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Sustainability report
The sustainability report is a tool to encourage transparency, with which we demonstrate the Company’s advances and affirm our commitment to the sustainability of our operations and society. Camil’s ESG practices in the report follow the reporting recommendations of the main global organizations as a reference, reinforcing our commitment to society and governance. In the report we share our achievements, challenges and main actions in the markets in which we operate. Good reading!
For doubts and questions about topics related to sustainability, the Company’s stakeholders can contact us by e-mail: esg@camil.com.br
Sustainable Management
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Camil conducts its sustainable management to generate a positive and lasting impact on its business and the communities in which it operates, caring for people, with a focus on product quality and environmental conservation. The agenda is structured and aligned with the Company’s strategic pillars, and the Company is a signatory to the UN Global Compact, contributing to the SDGs of the 2030 Agenda—especially in basic nutrition and quality of life. Governance involves Senior Management and two dedicated committees (the ESG and Ethics Committee and the ESG Operational Committee), which assess risks, initiatives, and indicators; ESG targets are part of the variable compensation of directors and managers. Execution is led by ESG leaders who, based on the materiality matrix, monitor indicators, implement projects, and drive process improvements.
ESG Risks
Revised in 2024, Camil’s ESG Risk Map now comprises 22 monitored risks, with six new risks added compared to the previous map. Monitoring and management are carried out by the ESG leaders responsible for each topic, and the results are overseen by governance bodies, including the ESG and Ethics Committee and the Board of Directors. In parallel, the corporate Risk Management structure provides technical support to these groups, ensuring the integration and alignment of ESG risk management with the Company’s overall risk management model.
Material Topics
Camil reviews its materiality assessments annually to reflect the evolution of the business and the sustainability context. In the update carried out at the beginning of 2025, the Company analyzed internal commitments and practices considering risks and impacts (including financial impacts), compared the positioning of companies in the sector, and incorporated recommendations from global frameworks, in addition to engaging representatives of its main stakeholders (learn more). In line with market requirements, in 2024/2025 it began its first double materiality exercise, based on impact materiality and the IFRS guidelines (2023). The result consolidated 11 topics of greatest relevance and impact to the business, which will guide strategies and action plans in the coming years (see infographic below).
ESG development
For the third consecutive year in 2025, Camil is included in B3’s Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE), an exclusive portfolio of companies that demonstrate their commitment to sustainability, providing transparency and support for investors’ decision-making.
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is a global nonprofit organization that, through a specific methodology, assesses companies’ environmental performance based on their emissions inventories.
Other market frameworks
Camil regularly assesses its ESG performance through other indexes, such as MSCI, which addresses the management of ESG risks and opportunities; Sustainalytics, which enables the assessment and comparison of initiatives and indicators with other market players; and the SDG Action Manager, which enables self-assessment regarding cooperation with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Governnance
Camil’s Governance Structure:
Click here for more information about the members of the governance bodies.
General Meeting of Shareholders
Fiscal Council
- Oversees the regularity of management acts.
- Monitors external audits; reviews and issues opinions on financial statements; monitors the legality of managers’ acts.
- Elected by the General Meeting; operates independently.
- Unified 1-year term; non-permanent.
- Composition: 3 sitting members and 3 alternates; installed by shareholders’ resolution, with the possibility of nomination by minority shareholders.
Executive Board
- Conducts the business and executes the strategy defined by the Board; represents stakeholders before Management.
- Composition at year-end 2024: 2 statutory officers and 5 non-statutory officers.
- Elected by the Board of Directors.
Thematic Committees
Ethics and Integrity
Ethical and upright conduct is an intrinsic value of Camil’s organizational culture, guiding how the Company conducts its business and engages with its stakeholders. These principles are formalized in institutional policies—especially the Code of Ethics—and are reflected in management practices such as the Integrity Program, both widely communicated to stakeholders.
The Code of Ethics serves as an essential guide, addressing topics such as integrity, respect for Human Rights, transparency, and compliance with applicable rules and legislation. It also reinforces the Company’s commitment to a work environment grounded in mutual respect, valuing interpersonal relationships and actively promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Integrity Program
Created to foster a culture of integrity, ethics, and transparency and to provide a sustainable and responsible work environment, the Integrity Program encompasses the policies and procedures designed to prevent, detect, and remediate improper conduct and non-compliance with the Code of Ethics and other Company policies.
Under the Program, Camil monitors indicators such as the number of reports (by type and site), the percentage of employees trained, and the number of communications on the topic during the period. To strengthen ethical practices across the entire value chain, the Company encourages all audiences it engages with, including suppliers, to adopt ethics and integrity standards aligned with Camil’s, by accessing and adhering to the Code of Ethics, publicly available on the website.
Accessible to all stakeholders, including operations in Latin America, Camil’s Ethics Channel is a mechanism for submitting—anonymously or with identification—reports, questions, or other communications, even if based only on suspicion, regarding any occurrence that may constitute a breach of the Company’s policies and values, as well as applicable laws and regulations. This includes moral and sexual harassment, conflicts of interest, corruption, and fraud.
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Social
HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELL-BEING
Camil ensures safe and healthy work environments, complies with the legislation of each country, and adopts voluntary initiatives to prevent accidents and illnesses, with continuous investments in infrastructure and accessibility. Health and Safety management covers 100% of the workforce and is guided by indicators and targets that impact leadership’s variable compensation, overseen by Senior Management and integrated into the ESG Agenda. Occupational health actions are based on the identification and analysis of risks in work environments and are operationalized through the Medical Control and Occupational Health Program (PCMSO), which provides preventive care and monitors employees’ health.
