In the beginning of the 20th century, the world was shaken by political, economic, social, and cultural changes.

Humans changed the face of the planet. They fought world wars, exploded atomic bombs, overturned age-old cultures, increased social exclusion, degraded ecosystems, enlarged the hole in the ozone layer and, consequently, worsened global warming. But they also conquered outer space, cured diseases, and created the Internet, through which people, businesses, and discoveries were brought together in a “world without borders”.

Now, mankind is rethinking this complete and contradictory world which he helped create, and whose main product is the sum of uncertainties, expectations, and hopes.

The challenge is not only to change the world, but make it sustainable, now and in the future.

The sum of initiatives for economic development, environmental production, and social development lead to sustainable development, which is the capacity for an organization to sustain itself without destroying natural resources, generating knowledge and technology in a way that is beneficial for society, creating aggregated value for its products and services.

A company considered socially responsible is one which seeks to minimize negative environmental impacts and maximize the positive effects resulting from their productive activity. Prodens is investing in research and initiatives focused on this aim.

Prodens – Responsible Ideas:

Economic Development

• Construction of a new factory with our own funds;
• Reducing the cost of transportation for the client, by means of an agreement signed with Correios;
• Entrepreneurship and innovation – In all areas of the company, the team is encouraged to think and act focused on entrepreneurship and innovation to constantly strive for creative solutions.
• Development of new utilitarian packages to replace packages manufactured with PET. In the new factory, with this attitude, 95% of the leftovers will be recycled by being reused in the manufacturing of new packages.
• Research and Development, as well as investments in new technologies for manufacturing teeth for the dental mannequins, which will speed up the manufacturing process and reduce the percentage of waste.
• Promoting the sustainable use of water;

Environmental Protection

• Promoting the sustainable use of water, electric energy, trash separation, and the protection of the flora and fauna, which aims at sensitizing, organizing, and training people for the integrated management of natural resources, with the goals of sustainable use and protection of the environment.
• Establishment of a system for collecting and treating rain water;
• Establishment of a system for treating water from a semi-artesian well;
• Establishment of a treatment system for sewage for disposal in the pluvial network;
• Program for waste management and separation of trash produced internally;
• With the substitution of PET packages for utilitarian packages, Prodens will be collaborating with reducing the amount of waste discarded in inappropriate locations.
• Establishment of a system for capturing and producing renewable energy (future project);

Social Development

• Program for social inclusion, encouraging entrepreneurial thinking, which motivates employees to return to school to complete middle school, high school, and/or university, regardless of the sector they work in;
• Scholarship program for university or technical courses;
• Positions and salaries plan;
• Annual programs promoting monthly meetings for disseminating the organizational culture, as well as encouraging integration between sectors and the spirit of teamwork;
• Reading room, library, and the Internet to encourage reading, research, and the search for knowledge;
• Resting area (new headquarters);
• Hiring and training people from the local community;
• Dental and health plans, subsidized by the company;
• Well-being – Green area with a place for leisure for the employees;
• Safety – Development of techniques and technologies, as well as structuring the company, encouraging awareness of the teams and control over the use of the protective equipment for the preservation of life.