Bracell’s Greenhouse Gas Inventories follow guidance provided in the latest edition of ISO 14.064, the GHG Protocol, and the quantification methodologies published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Inventories are conducted at the corporate level, covering our production sites in São Paulo and Bahia and forestry operations in São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Bahia, and Sergipe.

Emissions (tCO2e)	2021	2022	2023
Scope 1	365,172.00	614,673.00	597,454.00

Carbon Balance

Bracell’s carbon balance totaled 4,355,619 tCO₂e in 2023. Of this total, 3,940,391 tCO₂e were biogenic emissions related to Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), and specifically eucalyptus harvesting.

Despite a reduction in Stationary Combustion and Waste emissions, Scope 1 emissions increased by 3% due to expanded use of fertilizers and mobile combustion linked to forestry expansion.

Scope 1 emissions from land-use changes amounted to 4,432 tCO₂e due to fires. Read more about our fire prevention and response practices under GRI 304-3.

In terms of Scope 2 emissions, our reported emissions from purchased electricity increased in the year due to the inclusion of water intake pumps at our São Paulo pulp mill in the inventory. In addition, in Bahia, Scope 2 emissions rose due to a strategy to purchase electricity at lower prices, reducing natural gas consumption in the power boiler.

With regard to Scope 3 data, the 17% increase in these emissions is mainly related to the Downstream category, due to the increase in the transportation of pulp for export and a revision in the scope of waste. As a result, part of the emissions previously classified in Scope 1 were transferred to Scope 3.

In 2023, Bracell removed -1,286,441 tCO₂e from the atmosphere through protected areas hosting native forests.

CARBON BALANCE (tCO2e)
Emissions	2021	2022	2023
Total (S1 + S2 + S3)	636,549	1,555,114	1,701,669
Scope 1	365,172	614,673	597,454
Scope 2	35,283	5,258	9,611
Scope 3	236,094	935,183	1,094,603
Biogenic LULUCF emissions	0	3,793,831	3,940,391
Removals (tCO2e)	-5,970,852	-1,309,842	-1,286,441
Balance	-5,334,303	4,039,103	4,355,619