Sustainability Report 2025

Guarulhos Sucatas Publishes 2025 Sustainability Report and Reinforces the Role of Recycling in the Circular Economy

Guarulhos Sucatas has just published its 2025 Sustainability Report, presenting the results, achievements, and commitments that marked another year in its more than 45-year journey in material recycling and the promotion of the circular economy.

The report brings together economic, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) indicators, based on GRI standards, and highlights the company’s progress in strategic areas such as recycling and material recovery, people development, corporate governance, innovation, and community engagement.

Recycling as Part of the Solution

In a global scenario marked by climate change, natural resource scarcity, and the need to decarbonize industry, recycling plays an increasingly important role.

As recyclers and urban miners, we are part of the circular economy solution. We recover, process, and add value to materials already existing in urban environments, allowing them to return to the production chain as high-quality raw materials.

The use of recycled steel—prepared and supplied by our company to customers—is internationally recognized as one of the most efficient ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and decrease the consumption of natural resources, directly contributing to a more circular and resilient economy.

2025 Highlights

Our Governance

• EBITDA margin of 13.14%, despite a scenario of strong pressure on industry margins;
• Integration of an independent external advisor into the Board of Directors;
• Membership in the United Nations Global Compact;
• Recertification under ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards;
• Definition of our 2030 Ambition, establishing goals to expand economic, environmental, and social value creation.

Environmental Responsibility

• 90.95% of processed materials diverted from landfill and returned to the circular economy;
• More than 110,000 tons of CO₂ equivalent emissions avoided through steel recycling;
• More than BRL 6.7 million invested in environmental and technological solutions;
• Expansion of automotive recycling, waste recovery initiatives, and Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) production.

Our People and Our Community

• 15.5% reduction in the annual operational accident rate;
• More than 21 hours of training per employee;
• 42% of leadership positions held by women;</li
• BRL 581,000 invested in social projects.A Foundational Year for the FutureAccording to Rafael Barros, CEO of Guarulhos Sucatas, 2025 was a year dedicated to strengthening the company’s foundations.The organization prioritized efficiency gains, technology, governance, and people development, creating the conditions to support a new cycle of growth with greater structure, competitiveness, and discipline.At the same time, the company advanced investments that increase material recovery, landfill diversion, and the contribution of recycling to more sustainable production chains.Discover the 2025 Sustainability Report

  We believe transparency is essential to strengthening trust among customers, suppliers, employees, partners, and society.

  For this reason, we openly share our results, challenges, and commitments, reinforcing our conviction that recycling is a strategic activity for sustainable development and for the transition toward a low-carbon economy.

  Click here to access and download the full 2025 Sustainability Report.

  Learn More: What Is Urban Mining?
  Urban mining is the concept of recovering metals and other materials from existing stocks within the urban environment—such as buildings, vehicles, equipment, industrial waste, and post-consumer materials—thereby replacing the extraction of natural resources.
  By treating cities as a continuous source of raw materials, urban mining reduces environmental impacts, emissions, and energy consumption while enabling the circular economy and strengthening the security of material supply for industry.