Forest certification

Percentage of own and purchased wood 

Certified own areas 

The certification process is well established in Klabin’s forestry units, demonstrating excellent performance in third-party audits, which recognize continuous improvement in the quality of operational processes and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. 

Area of forestland owned, leased or managed by the Company, certified by a third party 
 

Klabin’s forest operations management follows FSC® certification principles and criteria. The strategy adopted for certification involves the analysis of production supply planning, based on the concept of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP). This practice helps ensure that the planning, distribution and supply process is collaborative and effectively engages all relevant areas. 

In 2024, there was a significant increase in the Company’s forest assets, due to the acquisition of land from Arauco as part of the Caetê Project. 

Geoprocessing and fire prevention measures 

Klabin maintains a forest asset security structure to prevent fires and illegal third-party deforestation, and to protect fauna and flora by curbing the actions of poachers, land invasions and other occurrences. These efforts include mobile patrols, control towers and communication equipment for continuous monitoring of forestland, protecting 911,091 hectares of land in Paraná, Santa Catarina and São Paulo. 

The Company also employs geotechnologies and remote sensors to obtain information about its forest assets. Using Planet Labs, LiDAR and ESRI platform technologies, it constantly monitors all of its forests and operations (including third-party properties). The acquisition of images from Planet Labs enables monthly monitoring of biological assets, including in conservation areas, supporting the model adopted for landscape management. 

By applying LiDAR technology, teams have access to digital models of the Company’s forests, which allow their evolution to be tracked and monitored. This data is processed by the ESRI platform, and the results are shared with local communities to support initiatives, such as efforts to improve local resilience to the impacts of climate change. 

Chain of custody and internal audits 

Klabin’s commitment to wood traceability extends to the entire production chain. The main purpose of the chain of custody is to enable the traceability of forest-based products throughout all processes until they reach customers, ensuring their sustainable origin in accordance with strict FSC® and PEFC certification standards. 

For controlled wood, a risk analysis is conducted at the supplier’s properties, based on scale, intensity and risk, by an in-house team trained and up to date with regulatory standards. This due diligence system assesses document compliance across 100% of suppliers and also carries out on-site inspections. Any identified deviations are reported for correction, and the supply of wood is blocked in the system until the necessary adjustments have been fully implemented.

SLIMF FSC® Standard  

Klabin supports local producers in obtaining FSC® forest management certification by providing access to specialized consulting services. This work began in 2013, when the Group of Producers of the Middle Tibagi River Basin Region (GPMT) in Paraná and the Group of Certified Mountain Region Producers (PSC) in Santa Catarina joined Klabin’s Certification Program for Forest Producers. By 2024, 556 properties had been certified in the two states. 

Wood Supplier Certification Program 

In 2024, Klabin reviewed its contract with 2Tree, a consulting firm that represents GPMT, changing the procurement arrangement from a ton-based to a hectare-based model, while establishing a supply limit of 62,000 hectares per year in Paraná. 

Klabin Transforma Matas Legais Program 

Since it was launched, the Klabin Transforma Matas Legais Program, which supports environmental conservation and sustainable development in Paraná and Santa Catarina, has involved approximately 580 properties. 

In 2024, the focus in Paraná was on rural properties participating in the Ecological Corridors component of Klabin’s Basic Indigenous Environmental Program.  

The Klabin Transforma Matas Legais Program, run in partnership with the environmental NGO Apremavi, aims to preserve and restore native forest remnants, improve the local quality of life and optimize forest management through integrated property and landscape planning. The initiative includes the conservation of Permanent Preservation Areas, forestry involving native and exotic species, the implementation of agroforestry systems and promotion of organic agriculture and ecotourism. Find out more at https://klabin.com.br/sustentabilidade/comunidade-e-sociedade/desenvolvimento-local. 

 

*Between 2021 and 2022, there was an increase in the area of land registered with the Klabin Forest Compliance Program, due to a proportional increase in demarcated conserved areas (Legal Reserves and Permanent Preservation Areas), which resulted in an increase of 1,867 hectares in the period. 

Plant com a Klabin Program 

The Plante com a Klabin Program (Plant with Klabin) engages small, medium and large rural producers in the Company’s forest expansion process, encouraging them to grow pine and eucalyptus trees in an integrated manner with other activities carried out on their properties. The participants are also encouraged to take part in the Klabin Forest Compliance Program (which supports land tenure and environmental compliance for rural properties) and the Small Producer Certification Program. Find out more at https://klabin.com.br/web/guest/negocios-e-produtos/florestal/plante-com-a-klabin. 

Percentage of raw materials from certified suppliers 

Percentage of wood-based raw materials certified to a responsible purchasing standard 

This calculation refers to the percentage of third-party certified wood volume compared to the total third-party wood volume (certified and controlled).  

Percentage of wood fiber-based materials without third-party certification but meeting other fiber sourcing standards 

Percentage of wood fiber-based materials without third-party certification by sourcing standard