,333 | 2,133 |
Total – Scope 2 | 536,934 | 780,076 | 634,294 |
Scope: Cement operations in Brazil, VCNA, VCEAA, Bolivia and Uruguay and other business in Brazil. The emissions from cement operation were calculated considering the guidelines of the Cement CO2 and Energy Protocol from GCCA. Emissions from other businesses were calculated considering the guidelines of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program. The gases included in the calculation for scope 2 e 3 were: CO2, CH4, N2O.
¹Increased due to the acquisition of two new cement operations (McInnis and Balboa) and the change in emission factor in Brazil.
Other indirect emissions – Scope 3 (tCO2e) | 2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 |
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Total – Scope 3 | 249,061 | 4,581,726 | 4,192,705 |
Biogenic emissions (tCO2) | 30,661 | 30,297 | 28,685 |
Scope: Cement operations in Brazil, VCNA, VCEAA, Bolivia and Uruguay and other business in Brazil.
The emissions from cement operation were calculated considering the guidelines of the Cement CO2 and Energy Protocol from GCCA. Emissions from other businesses were calculated considering the guidelines of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program. The gases included in the calculation for scope 2 e 3 were: CO2, CH4, N2O.
¹Until 2020, the scope 3 considered only transportation and distribution. In 2021, we refined our Scope 3 inventory including the emissions from category 1 (purchased goods and services), category 3 (fuel and energy related activities, not included in scope 1 and 2), category 4 (upstream transportation and distribution), category 9 (downstream transportation and distribution) and category 15 (investments) which are the most relevant categories according to the screening made during the SBTi process.
Cement | 2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 |
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Gross specific CO2 emission (kg CO2/t cementitious) | 599 | 619 | 604 |
Net specific CO2 emission (kg CO2/t cementitious) | 576 | 597 | 579 |
Aggregates | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Specific CO2 emission (kgCO2e/t aggregates) | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Concrete | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Specific CO2 emission (kgCO2e/t concrete) | 11.2 | 9.4 | 9.7 |
Mortar | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Specific CO2 emission (kgCO2e/t mortar) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Lime and agricultural inputs | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Specific CO2 emission (kgCO2e/t lime and agricultural inputs) | 87.7 | 89.1 | 100 |
Scope: Cement operations in Brazil, VCNA, VCEAA, Bolivia and Uruguay and other business in Brazil. The emissions from cement operation were calculated considering the guidelines of the Cement CO2 and Energy Protocol from GCCA. Emissions from other businesses were calculated considering the guidelines of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program. The gases included in the calculation for scope 1 were: CO2, CH4, N2O.
¹ Increase due to a change in scope and the acquisition of two new cement operations (McInnis and Balboa), which were still at a lower level of thermal substitution and clinker factor, in addition to reduced thermal substitution in some regions due to limited access to waste caused by the pandemic in a time of increased cement production.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Base year/ denominator | |
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CO2 reduction as a direct result of initiatives (%) | -25% | -22% | -24% | 19901 |
CO2 reduction as a direct result of initiatives (%) | – | – | -7% | 20182 |
Scope: Cement operations in Brazil, VCNA, VCEAA, Bolivia and Uruguay.
¹ 1990 sectoral base year
² 2018 SBTi base year
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Number of kilns reported | 36 | 39 | 40 |
Nox | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (tonne/year) | 35,385 | 41,150 | 40,525 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 1,483 | 1,394 | 1,416 |
Sox | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (tonne/year) | 15,918 | 20,282 | 21,805 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 667 | 687 | 762 |
PM (Dust) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (tonne/year) | 1,041 | 1,122 | 1,083 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 44 | 38 | 38 |
Mercury | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (kg/year) | 200 | 311 | 296 |
Specific emissions (mg/tonne clinker) | 8 | 11 | 10 |
VOC | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (ton/year) | 1,298 | 3,473 | 2,793 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 54 | 118 | 98 |
Dioxins/Furans | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (mg/year) | 2,866 | 541 | 703 |
Specific emissions (ng/tonne clinker) | 110 | 18 | 25 |
HM1¹ | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (kg/year) | 324 | 564 | 863 |
Specific emissions (mg/tonne clinker) | 14 | 19 | 30 |
HM2² | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (kg/year) | 16,407 | 14,022 | 36,663 |
Specific emissions (mg/tonne clinker) | 688 | 475 | 1.281 |
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) ³ | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (tonne/year) | – | 80 | 70 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | – | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Monitoring data | |||
Overall coverage rate (KPI1)4 | 85% | 82% | 93% |
Coverage rate continuous measurement (KPI2)5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Scope: Global
¹HM1: Cadmium and Thallium.
²HM2: Antimony, Arsenic, Lead, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Manganese, Nickel, Vanadium.
³Setor average in Spain, extrapolated to Tunisia, Morocco and Turkey.
4KPI1: Monitoring of all.
5KPI2: Monitoring of PM, NOx and SOx.
6Increase due to a revision in the methodology used to calculate HM1 and HM2 emissions in 2022.
2022 |
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As per its Global Environmental Policy and Green Rules, Votorantim Cimentos aims to minimize waste production through reuse, recycling and responsible waste disposal. To prevent waste from reaching the environment, it is necessary to: In addition, internal waste management, separation and temporary storage until final disposal is performed by Votorantim Cimentos. Waste transportation and final disposal is carried out by service providers |
Scope: Global
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Hazardous waste (tonne) | 14,250 | 3,733 | 3,189 |
Non-hazardous waste (tonne) | 138,250 |
99,115 |
173,830 |
Scope: Global
¹Significant increase in the generation of waste for co-processing at VCBR in 2022.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||
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Diverted from disposal | Hazardous | Non-hazardous | Hazardous | Non-hazardous | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
Total (tonne) | 222 | 47,180 | 1,547 | 66,173 | 805 | 66,334 |
Composting | 0.6 | 3,049 | 0.0 | 1,580 | 0.0 | 2,026 |
Reuse | 0.0 | 27,867 | 34.3 | 35,620 | 48.1 | 16,640 |
Recycling | 38.7 | 14,103 | 727 | 26,161 | 392 | 42,404 |
Recovery | 183 | 1,249 | 371 | 2,149 | 342 | 3,004 |
On-site storage | 0.0 | 913 | 414 | 1,203 | 22.8 | 2,261 |
Scope: Global
¹For non-hazardous waste, it includes the use in co-processing. Significant increase in the generation of waste for co-processing at VCBR in 2022.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||
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Directed to disposal | Hazardous | Non-hazardous | Hazardous | Non-hazardous | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
Total (tonne) | 14,028 | 91,070 | 2,186 | 32,402 | 2,384 | 107,496 |
Incineration | 12.2 | 1,086 | 19.3 | 255 | 64.2 | 773 |
Landfilling | 5.5 | 86,758 | 185 | 12,071 | 186 | 21,676 |
Deep well injection | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.5 | 0.0 | 58.6 |
Others | 14,010 | 3,226¹ | 1,982 | 20,042¹ | 2,134 | 84,9881 |
Scope: Global
¹ For non-hazardous waste, it includes the use in co-processing. Significant increase in the generation of waste for co-processing at VCBR in 2022.
Ensuring high standards of compliance, ethics and transparency is the path to excellence and a non-negotiable value for Votorantim Cimentos.
THIS INCLUDES maintaining a Compliance Programthas is based on our Code of Conduct, applies to the entire company, covers all our obligations and establishes a solid system of report integrity violations.
Impacts: reputation and costs






Operations assessed (%) | Significant corruption-related risks identified through this assessment | |
2020 | 25% | For VCBR, the Compliance area performed a pilot Anti-Corruption Risk Assessment including two specific areas and exposures in relationships with the Government. For the other regions, the Compliance area maintained the continuous selfassessment of its Compliance Program at a global level, including the Anti- Corruption pillar. The self-assessment of several areas of the company aims to provide insight into the maturity level of the pillars of the Compliance Program of Votorantim Cimentos through an integrated and consolidated perspective, while also guiding the strategy and priority actions to strengthen and improve compliance in the coming years |
2021 | 50% | Even though our core business is not related to commercial transactions with governments, at Votorantim Cimentos, like any other legal entity, interactions with the public sector are part of the company’s inherent activities. Therefore, in addition to the compliance evaluations incorporated into the company’s daily processes (for example, integrity assessments of M&A partners and critical third parties, as well as risk assessments for new business models), at VCBR and VCEAA we carried out specific anti-corruption assessments. At VCBR, we mapped all the interactions with the public sector, which enabled us to qualify them, assess our level of control over them, identify the parties involved and train them on anticorruption issues. This mapping confirmed an original perception regarding the absence of significant risks related to corruption and served as a resource to inform integrity processes. At VCEAA, because of the diverse legal framework in the region, we carried out an anti-corruption risk assessment that focused on mapping and evaluating each country’s legislation; we also did a self-assessment of our Compliance Program, including the Anti-Corruption pillar. In the other regions, the Compliance area continued to work on priority issues/gaps identified in previous self-assessments, including anti-corruption training and the background check process. |
2022 | 50% | Although our main activity is not related to commercial transactions with governments, at Votorantim Cimentos, like any other legal entity, interactions with the public sector are part of the company’s inherent activities. Therefore, in addition to compliance assessments incorporated into the company’s daily processes – for example, integrity assessment of partners for M&A operations or critical third parties, as well as risk assessment for new business models – VC annually performs a specific risk assessment anti-corruption for its operations. In 2022, assessments were carried out for VCBR and VCNA. For VCBR, a risk heatmap was drawn up for the units considering three aspects (i) employee profile (e.g. profile for using the Ethics Line, remuneration and performance data that may lead to rationalization of actions; existence of conflicts of interest; adherence Compliance training, potential fraudster profile, etc); (ii) unit profile (eg: level of interaction with public authorities, environmental risks, performance and level of presence in the municipality, etc); and (iii) third-party profile (eg: purchasing autonomy for the units, contracting critical services, dependence on suppliers, supplier integrity profile). For VCNA, a complete map of interactions with the public sector was drawn up for two specific areas with greater exposure to the relationship with the Public Power. The work allowed qualifying these interactions; assess the level of control over them; and also provide feedback on cross-cutting anti-corruption processes, such as (i) better identifying and training those responsible in anti-corruption issues; (ii) support a study to reassess third-party risk categories, among others. The mapping corroborated the previous perception of the absence of significant risks related to corruption. For the other regions, the Compliance area continued to work on priority topics/gaps raised in previous selfassessments, such as anti-corruption training and the background check process.
