Santos Brasil is breaking consecutive efficiency records in its Sustainable Driver Program

Santos Brasil´s Sustainable Driver program, which stimulates and guides employees to adopt good safety practices and rational use of resources, directly benefitting the environment, reached an average of 2.57 traveled kilometers per liter of fuel in the first five months of the year. The result is 3.21% better than the same period last year, when 2.49 kilometers per liter were recorded, and 8% more than in 2014, when the average was 2.38 kilometers per liter. In the year to date, 2,635,604 kilometers were traveled with 1,026,537 liters of fuel.

Individually, the highest fleet efficiency record was shown by the Local Transport Cell (CTL) in Guarujá, with 2.72 traveled kilometers per liter of fuel in the month - significantly exceeding the 2.01 goal set by the company. This is the best result achieved by the program since it was introduced in 2004. It means more efficiency and less CO₂ released in the air.

To Wendell Fernandes, Santos Brasil Road Transportation Executive Manager, the result reflects attention to fleet maintenance and constant investment, in addition to periodical efforts and training for the company´s drivers. "We individually monitor each professional and their performance with specific tools. Within this context, there is also recognition of drivers who achieve good results", he says.

The Executive Manager of Corporate Communications and Competitive Intelligence Raquel Ogando highlights the company´s commitment to environmental responsibility. "We have environmental matters that are a priority and that are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development (ODS) goals. In the CO₂ emission reduction area, we have an ongoing work with the drivers that involves fuel efficiency, which will lead to less greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere", she says.