Manufacturing Magazine June 2015 | Page 165

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“ The quality of our products and services , along with environment preservation and our sustainability , is what will make us grow in various area in the future ”

Carbon footprint
– Otávio Guimarães Decusati superintendent director of Tanac
commitment to preservation and the securing of a better future . The Quality and Environmental Management Systems ISO 9001 , and 14001 , certifications by Norms and the fulfillment of all FSC ® criteria , indisputably affirms Tanac ’ s units leadership status in its markets . “ In our segment , we are the only company in the world to have earned ISO 9001 , 14001 , FSC and chain-of-custody certification by the FSC . Besides , we have a positive carbon footprint . For every 2.2 lbs . of CO 2 generated by the company , we sequester 24.2 lbs . from the natural environment ,” explains Decusati .
FSC ® -certified forest management ensures the quality of raw materials supplied by the company ’ s forestry unit , known as Tanagro , right from its origin . The company also develops a variety of environmental education projects . For instance , in Montenegro , Rio Grande do Sul , the “ Embrace Nature Project ,” aimed at students from 7 to 14 years old , reaches out to hundreds of kids every year when they visit the tannin units and facilities
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