Initiative
Sustainable Operations
About the initiative
Sustainable Operations
We monitor energy and water consumption and expand the use of renewable sources with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across our entire operation, including the value chain. In addition, we integrate social, environmental, and climate risks into our corporate risk management, strengthening operational resilience.
Key Advances
Social, Environmental, and Climate Risk Management
The assessment of social, environmental, and climate risks is integrated into the corporate risk management (Enterprise Risk Management) process. This approach enables us to integrate them into business planning and decision-making, alongside other strategic, operational, and financial risks.
These risks are identified and monitored by the business, risk, and compliance departments, and recorded in corporate matrices according to their nature, probability, and impact. We also analyze physical and transition climate risks across different time horizons, following TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) recommendations, with scenarios for 2030, 2040, and 2050 based on the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes).
To comply with the regulatory agenda of the Central Bank of Brazil (BACEN), our Brazilian Mercado Pago operation also has a Social, Environmental, and Climate Responsibility Policy that establishes, among other practices, the management of social, environmental, and climate risks (SECR) associated with the credit portfolio and the contracting of third parties. Monitoring includes, for example, checking records of environmental crimes and involvement in slave or child labor (see more information in the Annual Report on Social, Environmental, and Climate Risks and Opportunities).
Since 2020, we have reported to the CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project). In 2025, we achieved a B rating and, for the first time, an A rating in the CDP Supplier Engagement Assessment, recognizing our progress in engaging suppliers in climate risk management. For more information, visit: https://www.cdp.net/en/data/scores
Energy Efficiency
Energy management at Mercado Livre is integrated into operational decision-making through two pillars:
- Energy efficiency – implementation of technology to optimize basic energy consumption.
- Energy transition – replacement of conventional sources with clean energy through long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs), distributed generation, and on-site self-generation systems.
To ensure effective execution, we work in partnership with specialized consultants in each market, adapting our strategy to regulatory frameworks and the maturity level of local infrastructure.
In 2025, we made progress in transitioning our operations to clean energy sources, reaching 51.14% of our operations and avoiding the emission of 12,246 tCO₂e. Today, more than 40 logistics centers and offices already operate entirely or partially on renewable energy. In strategic markets such as Brazil and Mexico, we continue to expand access to clean energy through distributed generation, infrastructure investments, and on-site solutions.
Throughout the year, we revised the methodology for calculating clean energy consumption - our key KPI—to include the renewable portion of each country’s electricity mix. As a result, renewable energy consumption in MWh increased by 45% compared to the previous year, while, driven by operational growth, total energy consumption grew by 51%, which translated into an improvement in energy intensity (MWh/m²).
We are working to achieve greater energy efficiency and power our operations with renewable energy throughout Latin America.
Main results
134,647,191 MWh
of renewable energy consumed in 2025.
12,246 tons
of CO2e emissions avoided by using renewable energy vs. conventional grid power.
09
logistics centers switched to renewable energy in 2025.
40+
logistics centers and offices powered entirely or partially by clean sources.
Learn more about our initiatives
Sustainable Mobility
We minimized the impact of logistics operations by expanding the fleet of electric and low-emission fuel vehicles, along with partnerships that enable us to adopt innovative solutions.
Material and packaging circularity
We seek solutions to reintegrate resources into the production cycle, promoting material circularity. We act on three fronts: reduce, replace, and recycle, while raising awareness throughout the value chain.
