Estudo de Caso da Avaliação Empresarial de Serviços Ecossitêmicos: Grupo André Maggi

The Grupo André Maggi used the five-step Corporate Ecosystem Services Review (ESR) to analyze energy supply risks at its Itacoatiara plant. The process identified critical dependencies on biomass, fresh water, local climate, soil erosion regulation, and habitat health. The company found that while biomass is a low-carbon energy source, its supply is threatened by illegal logging, climate-induced droughts affecting river transport, and regulatory hurdles for reforestation. To mitigate these risks, the company is exploring internal reforestation projects and evaluating alternative biomass sources, while preparing for a partial transition to grid electricity by 2015 for power generation, though biomass will remain essential for grain drying.

• The Grupo André Maggi identified five priority ecosystem services essential for the operation of its Itacoatiara plant: biomass for fuel, fresh water, local climate, soil erosion regulation, and habitat impacts.
• The company's biomass supply is primarily sourced from forests in Pará and Rondônia and transported via river to Itacoatiara, with no current cost-effective substitutes available.
• Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of severe droughts in the Amazon, which threatens the river transport necessary for biomass delivery.
• The supply of sustainable biomass is undermined by illegal providers who threaten the economic viability of legal suppliers due to lower costs.
• To mitigate supply risks, the company established a pilot reforestation project consisting of 123 hectares of acacia and 25 hectares of eucalyptus, though scaling this model is hindered by slow state legal processes for authorizations.
• While a new electrical transmission line expected by 2015 will allow the plant to replace biomass for electricity generation, biomass will remain indispensable for the grain drying process.

APA

Ozment, S., & Almendra, F. (2013). Estudo de Caso da Avaliação Empresarial de Serviços Ecossitêmicos: Grupo André Maggi. World Resources Institute. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/uploads/pese_casestudy_maggi_pt.pdf

Chicago

Ozment, Suzanne, and Francisco Almendra. Estudo de Caso da Avaliação Empresarial de Serviços Ecossitêmicos: Grupo André Maggi. World Resources Institute, 2013. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/uploads/pese_casestudy_maggi_pt.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{ozment2013estudo, author = {Ozment, Suzanne and Almendra, Francisco}, title = {{Estudo de Caso da Avaliação Empresarial de Serviços Ecossitêmicos: Grupo André Maggi}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2013}, url = {https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/uploads/pese_casestudy_maggi_pt.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }