Number of contractors by gender and region
At Suzano, we primarily engage contracted employees to support industrial and forestry operations, including maintenance, logistics, facilities, technology, and forestry activities. We outsource services to companies that assign their professionals to perform the contracted work. Essentially, we hire services rather than labor, so we do not specify or regulate the nature of the relationship between suppliers and their employees.
The tables below present the distribution of contracted employees categorized by gender and region.
Number of employees and contracted employees by gender¹
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| número total | número total | número total | número total | número total | número total | |
|
Male |
20.152 |
18.902 |
22.278 |
26.239 |
30.065 |
29.936 |
|
Female |
1.356 |
1.473 |
1.854 |
2.466 |
2.944 |
2.908 |
|
Total |
21.508 |
20.375 |
24.132 |
28.705 |
33.009 |
32.844 |
- Third-party information pertains solely to units in Brazil, with the base date set to December each year.
Number of employees and contracted employees by region¹
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| número total | número total | número total | número total | número total | número total | |
|
North |
3.796 |
3.405 |
218 |
304 |
246 |
264 |
|
Northeast |
3.102 |
3.142 |
7.169 |
8.017 |
8.735 |
8.509 |
|
Central West |
4.179 |
4.189 |
4.771 |
6.688 |
10.194 |
9.246 |
|
South East |
10.386 |
9.605 |
11.946 |
13.660 |
13.795 |
14.782 |
|
South |
45 |
34 |
28 |
36 |
39 |
43 |
|
Abroad |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
21.508 |
20.375 |
24.132 |
28.705 |
33.009 |
32.844 |
- Third-party information pertains solely to units in Brazil, with the base date set to December each year.
Informações complementares
The data encompasses third-party employees who work permanently within Suzano's service-providing areas.
The indicator's data is based on our database of contracted employees available to work across all company units, along with the units’ regional locations.
Regarding year-on-year changes in figures, whether overall or by each unit/region, these fluctuations reflect the company's operational strategy throughout the year and differ across regions. There are no major changes in the number of fixed employees or notable fluctuations within each year.