Teams made up of physicians, nurses, engineers, and occupational safety technicians conduct Health and Occupational Safety activities across the various operating units. These teams are supported by multidisciplinary bodies composed of managers and employee representatives, such as:
the Internal Commission for Accident and Harassment Prevention (CIPA-A) in Brazil; the Joint Health, Hygiene and Safety Committee in Chile; the Health and Safety Committee in Ecuador; the Workplace Safety and Health Committee in Peru; and the Safety and Health Committee in Uruguay.
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DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
For Camil, promoting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment generates impacts that go beyond the business, actively contributing to combating discrimination and reducing inequalities. Based on this understanding, since 2020 the Company has accelerated its DE&I journey by structuring campaigns and training on prejudice and discriminatory practices. In 2024, the topic became a permanent agenda item in the Health and Safety Dialogues (DSS), and a mandatory Diversity & Inclusion learning track was implemented on the Camil Academia platform for all employees, including as part of onboarding for new talent, to level institutional knowledge.
In addition to educational actions, the adoption of affirmative actions in the recruitment and hiring of women was intensified, with a review of selection processes to incorporate clear guidelines—such as requiring the participation of female candidates in all leadership hiring processes—reflected in the current Executive Board composition, which is 33% women. The initiatives cover historically underrepresented groups, such as women, people with disabilities, the LGBTQIA+ population, Black people, and different generations.
Environmental
POLICIES AND PRACTICES
Preserving the environment is one of Camil’s fundamental commitments, intrinsically linked to its operating model. The Company seeks not only to ensure compliance with applicable environmental legislation and its internal standards, but also to take a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating the environmental impacts arising from its activities. This approach includes engaging different stakeholder groups, with the aim of ensuring the availability of natural resources and raw materials essential to the food sector.
In line with this guideline, the Company has allocated resources to initiatives focused on environmental sustainability, reflecting its ongoing commitment to developing an increasingly resilient operation, prepared to face challenges associated with climate change and the conservation of natural resources. Reinforcing this commitment, in 2024 Camil restructured its Environment area—now with a management role reporting directly to the Operations Division—reviewing processes, systems, and structures to ensure target achievement and performance monitoring, aligned with its ESG agenda.
Among the priority fronts led by the new structure, the pursuit of energy efficiency stands out—with a focus on reducing the consumption of natural resources without compromising productivity—as well as waste management, through initiatives aimed at reuse, recycling, and reprocessing of materials.
ECO-EFFICIENCY
Across all its operations, Camil has adopted the guideline of fostering self-generation of energy and prioritizing renewable sources as an essential part of its sustainability strategy. This choice not only reinforces the Company’s environmental commitment, but also represents a relevant competitive advantage by reducing dependence on external sources and mitigating impacts related to climate change. In this context, the preference for clean, lower-impact solutions is a premise embedded in operational and expansion projects.
SELF-GENERATION OF ENERGY
In 2024, Camil advanced the construction of a new thermoelectric plant in Cambaí (RS), which will enable supply with self-generated energy, using 100% of the husk generated by the Company in the region. The initiative represents a strategic step toward strengthening energy self-sufficiency, with a focus on diversifying the energy mix and leveraging residues from its own operations.
With expected start-up in 2026, the new plant will use rice husk generated at the Itaqui and Cambaí (RS) units as feedstock, promoting the valorization of agricultural by-products and contributing to waste reduction. The works are financed through resources linked to the green debenture issued by Camil in 2021, reinforcing the Company’s commitment to sustainable solutions and investments aligned with circular economy and low-carbon practices.
Water
Camil has adopted a consistent approach to efficient water management, recognizing its importance both for environmental sustainability and for the viability of industrial processes. The Company continuously seeks to optimize the use of this resource, focusing on reducing waste and continuously improving production processes, especially in the stages of grain parboiling, pasta manufacturing, and steam generation.
Water withdrawal
Camil’s units are supplied with water from different sources, with approximately 73% of the volume coming from surface water.
 Brazil:
– Local sanitation utilities
– Licensed shallow wells Chile:
– Local sanitation utilities
– Shallow wells Peru:
– Local sanitation utilities
– Cistern (at the Sullana unit) Uruguay:
– Local sanitation utilities
– Shallow wells Ecuador:
– Water tanker trucks supplied with water from shallow wells
Waste
Responsible waste management remains a priority for Camil, which operates in compliance with the legal and regulatory requirements of environmental agencies in the countries where it operates. Based on the commitments undertaken through its ESG strategy, the Company adopts measures to minimize waste generation throughout its production processes and, whenever possible, directs materials to recycling or reuse. One key example is the use of biomass resulting from rice husk, which is directed to energy generation in the Company’s own thermoelectric plants.
EMISSIONS
As part of its commitment to the decarbonization agenda and to climate change, Camil advanced in 2024 in consolidating its third Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory. This strategic initiative provides an essential technical basis for identifying climate impacts and guiding actions aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of its operations.
Emissions were calculated based on the internationally recognized GHG Protocol methodology and covered only the Company’s Brazilian units. The inventory scope included the main emission sources associated with operations, such as stationary and mobile combustion, solid waste treatment, liquid effluents, and fugitive emissions.
Click here to access the 2024 GHG Emissions Inventory.
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ESG Contact
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For questions and queries on topics related to sustainability, the Company’s stakeholders can contact us by email: esg@camil.com.br.
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