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Scope: Global
2020 | 2021 ¹ | 2022 | |||||||
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Employees | Number of employees | Communicated | Number of employees | Communicated | Number of employees | Communicated | |||
Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | ||||
President/Director | 17 | 17 | 100% | 38 | 38 | 100% | 35 | 35 | 100% |
Manager/General manager | 321 | 321 | 100% | 366 | 366 | 100% | 329 | 329 | 100% |
Coordinator/Consultant | 481 | 481 | 100% | 618 | 618 | 100% | 719 | 719 | 100% |
Technician/Analyst/Supervisor | 2,421 | 2,421 | 100% | 2.909 | 2.809 | 97% | 3.129 | 3.093 | 99% |
Operator | 6,173 | 5,293 | 86% | 8.131 | 7.295 | 90% | 7.916 | 7.866 | 99% |
Total number of employees | 9,413 | 8,533 | 91% | 12.062 | 11.126 | 92% | 12.128 | 12.042 | 99% |
Board of directors | 11 | 0 | 0% | 13 | 13 | 100% | 13 | 13 | 100% |
Business partners | – | 9,480 | ~50% | 21.402 | ~70% | 10.532 | ~70% | ||
2020 | 2021 ¹ | 2022 | |||||||
Employees | Number of employees | Communicated | Número de empregados | Treinados | Número de empregados | Treinados | |||
Number | Percentage | Número | Percentual | Número | Percentual | ||||
President/Director | 17 | 1 | 6% | 38 | 17 | 45% | 35 | 75 | 21% |
Manager/General Manager | 321 | 103 | 32% | 366 | 104 | 28% | 329 | 279 | 85% |
Coordinator/Consultant | 481 | 145 | 30% | 618 | 213 | 34% | 719 | 562 | 78% |
Technician/Analyst/Supervisor | 2,421 | 645 | 27% | 2,909 | 878 | 30% | 3,129 | 2,240 | 72% |
Operator | 6,173 | 832 | 13% | 8,131 | 1,109 | 30% | 7,916 | 3,258 | 41% |
Total number of employees | 9,413 | 1,726 | 18% | 12,062 | 2,321 | 30% | 12,128 | 6,364 | 52% |
Board of directors | 11 | 0 | 0% | 13 | 0 |
30% |
13 | 0 | 0% |
Scope: VCBR, VCNA, VCEAA.
¹ Change in scope: in 2020, the scope of the indicator was VCBR and VCEAA. As of 2021, the scope of the indicator was expanded to include VCBR, VCNA and VCEAA.
2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 | |
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Number of cases of corruption confirmed by the Business Ethics Line | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scope: Global
¹ Change in scope: in 2019 and 2020, the scope of the indicator was VCBR, VCEAA and VCNA. As of 2021, the scope of the indicator was expanded to include the global.
2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 | |
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Total number of legal actions for unfair competition, trust and monopoly Practices ¹ | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Value of legal actions (R$ million) | 6,344 | 7,754 | 8,345 |
Scope: Global
¹Considers only legal actions above R$ 98 million, in line with the standards applied for M&A and Due Diligence.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Total number of significat fines received in the year¹ | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Total monetary value of significant fines received in the year (R$ million) | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0 |
Total number of non-monetary sanctions² | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Number of cases (fines + sactions) brought through dispute resolution mechanism | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Scope: Global
¹ Significant monetary fines: value above R$ 1 million.
² Non-monetary sanctions that cause interruptions or adjustments over R$ 5 million.
³ In 2020 and 2021, the scope of the standard included data from GRI 307-1 and GRI 419-1. With the new GRI 2021 Standard, the contents 307-1 and 419-1 are grouped as GRI 2-27.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Political contributions | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scope: VCBR, VCNA, VCEAA
Development of new products, sustainable solutions and new technologies to leverage the eco-efficiency of processes and products to meet the current and future needs of society and increase competitiveness.
THIS INCLUDES innovative and sustainable products, solutions and processes.
Impacts: revenues and costs








Cement | 2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 |
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Gross absolute CO2 emission (tCO2) | 20,421,293 | 24,877,550 | 23,213,320 |
Net absolute CO2 emission (tCO2) | 19,630,033 | 23,999,550 | 22,267,306 |
Aggregates | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute CO2 emission (tCO2e) | 5,199 | 5,168 | 4,786 |
Concrete | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute CO2 emission (tCO2e) | 20,455 | 19,007 | 20,387 |
Argamassa | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 |
Emissão de CO2 absoluta equivalente | 1,674 | 1,563 | 1,573 |
Cal e Cal e Lime and agricultural inputs agrícolas | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute CO2 emission (tCO2e) | 184,422 | 194,582 | 196,644 |
Total – Scope 1 (tCO2e) | 20.633.043 | 25.097.870 |
23.436.711
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Biogenic emissions – Scope 1 (tCO2) | 1,322,731 | 1,524,961 | 1,777,255 |
Scope: Cement operations in Brazil, VCNA, VCEAA, Bolivia and Uruguay and other business in Brazil.
The emissions from cement operation were calculated considering the guidelines of the Cement CO2 and Energy Protocol from GCCA. Emissions from other businesses were calculated considering the guidelines of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program. The gases included in the calculation for scope 1 were: CO2, CH4, N2O.
¹ Increase due to a change in scope and the acquisition of two new cement operations (McInnis and Balboa), which were still at a lower level of thermal substitution and clinker factor, in addition to reduced thermal substitution in some regions due to limited access to waste caused by the pandemic in a time of increased cement production.
Indirect CO2 emissions – Scope 2 (tCO2) | 2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 |
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Cement | 532,913 | 771,610 | 631,297 |
Concrete | 190 | 429 | 158 |
Aggregates | 270 | 1,130 | 346 |
Mortar | 469 | 574 | 360 |
Lime and agricultural inputs | 3,092 | 6,333 | 2,133 |
Total – Scope 2 | 536,934 | 780,076 | 634,294 |
Scope: Cement operations in Brazil, VCNA, VCEAA, Bolivia and Uruguay and other business in Brazil. The emissions from cement operation were calculated considering the guidelines of the Cement CO2 and Energy Protocol from GCCA. Emissions
from other businesses were calculated considering the guidelines of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program. The gases included in the calculation for scope 2 e 3 were: CO2, CH4, N2O.
¹Increased due to the acquisition of two new cement operations (McInnis and Balboa) and the change in emission factor in Brazil.
Other indirect emissions – Scope 3 (tCO2e) | 2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 |
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Total – Scope 3 | 249,061 | 4,581,726 | 4,192,705 |
Biogenic emissions (tCO2) | 30,661 | 30,297 | 28,685 |
Scope: Cement operations in Brazil, VCNA, VCEAA, Bolivia and Uruguay and other business in Brazil.
The emissions from cement operation were calculated considering the guidelines of the Cement CO2 and Energy Protocol from GCCA. Emissions from other businesses were calculated considering the guidelines of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program. The gases included in the calculation for scope 2 e 3 were: CO2, CH4, N2O.
¹Until 2020, the scope 3 considered only transportation and distribution. In 2021, we refined our Scope 3 inventory including the emissions from category 1 (purchased goods and services), category 3 (fuel and energy related activities, not included in scope 1 and 2), category 4 (upstream transportation and distribution), category 9 (downstream transportation and distribution) and category 15 (investments) which are the most relevant categories according to the screening made during the SBTi process.
Cement | 2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 |
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Gross specific CO2 emission (kg CO2/t cementitious) | 599 | 619 | 604 |
Net specific CO2 emission (kg CO2/t cementitious) | 576 | 597 | 579 |
Aggregates | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Specific CO2 emission (kgCO2e/t aggregates) | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Concrete | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Specific CO2 emission (kgCO2e/t concrete) | 11.2 | 9.4 | 9.7 |
Mortar | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Specific CO2 emission (kgCO2e/t mortar) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Lime and agricultural inputs | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Specific CO2 emission (kgCO2e/t lime and agricultural inputs) | 87.7 | 89.1 | 100 |
Scope: Cement operations in Brazil, VCNA, VCEAA, Bolivia and Uruguay and other business in Brazil. The emissions from cement operation were calculated considering the guidelines of the Cement CO2 and Energy Protocol from GCCA. Emissions from other businesses were calculated considering the guidelines of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program. The gases included in the calculation for scope 1 were: CO2, CH4, N2O.
¹ Increase due to a change in scope and the acquisition of two new cement operations (McInnis and Balboa), which were still at a lower level of thermal substitution and clinker factor, in addition to reduced thermal substitution in some regions due to limited access to waste caused by the pandemic in a time of increased cement production.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Base year/ denominator | |
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CO2 reduction as a direct result of initiatives (%) | -25% | -22% | -24% | 19901 |
CO2 reduction as a direct result of initiatives (%) | – | – | -7% | 20182 |
Scope: Cement operations in Brazil, VCNA, VCEAA, Bolivia and Uruguay.
¹ 1990 sectoral base year
² 2018 SBTi base year
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Number of kilns reported | 36 | 39 | 40 |
Nox | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (tonne/year) | 35,385 | 41,150 | 40,525 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 1,483 | 1,394 | 1,416 |
Sox | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (tonne/year) | 15,918 | 20,282 | 21,805 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 667 | 687 | 762 |
PM (Dust) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (tonne/year) | 1,041 | 1,122 | 1,083 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 44 | 38 | 38 |
Mercury | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (kg/year) | 200 | 311 | 296 |
Specific emissions (mg/tonne clinker) | 8 | 11 | 10 |
VOC | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (ton/year) | 1,298 | 3,473 | 2,793 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 54 | 118 | 98 |
Dioxins/Furans | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (mg/year) | 2,866 | 541 | 703 |
Specific emissions (ng/tonne clinker) | 110 | 18 | 25 |
HM1¹ | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (kg/year) | 324 | 564 | 863 |
Specific emissions (mg/tonne clinker) | 14 | 19 | 30 |
HM2² | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (kg/year) | 16,407 | 14,022 | 36,663 |
Specific emissions (mg/tonne clinker) | 688 | 475 | 1.281 |
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) ³ | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (tonne/year) | – | 80 | 70 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | – | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Monitoring data | |||
Overall coverage rate (KPI1)4 | 85% | 82% | 93% |
Coverage rate continuous measurement (KPI2)5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Scope: Global
¹HM1: Cadmium and Thallium.
²HM2: Antimony, Arsenic, Lead, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Manganese, Nickel, Vanadium.
³Setor average in Spain, extrapolated to Tunisia, Morocco and Turkey.
4KPI1: Monitoring of all.
5KPI2: Monitoring of PM, NOx and SOx.
6Increase due to a revision in the methodology used to calculate HM1 and HM2 emissions in 2022.
Activities in the building materials industry are exposed to risks of occupational accidents. Safety and Health are non-negotiable values for Votorantim Cimentos, which constantly seeks to promote healthy and safe working conditions for employees and contractors.
THIS INCLUDES initiatives to ensure the proper management of work environments and the individual and collective protection of company and contracted workers, as well as our neighboring communities.
