An innovative measure for environmental performance, the IDA is a tool that evaluates the quality of the product based on environmental management and on pollution control and prevention, totaling 60 parameters in the three dimensions. The consolidated IDA in 2016 was 94.2% and considers the environmental efficiency of the three industrial mills.
and the Effluent Treatment Station in Três Lagoas (Mato Grosso do Sul).
Photo: Márcio Schimming.
INDICATORS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDEX (%)1
| Aracruz | Jacareí | Três Lagoas | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |||
| Overall EPI | 93.9 | 94.5 | 93.2 | 95.7 | 95.4 | 94.3 | 95.3 | 95.5 | 95.8 | 94.17 | |
| Management | 97.9 | 98.9 | 97.9 | 93.6 | 94.6 | 93.6 | 96.9 | 96.9 | 93.7 | 95.75 | |
| Prevention | 92.5 | 92.5 | 94.6 | 98.9 | 96.8 | 96.8 | 94.7 | 98.0 | 93.7 | 94.86 | |
| Control | 91.4 | 92.0 | 73.6 | 94.6 | 93.6 | 92.5 | 94.7 | 93.7 | 98 | 84.69 | |
1 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is a management tool that assesses the quality of a product based on three indicators: pollution control, pollution prevention, and environmental management, each with a specific weight informing the final index.