Groupe SLB

The SLB Group, a French forestry group with an international presence, has been involved in forestry activities for almost 30 years. We manage 10,000 hectares of forests in France, Romania and Brazil. The needs of world markets, correlated with strong demographic growth, are driving up the demand for wood. To meet this demand, SLB has developed an innovative afforestation programme in Brazil, based on a vision combining economy and ecology: ECONOLOGIC PROGRAM®. Since 2011, this sustainable program allows the supply of FSC®-certified wood for trade, thus avoiding the use of native species in the wood industry. Our unique know-how in forest management contributes to the preservation and natural regeneration of native forests. This results in : - the fixation of CO2 - the protection of the biotope and biodiversity - the restructuring and nutrition of soils depleted by intensive agriculture. By taking part in ECONOLOGIC PROGRAM®, our customers contribute to the fight against deforestation and global warming while valuing this commitment. SLB is the first French group certified by Bureau Veritas for carbon fixation in Brazil. This certification confirms the relevance of our methodology (GHG Protocol international standard) and the reliability of our CO2 fixation calculation tools. The SLB Group in Brazil : - 2,122,000 planted trees - 3,600 ha of forests, including 894 ha of native forest preserved - 687,751 tonnes of fixed CO2 "The SLB Group is fully convinced that the ecological transition will only take place in harmony with Nature. (Stéphane Ledentu, CEO of SLB Group).