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Commitment: The Pão de Açúcar Group promotes environmental responsibility, not only in its usual operation, but also with consciousness-raising actions, environmental education and education for a conscious consumption.
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Sustainable Residue
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Pão de Açúcar Recycling Stations: collection points for volunteer delivery of recyclable materials at Pão de Açúcar stores. The collected material is taken to Cooperatives of paper and cardboard collectors. |
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In 2006 3 new stations were implemented: two in Goiânia and one in Recife. This year, the project collected nearly 4 thousand tons of recyclable material, generating 325 work positions and benefiting 13 cooperatives |
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Recycle and Earn Extra: collection station for PET plastic packaging and
aluminum cans, which are deposited in automated collection machines in
34 stores of the Extra chain. The machine issues coupons which can be used for discount at the time of purchase. The collected material
goes straight to the recycling industry. |
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In 2006 the project recycled nearly 4 million aluminum cans and nearly 9 million PET bottles.Project partially deactivated in July 2006 and fully deactivated in December 2006, due to
the high operating cost. |
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Organic Compound |
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Launched in 2004, for sale in the Pão de Açúcar and Extra stores. |
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Conscious Consumption: diffuses conscious consumption practices
among its customers, especially among the youth, since it believes that the citizenship exercise at the time of purchase also contributes for the sustainable development of Brazil. |
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. Citizen Kids in Action: The project serves schools and other institutions in greater Sao Paulo.
During monitored visits to all the sectors of a supermarket, students from Primary School
receive information about the origin and manufacture of the products, classification of food, notions of mathematics and about the importance of recycling and of material reuse. In 2006, 339 schools took 10,729 thousand kids to the participating stores. Pão de Açúcar Kids (“PA Kids”): Carried out at the stores’ own space, the program is dedicated to children aged from four years, and works consciousness about the responsibility and rights as consumers and citizens. In 2006, 13,494 children were welcomed. ?. School goes to Extra:
Program suspended in 2006. |
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Brazil Faces: sales channel for sustainable products, manufactured by groups and organizations throughout Brazil. The participant selection follows criteria such as income generation for the
communities where they act, rejection of child labor, respect for the rights of the Indian people, environmental concern, promotion of gender equality, social inclusion, and others. The Pão de Açúcar Group
respects each supplier’s productive capacity. It is a unique initiative in
the world. |
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The supplier’s commitment to respect the environment is part of the Brazil Faces Program. |
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Public Space
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Good Gardener: qualification of
youths in gardening and revitalization of public greens in the city of SaoPaulo. |
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Performed in 2004 and suspended in 2005. |
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The GPA meat quality program isintended to offer the consumer a product processed with economic sustainability and socioenvironmental
responsibility. With technology and management valuing and stimulating the productive chain to incorporate the responsibility for the health of men, animals and the environment. |
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Assistance to the farms for studies to minimize the environmental impact in the cattle
raising production process. Partnership with Campinas Agronomy Institute. |
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