Compensation for environmental impacts, attested by the seal, is part of a wide range of actions to improve the ESG culture in the group's ecosystem
Investment will revert to Núcleo Mata Viva, in Xingu
CLM, a value-added Latin American distributor focused on information security, data protection, cloud and data center infrastructure, becomes the first technology distributor to receive the Green Treasure Sustainability Seal, from BMV, granted to those who acquire UCS (Sustainability Credit Units), an environmental commodity that finances the conservation of biodiversity.
The seal attests to CLM's commitment to the environment. The investment in its ESG program aims to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, buying the necessary carbon credits to offset the emissions of the company and its employees.
The amount, paid annually, will remunerate the work of those who protect and guarantee the conservation of biodiversity. In the case of CLM, the investment will revert to the Mata Viva Nucleus, in Xingu, generating the following benefits:
· Preservation of native forests
· Avoided emission of carbon stored in the form of wood
· Preservation of several species of Amazonian fauna
· Preservation of several species of flora in the Amazon
· Preservation of the region's hydrological flow
The annual purchase corresponding to 39 tons of CO2and it is the tip of the iceberg (and the company works so that they do not melt) of a much larger ESG improvement project by the CLM Group.
To calculate the footprint, that is, the impact of the activities of CLM and its employees on the environment, the BMV carried out an extensive analysis, ranging from the production and recycling of waste, energy consumption and even the fuel used in moving collaborators.
Francisco Camargo, CEO of CLM
“We obtained the seal after an audit that assessed the environmental impact of our activity. We buy enough UCS to zero out what we produce. Our commitment is to buy enough annually to bring our production to zero, equivalent to offsetting/neutralizing 39 tons of CO2e (equivalent), which is CLM's annual environmental impact,” describes CLM's CEO, Francisco Camargo.
Carlos Sacco, BMV Business Partner
According to BMV's Business Partner, Carlos Sacco, the Green Treasure Sustainability Seal attests, in numbers, the social results and environmental benefits generated by the reduction of emissions, protection of biodiversity and water cycling resulting from protected forests, certified in an effective and transparent way with easy verification. “In addition, the Seal is recognition of the good governance attitude when acquiring the Sustainability Credit Unit in equivalence to the impacts generated by the productive activity”, explains Sacco.
transformation process
In its ESG strategy, CLM implemented a series of changes: it exchanged the entire air conditioning and server equipment park for more modern and efficient models. It also switched to a hybrid work system, to reduce the production of greenhouse gases in the movement of employees. “Most come once or twice a week. We use china cups and glass cups and, on occasions like training, we adopt paper cups; Garbage is recycled at the four Brazilian units: Moema (SP), Alphaville (SP), Joinville (SC) and Serra (ES)” and obsolete material is donated to entities that recycle it”, says Camargo.
CLM's sustainable strategy
This achievement integrates a broader set of actions by CLM, which has been incorporating the ESG culture with the aim of reaching maturity in sustainable initiatives for the environment, society and company governance. The first, at the end of 2020, was the “An Ethical Company”, multi-association initiative of the ABES and ABIMDE???????? In March of this year, CLM obtained the transparency and ethics certification CertiGov???????? “Our goal is to reinforce, improve and consolidate the ESG, as well as the rules of ethics and integrity throughout our ecosystem”, says Camargo.
For the executive, more important than the likely positive impacts of this achievement on business, is the example. “We know that we are a drop in the ocean, but we want to make our ecosystem – resellers and suppliers – aware of the need for everyone to do their part. Just as we have been doing our part for years in disseminating Corporate Ethics”, concludes Francisco Camargo.
More information on CLM initiatives and on the Green Treasury Sustainability Seal is available at the links:
· https://go.CLM.com.br/CarbonoZero ;
· www.clm.com.br/sobre-nos/compliance/
About the Green Treasure Sustainability Seal:
The Green Treasury Seal is an environmental certification, issued by the BMV Group, which can be acquired by governments and companies, attesting that they adopt practices to preserve biodiversity. To obtain certification, interested parties acquire Sustainability Credit Units (UCS), an environmental commodity registered with B3 and traded through Rural Product Bills – Green (CPR Verde). It is the first market instrument for this type of trading, approved by the Federal Government and regulated by the Central Bank.
Currently, more than one million hectares of native forest are preserved in seven BMV Group centers: Xingu, Teles Pires, Madeira, Arinos, Amapá, Roosevelt and Guariba, in the states of Amapá, Amazonas and Mato Grosso.
The methodology developed by the BMV Group has the scientific backing of Unesp, which verifies the assessment of the biodiversity of the forests that make up the projects. In addition, the entire protocol is endorsed by the main certifier in the world, specializing in inspection, testing and environmental certification, the Swiss SGS, ensuring that the operation is as sustainable as possible. To complete, the BMV Group uses the blockchain as a technology that allows the traceability of the UCS.
