At Votorantim, Sustainability actions are conducted by the Votorantim Institute and by the Votorantim Institute and by the Sustainability Management (Corporate Board for Strategic Planning).

Votorantim is one of the signatories of the Global Compact, the world's largest corporate responsibility initiative. Coordinated by the United Nations (UN), the Compact has been joined by more than 8,000 companies in 135 countries.

The purpose of the Global Compact is to mobilize the international business community to adopt, in their business practices, fundamental, internationally-accepted human rights, labor relations, environment, and anti-corruption values which are reflected in 10 principles.

1. Respect and protect human rights;
2. Prevent human rights violations;
3. Support freedom of association at work;
4. Abolish forced labor;
5. Abolish child labor;
6. Eliminate discrimination in the workplace;
7. Support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;
8. Promote environmental responsibility;
9. Encourage technologies that do not harm the environment;
10. Fight corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.

Click here to visit the Global Compact website.