Celulose Irani’s concern with the social development of the communality’s where it has contact was recognized in December, by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio Grande do Sul.
At the award ceremony, held in Porto Alegre (RS), IRANI received a medal and a certificate of Social Responsibility. This recognition was granted because of the social activities carried out by the Company and shown in the 2007 Sustainability Report.
According to the Legislative Assembly this initiative has the intention of stimulating the presentation of the Social Balance; to spread Social Responsibility in the state of Rio Grande do Sul; to act as a recognition mechanism in the united efforts for the search for a better society; to strengthen, by using positive examples, the movement for Social Business Responsibility in Brazil; to change ideas and learning and to disseminate social technologies with other companies and organizations that place a lot of effort this topic.
The whole certification process and awards were carried out by a mixed commission that evaluated the candor and the importance of these social practices shown by the companies in their reports.
Law no.11.400 was created in 2000, and the Prize was awarded by the Parliament of Rio Grande do Sul, through the Department of Institutional Relationships of the Legislative Assembly, it is coordinated by representatives of entities and institutions of the civil society gathered together in a Mixed Commission that analyzes and evaluates the activities of companies and entities from their balance sheets where the investments in social activities are verified.
