According to the Director of Institutional Relations at CNI, the industry is committed to sustainable development
What have been the advances of the Brazilian industry in the area of sustainability since 2012, when the Rio+20? To answer this question, a CNI (National Confederation of Industry) will hold this wednesday, 4 of October, in Brasilia, a meeting where studies will be presented 14 sectors on the efficient use of resources, like water and energy, development of more sustainable products and waste management. Among the highlights in the sectorial studies is the recycling of aluminum cans for beverages, who hit 97,9% in 2015. When considering the relationship between recovered scrap and domestic consumption of aluminum products, Brazil is above the average of the main consuming countries of the metal, which is from 27%. No Country, recycle 46% of these materials.
Automotive industry
in the auto industry, among the main advances in the last five years is the gain of 12% of vehicle energy efficiency. Another highlight is the insertion in the market of flex vehicles. Today, 88% of the new light vehicles sold are flex and, from 2003, more of 29 millions of units were sold.
food sector
The Brazilian units of multinationals in the food sector have become a global reference with regard to the conscientious consumption of water, according to CNI. A Cargill, for example, decreased consumption per production in 14% Come in 2010 e 2015, easily surpassing the global goal of reducing the intensity of consumption in 5% until 2020. at Bunge, whose overall goal was to decrease 3% in water consumption between 2013 e 2016, were reached 9,92% of reduction for two years. in five years, Unilever achieved a decrease in consumption in 30% no Country.
textile sector
The textile sector stands out in the treatment of effluents and maintains a continuous effort to reduce and reuse water in its production. An example of this was the creation, in 2015, of an innovative denim washing process (cotton fabric that is the raw material of jeans) that can reduce, in until 100%, water consumption. According to the Director of Institutional Relations at CNI, Monica Messenberg, the industry is committed to sustainable development. "Nonetheless, the transition to a new production model must be supported by broad public policies to support companies. Among the proposed measures are incentives for investments in innovation and sustainable technologies, in addition to incentives and tax relief for companies that use natural resources more efficiently", stand out.
You 14 sectors that reported advances in environmental sustainability are:
- Steel
- Textile
- Mining Energy
- Petroleum, gas and biofuels
- planted forest
- native forest
- Electrical and Electronics
- Aluminum
- Chemical
- Construction
- Automobiles
- Cement
- food
Rio+20
A United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), was performed from 13 a 22 June 2012, In Rio de Janeiro city. Rio+20 was thus known because it marked the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio-92) and contributed to defining the sustainable development agenda for the coming decades.