Celulose Irani won in 2009, the Corporate Citizen Award ADVB / SC with the Environmental Education Program in the Environmental Preservation category.
The Irani winning case – Environmental Education Program – focuses on the environmental awareness of employees, families, schools, universities, suppliers and communities near to the production units. In 2008, the company stepped up its activities and the program provided 1,019 hours on this topic, training 100% of collaborators in the Manufacturing Units in Santa Catarina-based on Environmental Policy and an Environmental Management System.
On dates set by IRANI as the Day of Water, the Environmental Week, Day of the Tree and the Day of the River, several activities are carried out and lectures are aimed at all audiences, where issues are discussed that are related to environmental protection, among them, the importance of saving water, animals, plants, soil, atmosphere, natural resources, the importance of recycling, and the actions undertaken by IRANI to minimize the environmental impact are explained in a transparent manner. Global issues such as the greenhouse effect, carbon credits, carbon inventory, the Kyoto Protocol and Clean Development Mechanisms are all discussed.
