Environment
Thousands of hectares are logged every year in the Cerrado biome in Brazil, causing terrible damage to the environment and its inhabitants. The FNL project recovered 342 hectares of degraded land by planting nearly 430,000 trees in the area, and today the project also protects an area of 1,150 hectares of native forest. In addition, the forest locally brings tangible benefits to the microclimate of the region, contributing to a lower evaporation of water, lower soil reflectivity and lower average annual temperatures.
Biodiversity
Located between the Amazon, Atlantic Forests and Pantanal, the Cerrado harbours 5% of the world’s species and 30% of Brazil’s biodiversity. The FNL reforestation project has led to the birth of a new type of landscape, characterised by a mosaic composed of natural forest and planted forest. Thanks to this new regenerated landscape, wildlife has progressively returned to the project zone.
Community
New job opportunities for the local communities
Strong empowerment through training and knowledge learning in agroforestry management, resulting in a better quality of life for workers and their families. Project activities made it possible to achieve 6 of the 17 sustainable development goals established by the United Nations.
WE HAVE SET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Together with offsetting the carbon footprint tied to its corporate activities, the Piquadro Group has made another important commitment
to environmental sustainability by offsetting the CO2 emissions tied to the production of the best-selling products of the three brands.
Piquadro is therefore one of the first companies in the world to have made this commitment, and not only in its sector.
Compensated
The CO2 emissions generated by the green products of the Corner, Corno alle Scale, Urban and PQ-Light lines have been calculated based on the GHG protocol. They were then offset based on the production with an extra 15% to cover any calculation errors through Verra VCS standard-certified carbon credits that support the Fazenda Nascente do Luar reforestation project. This operation will be repeated every year.
Sustainability Report Verra Certificate - Business Activity Offset 23/23 Verra Certificate - Product Offset to 31/03/23 Fazenda Nascente Do Luar
