Concepta Ingredients launches Bio Abundance Program and reinforces socio-environmental commitment to Brazilian forests
The pillars of the new program of the Sabará Group business unit are centered on connecting, conserving, respecting, encouraging and promoting
São Paulo, May 2022 – A  business unit of Sabará Group specialized in natural and technological  solutions for various sectors of the industry, Concepta Ingredients has just  launched the Bio Abundance Program, which reinforces its commitment to  guaranteeing the complete traceability of raw materials from the Amazon forest  and other Brazilian biomes.
  The initiative is based on five  pillars: connecting people in a virtuous value chain between the forest's  wealth and the market; keep the standing forest; respect the peoples and  communities that inhabit it; encourage the use of ingredients from Brazilian  biomes; and promote socioeconomic inclusion and the reduction of social  inequality.
  
  Based on the engagement of  communities, cooperatives and supplier associations, the Bio Abundance Program  comes in search of enhancing an action that is already ongoing at Concepta  Ingredients. “The organic ingredients we offer are supported by training  families and conservation in different biomes in Brazil, contributing to the  indirect maintenance of about 1.5 million hectares of forest through the  valorization of non-timber forest products”, explains Lilia Kawazoe, the  business unit's commercial manager.
  
  The executive says that the  initiative directly and indirectly involves around 2,800 families involved in  the collection and processing of products, including traditional peoples, who  find in the activity one more reason to stay in their regions of origin, making  it possible to generate income through inputs. “Suppliers are also approached  for the sustainable management of extractive activities of natural substances,  valuing cooperatives and traditional communities and contributing to the  security of biomes and territories”, adds Lilia.
  
Grupo Sabará: agenda based on  sustainability
  The performance in favor of  sustainability and reduction of harmful impacts to the environment was  responsible for making Sabará Group CEO, Ulisses Matiolli Sabará, recognized as  a SDG Pioneer of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), during the  Leaders conference of the Global Compact in 2016. Currently, he represents SDG  15 – Life on Land, for protecting, restoring and promoting the sustainable use  of the Earth's ecosystems. Concepta Ingredients, in turn, also has all its work  aligned with the values defended by the UN, mainly SDGs 15 - Life on Land and  12 - Responsible Consumption and Production.
  “For Grupo Sabará, maintaining  Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance is part of its business  strategy, it is not just a management approach. In its 65 years of history, the  company practices sustainability and socio-environmental conservation in all  its projects, understanding that today's actions will make a better planet  possible for us and our children in the future", says Giovanna Cappellano,  coordinator of the ESG area at the Group.
  About Concepta Ingredients
  Concepta Ingredients is part of the  Sabará Group and specializes in natural and technological solutions developed  in accordance with the Bio Abundance Program. Based on innovation and research,  the company offers organic ingredients, supported by the training of families  and indirect conservation of areas in different biomes in Brazil. Its vast  portfolio has technological inputs from international partners and ingredients  from Brazilian biodiversity to meet the most specific demands of the industries  in which it is present.
  
  
  About Sabará Group
Sabará Group, with more than 65  years of history, is genuinely Brazilian and recognized for its ability to  innovate and adapt. For three generations, the Group has overcome challenges  and stands out in its markets. Its commitment to the well-being of people  around the world goes beyond offering innovative products and services. Its  activities take future generations into account, focusing on solutions that  guarantee sustainability. Through its various branches of activity, Sabará Group  operates throughout the national territory and has a presence in countries in  South America, North America and Europe. It specializes in the development of  high-performance technologies, solutions and raw materials, aimed at the water  treatment markets in sanitation and industry, nutrition and animal health, and  the food and beverage industries. The development of its products relies on  100% national knowledge and technology, a factor that contributes to Brazil  becoming a reference in product research in favor of a sustainable world.
 
         
 
        
        
        