José Luciano Duarte Penido

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development operates as a business development association. The non-profit company is based in Geneva, Switzerland. The Swiss company was founded in 1990 by Bertrand P. Collomb. M. Peter Bakker has been the CEO of the company since 2012.

The Group's principal activities are the production, manufacturing, distribution, marketing and export of pulp, cellulose, short fiber, special, printing and writing paper, cardboard and other related products. The Group also has activities in forestry management and exploration. It has four mills, located in the state of Sao Paulo, with a total capacity of 1.4 million tons of pulp and 635,000 tons of paper of various types.

Algar Group operates as a holding company with interests in information and communication technology, agribusiness, tourism, and services. The Information and Communication segment offers services in telephony and data communication, mobile phone, telecommunications and multimedia, contact center, BPO, IT, cable TV, data communication, internet broadband, data center, and telecommunications engineering. The Agribusiness segment produces and markets soybean. The Tourism segment manages the water park Rio Quente Resorts. The Services segment deals with air taxi services, aircraft trading, security systems, asset monitoring, safety of individuals, real estate management, professional development for member of the Altar Group, management of bus stations, sale of transport tickets, management of commercial centers, operation of consulting services in engineering, and research and development related to renewable energy projects. The company was founded in 1930 by Alexandrino Garcia and is headquartered in Uberlândia, Brazil.

Química Amparo Ltda. engages in manufacturing and selling house cleaning, laundry care, and personal hygiene products. Its products include bar soaps, laundry detergents and liquid detergents, fabric softeners, steel sponges, multi-purpose cleaners, furniture polishers, liquid dishwashing, disinfectants, and toilet soaps. The company was founded on November 6, 1950 and is headquartered in Amparo, Brazil.

Copersucar SA produces sugar and alcohol. The firm is a cooperative that brings together cane, sugar and alcohol producers. Its products include plantation white sugar and ethyl alcohol. The company was founded on July 1, 1959 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.

Samarco Mineração SA engages in the production and processing of iron ore. It has integrated operation which consists of the mining and beneficiation of low-grade iron ore and the transportation of the concentrated ore in the form of slurry through pipelines. The company was founded on May 11, 1977 and is headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.