Private social investment
Between 2018 – when the Sustainability Strategy was launched – and 2021, BRK invested a total of R$ 24 million in social projects, including its own resources and incentives. The initiatives developed positively impacted around 1.2 million people
The Juntos Program is one of those projects supported by BRK. The action carried out under the coordination of the NGO Comunitas aims to stimulate public management through a partnership between the private sector, the public sector and civil society. The Program was developed in eight cities in Tocantins and achieved significant results with fiscal balance actions carried out with local governments
In partnership with the NGO Water.org, the company created a social project to offer micro-credit to low-income families in Maranhão, Tocantins and Santa Catarina. Financial resources are intended to expand access to water and sanitation, enabling actions that transform the quality of life and reality of these people – fighting leaks, purchasing water tanks, building and renovating bathrooms, among others.
With its own resources, BRK is also one of the supporters of the WIL Brasil program, conceived and conducted by the Canadian NGO Waterlution. The project promotes the training of young leaders to be protagonists in innovation and social entrepreneurship, having water quality and the right to sanitation as pillars.
These projects, and other examples, are carried out taking into account the characteristics and potential of each location. At this point, the performance of the business units to identify opportunities for social investment is essential to ensure the success of the strategy outlined, promoting environmental education, the formation of partnerships and sustainable socioeconomic development.