Impacts: reputation and costs




Work-related injuries – Company employees | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Fatalities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rate of fatalities1 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Number of High-consequence accidents (excluding fatalities) ² | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Rate of High-consequence accidents (excluding fatalities) ² | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
Number of injuries 3 | 25 | 34 | 25 |
Rate of lost-time injuries 3 | 1.11 | 1.34 | 0.94 |
Severity rate | 67.7 | 63.1 | 98.9 |
Number of hours worked | 22,478,029 | 25,382,557 | 26,689,680 |
Work-related injuries – Contractors | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Fatalities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rate of fatalities 1 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Number of High-consequence accidents (excluding fatalities) ² | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Rate of High-consequence accidents (excluding fatalities) ² | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
Number of injuries 3 | 20 | 22 | 9 |
Rate of lost-time injuries 3 | 1.17 | 0.93 | 0.41 |
Severity rate | 36.7 | 42.6 | 44.2 |
Number of hours worked | 17,102,640 | 23,720,780 | 21,814,314 |
Total work-related accident rate (employees + contractors) | 1.14 | 1.14 | 0.70 |
Scope: VCBR, VCNA, VCEAA and Bolivia. Figures do not include Uruguay operations, except for number of fatalities.
¹The rate was calculated considering the GRI standards: (Number of fatalities as a result of work-related injury/Number of hours worked) *1,000,000 hours.
²The number and rate of high-consequence accidents include amputations or six-month leave of absence and exclude deaths. Rates were calculated based on 1,000,000 hours worked.
³The number and rate of accidents consider only lost-time incidents. Rates were calculated based on 1,000,000 hours worked.
Among employees, the main work-related injuries involve the ankles, feet, hands and fingers, and include sprains and fractures. The greatest risks for high-consequence injuries are dangerous energies, moving and rotating parts, high temperatures, possibility of hot flour leakage, movement of machines and equipment, lifting of loads and activities at height and in confined spaces. These risks are determined after a systematic study of the processes and assessment of the hazards and risks involved.
Creating a diverse, ethical and inclusive environment involves respect for human rights and equal opportunity for all people, regardless of their characteristics or options.
THIS MEANS having a diverse and inclusive work environment, without discrimination based on gender, race, social origin, sexual orientation, etc. in governance bodies and among employees and contractors.
Impacts: reputation, costs and revenues.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||
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By functional category | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male |
President/Director | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
Manager/General Manager | 22 | 27 | 60 | 25 | 27 | 32 |
Coordinator/Consultant | 24 | 33 | 42 | 30 | 18 | 21 |
Technician/Analyst/Supervisor | 24 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 32 | 32 |
Operator | 11 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 26 |
Average hours of training (female + male) | 18 | 18 | 23 |
Scope: Global.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |||||||
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By age group (%) | Under 30 years old | 30-50 years old | Over 50 years old | Under 30 years old | 30-50 years old | Over 50 years old | Under 30 years old | 30-50 years old | Over 50 years old |
President/Director | 0.0% | 38.9% | 61.1% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 60.0% | 0,0% | 40,5% | 59,5% |
Manager/General Manager | 1.0% | 72.2% | 26.7% | 0.2% | 72.1% | 27.7% | 0.3% | 73.4% | 26.4% |
Coordinator/Consultant | 5.8% | 75.7% | 18.5% | 5.4% | 77.3% | 17.3% | 6.5% | 73.8% | 19.8% |
Technician/Analyst/Supervisor | 15.6% | 67.8% | 16.6% | 15.5% | 69.1% | 15.5% | 15.0% | 69.6% | 15.4% |
Operator | 17.1% | 59.9% | 23.0% | 18.4% | 60.3% | 21.4% | 18.1% | 60.0% | 22.0% |
Intern | 95.8% | 4.2% | 0.0% | 94.6% | 5.4% | 0.0% | 96.8%% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Apprentice | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Total employees | 18.9% | 60.7% | 20.5% | 19.9% | 61.0% | 19.1% | 19.6% | 61.0% | 19.4% |
Board of Directors (%) | 0.0% | 38.1% | 61.9% | 0.0% | 23.5% |
76.5%
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0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||
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By gender (%) | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male |
President/Director | 8.3% | 91.7% | 7.5% | 92.5% | 10.8% | 89.2% |
Manager/General Manager | 18.8% | 81.2% | 17.9% | 82.1% | 19.8% | 80.2% |
Coordinator/Consultant | 29.3% | 70.7% | 30.6% | 69.4% | 31.1% | 68.9% |
Technician/Analyst/Supervisor | 22.8% | 77.2% | 24.1% | 75.9% | 24.6% | 75.4% |
Operator | 7.9% | 92.1% | 8.7% | 91.3% | 9.1% | 90.9% |
Intern | 57.4% | 42.6% | 57.9% | 42.1% | 59.9% | 40.1% |
Apprentice | 50.8% | 49.2% | 57.1% | 42.9% | 57.2% | 42.8% |
Total employees | 15.0% | 85.0% | 16.1% | 83.9% | 16.8% | 83.2% |
Gender diversity in leadership positions (%)1 | 20.1% | 79.9% | 20.2% | 79.8% | 21.0% | 79.0% |
Board of Director (%) | 9.5% | 90.5% | 17.6% | 82.4% | 14.3% | 85.7% |
Finance Committee (%) | – | – | – | – | 25.0% | 75.0% |
Organization, Compansation and People Committee (%) | – | – | – | – | 25.0% | 75.0% |
Audit Committee (%) | – | – | – | – | 25.0% | 75.0% |
People with disability (%) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
President/Director | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Manager/General Manager | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.8% | |
Coordinator/Consultant | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.7% | |
Technician/Analyst/Supervisor | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | |
Operator | 2.6% | 2.5% | 4.5% | |
Intern | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Apprentice | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Total employees | 2.0% | 2.0% | 3.2% | |
Board of Director (%) | 0.0%* | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Scope: Global
The percentage corresponds to the number of employees within each functional category that meets the diversity criteria.
¹ The calculation of gender Diversity in leadership Positions includes the Positions of CEO, director, manager, general manager and coordinator
Total number of incidents of discrimination received by the business ethics office and corrective actions taken | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Race/color | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Age group | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Gender | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Religion | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Political opinion | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nationality or nacionality | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Social origin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Physical conditions | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Harassment and abuse of power | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other incidents (discrimination) | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Total number of incidents analyzed | 10 | 6 | 16 |
Analyzed and considered unfounded | 6 | 1 | 6 |
Analyzed and considered well-founded | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Analyzed and considered inconclusive | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Under analysis | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Without sufficient information for investigation | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Scope: Global
¹ Change in scope: in 2019 and 2020, the scope of the indicator was VCBR, VCEAA and VCNA. As of 2021, the scope was expanded to global.
GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE (GRI)
The GRI Standards enable the understanding and reporting of impacts on economy, environment, and people, providing the highest level of transparency in sustainability reporting.
Net Promoter Score (NPS) survey results | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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VCBR | 61 | 71 | 67 |
VCEAA | – | 36 | 55 |
Scope: VCBR, VCEAA
The indicator can range from -100 to 100.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Economic value generated (R$ thousands) | 19,600,528 | 25,914,457 | 30,109,824 |
Net revenue | 16,740,228 | 22,295,681 | 25,797,366 |
Cement | 11,542,316 | 15,584,206 | 18,834,971 |
Concrete | 3,561,241 | 4,771,898 | 4,635,936 |
Mortar | 545,417 | 670,253 | 819,675 |
Aggregates | 604,661 | 731,441 | 780,465 |
Others | 486,593 | 537,883 | 726,319 |
Economic value distributed (R$ thousands) | 8,941,224 | 11,630,113 | 12,388,278 |
Employee remuneration¹ | 2,900,373 | 3,430,794 | 3,381,112 |
Taxes and fees² | 3,431,588 | 4,154,439 | 4,726,195 |
Third-party capital remuneration³ | 2,136,807 | 2,418,168 | 3,135,517 |
Economic value retained⁴ | 10,659,304 | 14,284,344 | 17,721,546 |
Scope: Global
¹Direct remuneration, retirement plan and pension plan, social charges and benefits
² Federal, State, Municipal and Deferred taxes and contributions
³ Financial expenses and passive exchange variations and rents
4 Non-controlling interest, profit (loss) retained and profit (loss) from discontinued operations.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Senior management hired from the local community (%) ¹ | |||
VCBR | 81.3% | 81.6% | 91.7% |
VCEAA | 56.3% | 60.0% | 50.0% |
VCNA | 95.8% | 87.5% | 90.0% |
VCLATAM | 47.0% | 46.7% | 47.1% |
Employees from the local community (%) ² | |||
VCBR | 82.4% | 89.6% | 90.0% |
VCEAA | 98.4% | 98.4% | 95.6% |
VCNA | 99.8% | 99.2% | 99.7% |
VCLATAM | 75.9% | 75.6% | 75.8% |
Scope: Global
¹ Includes senior managers, general managers, directors and CEO
² Employees born or naturalized in the country of operation are considered to be local hires at VCNA, VCEAA and in Uruguay. At VCBR and in Bolivia, due to specific local characteristicas, we adopt regional criteria.
2020 | 20211 | 20222 | |
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Total amount spent with suppliers (R$ billion) | 3.2 | 8.4 | 13.4 |
Total amount spent with local suppliers (R$ billion) | 1.2 | 4.7 | 7.2 |
Spent with local suppliers3 at significant operating locations (%) | 37.8% |
56.3% |
54.0% |
Scope: VCBR, VCNA, VCEAA.
¹Change in scope: in 2020, the scope of the indicator was VCBR. As of 2021, the scope of the indicator was expanded to include VCBR, VCNA and VCEAA.
²In 2022, the scope of the total amount spent with suppliers was expanded to include all the spent categories.
³Local suppliers: Due to the territorial extension of the countries where we operate, specific criteria were adopted for each of the regions. VCBR: local suppliers are those located within a 200km radius from the operating; VCEAA: local suppliers are those located in the same country of the operating; VCNA: suppliers within the United States or the province (Canada) where the plant is located
Operations assessed (%) | Significant corruption-related risks identified through this assessment | |
2020 | 25% | For VCBR, the Compliance area performed a pilot Anti-Corruption Risk Assessment including two specific areas and exposures in relationships with the Government. For the other regions, the Compliance area maintained the continuous selfassessment of its Compliance Program at a global level, including the Anti- Corruption pillar. The self-assessment of several areas of the company aims to provide insight into the maturity level of the pillars of the Compliance Program of Votorantim Cimentos through an integrated and consolidated perspective, while also guiding the strategy and priority actions to strengthen and improve compliance in the coming years |
2021 | 50% | Even though our core business is not related to commercial transactions with governments, at Votorantim Cimentos, like any other legal entity, interactions with the public sector are part of the company’s inherent activities. Therefore, in addition to the compliance evaluations incorporated into the company’s daily processes (for example, integrity assessments of M&A partners and critical third parties, as well as risk assessments for new business models), at VCBR and VCEAA we carried out specific anti-corruption assessments. At VCBR, we mapped all the interactions with the public sector, which enabled us to qualify them, assess our level of control over them, identify the parties involved and train them on anticorruption issues. This mapping confirmed an original perception regarding the absence of significant risks related to corruption and served as a resource to inform integrity processes. At VCEAA, because of the diverse legal framework in the region, we carried out an anti-corruption risk assessment that focused on mapping and evaluating each country’s legislation; we also did a self-assessment of our Compliance Program, including the Anti-Corruption pillar. In the other regions, the Compliance area continued to work on priority issues/gaps identified in previous self-assessments, including anti-corruption training and the background check process. |
2022 | 50% | Although our main activity is not related to commercial transactions with governments, at Votorantim Cimentos, like any other legal entity, interactions with the public sector are part of the company’s inherent activities. Therefore, in addition to compliance assessments incorporated into the company’s daily processes – for example, integrity assessment of partners for M&A operations or critical third parties, as well as risk assessment for new business models – VC annually performs a specific risk assessment anti-corruption for its operations. In 2022, assessments were carried out for VCBR and VCNA. For VCBR, a risk heatmap was drawn up for the units considering three aspects (i) employee profile (e.g. profile for using the Ethics Line, remuneration and performance data that may lead to rationalization of actions; existence of conflicts of interest; adherence Compliance training, potential fraudster profile, etc); (ii) unit profile (eg: level of interaction with public authorities, environmental risks, performance and level of presence in the municipality, etc); and (iii) third-party profile (eg: purchasing autonomy for the units, contracting critical services, dependence on suppliers, supplier integrity profile). For VCNA, a complete map of interactions with the public sector was drawn up for two specific areas with greater exposure to the relationship with the Public Power. The work allowed qualifying these interactions; assess the level of control over them; and also provide feedback on cross-cutting anti-corruption processes, such as (i) better identifying and training those responsible in anti-corruption issues; (ii) support a study to reassess third-party risk categories, among others. The mapping corroborated the previous perception of the absence of significant risks related to corruption. For the other regions, the Compliance area continued to work on priority topics/gaps raised in previous selfassessments, such as anti-corruption training and the background check process.
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Scope: Global
2020 | 2021 ¹ | 2022 | |||||||
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Employees | Number of employees | Communicated | Number of employees | Communicated | Number of employees | Communicated | |||
Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | ||||
President/Director | 17 | 17 | 100% | 38 | 38 | 100% | 35 | 35 | 100% |
Manager/General manager | 321 | 321 | 100% | 366 | 366 | 100% | 329 | 329 | 100% |
Coordinator/Consultant | 481 | 481 | 100% | 618 | 618 | 100% | 719 | 719 | 100% |
Technician/Analyst/Supervisor | 2,421 | 2,421 | 100% | 2.909 | 2.809 | 97% | 3.129 | 3.093 | 99% |
Operator | 6,173 | 5,293 | 86% | 8.131 | 7.295 | 90% | 7.916 | 7.866 | 99% |
Total number of employees | 9,413 | 8,533 | 91% | 12.062 | 11.126 | 92% | 12.128 | 12.042 | 99% |
Board of directors | 11 | 0 | 0% | 13 | 13 | 100% | 13 | 13 | 100% |
Business partners | – | 9,480 | ~50% | 21.402 | ~70% | 10.532 | ~70% | ||
2020 | 2021 ¹ | 2022 | |||||||
Employees | Number of employees | Communicated | Número de empregados | Treinados | Número de empregados | Treinados | |||
Number | Percentage | Número | Percentual | Número | Percentual | ||||
President/Director | 17 | 1 | 6% | 38 | 17 | 45% | 35 | 75 | 21% |
Manager/General Manager | 321 | 103 | 32% | 366 | 104 | 28% | 329 | 279 | 85% |
Coordinator/Consultant | 481 | 145 | 30% | 618 | 213 | 34% | 719 | 562 | 78% |
Technician/Analyst/Supervisor | 2,421 | 645 | 27% | 2,909 | 878 | 30% | 3,129 | 2,240 | 72% |
Operator | 6,173 | 832 | 13% | 8,131 | 1,109 | 30% | 7,916 | 3,258 | 41% |
Total number of employees | 9,413 | 1,726 | 18% | 12,062 | 2,321 | 30% | 12,128 | 6,364 | 52% |
Board of directors | 11 | 0 | 0% | 13 | 0 |
30% |
13 | 0 | 0% |
Scope: VCBR, VCNA, VCEAA.
¹ Change in scope: in 2020, the scope of the indicator was VCBR and VCEAA. As of 2021, the scope of the indicator was expanded to include VCBR, VCNA and VCEAA.
2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 | |
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Number of cases of corruption confirmed by the Business Ethics Line | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scope: Global
¹Change in scope: in 2020, the scope of the indicator was VCBR, VCEAA and VCNA. As of 2021, the scope was expanded to global
2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 | |
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Total number of legal actions for unfair competition, trust and monopoly Practices ¹ | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Value of legal actions (R$ million) | 6,344 | 7,754 | 8,345 |
Scope: Global
¹Considers only legal actions above R$ 98 million, in line with the standards applied for M&A and Due Diligence.
2020 | 2021 | 20222 | |
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Total number of new suppliers | 836 | 1,262 | 1,719 |
Total number of new suppliers selected according to environmental criteria1 | 836 | 137 | 50 |
New suppliers selected according to environmental criteria (%)1 | 100% |
10.9% |
3% |
Scope: VCBR
1Change in the indicator’s accounting method starting in 2021: number of suppliers approved in the registration process for categories that consider environmental and social criteria and number of suppliers that were re-approved for the first time and received a purchase order in the current year. 100% of suppliers go through an approval process via the SIPM Ariba platform. As part of this process, suppliers that fall into environmental and social categories must meet certain procurement criteria. VSA performs the analysis and rejects the approval of suppliers that do not meet the pre-defined criteria.The assessment included the suppliers of alternative fuels and inputs (Verdera), according to the criteria for prioritization established by Supply Chain.
2 In 2022, the figures was impacted by the rehomologation process ongoing.
2020 | 2020 | 2022 | |
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Number of suppliers identified as causing negative environmental impact and actions taken | Not monitored | 7 | 0 |
Scope: VCBR
In 2021, risk mapping was carried out for each procurement category. Action plans were created for suppliers with greater risk potential, which are periodically monitored by the Risk and Sustainability Committe.
Total number of incidents of discrimination received by the business ethics office and corrective actions taken | 2020 | 20211 | 2022 |
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Race/color | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Age group | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Gender | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Religion | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Political opinion | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nationality or nacionality | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Social origin | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Physical conditions | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Harassment and abuse of power | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other incidents (discrimination) | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Total number of incidents analyzed | 10 | 6 | 16 |
Analyzed and considered unfounded | 6 | 1 | 6 |
Analyzed and considered well-founded | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Analyzed and considered inconclusive | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Under analysis | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Without sufficient information for investigation | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Scope: Global
¹ Change in scope: in 2019 and 2020, the scope of the indicator was VCBR, VCEAA and VCNA. As of 2021, the scope was expanded to global.
2022 | |||
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Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor
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Compulsory and child labor are issues included the Votorantim Cimentos Code of Conduct, which addresses our commitment to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Global Compact and has among its principles to eliminate all forms of forced or compulsory labor and eradicate all forms of child labor from our production chain. These practices are prohibited in all company and commercial partners’ facilities. It is also prohibited to hire any organization that does not follow our Company’s conduct guidelines. This issue is also addressed in the event of complaints to our Business Ethics Office, which is prepared to carry out investigations and verify the materiality of the complaint. All the suppliers contracted must be submitted to the registration process. The Office of Labor (within the Ministry of Economy) Restricted List is cross-checked with our SAP list of suppliers. If there is evidence of misconduct, the supplier is demobilized and blocked to prevent future hiring. The Votorantim Cimentos General Conditions Term states that all suppliers must follow our Code of Conduct (ethics, values and compliance with labor legislation). Through the new SIPM tool, suppliers must accept our General Conditions Term; otherwise they are rejected in the certification process. They must also fill out a Compliance Survey, in which they need to address several topics, including child labor. If the survey answers are unsatisfactory, the supplier is submitted for analysis by the Compliance area and may be rejected in the certification process. |
Escopo: Global
2022 | |||
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Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor |
Compulsory and child labor are issues included the Votorantim Cimentos Code of Conduct, which addresses our commitment to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Global Compact and has among its principles to eliminate all forms of forced or compulsory labor and eradicate all forms of child labor from our production chain. These practices are prohibited in all company and commercial partners’ facilities. It is also prohibited to hire any organization that does not follow our Company’s conduct guidelines. This issue is also addressed in the event of complaints to our Business Ethics Office, which is prepared to carry out investigations and verify the materiality of the complaint. All the suppliers contracted must be submitted to the registration process. The Office of Labor (within the Ministry of Economy) Restricted List is cross-checked with our SAP list of suppliers. If there is evidence of misconduct, the supplier is demobilized and blocked to prevent future hiring. The Votorantim Cimentos General Conditions Term states that all suppliers must follow our Code of Conduct (ethics, values and compliance with labor legislation). Through the new SIPM tool, suppliers must accept our General Conditions Term; otherwise they are rejected in the certification process. They must also fill out a Compliance Survey, in which they need to address several topics, including child labor. If the survey answers are unsatisfactory, the supplier is submitted for analysis by the Compliance area and may be rejected in the certification process. |
Escopo: Global
2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 | |
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Incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous peoples | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scope: Global
¹ Change in scope: in 2020, the scope of the indicator was VCBR, VCEAA and VCNA. As of 2021, the scope of the indicator was expanded to global.
2020 | 2021 | 2022² | |
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Total number of new suppliers | 836 | 1,262 | 1,719 |
Total number of new suppliers selected according to social criteria¹ | 836 | 806 | 1213 |
New suppliers selected according to social criteria (%)¹ | 100% |
63.9% |
70.6% |
Scope: VCBR
¹Change in the indicator’s accounting method starting in 2021: number of suppliers approved in the registration process for categories that consider environmental and social criteria and number of suppliers that were re-approved for the first time and received a purchase order in the current year. 100% of suppliers go through an approval process via the SIPM Ariba platform. As part of this process, suppliers that fall into environmental and social categories must meet certain procurement criteria. VSA performs the analysis and rejects the approval of suppliers that do not meet the pre-defined criteria.The assessment included the suppliers of alternative fuels and inputs (Verdera), according to the criteria for prioritization established by Supply Chain.
²In 2022, the figures was impacted by the rehomologation process ongoing.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Number of suppliers identified as causing negative social impact and actions taken¹ | Not monitored | 7 | 0 |
Scope: VCBR.
¹In 2021, risk mapping was carried out for each procurement category. Action plans were created for suppliers with greater risk potential, which are periodically monitored by the Risk and Sustainability Committee.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Political contributions | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scope: VCBR, VCNA, VCEAA
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Total number of significat fines received in the year¹ | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Total monetary value of significant fines received in the year (R$ million) | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0 |
Total number of non-monetary sanctions² | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Number of cases (fines + sactions) brought through dispute resolution mechanism | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Scope: Global
¹ Significant monetary fines: value above R$ 1 million.
² Non-monetary sanctions that cause interruptions or adjustments over R$ 5 million.
³ In 2020 and 2021, the scope of the standard included data from GRI 307-1 and GRI 419-1. With the new GRI 2021 Standard, the contents 307-1 and 419-1 are grouped as GRI 2-27.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Non-renewable materials (tonne) | 54,048,612 | 61,810,222 | 58,595,488 |
Scope: VCBR, VCNA and VCEAA cement operations.
Materials include raw materials used in the clinker and cement production
Non-renewable sources (GJ) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Cement | 75,249,280 | 95,601,831 | 87,786,327 |
Aggregates | 77,412 | 71,983 | 62,680 |
Concrete | 220,288 | 254,853 | 273,810 |
Mortar | 11,785 | 15,206 | 15,217 |
Limes and agricultural inputs | 24,900 | 24,328 | 24,967 |
Total | 75,583,666 | 95,968,201 | 88,163,001 |
Renewable sources (GJ) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Cement | 10,244,265 | 12,857,184 | 15,049,833 |
Aggregates | 11,049 | 9,079 | 7,224 |
Concrete | 36,073 | 35,518 | 36,975 |
Mortar | 15,090 | 33,999 | 51,083 |
Limes and agricultural inputs | 1,695,075 | 1,759,473 | 1,802,608 |
Total | 12,001,552 | 14,695,253 | 16,947,722 |
Electricity (MWh) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Cement | 3,707,824 | 4,242,316 | 4,087,920 |
Aggregates | 4,368 | 8,943 | 8,112 |
Concrete | 3,086 | 3,394 | 3,720 |
Mortar | 7,601 | 8,544 | 8,447 |
Limes and agricultural inputs | 50,094 | 50,096 | 50,083 |
Total | 3,772,973 | 4,313,292 | 4,158,283 |
Total consumption (GJ) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Cement | 98,841,710 | 123,731,351 | 117,552,672 |
Aggregates | 104,187 | 113,256 | 99,107 |
Concrete | 267,470 | 302,590 | 324,178 |
Mortar | 54,238 | 79,963 | 96,709 |
Limes and agricultural inputs | 1,900,314 | 1,964,147 | 2,007,876 |
Total | 101,167,919 | 126,191,306 | 120,080,542 |
Scope: all VCBR operations and VCEAA, VCNA and VCLATAM cement operations.
Transport and distribution (GJ) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|
VCBR | 3,862,299 | 4,322,852 | 4,271,695 |
Scope: VCBR
Fuels | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|
Clinker (MJ/ton of clinker) | 3,398 | 3,584 | 3,615 |
Aggregates (MJ/ton of product) | 27.7 | 26.4 | 24.9 |
Concrete (MJ/m³ of product) | 141 | 144 | 147 |
Mortar (MJ/ton of product) | 38.9 | 62.4 | 85,8 |
Lime and agricultural inputs (MJ/ton of product) | 819 | 816 | 931 |
Electricity | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Cement (kWh/ton of cement) | 109 | 109 | 109 |
Aggregates (kWh/ton of product) | 1.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
Concrete (kWh/m³ of product) | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
Mortar (kWh/ton of product) | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.9 |
Lime and agricultural inputs (kWh/ton of product) | 23.8 | 22.9 | 25.5 |
Scope: all VCBR operations and VCEAA, VCNA and VCLATAM cement operations.
The cement business has the highest energy consumption (98%)
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||
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2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||
Water withdrawn – Cement (megaliter)¹ | All areas | Areas with water stress | All areas | Areas with water stress | All areas | Areas with water stress |
Surface water | 13,110 | 5,978 | 13,107 | 6,080 | 14,178 | 6,279 |
Groundwater | 1,054 | 177 | 2,818 | 221 | 2,663 | 281 |
Rainwater | 14.4 | 0.9 | 43.4 | 0.2 | 20.1 | 0.0 |
Produced water | 39,663 | 16,806 | 41,496 | 14,954 | 42,684 | 16,624 |
Third-party water | 363 | 138 | 258 | 196 | 287 | 197 |
Other sources | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.2 | 26.2 |
Total | 54,205 | 23,099 | 57,723 | 21,451 | 59,858 | 23,407 |
Water withdrawn – Concrete (megaliter)² | All areas | Areas with water stress | All areas | Areas with water stress | All areas | Areas with water stress |
Surface water | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Groundwater | 1,002 | 0.0 | 1,042 | 0.0 | 684 | 0.0 |
Rainwater | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Produced water | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Third-party water | 155 | 0.0 | 164 | 0.0 | 57.1 | 0.0 |
Other sources | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total | 1,157 | 0.0 | 1,214 | 0.0 | 741 | 0.0 |
¹ Scope: Global. In VCBR operation we also consider the gypsum mine in Ponta da Serra. The data was obtained by measurement and estimates.
² Scope: VCBR and Uruguay. In 2022, it was made a study to determine reference values of water consumption in concrete sites based on primary data. The data was obtained by measurement. and estimates.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||
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Water discharge – Cement (megaliter) | All areas | Areas with water stress | All areas | Areas with water stress | All areas | Areas with water stress |
Surface water | 44,429 | 17,997 | 45,828 | 15,729 | 47,389 | 16,632 |
Groundwater | 164 | 12,8 | 119 | 2.3 | 276 | 1.6 |
Sea water | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Water sent to third-party supplier | 40.1 | 11.3 | 29.8 | 13.9 | 48.2 | 7.1 |
Total | 44,632 | 18,021 | 45,977 | 15,745 | 47,713 | 16,641 |
Scope: Global.
In VCBR operation we also consider the gypsum mine in Ponta da Serra. The data was obtained by measurement and estimates.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||
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Water consumption – cement (megaliter) | All areas | Areas with water stress | All areas | Areas with water stress | All areas | Areas with water stress |
Total water withdrawn | 54,205 | 23,099 | 57,723 | 21,451 | 59,858 | 23,407 |
Total water discharged | 44,632 | 18,021 | 45,977 | 15,745 | 47,713 | 16,641 |
Total water consumed | 9,573 | 5,078 | 11,746 | 5,706 | 12,145 | 6,766 |
Scope: Global. In VCBR operation we also consider the gypsum mine in Ponta da Serra. The data was obtained by measurement and estimates
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Total number of mines1 | 127 | 135 | 134 |
Mines with closure plans (%) |GRI MM10| | 93.7% | 91.1% | 100% |
Total number of high biodiversity value units2 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Number of high biodiversity value areas with existing biodiversity management plans2|GRI MM2| | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Units with high biodiversity value with existing biodiversity management plans (%)2 |GRI MM2| | 70.0% |
77.8% |
77.8% |
¹Scope: Global.
²Scope: VCBR. According to the “Votorantim Cimentos Biodiversity Management Plan Manual”, the identification of areas of high biodiversity value considers three factors: (i) The importance of the area of high biodiversity relevance overlapping with the mining area; (ii) The percentage of overlap between the area of high biodiversity relevance and the mining area (considering a 5-km radius from the center of the mine); (iii) The distance of the area of high biodiversity relevance to the mining center. We apply the methodology and rank all areas that are close to or overlap with areas of high biodiversity value, according to these criteria.
Habitats protected or restored (in km²) | 2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 |
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Amazônia | 33.7 | 22.0 | 37.2 |
Type of area | LR, PPA | LR, PPA | LR, PPA |
Status of the area | Preserved | Preserved | Preserved |
Caatinga | 5.8 | 7.5 | 7.5 |
Type of area | LR, PPA | LR, PPA | LR, PPA |
Status of the area | Preserved | Preserved | Preserved |
Cerrado | 25.5 | 28.1 | 28.9 |
Type of area | LR, PPA, PRNH, WRA | LR, PPA, PRNH, WRA | LR, PPA, PRNH, WRA |
Status of the area | Preserved | Preserved | Preserved |
Mata Atlântica | 87.7 | 45.4 | 47.0 |
Type of area | LR, PPA | RL, APP, RPPN | LR, PPA |
Status of the area | Preserved | Preserved | Preserved |
Pantanal | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Type of area | LR, PPA | LR, PPA | LR, PPA |
Status of the area | Preserved | Preserved | Preserved |
Pampa | 4.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
Type of area | LR, PPA | LR, PPA | LR, PPA |
Status of the area | Preserved | Preserved | Preserved |
Scope: VCBR
Brazillian classification of areas: Legal Reserve (LR), Permanent Protection Area (PPA), Private Reserve of Natural Heritage (PRNH), Wildlife Refuge Area (WRA).
¹Change in the indicator’s accounting methodology from 2021
Total number of species in the IUCN Red List and with habitats in areas affected by operations | 2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 |
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Critically endangered | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Endangered | 26 | 0 | 2 |
Vulnerable | 39 | 7 | 6 |
Near Threatened | 28 | 12 | 10 |
Least concern² | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total number of species in the National Conservation List and with habitats in areas affected by operations | 2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 |
Critically endangered | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Endangered | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Vulnerable | 17 | 10 | 8 |
Near Threatened | 13 | 2 | 3 |
Least concern² | N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Scope: VCBR
¹ Change in the indicator’s accounting method: in previous years, the indicator considered the accumulated wealth, which explains the high number of species in all categories. As of 2021, the indicator considers only the species sampled in the year.
² Information not available due to a focus on identifying species of greatest concern for conservation.
Cement | 2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 |
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Gross absolute CO2 emission (tCO2) | 20,421,293 | 24,877,550 | 23,213,320 |
Net absolute CO2 emission (tCO2) | 19,630,033 | 23,999,550 | 22,267,306 |
Aggregates | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute CO2 emission (tCO2e) | 5,199 | 5,168 | 4,786 |
Concrete | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute CO2 emission (tCO2e) | 20,455 | 19,007 | 20,387 |
Argamassa | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 |
Emissão de CO2 absoluta equivalente | 1,674 | 1,563 | 1,573 |
Cal e Cal e Lime and agricultural inputs agrícolas | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute CO2 emission (tCO2e) | 184,422 | 194,582 | 196,644 |
Total – Scope 1 (tCO2e) | 20.633.043 | 25.097.870 |
23.436.711
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Biogenic emissions – Scope 1 (tCO2) | 1,322,731 | 1,524,961 | 1,777,255 |
Scope: Cement operations in Brazil, VCNA, VCEAA, Bolivia and Uruguay and other business in Brazil.
The emissions from cement operation were calculated considering the guidelines of the Cement CO2 and Energy Protocol from GCCA. Emissions from other businesses were calculated considering the guidelines of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program. The gases included in the calculation for scope 1 were: CO2, CH4, N2O.
¹ Increase due to a change in scope and the acquisition of two new cement operations (McInnis and Balboa), which were still at a lower level of thermal substitution and clinker factor, in addition to reduced thermal substitution in some regions due to limited access to waste caused by the pandemic in a time of increased cement production.
