Water use

Water-related ecosystems (forests, aquifers and rivers) protected and restored, generating water security for societies.

KODS 2030
 

Reduce the specific industrial water consumption by 20%

Percentage of reduction in specific consumption of industrial water

2021 2022 2023 (Preview) 2030 Goal
16% 17.8% 18.6% 20%
 
 

In 2023, the percentage decrease in Klabin's consumptive water use increased from 17.8% to 18.6% compared to the previous year. The result of this indicator was mainly driven by the reduction in total withdrawn water (1.24%), which was proportionally higher than the reduction in total effluent generation (0.75%), i.e. total water consumption at the industrial units was lower than in the previous year. The review of the company's strategic planning and operations, the expansion of industrial activities, as well as the optimization of product quality standards to meet new market demands, were the main factors influencing the results that compose the Klabin S.A. Consumptive Use indicator.
 
In the pulp and paper operations, which represents 98.51% of the company's overall indicator, the reduction in water abstracted (0.40%) was proportionally greater than the reduction in the amount of effluent treated (0.08%), making a positive impact on the indicator. The result is mainly related to the operational actions implemented to reduce the volume of water withdrawn from water resources, the conclusions of the expansion processes (PUMA II - Phase II), as well as the calibrations and improved reliability of the PUMA unit's discharge devices. 

For the Packaging and Recycling operations, which account for 1.49% of the company's general indicator, there were no significant variations in the proportion of their specific results in terms of water withdrawal and disposal of treated effluent. 

 

 

Performance for specific total water consumption (m³/ton)

  2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
  Resultado Year Target Resultado Resultado Resultado Resultado
Total specific water consumption 3.6328 3.864 3,7328 3,6294 3,9582 4,4238
Per  business unit            
Paper 4.7930   5,5628 4,2936 4,2203 3,643
Pulp 4.9270   4,755 5,1655 6,2274 8,3168
Packaging  0.3334   0,3295 0,2736 0,2061 0,2478
Recycled 1.7889   1,9822 1,7487 1,2856 1,6318
Bags 0.0674   0,0166 0,0577 0,0187 0
Per  business unit            
Angatuba 0.7993   2,291 2,1112 2,4824 1,2732
Argentine 0.3216   0,0082 0,1298 * *
Betim 0.2230   0,2147 0,2037 0,2193 0,2432
Correia Pinto 5.4949   2,8011 4,1449 2,9609 6,9156
Feira de Santana 0.4732   0,3982 0,3988 0,1456 0,1978
Franco da Rocha 1.7823   3,1022 ** ** **
Goiana 1.1580   1,2266 1,1028 0,719 0,9077
Horizonte 0.3236   0,1391 0,3847 ** **
Itajaí 0.3812   0,4041 0,4116 0,2166 0,2271
Jundiaí DI 0.1727   0,1568 0,1871 0,2063 0,216
Jundiaí TP 0.4330   0,299 0,4257 0,338 0,2796
Lages 1 0.0242   0,0099 0,0548 0 0
Manaus 0.4355   0,5916 0,6272 0,5395 0,6152
Manaus 2 0.6187   1,2195 ** ** **
Monte Alegre 6.3249   8,5287 5,5346 6,0586 4,2506
Otacílio Costa 1.6303   1,5905 1,786 0,637 1,1777
Paulínia 0.1521   0,5453 ** ** **
Piracicaba 1.7043   1,5279 0,6365 0,7347 0,9471
Puma 4.9270   4,755 5,1655 6,2274 8,3168
Rio Negro 0.7071   0,5691 0,6454 0,0079 0,3804
Rio Verde 0.2439   0,2666 ** ** **
São Leopoldo 0.4876   0,3822 0,4078 0,2184 0,2452
Suzano 0.3127   0,3167 ** ** **

 

*Until 2019, this indicator was not measured.

** New units acquired by Klabin in 2020.

The calculation for specific water consumption is done by the difference between water withdrawn and water returned to the environment, divided by the Company's total production. Therefore, and also because they are different types of production, businesses and units, the figures above do not reflect the reduction percentage in specific consumption per unit or business.

There was a 17.8% reduction in specific water consumption in 2022 with respect to the base year 2018 in industrial operations. We highlight the actions to reuse and close the water circuits conducted during the year, which contributed to reducing consumption.

 

KODS 2030
 


100% of the localities where we operate initiatives to increase territorial water security

Percentage of locations  with initiatives to increase water security

2021 2022 2023 (Preview) 2030 Goal
57% 74% 74% 100%
 
 

In 2023, we maintained the theme of water safety as the main theme of our Environmental Education Program, the Klabin Caiubi Program, reinforcing the importance of water resource preservation to municipal schools in the areas where we operate. In addition, the company has implemented projects every year to reduce its water consumption and further improve the quality of its wastewater treatment, increasing the availability and quality of water in the regions where we operate.


Units with initiatives to increase water security:
1- Angatuba (Caiubí)
2 - Betim (WWTP)
3 - Correia Pinto (RBC, Caiubí and Hydro Management)
4 - Goiana (WWTP)
5 - Itajai (WWTP)
6 - Feira de Santana (Caiubí)
7 - Monte Alegre (RBC, Caiubí and Water Management)
8 - PUMA (RBC, Caiubí and Water Management)
9 - Manaus (WWTP).
10 - Rio Negro (WWTP)
11 - São Leopoldo ((WWTP) and Caiubí)
12 - Piracicaba (PCJ Consortium)
13 - Lages (Caiubí)
14 - Jundiaí-TP (Caiubí and PCJ Consortium)
15 - Jundiaí-DI (Caiubí and PCJ Consortium)
16 - Otacílio Costa (RBC, Caiubí and Water Management)
17 - Paulínia (PCJ Consortium)

WWTP: Unit has implemented a new WWTP, improving the quality of the effluent discharged.
RBC: Participation in River Basin Committee
PCJ Consortium : Consortium that Klabin is part of and participates in CBH

KODS 2030

100% forest operations under own management with hydrosolidary management

Percentage of forest harvest operations under own management with hydrosolidarity management

2021 2022 2023 (Preview) 2030 Goal
73.5% 97.3% 97.3% 100%
 
 

The implementation of the hydrosolidary stewardship methodology, a pioneering initiative by Klabin in its sector, contributes to the protection of watersheds, increasing the water security of the communities present in the vicinity of its forestry units.

This strategy is based on the balance between forest production and water production, allowing the integration of different needs for the input, including neighboring communities and ecological processes. This activity begins in the forestry planning stage, which takes into account the watersheds and neighbors’ water catchment points.

In 2022, hydrosolidarity management was extended to the Santa Catarina Forestry Unit, reaching 97.3% of forests under Klabin's own management. In addition, the mapping of watersheds of the units located in the state of São Paulo was completed in 2022, so that they can be included in the hydrological regionalization map, scheduled to be completed in 2023, and necessary for the expansion of the methodology in the region.

 

 

Undertaking goals linked to the topic by executives

  2022 2021 2020
Managers 22.0% 5.0% 8.0%
Directors 100.0% 100.0% 50.0%
Total executives 192 53 62

Percentage of plants in areas of water stress

2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
30.4% 30.4% 22.2% 17.6% 5.9%

Percentage of water abstracted in areas of water stress

2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
1.1% 1.2% 0.9% 1.1% 0.9%

Percentage of water discharged in areas of water stress

2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 1.0% 0.8%

Percentage of cost of goods sold corresponding to plants located in areas of water stress

2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
 16.1% 17.8% 12.3% 13.1% 13.0%

 

Water Consumption in areas of water stress

        Unit 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Total of water withdrawals  Million of cubic meters 1.38 1.35 0.93 1.20 0.98
Total of water discharges  Million of cubic meters 0.85 0.68 0.53 0.93 0.69
Total net freshwater Consumption (Total water withdrawals -Total water discharges) Million of cubic meters 0.53 0.66 0.40 0.27 0.29
Total net freshwater Consumption Target Million of cubic meters 0.65 - - - -
Data coverage % 100 100 100 100 100

 

Since 2018, Klabin has assessed all its units located in water-stressed areas with the WRI Aqueduct tool. To be considered as exposed, facilities need to be classified in the baseline criterion of water stress higher than 20%, both for the current and future scenarios (2030 and 2040). In 2021, with the acquisition of five new plants, Klabin will have 7 of 23 units located in areas of water stress according to the tool. To control and monitor the risks related to these plants, Klabin prepared a report monitoring the flow of rivers and the volume of rainfall in the regions where the plants are located, in order to anticipate possible water shortages, as well as to seek alternatives. This report is accompanied by the Water Management Working Group that, in addition to supporting the strategic management of this resource, contributes to the definition of actions required to avoid impacts in these regions. In 2022, the improvement in water management resulting from the actions taken resulted in a 19% reduction in consumption (water withdrawn less water discharged) in the units located in water-stressed areas.

