GRI GRI 403-6 Promotion of worker health

GRI 403-6 Promotion of worker health

Bracell provides health and dental plans for all employees and their dependents, with national coverage. We also offer discounts in drugstore chains, gyms, educational institutions, and partnerships with organizations such as the Industrial Social Service (SESI), providing access to sports and leisure activities.

Bracell’s health management practices help to enhance well-being and health, and prevent diseases both inside and outside the workplace. Employees receive individual and group guidance on topics such as routine checkups, healthy nutrition, and the importance of exercising regularly. Key initiatives include:

Health benefits and wellness programs

Wellness programs

  • Mental health: Levemente program, focused on emotional well-being
  • Physical activities: Bracell Runners and Corrida do Eucalipto (running and brisk walking programs), and the Bracell Challenge, which supports better quality of life by encouraging healthy eating habits and regular exercise. These initiatives are available to both employees and their eligible dependents.
  • Maternal health: Pessoinhas program: multidisciplinary support for pregnant employees and spouses, providing assistance throughout pregnancy up to six months after childbirth.
  • Empresa Cidadã: extends maternity leave by 60 days (for a total of 180 days) and paternity leave by 15 days (for a total of 20 days). Employees also receive baby first aid training and attend sessions as part of the Pessoinhas

Annual health campaigns:

  • coordinated awareness initiatives on topics including sexually transmitted infections, respiratory diseases, flu vaccination, breast (Pink October) and prostate cancer prevention (Blue November), dehydration prevention, and two annual blood donation drives.

Bracell ensures workers’ health information is kept strictly confidential, in compliance with Brazil’s General Data Protection Regulation (BR GDPR). All data is handled exclusively by healthcare professionals, ensuring confidentiality and impartiality.