Waste reduction as a management measure

The aggressiveness of the competition and the norm of the lowest price award criterion require permanent adaptation from SUMA.

In order to face this situation, aggravated by the present period of rising monthly inflation, the organization has been applying, in an extensive and transversal way, a careful policy to contain operating costs.

This strategy makes it possible to respond to a greater number of contractual commitments, of lesser value and duration, without loss of quality in the provision of services and working conditions, resulting in a reduction in costs and a consequent increase in the organization’s competitive position in the market.

The constant identification and assessment of risks and opportunities, and the extension of commercial activity to the different levels of management and various activities are also fundamental in the pursuit of the organization’s objectives, which, in 2021, generated, in consolidated revenues, a growth of 10.24% compared to the previous year, having achieved, in Portugal, a share of 37.8% of the privatized waste market.