FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions

We are a private, non-profit organization that harnesses the transformative power of education to help people realize their full potential and improve their lives.

To this end, our primary strategic focus is early childhood education, especially preschool education for children aged 4 and 5.
In Brazil, 93% of children aged 4 and 5 are enrolled in early childhood education. However, research shows that the quality of this education is far below what is necessary to promote their full development.

On the other hand, research suggests a return on investment (ROI) as high as 13% for high-quality early childhood education, when considering improvement in health, reduced involvement in criminal activities and financial gains through productivity increase and better wages.

However, effective public policies require leaders with commitment, good training and appropriate skills. Unfortunately, 53% of municipal education managers in Brazil have two years or less of experience in managing public education.
Considering this scenario, Bracell Foundation is committed to supporting the development of effective public policies, based on three pillars:

1. Through applied research, we identify promising solutions to improve the quality of preschool, and we support the transformation of these initiatives into large-scale programs through partnerships with governments.
2. We help promote actions aimed at a comprehensive early childhood policy, since the development of a child’s full potential depends on a range of initiatives, in addition to education, such as in health, social assistance and other areas.
3. In partnership with governments and educational institutions, we also promote leadership development programs.

Furthermore, our initiatives are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN) 2030 Agenda).

Although aligned with the principles that govern Bracell, our actions are separate from the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility area.

We are a private, non-profit institution, with our own corporate tax ID (CNPJ), organizational structure and operations.

Our work also distinguishes us from the corporate area. Our mission is to harness the transformative power of education to help people realize their full potential and improve their lives – that’s why we work to improve Brazilian early childhood education, encourage actions for a comprehensive early childhood policy and promote the development of leaders committed to effective public policies.

Bracell’s Corporate Social Responsibility area implements projects as part of Bracell’s operations.

Tanoto Foundation is a philanthropic initiative founded in 1981 by Sukanto Tanoto and Tinah Bingei Tanoto, based on the belief that every person should be able to reach their full potential. Its programs stem from the understanding that quality education promotes equity of opportunity and have been promoting projects to improve learning environments, develop leadership and support medical research and science.

Operating in Indonesia, Singapore and China, and aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda (SDG/UN), the Tanoto Foundation seeks to impact the entire human life cycle. Therefore, it works to promote initiatives that improve learning environments (whether at school or in the family), strengthen leadership development and support medical research. The vision and principles of Tanoto Foundation inspire those of Bracell Foundation.

Tanoto Foundation is a philanthropic initiative founded in 1981 by Sukanto Tanoto and Tinah Bingei Tanoto, based on the belief that every person should be able to reach their full potential. Its programs stem from the understanding that quality education promotes equity of opportunity and have been promoting projects to improve learning environments, develop leadership and support medical research and science.

Bracell Foundation is an affiliate of Tanoto Foundation, and shares its mission of harnessing the transformative power of education to help people realize their full potential and improve their lives.

Bracell is a company that produces pulp and tissue paper and is among the global leaders in its market. The company bases its operations on sustainable cultivation of eucalyptus and state-of-the-art factories and concentrates its operations in the states of Bahia and São Paulo.

Like other companies in the RGE Group, Bracell is guided by the philosophy that everything it does must create value for the Community, the Country, the Climate, the Customer and, ultimately, the company.

Signatory of the United Nations (UN) Global Compact, the company launched Bracell 2030, a long-term commitment aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which defines global guidelines to end poverty, pursue environment and climate protection, and ensure that people everywhere enjoy peace and prosperity. One of Bracell 2030’s goals is to reach at least 150,000 people a year, by 2030, through 31 structuring projects in the states where the company operates.

Bracell Foundation was established following the consolidation of Bracell’s operations in Brazil. We were created as an independent organization, but one that shares the principles and values that govern both Bracell and Tanoto Foundation.

Our work aims to contribute to 3 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which make up the United Nations 2030 Agenda (SDG/UN):

• SDG 4: Quality education;
• SDG 10: Reduction of Inequalities and
• SDG 17: Partnerships and Means of Implementation.