CARBON EMISSIONS NEUTRALIZED SINCE THE COMPANY'S FOUNDATION
São Paulo, October 07th, 2021
Odontoprev (B3: ODPV3), listed in São Paulo since 2006 and the market leader on dental benefits in Latin America, is pleased to inform that has neutralized its carbon emissions, since the foundation of the Company in 1987.
In line with the principles of sustainable development, and with a focus on environmental conservation measures, Odontoprev, with the support of a specialized consulting company Way Carbon, measured and quantified the historical emissions of its operations. Based on the calculation, the company acquired the equivalent carbon credits. The chosen project was the Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD), which aims to avoid emissions from deforestation in the municipality of Paragominas, state of Pará, in the Amazon region.
Odontoprev, listed in São Paulo since 2006, is the leading dental benefits provider in Latin America, and the largest company in the Brazilian healthcare sector in terms of clients, with more than 7.5 million members. The Company is a member of the Novo Mercado at B3, a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index, one of 9 brazilian companies included in the Bloomberg 2021 Gender -Equality Index (GEI).
Attachments
Original document
Permalink
Disclaimer
OdontoPrev SA published this content on 07 October 2021 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 07 October 2021 22:26:01 UTC.
Odontoprev SA is a Brazil-based company primarily engaged in the provision of dental care services. The Company is involved in the management, sale and provision of private dental care plans and services. It offers services to individual and corporate customers. The Company organizes its dental care services into three main segments: Collective Pre-paid Plans, Collective Post-paid Plans and Individual Pre-paid Plans. Through its indirect subsidiary Easy Software Ltda, the Company is also active in the development of computer software for the dental industry. Odontoprev SA holds shares in various direct subsidiaries, such as Clidec - Clinica Dentaria Especializada Cura Dar's Ltda, Odontoprev Servicos Ltda, Garcia Pedrosa Ltda and Adcon Administradora de Convenios Odontologicos Ltd. Furthermore, It is a subsidiary of Bradesco Saude SA, a unit of Banco Bradesco SA's Bradesco Seguros e Previdencia SA.