Climate Policy Engagement Analysis
Climate Lobbying Overview: Suzano demonstrates strategic engagement on climate change policies, taking broadly positive positions in its top-line messaging and on specific climate regulation, although it appeared unsupportive of the EU deforestation regulation.
Top-line Messaging on Climate Policy: Suzano had broadly supportive top-line messaging on climate policy in 2023-25. The CEO, Alberto Abreu, supported the need for climate change regulation in a joint statement made in August 2024, and expressed support for COP during an April 2025 interview. In its Climate Report, published in April 2025, Suzano supported limiting global warming to 1.5 ºC.The company also supported more ambitious National Determined Contributions in the build-up to COP30 in a September 2024 Joint Letter. Suzano also appeared to support government regulation on bioeconomy in its corporate blog, in May 2025.
Engagement with Climate-Related Regulations: Suzano appeared to engage with mostly positive positions on climate-related policy. Suzano’s CEO, Alberto Abreu, supported the Brazilian Emissions Trading policy in an open letter to Senators in October 2024, and in an April 2025 interview to Estadão. On its corporate website accessed in June 2025, the company appeared to support the creation of a carbon market.
Engagement with Climate-related Land Use Regulations: Suzano supported climate-related land use regulations with some exceptions. In its 2023 Annual Report, published in March 2024, Suzano supported regulation to recognize reforestation, forestation and restoration as carbon emission compensation in direct consultation with governments, but did not clearly restrict this to hard-to-abate sectors. The company CEO, Alberto Abreu, also supported legislation to combat deforestation in a joint statement published in August 2024. However, in a meeting with the EU Commission in March 2024, sourced from a Freedom of Information Request, the company did not support the EU Deforestation Regulation, advocating for delaying the date of entry of application, transitional measures, and emphasizing feasibility concerns.
Positioning on Energy Transition: Suzano broadly supported the energy transition, and appeared to support the role of biofuels in the energy mix in 2023-25. In its 2023 Annual Report, published in March 2024, the company indicated support for the greater use of biogas. In June 2024, in IBA’s press release Suzano appeared to support e-methanol produced from biogenic CO2 and low-carbon hydrogen to replace fossil fuels in the maritime sector. Suzano also supported transition to a low-carbon economy and transition away from fossil fuels in its 2024 Sustainability Report, published in December 2024.
Industry Association Governance: Suzano disclosed a partial list of its industry association memberships on its corporate website, accessed in June 2025, but InfluenceMap could not find any formal review of its industry associations and climate policy engagement. Suzano is a direct member of Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBEDs), which is engaged on the development of a regulated carbon market in Brazil, and supports circular economy and sustainable land use practices and Instituto Brasileiro de Árvores (IBÁ), in which Suzano’s CEO is Vice President, and is actively engaged on climate policy in Brazil and the EU, exhibiting both positive and negative positions. Suzano is also a member of Confederação Nacional da Indústria (CNI), 1911807 European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, the International Chamber of Commerce, International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
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InfluenceMap collects and assesses evidence of corporate climate policy engagement on a weekly basis, depending on the availability of information from each specific data source (for more information see our methodology). While this analysis flows through to the company’s scores each week, the summary above is updated periodically. This summary was last updated in Q3 2025.