Indirect CO2 emissions – Scope 2 (tCO2) | 2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 |
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Cement | 532,913 | 771,610 | 631,297 |
Concrete | 190 | 429 | 158 |
Aggregates | 270 | 1,130 | 346 |
Mortar | 469 | 574 | 360 |
Lime and agricultural inputs | 3,092 | 6,333 | 2,133 |
Total – Scope 2 | 536,934 | 780,076 | 634,294 |
Scope: Cement operations in Brazil, VCNA, VCEAA, Bolivia and Uruguay and other business in Brazil. The emissions from cement operation were calculated considering the guidelines of the Cement CO2 and Energy Protocol from GCCA. Emissions
from other businesses were calculated considering the guidelines of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program. The gases included in the calculation for scope 2 e 3 were: CO2, CH4, N2O.
¹Increased due to the acquisition of two new cement operations (McInnis and Balboa) and the change in emission factor in Brazil.
Other indirect emissions – Scope 3 (tCO2e) | 2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 |
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Total – Scope 3 | 249,061 | 4,581,726 | 4,192,705 |
Biogenic emissions (tCO2) | 30,661 | 30,297 | 28,685 |
Scope: Cement operations in Brazil, VCNA, VCEAA, Bolivia and Uruguay and other business in Brazil.
The emissions from cement operation were calculated considering the guidelines of the Cement CO2 and Energy Protocol from GCCA. Emissions from other businesses were calculated considering the guidelines of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program. The gases included in the calculation for scope 2 e 3 were: CO2, CH4, N2O.
¹Until 2020, the scope 3 considered only transportation and distribution. In 2021, we refined our Scope 3 inventory including the emissions from category 1 (purchased goods and services), category 3 (fuel and energy related activities, not included in scope 1 and 2), category 4 (upstream transportation and distribution), category 9 (downstream transportation and distribution) and category 15 (investments) which are the most relevant categories according to the screening made during the SBTi process.
Cement | 2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 |
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Gross specific CO2 emission (kg CO2/t cementitious) | 599 | 619 | 604 |
Net specific CO2 emission (kg CO2/t cementitious) | 576 | 597 | 579 |
Aggregates | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Specific CO2 emission (kgCO2e/t aggregates) | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Concrete | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Specific CO2 emission (kgCO2e/t concrete) | 11.2 | 9.4 | 9.7 |
Mortar | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Specific CO2 emission (kgCO2e/t mortar) | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Lime and agricultural inputs | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Specific CO2 emission (kgCO2e/t lime and agricultural inputs) | 87.7 | 89.1 | 100 |
Scope: Cement operations in Brazil, VCNA, VCEAA, Bolivia and Uruguay and other business in Brazil. The emissions from cement operation were calculated considering the guidelines of the Cement CO2 and Energy Protocol from GCCA. Emissions from other businesses were calculated considering the guidelines of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program. The gases included in the calculation for scope 1 were: CO2, CH4, N2O.
¹ Increase due to a change in scope and the acquisition of two new cement operations (McInnis and Balboa), which were still at a lower level of thermal substitution and clinker factor, in addition to reduced thermal substitution in some regions due to limited access to waste caused by the pandemic in a time of increased cement production.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Base year/ denominator | |
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CO2 reduction as a direct result of initiatives (%) | -25% | -22% | -24% | 19901 |
CO2 reduction as a direct result of initiatives (%) | – | – | -7% | 20182 |
Scope: Cement operations in Brazil, VCNA, VCEAA, Bolivia and Uruguay.
¹ 1990 sectoral base year
² 2018 SBTi base year
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of kilns reported | 36 | 39 | 40 |
Nox | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (tonne/year) | 35,385 | 41,150 | 40,525 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 1,483 | 1,394 | 1,416 |
Sox | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (tonne/year) | 15,918 | 20,282 | 21,805 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 667 | 687 | 762 |
PM (Dust) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (tonne/year) | 1,041 | 1,122 | 1,083 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 44 | 38 | 38 |
Mercury | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (kg/year) | 200 | 311 | 296 |
Specific emissions (mg/tonne clinker) | 8 | 11 | 10 |
VOC | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (ton/year) | 1,298 | 3,473 | 2,793 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 54 | 118 | 98 |
Dioxins/Furans | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (mg/year) | 2,866 | 541 | 703 |
Specific emissions (ng/tonne clinker) | 110 | 18 | 25 |
HM1¹ | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (kg/year) | 324 | 564 | 863 |
Specific emissions (mg/tonne clinker) | 14 | 19 | 30 |
HM2² | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (kg/year) | 16,407 | 14,022 | 36,663 |
Specific emissions (mg/tonne clinker) | 688 | 475 | 1.281 |
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) ³ | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (tonne/year) | – | 80 | 70 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | – | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Monitoring data | |||
Overall coverage rate (KPI1)4 | 85% | 82% | 93% |
Coverage rate continuous measurement (KPI2)5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Scope: Global
¹HM1: Cadmium and Thallium.
²HM2: Antimony, Arsenic, Lead, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Manganese, Nickel, Vanadium.
³Setor average in Spain, extrapolated to Tunisia, Morocco and Turkey.
4KPI1: Monitoring of all.
5KPI2: Monitoring of PM, NOx and SOx.
6Increase due to a revision in the methodology used to calculate HM1 and HM2 emissions in 2022.
2022 |
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As per its Global Environmental Policy and Green Rules, Votorantim Cimentos aims to minimize waste production through reuse, recycling and responsible waste disposal. To prevent waste from reaching the environment, it is necessary to: In addition, internal waste management, separation and temporary storage until final disposal is performed by Votorantim Cimentos. Waste transportation and final disposal is carried out by service providers |
Scope: Global
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|
Hazardous waste (tonne) | 14,250 | 3,733 | 3,189 |
Non-hazardous waste (tonne) | 138,250 |
99,115 |
173,830 |
Scope: Global
¹Significant increase in the generation of waste for co-processing at VCBR in 2022.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diverted from disposal | Hazardous | Non-hazardous | Hazardous | Non-hazardous | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
Total (tonne) | 222 | 47,180 | 1,547 | 66,173 | 805 | 66,334 |
Composting | 0.6 | 3,049 | 0.0 | 1,580 | 0.0 | 2,026 |
Reuse | 0.0 | 27,867 | 34.3 | 35,620 | 48.1 | 16,640 |
Recycling | 38.7 | 14,103 | 727 | 26,161 | 392 | 42,404 |
Recovery | 183 | 1,249 | 371 | 2,149 | 342 | 3,004 |
On-site storage | 0.0 | 913 | 414 | 1,203 | 22.8 | 2,261 |
Scope: Global
¹For non-hazardous waste, it includes the use in co-processing. Significant increase in the generation of waste for co-processing at VCBR in 2022.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||
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Directed to disposal | Hazardous | Non-hazardous | Hazardous | Non-hazardous | Hazardous | Non-hazardous |
Total (tonne) | 14,028 | 91,070 | 2,186 | 32,402 | 2,384 | 107,496 |
Incineration | 12.2 | 1,086 | 19.3 | 255 | 64.2 | 773 |
Landfilling | 5.5 | 86,758 | 185 | 12,071 | 186 | 21,676 |
Deep well injection | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.5 | 0.0 | 58.6 |
Others | 14,010 | 3,226¹ | 1,982 | 20,042¹ | 2,134 | 84,9881 |
Scope: Global
¹ For non-hazardous waste, it includes the use in co-processing. Significant increase in the generation of waste for co-processing at VCBR in 2022.
By type of employment | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Full-time | Female | 1,507 | 1,679 | 1,735 |
Male | 9,796 | 10,210 | 10,491 | |
Total | 11,303 | 11,889 | 12,226 | |
Part-time | Female | 264 | 332 | 467 |
Male | 216 | 245 | 396 | |
Total | 480 | 577 | 863 | |
By employment contract | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Temporary (or determined) | Female | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Male | 132 | 136 | 117 | |
Total | 147 | 149 | 128 | |
Permanent (undetermined) | Female | 1,756 | 1,998 | 2,191 |
Male | 9,880 | 10,319 | 10,770 | |
Total | 11,636 | 12,317 | 12,961 | |
Total employees | Female | 1,771 | 2,011 | 2,202 |
Male | 10,012 | 10,455 | 10,887 | |
Total | 11,783 | 12,466 | 13,089 |
Scope: Global
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|
Total number of employees | 11,783 | 12,466 | 13,089 |
Employees covered by collective bargaining agreement (%) | 9,358 | 9,791 | 10,309 |
Employees covered by collective bargaining agreement (%) | 79.4% |
78.5%
|
78.8% |
Scope: Global
Total number and rate of employee turnover | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
By gender | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate |
Female | 485 | 4.1% | 566 | 4.5% | 713 | 5.4% |
Male | 1,589 | 13.5% | 1,976 | 15.9% | 2,143 | 16.4% |
By age group | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate |
Under 30 years old | 800 | 6.8% | 924 | 7.4% | 1,028 | 7.9% |
30-50 years old | 984 | 8.4% | 1,214 | 9.7% | 1,350 | 10.3% |
Over 50 years old | 290 | 2.5% | 403 | 3.2% | 476 | 3.6% |
By region | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate |
VCBR | 1,530 | 20.0% | 1,798 | 22.4% | 2,044 | 24.1% |
VCEAA | 147 | 11.0% | 152 | 10.9% | 145 | 9.4% |
VCNA | 367 | 15.2% | 557 | 0.0% | 647 | 24.2% |
VCLATAM | 30 | 7.7% | 34 | 8.7% | 23 | 9.1% |
Total rate of employee turnover | 17.6% | 20.4% | 21.8% | |||
Total number and rate of new employee hires | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |||
By gender | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate |
Female | 406 | 3.4% | 417 | 3.3% | 753 | 5.8% |
Male | 1,404 | 11.9% | 1,792 | 14.4% | 1,967 | 15.0% |
By age group | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate |
Under 30 years old | 832 | 7.1% | 800 | 6.4% | 1,233 | 9.4% |
30-50 years old | 937 | 8.0% | 1,269 | 10.2% | 1,297 | 9.9% |
Over 50 years old | 124 | 1.1% | 140 | 1.1% | 190 | 1.5% |
By region | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate |
VCBR | 1431 | 18.7% | 1,622 | 20.3% | 2,133 | 25.1% |
VCEAA | 81 | 6.0% | 209 | 15.0% | 209 | 3.6% |
VCNA | 365 | 15.1% | 342 | 12.8% | 359 | 13.6% |
VCLATAM | 26 | 6.7% | 36 | 9.2% | 19 | 3.5% |
Total rate of new employee hires | 16.2% | 17.7% | 20.8% |
Scope: Global
Work-related injuries – Company employees | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|
Fatalities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rate of fatalities1 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Number of High-consequence accidents (excluding fatalities) ² | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Rate of High-consequence accidents (excluding fatalities) ² | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
Number of injuries 3 | 25 | 34 | 25 |
Rate of lost-time injuries 3 | 1.11 | 1.34 | 0.94 |
Severity rate | 67.7 | 63.1 | 98.9 |
Number of hours worked | 22,478,029 | 25,382,557 | 26,689,680 |
Work-related injuries – Contractors | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Fatalities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rate of fatalities 1 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Number of High-consequence accidents (excluding fatalities) ² | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Rate of High-consequence accidents (excluding fatalities) ² | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
Number of injuries 3 | 20 | 22 | 9 |
Rate of lost-time injuries 3 | 1.17 | 0.93 | 0.41 |
Severity rate | 36.7 | 42.6 | 44.2 |
Number of hours worked | 17,102,640 | 23,720,780 | 21,814,314 |
Total work-related accident rate (employees + contractors) | 1.14 | 1.14 | 0.70 |
Scope: VCBR, VCNA, VCEAA and Bolivia. Figures do not include Uruguay operations, except for number of fatalities.
¹The rate was calculated considering the GRI standards: (Number of fatalities as a result of work-related injury/Number of hours worked) *1,000,000 hours.
²The number and rate of high-consequence accidents include amputations or six-month leave of absence and exclude deaths. Rates were calculated based on 1,000,000 hours worked.
³The number and rate of accidents consider only lost-time incidents. Rates were calculated based on 1,000,000 hours worked.
Among employees, the main work-related injuries involve the ankles, feet, hands and fingers, and include sprains and fractures. The greatest risks for high-consequence injuries are dangerous energies, moving and rotating parts, high temperatures, possibility of hot flour leakage, movement of machines and equipment, lifting of loads and activities at height and in confined spaces. These risks are determined after a systematic study of the processes and assessment of the hazards and risks involved.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
By functional category | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male |
President/Director | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
Manager/General Manager | 22 | 27 | 60 | 25 | 27 | 32 |
Coordinator/Consultant | 24 | 33 | 42 | 30 | 18 | 21 |
Technician/Analyst/Supervisor | 24 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 32 | 32 |
Operator | 11 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 26 |
Average hours of training (female + male) | 18 | 18 | 23 |
Scope: Global.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |||||||
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By age group (%) | Under 30 years old | 30-50 years old | Over 50 years old | Under 30 years old | 30-50 years old | Over 50 years old | Under 30 years old | 30-50 years old | Over 50 years old |
President/Director | 0.0% | 38.9% | 61.1% | 0.0% | 40.0% | 60.0% | 0,0% | 40,5% | 59,5% |
Manager/General Manager | 1.0% | 72.2% | 26.7% | 0.2% | 72.1% | 27.7% | 0.3% | 73.4% | 26.4% |
Coordinator/Consultant | 5.8% | 75.7% | 18.5% | 5.4% | 77.3% | 17.3% | 6.5% | 73.8% | 19.8% |
Technician/Analyst/Supervisor | 15.6% | 67.8% | 16.6% | 15.5% | 69.1% | 15.5% | 15.0% | 69.6% | 15.4% |
Operator | 17.1% | 59.9% | 23.0% | 18.4% | 60.3% | 21.4% | 18.1% | 60.0% | 22.0% |
Intern | 95.8% | 4.2% | 0.0% | 94.6% | 5.4% | 0.0% | 96.8%% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Apprentice | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Total employees | 18.9% | 60.7% | 20.5% | 19.9% | 61.0% | 19.1% | 19.6% | 61.0% | 19.4% |
Board of Directors (%) | 0.0% | 38.1% | 61.9% | 0.0% | 23.5% |
76.5%
|
0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% |
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
By gender (%) | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male |
President/Director | 8.3% | 91.7% | 7.5% | 92.5% | 10.8% | 89.2% |
Manager/General Manager | 18.8% | 81.2% | 17.9% | 82.1% | 19.8% | 80.2% |
Coordinator/Consultant | 29.3% | 70.7% | 30.6% | 69.4% | 31.1% | 68.9% |
Technician/Analyst/Supervisor | 22.8% | 77.2% | 24.1% | 75.9% | 24.6% | 75.4% |
Operator | 7.9% | 92.1% | 8.7% | 91.3% | 9.1% | 90.9% |
Intern | 57.4% | 42.6% | 57.9% | 42.1% | 59.9% | 40.1% |
Apprentice | 50.8% | 49.2% | 57.1% | 42.9% | 57.2% | 42.8% |
Total employees | 15.0% | 85.0% | 16.1% | 83.9% | 16.8% | 83.2% |
Gender diversity in leadership positions (%)1 | 20.1% | 79.9% | 20.2% | 79.8% | 21.0% | 79.0% |
Board of Director (%) | 9.5% | 90.5% | 17.6% | 82.4% | 14.3% | 85.7% |
Finance Committee (%) | – | – | – | – | 25.0% | 75.0% |
Organization, Compansation and People Committee (%) | – | – | – | – | 25.0% | 75.0% |
Audit Committee (%) | – | – | – | – | 25.0% | 75.0% |
People with disability (%) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
President/Director | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Manager/General Manager | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.8% | |
Coordinator/Consultant | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.7% | |
Technician/Analyst/Supervisor | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | |
Operator | 2.6% | 2.5% | 4.5% | |
Intern | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Apprentice | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
Total employees | 2.0% | 2.0% | 3.2% | |
Board of Director (%) | 0.0%* | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Scope: Global
The percentage corresponds to the number of employees within each functional category that meets the diversity criteria.
¹ The calculation of gender Diversity in leadership Positions includes the Positions of CEO, director, manager, general manager and coordinator
Operations with implemented local community engagement, impact assessments, and/or development programs | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|
Total number of operations¹ | 323 | 336 | 361 |
Number of operations with implemented local community engagement, impact assessments, and/or development programs | 108 | 155 | 226 |
Operations with implemented local community engagement, impact assessments, and/or development programs (%) |VC 2030| | 33% | 46% | 62.6% |
Global social investment (R$ thousand) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
VCBR | 7,975 | 8,749 | 12,064 |
VCEAA | 2,151 | 1,509 | 1,706 |
VCNA | 810 | 1,729 | 4,429 |
VCLATAM | 768 | 725 | 633 |
Total | 11,705 | 12,715 | 18,143 |
Scope: Global
Scope: Global.
¹Number of operations considered for the social engagement plan.
GLOBAL CEMENT AND CONCRETE ASSOCIATION CHARTER (GCCA)
GCCA guidelines include a series of simple, reliable, and representative indicators which cover the sustainability spectrum for cement and concrete sector.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|
Total CO2 emissions – gross (million tonne) | 20.4 | 24.9 | 23.2 |
Total CO2 emissions – net (million tonne) | 19.6 | 24.0 | 22.3 |
Specific CO2 emissions – gross (kg/tonne cementitious material) | 599 | 619 | 604 |
Specific CO2 emissions – net (kg/tonne cementitious material) | 576 | 597 | 579 |
Scope: Global
¹Increase due to a change in scope and the acquisition of two new cement operations (McInnis and Balboa), which are still at a lower level of thermal substitution and clinker factor, in addition to reduced thermal substitution in some regions due to limited access to waste caused by the pandemic in a time of increased cement production
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|
Specific heat consumption of clinker production (MJ/tonne clinker) | 3,398 | 3,584 | 3,615 |
Alternative fossil fuel rate (%) | 11.6% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
Biomass fuel rate (%) | 12.3% | 12.1% | 15.0% |
Alternative raw materials rate (%) | 7.5% | 6.6% | 6.9% |
Clinker / cement ratio (%) | 74.0% |
74.9% |
73.9% |
Scope: Global
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of fatalities (directly employed) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Number of fatalities per 10.000 directly employed | 0.87 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Number of fatalities (indirectly employed)¹ | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Number of fatalities (third party) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Number of days lost due to injuries (calendar days / directly employees) | 1,522 | 1,602 | 2,639 |
Total Number of days lost due to injuries (calendar days / directly + indirectly employees) | 2,149 | 2,613 | 3,604 |
Lost time injuries per 1 million man-hours (directly employed) | 1.11 | 1.30 | 0.94 |
Scope: Global
¹Figures do not include Uruguay operations, except for number of fatalities
²Considers occurrences on-site cement, aggregates, mortar, logistic, aglime and concrete facilities
Emissions reduction¹ | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|
Overall coverage rate (KPI1)² | 85% | 82% | 83% |
Coverage rate continuous measurement (KPI2)³ | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Dust – coverage rate (%) | 100% | 100% | 100% |
NOx – coverage rate (%) | 100% | 100% | 100% |
SOx – coverage rate (%) | 100% | 100% | 100% |
VOC/THC – coverage rate (%) | 96% | 96% | 99% |
PCDD/F – coverage rate (%) | 85% | 83% | 93% |
Hg – coverage rate (%) | 98% | 96% | 95% |
HM1² – coverage rate (%) | 98% | 96% | 96% |
HM2³ – coverage rate (%) | 98% | 91% | 95% |
Poeira – specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 44 | 38 | 37 |
NOx – specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 1,483 | 1,394 | 1,398 |
SOx – specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 667 | 687 | 761 |
VOC/THC – specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 54 | 118 | 97 |
PCDD/F – specific emissions (μg/tonne clinker) | 109 | 18 | 24 |
Hg – emissões específicas (mg/t de clínquer) | 8 | 11 | 10 |
HM1² – specific emissions (mg/tonne clinker) | 14 | 19 | 31 |
HM2³ – specific emissions (mg/tonne clinker) | 688 | 475 | 1,279 |
Poeira – absolute emissions (tonne/year) | 1,041 | 1,122 | 1,048 |
NOx – absolute emissions (tonne/year) | 35,385 | 41,150 | 39,754 |
SOx – absolute emissions (tonne/year) | 15,918 | 20,282 | 21,773 |
VOC/THC – absolute emissions (tonne/year) | 1,298 | 3,473 | 2,788 |
PCDD/F – absolute emissions (mg/year) | 2,866 | 541 | 681 |
Hg – absolute emissions (kg/year) | 200 | 311 | 298 |
HM1² – absolute emissions (kg/year) | 324 | 564 | 878 |
HM2³ – absolute emissions (kg/year) | 16,407 | 14,022 | 36,594 |
Scope: Global
¹ Includes only cement business
²HM1: Cadmium and Thallium
³HM2: Antimony, Arsenic, Lead, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Manganese, Nickel, Vanadiu
*Revised figures GRI 102-48
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|
Total number of mines1 | 127 | 135 | 134 |
Mines with closure plans (%) |GRI MM10| | 93.7% | 91.1% | 100% |
Total number of high biodiversity value units2 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Number of high biodiversity value areas with existing biodiversity management plans2|GRI MM2| | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Units with high biodiversity value with existing biodiversity management plans (%)2 |GRI MM2| | 70.0% |
77.8% |
77.8% |
¹Scope: Global.
