Navigator recognised as "2025 ESG Industry Top‑Rated Company"
The Navigator Company has been distinguished by Sustainalytics as a "2025 ESG Industry Top‑Rated Company", reaffirming its leadership in the forestry and paper sector. This recognition places it on the prestigious global list of 2025 ESG Top‑Rated Companies, solidifying its position as one of the world’s best-performing companies in environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices.
This ranking is a clear example of the Company’s commitment to leading sustainable practices, but also an acknowledgement of the hard work and dedication of all its employees, who have played a crucial role in this journey. More than that, it is a celebration of the collective effort of the entire organisation. Every team member has played a fundamental part in enabling Navigator to become a benchmark in ESG practices. This is a source of collective pride, reflecting the perseverance and commitment of a team dedicated to building a more sustainable future.
Navigator demonstrates this positive impact through transformative initiatives—from reducing carbon emissions to responsible forest management and support for local communities. These are concrete actions that show the Company’s commitment to promoting changes that benefit both the planet and society.
Sustainability concerns extend across the entire value chain and its agents. In this context, the Company launched the Navigator Forest Producers Club, which is building a genuine collaborative network among forestowners, forestry associations, service providers and timber suppliers. It focuses on knowledge sharing, access to financial support, economies of scale, and capacity‑building for adopting innovative and sustainable forestry management practices in Portugal.
As a result of all this work, since 2023 the Company has shown continuous progress in its ESG indicators, thanks to consistent, strategic management across areas such as environmental stewardship, community engagement, and corporate governance—strengthening the confidence of investors, clients and partners.
It is worth recalling that on 12 July 2024, in addition to being ranked as a low‑risk company for investors and recognized as an “ESG Industry Top‑Rated Company” in Sustainalytics’ ESG Risk Rating, the Company took first place among 85 global companies in the Paper & Forestry industry cluster with the lowest ESG investor risk.
Sustainability as a strategic pillar
The foundations of sustainability have been part of Navigator’s identity since its inception and are central to its strategy and business model. They act as the guiding thread that connects its past, present and future, and align its Purpose—focusing on people, their quality of life and the planet’s future—with responsible growth.
Along this journey, the planted forests that the Company manages across more than 107,000 hectares nationwide produce not only market-valued goods and services, but also positive externalities driven by sustainable management practices.
The Company’s investments have been directed toward decarbonisation initiatives and modernisation of equipment and facilities, ensuring a consistent transition to a more responsible business model.
Business results have enabled the Company to maintain its most structural investments, especially those with a sustainable dimension—focused on decarbonisation and upgrading facilities—ensuring a consistent transition toward a carbon‑neutral economy.
It should be remembered that Navigator was the first Portuguese, and one of the first global companies, to set the ambitious decarbonisation commitment of its industrial complexes by 2035, anticipating national and European targets by 15 years. The €340 million Decarbonisation Roadmap, covering 2019–2028, is already 89% executed or in progress. In 2023, thanks to the investments made, Navigator decided to bring forward by three years its interim emissions targets and will now reach the goals originally set for 2029 by 2026.
The awards obtained thus reflect the joint commitment of its entire team. This international recognition not only strengthens the confidence of investors, clients and partners, but also inspires the Company to innovate and lead in sustainability practices.
Navigator will continue to invest in innovation and business models that contribute to global sustainability and building a more sustainable future.