Summary table

  Unit 2022 2021 2020
Portion of water withdrawn % 33.12 31.8% 30.0%
Portion of reuse water % 66.88 68.2% 70.0%
Water consumption 19,128,120.43  19,391,425.90 16,219,610.88

 

 

GRI-303-3SASB-RR-PP-140a.1 SASB-RT-CP-140a.1

 

Withdrawn water by source

  Unit 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
    Total areas Areas of water stress Goal for the year Total areas Areas of water stress Goal for the year Total areas Areas of water stress Total areas Areas of water stress Total areas Areas of water stress
Surface water withdrawn 121.783.253,04 1.165.399,00 124.347.071,71 114,167,093.00 1,170,985.00 113,803,723.99 105,636,967.770 838,069.000 109,417,256.300 1,110,841.000 109,133,547.790 955,860.000
Freshwater (total dissolved solids ≤1,000 mg/L) 121.783.253,04 1.165.399,00   114,167,093.00 1,170,985.00   105,636,967.770 838,069.000 109,417,256.300 1,110,841.000 109,133,547.790 955,860.000
Other types of water (total dissolved solids >1,000 mg/L)                        
Groundwater withdrawn 203.528,27 132.127,37   190,136.99 110,408.80 114,146.16 124,187.670 64,425.940 118,875.230 69,004.800 110,628.570 20,640.000
Freshwater (total dissolved solids ≤1,000 mg/L) 203.528,27 132.127,37   190,136.99 110,408.80   124,187.670 64,425.940 118,875.230 69,004.800 110,628.570 20,640.000
Other types of water (total dissolved solids >1,000 mg/L)                        
Third-party water withdrawn 292.779,87 82.827,49   267,163.75 65,020.60 228,292.32 218,038.410 26,368.000 174,625.760 21,570.000 169,342.760  
Freshwater (total dissolved solids ≤1,000 mg/L) 292.779,87 82.827,49   267,163.75 65,020.60   218,038.410 26,368.000 174,625.760 21,570.000 169,342.760  
Other types of water (total dissolved solids >1,000 mg/L)                        
Total 122.279.561,18 1.380.353,86   114,624,393.74 1,346,414.40 114.146.162,50 105,979,193.85 928,862.94 109,710,757.29 1,201,415.80 109,413,519.12 976,500.00


 

GRI-303-4

Water discharged by source 

  Unit 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
    Total areas Areas of water stress Goal for the year Total areas Areas of water stress Goal for the year Total areas Areas of water stress Total areas Areas of water stress Total areas Areas of water stress
Disposal of surface water 103.011.884,58 808.300,65 104.452.996,70 95,044,916.70 640,370.13   89,584,696.3000 503,164.0000 92,304,204.4000 900,150.0000 90,574,940.0000 686,900.0000
Freshwater (total dissolved solids ≤1,000 mg/L) 103.011.884,58 808.300,65   95,044,916.70 640,370.13   89,584,696.3000 503,164.0000 92,304,204.4000 900,150.0000 90,574,940.0000 686,900.0000
Disposal to the extraction source with quality equal to or greater than withdrawal 103.011.884,58 808.300,65   95,044,916.70 640,370.13              
Other types of disposal                        
Other types of water (total dissolved solids >1,000 mg/L)                        
Disposal of third-party water 139.556,17 36.821,39   188,051.14 44,548.00   174,886.7000 29,621.0000 116,530.1700 31,770.0000 102,609.6400  
Freshwater (total dissolved solids ≤1,000 mg/L) 139.556,17 36.821,39   188,051.14 44,548.00   174,886.7000 29,621.0000 116,530.1700 31,770.0000 102,609.6400  
Other types of water (total dissolved solids >1,000 mg/L)                        
Total 103.151.440,75 845.122,04   95,232,967.84 684,918.13 9,4073,267.08 89,759,583.0000 532,785.0000 92,420,734.5700 931,920.0000 90,677,549.6400 686,900.0000


SASB-RT-CP-140a.3

Number of cases of non-compliance in the disposal of water that resulted in formal actions

2022 2021 2020 2019
0 0 0 0


GRI-303-4

Substances defined and analyzed for disposal

Manufacturing units follow the limits established by the legislation in force in each state and country for reference and monitoring of effluents. Parameters such as Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and BOD removal efficiency are a priority, as are the concentrations of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and phosphorus in the effluents in the pulp and paper mills. The indices are often compared to global benchmarks, such as the IFC guidelines (20 to 100 m3/t is considered suitable for pulp mills; and 10 to 50 m3/t for paper mills).

