Vale employee inside a greenhouse with several plants. He is wearing a green uniform and smiles. Vale employee inside a greenhouse with several plants. He is wearing a green uniform and smiles.
A Vale employee holds a tree seedling with both hands and smiles for a photo.
Photo: Marcelo Coelho
A Vale employee touches a flower and smiles, looking at it.
Photo: Ricardo Teles

The Vale exists to improve life and transform the future. Together.

This purpose guides our sustainability approach and is present in every decision, investment, and commitment made by the company.

Our sustainability performance in numbers

976
thousand
hectares of land protected in areas owned by or belonging to third parties, focused on environmental conservation.
332
community relationship plans implemented, focused on mobilization and social participation to define and prioritize actions in the territories
 
111.6
millions dollars
invested by the Vale Fund in initiatives supporting bioeconomy and forest restoration
*Data as of Dec/2025

Sustainability as one of our business levers

Vale’s sustainability approach is structured around three pillars:

  • Climate and Nature (Environment): focus on responsible management of natural resources, climate change mitigation, and biodiversity preservation.
  • Society (Social): commitment to people’s development, community well-being, and the promotion of ethical and transparent relationships.
  • Responsible Operator (Governance): strengthening corporate governance, risk management, and integrity across all operations.

These pillars are guided by strategic objectives that define how we operate and evolve as a company:

  • Social License to Operate, based on trust and dialogue with society;
  • Improving people’s lives, generating positive impact wherever Vale operates;
  • Creating value for the business, with operational discipline and a long-term vision.

This approach is supported by well-defined guidelines, measurable indicators, and corporate policies that promote continuous performance improvement.

Aerial image of a Vale employee in the middle of a plantation. The ground is dirt and she looks up and smiles, while holding a seedling.

Photo: Ricardo Teles

Vale’s sustainability approach

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Environment

We manage the environmental impact of our operations across the 18 countries where we operate. From carbon emissions control to biodiversity protection, we seek transformation aligned with environmental preservation and the responsible use of natural resources.
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Amazon

Our presence in the Amazon is connected to environmental preservation, respect for territories, and the sustainable development of the region. Our initiatives integrate biodiversity conservation, community strengthening, and long-term value creation.
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Social performance

We believe minerals are essential to everyday life and to society’s evolution. Therefore, we are committed to community rights and territorial development through actions and projects that contribute to sociocultural appreciation and local economic strengthening.

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Dams

We maintain the management of our dams aligned with strict international practices, in compliance with applicable legislation and in dialogue with society-led initiatives.

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Frequently asked questions

No. Sustainability is a business lever integrated into our strategy. For Vale, sustainability means competitive advantage and shared value. We operate in an industry that works with natural resources, which makes it even more important that we act as responsible operators, protecting climate and nature while connecting people. We understand this as a way to create value for the business, improve people’s lives, and ensure our social license to operate.
Our commitment is to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 (Scopes 1 and 2). To get there, we have established strict interim targets:
  • Scopes 1 and 2 (operations): reduce emissions by 33% by 2030.
  • Scope 3 (value chain): reduce net emissions by 15% by 2035.
  • Energy: achieve 100% renewable energy consumption globally by 2030 (a target already achieved in Brazil in 2023).
Through a set of actions, we work preventively with rigorous risk management, conduct monitoring and periodic inspections to assess structural conditions, and are committed to eliminating all upstream tailings dams in Brazil. In addition, we implement the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM), ensuring 100% compliance for all tailings dams.
Yes. We have a social ambition focused on community legacy. Our main commitment is to support 500,000 people in exiting extreme poverty. In addition, we strongly act in rights advocacy, with the commitment to technically support all Indigenous communities neighboring our operations in Brazil in the pursuit of their rights as established in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
Our commitment is to restore and protect 500,000 hectares of forests by 2030. This voluntary target goes beyond legal compensation requirements. It is divided into restoring 100,000 hectares of degraded areas and protecting an additional 400,000 hectares of native forests, directly contributing to carbon capture and biodiversity preservation in the biomes where we operate. In 2024, we reached an important milestone, achieving 50% of our Forest Target — 200,000 hectares protected beyond our operational boundaries.