What has Aracruz been doing in the area of socio-economic development?
In 2006, Aracruz invested US$7.7 million in a number of different social projects, with the priority focus being on education and programs that stimulate economic and social development in the regions where the Company has operations in Esprito Santo, Rio Grande do Sul and Bahia. The most significant example of the Company’s social work is the Formar Project, which seeks to improve elementary school teachers development, in the north of Esprito Santo. Aracruz also supports the Faith through Action Project, an initiative focused on providing formal education and technical training to needy children in the Greater Vitria area, and the Ara Project, which has the same goal in the Esprito Santo municipality of So Mateus. Read more about Aracruzs social investment on our Annual and Sustainability report.