All Klabin units monitor the flow and quality of effluents generated by the plant before and after internal treatment. The main parameters analyzed are pH, Conductivity, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Total and Ammoniacal Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sedimentable Solids, among other parameters to control the efficiency of effluent treatment plants.

In case of results outside the established goals or limits, the unit requests a reanalysis of the sample and initiates a multidisciplinary investigation to find the root cause of the problem. After such process, a structured action plan for resolution and monitoring is created, following the methodology defined in each unit. All units have specific areas and are responsible for the operation and monitoring of water and effluent parameters.

Self-monitoring is conducted frequently, which makes it possible to compare the results of third parties with the internal results obtained. If a downward trend is identified in the efficiency or deviation from monitored parameters, the operational teams act immediately to identify and resolve the root cause.
 

GRI-303-5 SASB-RR-PP-140a.1 SASB-RT-CP-140a.1

Water consumption

  Unit 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
    Total areas Areas of water stress Goal for the year Total areas Areas of water stress Goal for the year Total areas Areas of water stress Total areas Areas of water stress Total areas Areas of water stress
Total water consumption 19.128.120,43 535.231,82 19.894.075,01 19,391,425.90 661,496.27   16,219,610.8800 396,077.9400 17,290,022.7200 269,495.8000 18,735,969.4800 289,600.0000
Total freshwater consumption 19.128.120,43 535.231,82 19.894.075,01 19,391,425.90 661,496.27   16,219,610.8800 396,077.9400   269,495.8000 18,735,969.4800 289,600.0000
Other consumption                        

 

Percentage of water used from reuse

  Unit 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Percentage of water used for reuse or rainwater % 66.88% 68.2% 70.0% 68.2% 67.8%
Administrative processes (offices, cafeterias, bathrooms) % 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Production processes % 66.88% 68.2% 70.0% 68.2% 67.8%
Percentage of facilities using water-efficient technologies % 100.00% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Administrative processes (offices, cafeterias, bathrooms) % 100.00% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

The Company uses the concept of hydrosolidarity management, a pioneering methodology in the sector, based on the balance between forest production and water production. As such, it is possible to integrate the different needs of the water resources, including neighboring communities and ecological processes. This activity begins in the forest planning stage, which takes into consideration the watersheds and water catchment points of the community located around the forest units. Additionally, as described in items 15 and 18 of Klabin's Sustainability Policy, all the units practice responsible water resource management, striving for continuous improvement in all processes, and act in compliance with the environmental laws and regulations in effect at the municipal, state and federal levels.

 

As part of the governance structure for sustainability, Klabin has a Fixed Sustainability Committee made up of executive directors, led by the Technology and Sustainability Director and assisted by the Sustainability Manager, in addition to the Sustainability Committee, made up of the Company's board members, which include management of water use as one of the topics addressed. It also has a legal area with environmental specialists who monitor issues related to legal parameters and a permanent contract with an environmental law firm, aimed at preventive monitoring and advice on issues such as regulatory changes, including those related to water security. This structure allows the definition of strategies and actions related to the sustainability commitments undertaken, acting jointly throughout the chain.

 

One hundred percent of Klabin’s industrial process effluent is treated in the Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs) before returning to the water body or the concessionaire. The treated effluents are monitored internally and by a third party to demonstrate compliance with all applicable legal requirements. In addition, Klabin's units periodically undergo internal and external audits to evaluate the management system, including all environmental control and management processes. In the units that have environmental goals involving water issues, they are related to the profit sharing of the employees.

 

The minimum effluent disposal standards are based on municipal, state, and federal legislation for each unit. Klabin also compares its results with the International Finance Corporate (IFC) indicators, which have benchmarks for the pulp and paper sector. In order to determine the maximum discharge limits, the Company conducts studies on water dispersion and self-depuration of the water body to assess and determine the limits that do not change the water quality and volume of the water body.

 

As a result of water management in 2022, the volume of reused water at Klabin represented about 2.5 times the volume of raw water withdrawn.

Updated and verified on: 12/26/2023