ESG Cogna Educação
Educação que Muda o Mundo

Education that changes the world

In 1966, five young friends set up the pre-college preparatory course Pitágoras in the city of Belo Horizonte (MG), paving the way for the Company to become one of Brazil’s leading educational groups. The positive impact for society emerged there, and over the years, Cogna has been bolstering its journey with the best governance and sustainability practices.

To continue to expand our purpose of impacting people through education for a better world, we launched the Cogna Commitments for a Better World, a set of targets for us to continue to generate sustainable value.

Check out all our commitments.

Purpose

Why do we exist?
We push people to build a better version of themselves.

Vision

To be a benchmark education platform for children, young people and adults in Brazil.

Values

What do we believe?
• Our relationship is direct and respectful;
• We are entrepreneurs and we deliver results;
• We make our differences the basis of our coexistence;
• Student/customer success is our success;
• We are a team, not heroes.

Sustainability at Cogna: A journey in constant evolution

Image Seal Cogna Commitments Seal for a better world

We are Cogna, one of the largest education groups in Brazil. We consider ESG (environment, social and governance) aspects fundamental for us to achieve our purpose of ensuring people build the best version of themselves.

We believe that education is the only way for us to build a fairer and less unequal country. We do this not only by implementing the best governance practices in the company, but, more importantly, by offering quality education throughout Brazil, empowering people to be agents of transformation of their future.

We also think it is necessary for companies to consider the environmental and social impacts of their activities, which is why sustainability is incorporated into our strategy, operations and non-negotiable values.

Based on this premise, we are committed to generating sustainable value for all of our key stakeholders, our students and customers, employees and teachers, shareholders and investors, suppliers and service providers, contributing towards a balance between environmental and social resources and fulfilling the needs of future generations.

Check out all our commitments

See how Cogna acts in each one of the ESG dimensions ahead:

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Environmental

Balance between people and nature

  • Make efficient use of natural resources, prioritizing renewable sources for a greener world;
  • Educate and promote environmental awareness, aware that we are all responsible for climate change;
  • Promote the balance between the use of resources, their preservation and environmental compensation.

Environmental: Learn more about our actions

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Social

Education, Diversity and Human Rights

  • Contribute to Public Education in the country;
  • Foster the entrepreneurial ecosystem and employability, assisting in the professional journey and career construction;
  • Promote economic and social development around the teaching units;
  • Take care of the health and well-being of employees, contributing to the physical, mental and emotional balance.

Social: Learn more about our actions

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Governance

Governance and Integrity

  • Seek gender equity at all hierarchical levels and in the Governance of the Company;
  • Promote best practices of governance and transparency in disclosures and results;
  • Promote the principles of integrity and anti-corruption.

Governance: Learn more about our actions

Materiality Matrix

Our materiality matrix was reviewed in 2020, aimed at identifying and prioritizing the most important aspects for the Cogna businesses and for its stakeholders. 10 material topics were defined, with the advances in them tracked and reported in our annual sustainability reports.

Grafhic Materiality Matrix
Material Topics GRI 3-2 Correlation with the SDGs Correlation with the Cogna strategic pillars Capitals Impact on stakeholder groups
Access to education Image Icon Of The GOAL 4: Quality Education ESG
Incredible experience
Accelerated Growth		 Intellectual, Social and Relationship Students and society
Student and customer satisfaction Image Icon Of The GOAL 4: Quality Education Incredible experience Social and Relationship Students and customers
Health, safety and well-being Image Icon Of The GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-Being Image Icon Of The GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth ESG
People and Incredible Culture		 Human Students and customers
Innovation and technology Image Icon Of The GOAL 9: Intellectual, Social and Relationship Innovation Intellectual All stakeholder groups
Data security and infrastructure Image Icon Of The GOAL 9: Intellectual, Social and Relationship Efficiency Intellectual, Social and Relationship All stakeholder groups
Ethics, transparency and compliance Image Icon Of The GOAL 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions ESG Human, Social and Relationship All stakeholder groups
Quality of teaching Image Icon Of The GOAL 4: Quality Education Incredible experience Intellectual All stakeholder groups
Employability and enterprise Image Icon Of The GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth ESG
Incredible experience		 Intellectual, Human and Relationship Students and society
Diversity and inclusion Image Icon Of The GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth Image Of The GOAL 10: Reduced Inequalities ESG Human Society
Employee training and education Image Icon Of The GOAL 4: Quality Education Image Icon Of The GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth Incredible people and culture Intellectual and Human Students and society

Big Numbers

Image Icon Of The OUR TEAM - Cogna Educação OUR TEAM

+ de 23 thousand
employees

Image Icon Of The BASIC EDUCATION - Cogna Educação BASIC EDUCATION

+ de 5.4 thousand
associated schools

1.6 million
students served by our educational solutions

121 schools
in Red Balloon

+ de 25 thousand
students of Red Balloon

Image Icon Of The UNIVERSITY EDUCATION - Cogna Educação UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

896 thousand
students in face-to-face and digital graduation (EAD)

112
own units

67 thousand
graduate students

+ de 3 thousand
accredited centers of Digital Education

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Site Institucional

Institutional Website
Indicadores de Sustentabilidade

Key Sustainability Indicators
Relatórios de Sustentabilidade

Sustainability Reports
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