Corporate governance

Consistent with the values that guide its actions and committed to the pillars that sustain its role as the intelligence center of the Campo Limpo System, inpEV seeks the best market practices in its management. Its bylaws reiterate the need to abide by the principles of legality, impersonality, morality and equality. Its corporate governance structure consists of the Members’ General Assembly, the Board of Directors, the Board of Auditors and the Executive Committee.

The General Assembly is composed by the members of inpEV, the crop protection manufacturing industry, and by entities that represent the various links of the sector. It meets twice a year to validate the Institute’s strategy and evaluate its performance.

The Board of Directors is formed by five representatives from contributing member companies (elected during a General Assembly, eight representatives from member entities and the Institute’s CEO. This board is responsible, among other duties, for ensuring that the inpEV by-laws are fulfilled and for provisioning for asset protection, besides legal compliance and strengthening the bond among all links in the chain.

The entities that represent the links of the agricultural chain in the Board of Directors participate in the decisions and are responsible for disseminating information and deliberations about the Campo Limpo System, besides adding expertise and providing guidelines for the seamless operation of the SCL.

The purpose of inpEV’s Board of Auditors is to provide support and oversee all other levels of governance and is formed by three members elected during the General Assembly. In 2018, these members were Arysta and FMC.

Lastly, inpEV’s Executive Board is responsible for guiding management, strategy implementation and for inpEV’s performance. It is presided by the CEO, who is an independent professional (without any bond to member companies) nominated by the Board of Directors.

The Institute’s management model is based on rigid audit and control standards.

As part of its transparency commitment towards member companies and entities and other links of the chain, inpEV discloses the result of its activities and operations on an annual basis in accordance with Brazilian accounting principles, under the instructions of external auditors and with the opinion of its Board of Auditors.

Board Of Directors – Companies

Board of Directors - Entities

Support committees and the National Central Stations Council

In its governance, inpEV also has its thematic committees and the National Central Station Council, which together provide knowledge and support to leadership decisions.

• Tax Committee: formed by inpEV professionals and by external consultants, it facilitates compliance of participants of the Campo Limpo System regarding tax, fiscal and corporate issues.
• Logistics Committee: discusses measures to improve reverse logistics processes and technologies under the scope of the Campo Limpo System.
• Labor Committee: debates issues related to professionals working at the inpEV headquarters in São Paulo and at the receiving units directly managed by the Institute, as well as the staff of other receiving units of the Campo Limpo System thereby offering support to the managers of these units.
• National Central Station Council: a cross-functional team formed by central station managers that has among its functions general requirements of the System and dissemination of best practices to the regional councils to support the inpEV administration.

Work groups

Work groups are committees the have a fundamental role in carrying out some activities.

• Artifact Approval Committee: evaluates, controls and approves the manufacturing of artifacts using spent packaging from the Campo Limpo System.
• Packaging Committee: evaluates new trends, the life cycle of packaging materials and innovations of the sector.

Code of Conduct 102-16 205-2 412-2

InpEV’s Code of Conduct seeks to explicit its principles, values and mission and guides the actions of its collaborators and determines the Institute’s standpoint taking into account its different stakeholders. This document also attempts to define some precepts involving knowledge dissemination and cooperation sponsorship among all links of the agricultural chain that are part of the disposal system of empty crop protection packaging.

All inpEV employees receive a copy of the Code of Conduct at the time of admission This document is available to all stakeholders, in Portuguese only, on the Institute’s website (inpev.org.br).

The Code of Conduct was updated in 2017, after which training was provided to all Institute collaborators regarding this document. In 2018, this training was offered to all new employees during their orientation training and covered all issues presented in the Code, such as non-discrimination, gender equality, proper work environment, anti-corruption policy, competition policy and social and environmental responsibility. Last year, 42 hours were dedicated to training on the Code of Conduct.

Collaborators that received training on the Code of Conduct, per functional category, in 2018

Functional category	Total number of collaborators	Number of collaborators that received training	Percentage of collaborators that received training
Directors	1	0	0%
Managers	9	2	22%
Coordinators	19	4	21%
Supervisors	4	0	0%
Administrative	22	7	32%
Operational	23	4	17%
Apprentices	3	3	100%
Interns	2	1	50%
Total	83	21	25%

Collaborators that received training on the Code of Conduct, per region, in 2018

Region	Total number of collaborators	Number of collaborators who received training	Percentage of collaborators that received training
Southeast	63	16	25%
Midwest	9	3	33%
South	6	2	33%
Northeast	5	0	0%
Total	83	21	25%

2018 Commitments and performance

* In the 2017 Sustainability Report, the empty packaging disposal goal was set at 44,700 tons for 2018. Along the year, this goal was revised and changed to 44,200 tons.
** In 2018, the goal for stations receiving packaging with post-consumption leftovers was not achieved due to difficulties in obtaining the necessary licenses for this operation at some locations.

	Unit	Goal	Performance
Disposed empty packaging*	T	44,200	44,261
Schools participating in the Campo Limpo Environmental Educational Program (PEA)	nº	2,380	2,462
Central stations offering activities during the National Clean Field Day	nº	100	107
Stations receiving post-consumption leftovers**	nº	110	103

Main actions and acknowledgments in 2018

Celebration of the Term of Commitment in the state of São Paulo

In 2018, the Term of Commitment towards the reverse logistics of empty crop protection packaging was renewed in the state of São Paulo.

CropLife China Event in Beijing

In 2018, inpEV participated in a workshop promoted by CropLife China, in Beijing, dedicating to disseminating the best global practices on disposal and recycling of empty crop protection packaging.

Tax & Logistics Network Design, in São Paulo

At the end of 2018, inpEV participated in the Tax & Logistics Network Design, an event sponsored by Deloitte, in São Paulo, that gathered specialists to present opportunities and share experiences on logistics efficiency and tax burden reduction.