Better Health for All

Vasta Platform Limited is an education company, and its core business activities do not directly involve health-related products or services as defined by the 'Better Health for All' value.

The provided articles do not contain specific evidence linking the company's operations, products, or services to direct positive or negative health impacts, health accessibility, or health-specific initiatives for its users or the broader public. Therefore, no KPIs related to 'Better Health for All' can be scored based on the provided evidence.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

Vasta Platform Limited is an education company, and the provided articles do not contain specific, quantifiable data points related to its direct involvement in consumer financial services, lending, or insurance. While Vasta has invested in Educbank, a fintech focused on K-12 school tuition payments,

the articles do not detail Educbank's financial products or their impact on individual consumers in terms of pricing, fees, or wealth-building outcomes. The company's social investments and geographic presence are related to its core education business, not to financial services or lending. Therefore, there is no direct evidence to score Vasta against the KPIs for Fair Money & Economic Opportunity.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

No specific, concrete data points are available in the provided articles to assess Vasta Platform Limited against the Fair Pay & Worker Respect KPIs.

The articles explicitly state a lack of detailed information on employee compensation, living wage coverage, pay equity ratio, collective bargaining, safety, worker engagement, turnover, insecure contracts, and health insurance. While the company is noted as being involved in various legal and administrative proceedings, there is no specific count of substantiated labor-law or human-rights violations provided.

Honest & Fair Business

The company has established procedures for the receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints concerning accounting, internal controls, or auditing matters.

These procedures include channels for confidential and anonymous submission of concerns. However, there is no explicit evidence provided regarding independent investigation processes for these submissions.

Kind to Animals

Vasta Platform Limited is an education company that provides content and digital platforms. Its core business model does not involve animal-derived products, animal testing, animal agriculture, or direct impact on wildlife habitats.

Therefore, all KPIs related to animal welfare, testing, sourcing, and conservation are not applicable to the company's operations, as there is no evidence of such activities or related policies.

No War, No Weapons

The provided articles, including Vasta Platform Limited's Form 20-F for 2023, state that information regarding arms or defense contracts, dual-use technology, sales to embargoed regimes, peacebuilding initiatives, conflict divestment policies, defense-related board oversight, export compliance, lobbying, humanitarian procurement, Arms Trade Treaty compliance, AI military safeguards, UN Guiding Principles alignment, dual-use screening, surveillance transparency, ethical red lines, controversial weapons exposure, war-risk audits, conflict partner reviews, defense divestment, conflict minerals, peace tech investment, conflict zone procurement, and ethical red line compliance is 'Not applicable' or 'No mention'.

No specific, concrete data points or actions related to the 'No War, No Weapons' ethical value were found in any of the provided articles.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

Vasta Platform Limited has not reported any cultural appropriation incidents.

The company provides a confidential channel for employees and external stakeholders to report incidents, including an online portal and phone line, and an ombudsman for second-instance reports, covering 100% of operational sites. In 2023, 5.62% of the budget was spent on local suppliers, and in 2022, this was 4.28%. The company's workforce in 2023 included 86 employees in the Northeast and 1,746 in the Southeast, totaling 1,832 employees. In 2023, three reports related to gender and racial discrimination were submitted, with two cases investigated and corrective measures implemented, and one still under investigation. In 2022, four reports related to intolerance were received, all with action plans implemented. The company offers courses in Brazilian sign language (Libras) and bilingual teaching for the hearing impaired. In 2023, 702 employees completed anti-corruption training, and in 2021, 107 employees completed a learning trail on diversity and inclusion.

Safe & Smart Tech

Vasta Platform Limited reported no incidents of data loss, breaches, or theft in 2021, 2022, or 2023, despite detecting unsuccessful breach attempts in those years.

The company implements continuous monitoring and improvement of security measures, including disaster recovery, Secure Development, and Secure Ambient programs, with practices grounded in NIST standards. Mandatory training on Information Security Policy and best practices is offered to employees through the Corporate University (UniCO). A Privacy Portal is available for data subjects to modify, correct, update, block, or delete their personal information, or revoke consent. The company conducts internal and external audits and penetration tests to evaluate information security processes and states compliance with the Brazilian General Data Protection Regulation (LGPD/BR GDPR), overseen by a Data Protection Officer (DPO).

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

No specific, company-wide quantitative data was provided in the articles to assess Vasta Platform Limited against the 'Zero Waste & Sustainable Products' KPIs. While one article mentioned a 100% waste recycling rate at the distribution center,

this facility-specific data cannot be applied to company-wide metrics for waste diversion, product recyclability, packaging sustainability, recycled content, single-use plastic reduction, take-back programs, circular design, waste reduction initiatives, hazardous waste management, product durability, repairability, waste audit frequency, zero waste certification, waste disposal violations, material efficiency, packaging to product ratio, waste reduction targets, supplier waste requirements, or customer waste education.