Environmental Responsibility

Princípios Orientadores

No Grupo Finançor, para além das preocupações e obrigações inerentes à Responsabilidade Ambiental, que decorre da natureza e dimensão dos seus complexos industriais e instalações suinícola e avícola, nomeadamente, as instalações sujeitas ao regime de Prevenção e Controlo Integrado da Poluição (PCIP), estamos comprometidos com práticas empresariais ambientalmente sustentáveis, de adesão voluntária, com o objetivo da proteção Ambiental. Pautamos a nossa atuação por valores e princípios orientadores como sejam:

    • Continuously improve environmental performance in order to minimize the impact of activities carried out in manufacturing facilities;
    • Promover a utilização das fontes de energias renováveis e das melhores tecnologias numa perspectiva de proteção ambiental;
  • To promote energy efficiency and rational energy use practices;
  • Continue investing in the rational use of water;
  • Consider the expectations of stakeholders in environmentally relevant processes and their communication;
  • To be guided by ethical principles of transparency and integrity in relations with official entities and other stakeholders;

 

Como exemplos, destacamos:

A Finançor Agro-Alimentar, S.A., tem assegurado, por uma entidade externa, o cumprimento de todos os requisitos legais, estatutários e normativos aplicáveis nas componentes da gestão integrada da Qualidade (ISO 9001:2015) e Ambiente (ISO 14001:2015), sendo uma empresa certificada em ambas as normas;

A Agraçor, Suínos dos Açores, SA., considerada uma referência em termos de implementação de boas práticas ambientais por Organizações Ambientais e Entidades Governamentais, é também Operador Licenciado de Gestão e Valorização de Resíduos orgânicos. Este facto permite-lhe através de uma unidade de produção de biogás ser auto-suficiente em termos energéticos.

A floresta Altiprado, o maior ativo natural do Grupo Finançor, ocupa uma área total de aproximadamente 525 hectares, sendo que nestes 40% (cerca de 210 hectares) estão incluídas a produção florestal, as áreas de gestão e conservação de biodiversidade e as áreas de proteção da rede hidrográfica. Esta área florestal tem um potencial de captação de 22. 916 tCO2 e que permite à empresa ter um potencial de sequestro de carbono superior às emissões de âmbito 1 e 2 totais do grupo.

 

 

Gestão de Solo 

Aware of the importance of proper and responsible soil management, and taking into account its geographical context and sectors of activity, the Finançor Group considers this practice essential for promoting the balance of ecosystems and protecting biodiversity. In this sense, the Group's various companies have been investing in a set of practices aimed at mitigating their impacts on nature, contributing to the maintenance of local ecosystems and the biodiversity intrinsic to the region.

 

 

Gestão de Materiais

We present the initiatives of some of the Group's companies, reflecting their commitment to sustainability. This objective has been continuously worked on with the companies to meet the major pillars of the sustainability strategy.

 

Initiatives for managing material consumption
in companies of the Finançor Group

 

Gestão de Energia

The Finançor Group continues its investments in implementing new technologies and measures that allow it to monitor its energy consumption and, consequently, develop action plans for its reduction. This approach contributes not only to reducing operational costs but also to positioning Finançor as an entity committed to minimizing its environmental impact.

 

Energy consumption management initiatives
in companies of the Finançor Group

 

Gestão de Emissões

In the context of the growing challenges posed by climate change, the Finançor Group considers it imperative to adopt an active carbon transition stance. Thus, the Group aligns its objectives with those established in the Paris Agreement, in a collective mission to limit the increase in global temperature. To this end, the Group has been working on this dimension across its companies through an integrated approach that encompasses the various stages of its operations and the diverse circumstances of its multiple sectors.

 

Emissions management initiatives in Finançor Group companies

  • Charging point for electric vehicles
  • Heat utilization in refrigeration plants
  • Reduction of Fluorinated Gases
  • Replacing butane gas installation with an electric installation.
  • Replacing current refrigerators and freezers with larger cold rooms.
  • Adapting or purchasing pellet (biomass) boilers instead of using fossil fuels.
  • Decarbonization plan with the installation of photovoltaic panels.

 

 

Gestão de Recursos Hídricos

 The Group's companies continued their journey of implementing management measures and promoting water consumption efficiency in their production processes, through investment in innovative measures and new technologies, transforming potential obstacles into opportunities.

 

Water consumption management initiatives
in companies of the Finançor Group

 

Gestão de Resíduos

The Group's companies continued to implement initiatives to enhance and reduce waste, based on a vision of raising awareness and training their employees on this issue.

 

Waste production management initiatives
in companies of the Finançor Group