²Scope: VCBR. According to the “Votorantim Cimentos Biodiversity Management Plan Manual”, the identification of areas of high biodiversity value considers three factors: (i) The importance of the area of high biodiversity relevance overlapping with the mining area; (ii) The percentage of overlap between the area of high
biodiversity relevance and the mining area (considering a 5-km radius from the center of the mine); (iii) The distance of the area of high biodiversity relevance to the mining center. We apply the methodology and rank all areas that are close to or overlap with areas of high biodiversity value, according to these criteria.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|
Total water consumed (liters) per tonne of cement produced¹ | 294 | 310 | 331 |
Total water consumed (liters) per m³ of concrete produced² | 612 | 533 | 326 |
¹Scope: Global
²Scope: VCBR and Uruguay
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
Cement | 2020 | 2021¹ | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|
Gross absolute CO2 emission (tCO2) | 20,421,293 | 24,877,550 | 23,213,320 |
Net absolute CO2 emission (tCO2) | 19,630,033 | 23,999,550 | 22,267,306 |
Aggregates | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute CO2 emission (tCO2e) | 5,199 | 5,168 | 4,786 |
Concrete | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute CO2 emission (tCO2e) | 20,455 | 19,007 | 20,387 |
Argamassa | 2020 | 2021 | 2021 |
Emissão de CO2 absoluta equivalente | 1,674 | 1,563 | 1,573 |
Cal e Cal e Lime and agricultural inputs agrícolas | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute CO2 emission (tCO2e) | 184,422 | 194,582 | 196,644 |
Total – Scope 1 (tCO2e) | 20.633.045 | 25.097.870 |
23.436.711
|
Biogenic emissions – Scope 1 (tCO2) | 1,322,731 | 1,524,961 | 1,777,255 |
Scope: Cement operations in Brazil, VCNA, VCEAA, Bolivia and Uruguay and other business in Brazil.
The emissions from cement operation were calculated considering the guidelines of the Cement CO2 and Energy Protocol from GCCA. Emissions from other businesses were calculated considering the guidelines of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program. The gases included in the calculation for scope 1 were: CO2, CH4, N2O.
¹ Increase due to a change in scope and the acquisition of two new cement operations (McInnis and Balboa), which were still at a lower level of thermal substitution and clinker factor, in addition to reduced thermal substitution in some regions due to limited access to waste caused by the pandemic in a time of increased cement production.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
---|---|---|---|
Number of kilns reported | 36 | 39 | 40 |
Nox | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (tonne/year) | 35.385 | 41.150 | 40.525 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 1.483 | 1.394 | 1.416 |
Sox | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (tonne/year) | 15,918 | 20,282 | 21,805 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 667 | 687 | 762 |
PM (Dust) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (tonne/year) | 1,041 | 1,122 | 1,083 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 44 | 38 | 38 |
Mercury | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (kg/year) | 200 | 311 | 296 |
Specific emissions (mg/tonne clinker) | 8 | 11 | 10 |
VOC | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (ton/year) | 1,298 | 3,473 | 2,793 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | 54 | 118 | 98 |
Dioxins/Furans | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (mg/year) | 2,866 | 541 | 703 |
Specific emissions (ng/tonne clinker) | 110 | 18 | 25 |
HM1¹ | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (kg/year) | 324 | 564 | 863 |
Specific emissions (mg/tonne clinker) | 14 | 19 | 30 |
HM2² | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (kg/year) | 16,407 | 14,022 | 36,663 |
Specific emissions (mg/tonne clinker) | 688 | 475 | 1.281 |
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) ³ | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Absolute emissions (tonne/year) | – | 80 | 70 |
Specific emissions (g/tonne clinker) | – | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Monitoring data | |||
Overall coverage rate (KPI1)4 | 85% | 82% | 93% |
Coverage rate continuous measurement (KPI2)5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Scope: Global
¹HM1: Cadmium and Thallium.
²HM2: Antimony, Arsenic, Lead, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Manganese, Nickel, Vanadium.
³Setor average in Spain, extrapolated to Tunisia, Morocco and Turkey.
4KPI1: Monitoring of all.
5KPI2: Monitoring of PM, NOx and SOx.
6Increase due to a revision in the methodology used to calculate HM1 and HM2 emissions in 2022.
Non-renewable sources (GJ) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|
Cement | 75,249,280 | 95,601,831 | 87,786,327 |
Aggregates | 77,412 | 71,983 | 62,680 |
Concrete | 220,288 | 254,853 | 273,810 |
Mortar | 11,785 | 15,206 | 15,217 |
Limes and agricultural inputs | 24,900 | 24,328 | 24,967 |
Total | 75,583,666 | 95,968,201 | 88,163,001 |
Renewable sources (GJ) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Cement | 10,244,265 | 12,857,184 | 15,049,833 |
Aggregates | 11,049 | 9,079 | 7,224 |
Concrete | 36,073 | 35,518 | 36,975 |
Mortar | 15,090 | 33,999 | 51,083 |
Limes and agricultural inputs | 1,695,075 | 1,759,473 | 1,802,608 |
Total | 12,001,552 | 14,695,253 | 16,947,722 |
Electricity (MWh) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Cement | 3,707,824 | 4,242,316 | 4,087,920 |
Aggregates | 4,368 | 8,943 | 8,112 |
Concrete | 3,086 | 3,394 | 3,720 |
Mortar | 7,601 | 8,544 | 8,447 |
Limes and agricultural inputs | 50,094 | 50,096 | 50,083 |
Total | 3,772,973 | 4,313,292 | 4,158,283 |
Total consumption (GJ) | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Cement | 98,841,710 | 123,731,351 | 117,552,672 |
Aggregates | 104,187 | 113,256 | 99,107 |
Concrete | 267,470 | 302,590 | 324,178 |
Mortar | 54,238 | 79,963 | 96,709 |
Limes and agricultural inputs | 1,900,314 | 1,964,147 | 2,007,876 |
Total | 101,167,919 | 126,191,306 | 120,080,542 |
Scope: all VCBR operations and VCEAA, VCNA and VCLATAM cement operations.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Grid electricity (%) | 81.8% | 84.3% | 82.1% |
Renewable Energy (fuel + electricity) (%) | 14.3% | 13.6% | 16.3% |
Alternative fuels (%) | 23.8% |
22.4% |
26.5% |
Renewable energy (electricity) (%) | – | 18.5% | 22.9% |
Scope: all VCBR operations and VCEAA, VCNA and VCLATAM cement operations
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||
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2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||||
Water withdrawn – Cement (megaliter)¹ | All areas | Areas with water stress | All areas | Areas with water stress | All areas | Areas with water stress |
Surface water | 13,110 | 5,978 | 13,107 | 6,080 | 14,178 | 6,279 |
Groundwater | 1,054 | 177 | 2,818 | 221 | 2,663 | 281 |
Rainwater | 14.4 | 0.9 | 43.4 | 0.2 | 20.1 | 0.0 |
Produced water | 39,663 | 16,806 | 41,496 | 14,954 | 42,684 | 16,624 |
Third-party water | 363 | 138 | 258 | 196 | 287 | 197 |
Other sources | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.2 | 26.2 |
Total | 54,205 | 23,099 | 57,723 | 21,451 | 59,858 | 23,407 |
Water withdrawn – Concrete (megaliter)² | All areas | Areas with water stress | All areas | Areas with water stress | All areas | Areas with water stress |
Surface water | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Groundwater | 1,002 | 0.0 | 1,042 | 0.0 | 684 | 0.0 |
Rainwater | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Produced water | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Third-party water | 155 | 0.0 | 164 | 0.0 | 57.1 | 0.0 |
Other sources | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total | 1,157 | 0.0 | 1,214 | 0.0 | 741 | 0.0 |
¹ Scope: Global. In VCBR operation we also consider the gypsum mine in Ponta da Serra. The data was obtained by measurement and estimates.
² Scope: VCBR and Uruguay. In 2022, it was made a study to determine reference values of water consumption in concrete sites based on primary data. The data was obtained by measurement. and estimates.
2020 | 2021 | 20221 | |
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Amount of waste generated (tonne) | 152,500 | 102,848 | 177,019 |
Hazardous waste (%) | 9.3% | 3.6% | 18% |
Recycled waste (%) | 27.5% | 60.8% | 33.6% |
Scope: Global.
¹Significant increase in the generation of waste for co-processing at VCBR in 2022.
Work-related injuries – Company employees | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Fatalities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rate of fatalities1 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Number of High-consequence accidents (excluding fatalities) ² | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Rate of High-consequence accidents (excluding fatalities) ² | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
Number of injuries 3 | 25 | 34 | 25 |
Rate of lost-time injuries 3 | 1.11 | 1.34 | 0.94 |
Severity rate | 67.7 | 63.1 | 98.9 |
Number of hours worked | 22,478,029 | 25,382,557 | 26,689,680 |
Work-related injuries – Contractors | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Fatalities | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rate of fatalities 1 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Number of High-consequence accidents (excluding fatalities) ² | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Rate of High-consequence accidents (excluding fatalities) ² | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
Number of injuries 3 | 20 | 22 | 9 |
Rate of lost-time injuries 3 | 1.17 | 0.93 | 0.41 |
Severity rate | 36.7 | 42.6 | 44.2 |
Number of hours worked | 17,102,640 | 23,720,780 | 21,814,314 |
Total work-related accident rate (employees + contractors) | 1.14 | 1.14 | 0.70 |
Near accidents (employees + contractors) | – | 11,079 | 10,091 |
Near miss frequency rate (employees + contractors) 4 | – | 45.1 | 76.6 |
Scope: VCBR, VCNA, VCEAA and Bolivia. Figures do not include Uruguay operations, except for number of fatalities.
¹The rate was calculated considering the GRI standards: (Number of fatalities as a result of work-related injury/Number of hours worked) *1,000,000 hours.
²The number and rate of high-consequence accidents include amputations or six-month leave of absence and exclude deaths. Rates were calculated based on 1,000,000 hours worked.
³The number and rate of accidents consider only lost-time incidents. Rates were calculated based on 1,000,000 hours worked.
4The rate of near accidents was calculated based on 2,000,000 hours worked.
Among employees, the main work-related injuries involve the ankles, feet, hands and fingers, and include sprains and fractures. The greatest risks for high-consequence injuries are dangerous energies, moving and rotating parts, high temperatures, possibility of hot flour leakage, movement of machines and equipment, lifting of loads and activities at height and in confined spaces. These risks are determined after a systematic study of the processes and assessment of the hazards and risks involved.
2021 | 2022 | |
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Number of reported cases of silicosis | 0 | 0 |
Scope: VCBR
2021 | 2022 | |
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Financial revenue through sustainable solutions ¹ (%) | 24.8% | 31.4% |
Scope: VCBR, VCNA, VCEAA
¹ Products and/or services that mitigate our environmental footprint or offer environmental benefits compared to traditional options
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Total number of legal actions for unfair competition, trust and monopoly Practices ¹ | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Value of legal actions (R$ million) | 6,344 | 7,754 | 8,345 |
Scope: Global
¹Considers only legal actions above R$ 98 million, in line with the standards applied for M&A and Due Diligence.
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
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Sales of cement (million metric tons) | 32.4 | 37.2 | 36.8 |
Sales of aggregates (million metric tons) | 22.7 | 24.4 | 23.7 |
Sales of concrete (million m³) | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
Scope: Global.