Innovation management

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Innovation management

Innovation is an important driver for Klabin's business. It can integrate the development of new products in the Technology Centers, but can also initiate an open innovation process, involving multiple areas of the Company or external partners.

The Company's strategy for innovation is to access a global network of contacts, facilitate the combination of projects and available opportunities in the market through innovation programs and incentivized projects, share knowledge, and create value for the company and society.

The main figures of the 2022 initiatives are: databases with over 2,200 startups, 40 proofs-of-concept (PoCs) conducted in various areas of the organization, more than 10 collaborations with universities, 12 pitches conducted, and 4 intrapreneurship projects with employees.

The Innovation Committee is responsible for the governance of innovation projects at each of Klabin's business units. Every two months, the project pipeline is prioritized, roles and responsibilities are defined, and performance indicators and goals are tied to the compensation of the Company's executives. Above the Innovation Committees of the business units lies the Innovation Commission, comprised of the directors of each unit, as well as other members, with the purpose of deliberating on the progress, implementation, and prioritization of projects on a corporate scale.

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Inova Klabin

Examples and experiences at Inova Klabin

Inova Klabin, held since 2017, was born with the challenge of promoting dialogue with employees, customers, suppliers and partners about the challenges of the future, in addition to providing visibility to the innovative solutions already adopted by the Company. It was the way found to make the work done in the company tangible, by sharing examples and experiences. The experiences offered to the public go beyond simply demonstrating the production or application of a product and involve practical demonstrations of innovation focused on sustainability in everyday life and in the event's very conception.

Public had contact with practical experiments and collective constructions.

Sustainability as a principle

The fifth edition of Inova Klabin, held in September 2022 at Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo, featured immersive activities in journeys related to five pillars – Biodiversity, Climate Change, Circularity, Klabin Initiatives, and New Business –, bringing together employees, customers, and suppliers for an entire day.

Each of the pillars enabled the public to engage with topics of extreme relevance from the perspective of innovation and sustainability, through practical experimentation and collective building. The days were envisioned by Klabin and constructed collaboratively in partnership with renowned institutions and individuals in each of the topics.

To minimize environmental impact, Klabin conducted a study to calculate the emissions resulting from the event, which were offset by planting six trees for each ton of CO2eq in an area where the company operates and in partnership with SOS Mata Atlântica. It also had the premise of being zero-waste and employed processes such as composting the organic material generated throughout the day, as well as donating the remaining waste to partner communities and organizations to facilitate recycling and reuse in line with the concept of circularity.

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Waste management

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Neutralized emissions:

the event's emissions, including participant travel, totaled approximately 70 tons of CO2eq, which were fully offset by the planting of 422 trees in partnership with Fundação SOS Mata Atlântica.

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of the organic material generated at Inova Klabin was composted, and the remaining waste was sent to partner communities and organizations for recycling and reuse.

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