Porto Itapoá wins the GHG Gold Seal for the 2024 cycle and joins the Global Compact’s Net Zero Ambition Movement

Porto Itapoá has been awarded the Gold Seal by the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program for its complete Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory for the 2024 cycle, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to sustainable environmental management practices. According to Sergni Pessoa Rosa Jr., the Director of Operations, Technology, and Environment at Porto Itapoá, this recognition reflects the company’s commitment to transparency and accuracy in the information disclosed in the 2024 inventory cycle, as well as the effectiveness of its actions in controlling and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. “Our operations are committed to reducing emissions, and to this end, we have made substantial investments in both technology and process improvements,” he states.

This commitment is further strengthened by the Terminal’s adoption of the Net Zero Ambition Movement, an acceleration initiative aimed at supporting companies within the UN Global Compact to set climate-related commitments that are ambitious and science-based, integrating the Sustainable Development Goal 13 (Climate Action) and the objectives of the Paris Agreement into their business strategies. “This adoption highlights the company’s intention to intensify its sustainability actions, aligning its strategies with global climate change goals,” explains Rosa Jr.

Largest Fleet of Electric Terminal Tractors in the Country

Porto Itapoá has acquired a fleet of 20 new electric trucks for its internal operations. Known as Terminal Tractors (TTs), these vehicles are used for the internal movement of containers within the Terminal. The acquisition, valued at R$ 20 million, is part of the port’s expansion process and now boasts the largest fleet of electric TTs among Brazilian port terminals.

Rosa Jr. emphasizes that 858,000 liters of fuel will be saved annually. “This means we will avoid emitting 2,000 tons of carbon into the atmosphere each year,” he says. The TTs will be charged within the Terminal itself, which has, since last year, changed its energy procurement policy to source only renewable energy. “We have switched to purchasing only energy from renewable sources,” explains Rosa Jr.

Each vehicle can carry up to 65 tons and has a range of 150 km, equivalent to about 10 hours of work. “Altogether, the new TTs will provide us with a range of 3,000 kilometers before recharging, demonstrating that effective environmental management directly impacts productivity,” the director assesses.

International Certification

In April this year, Porto Itapoá received the international I-Rec (Renewable Energy Certificate) certification, confirming that 100% of the Terminal’s electricity used in 2023 came from renewable sources. In total, over 46,000 MWh were used last year.

Porto Itapoá’s president, Cássio Schreiner, explains that the goal is to neutralize carbon emissions for what is known as Scope 2. “This term is used by the international production sector to refer to emissions related to the consumption of electricity purchased from an external supplier,” he details.

In 2023, Porto Itapoá changed its energy procurement policy, opting to consume only energy from renewable sources in new contracts. This transaction is certified by I-REC.

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