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ANTONIO LUIS GUERRA NUNES MEXIA
EDP ENERGIAS DO BRASIL
BOARD Member of Leading Company in Sustainability – Brazil
1. How the sustainability issues are formally addressed in your role as BOARD Member?
As Chairman of the Board, Antonio Mexia is fully committed to reflect the global challenges into EDP’s guidance to play a robust and holistic leadership role in Sustainability. To that end, EDP reinforced its engagement with United Nations Global Compact Principles, as a conscious and active company in its responsibility towards society and its stakeholders. Em 2017, EDP Brasil’s has followed EDP Group’s position and endorsed United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), ratifying the committed to act towards SDG’s successful implementation. The Company will direct its contributions to eight of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals: Gender Equality (SDG 5), Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG 7), Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8), Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG 9), Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11), Responsible Production and Consumption (SDG 12), Climate Action (SDG 13), and Life on Land (SDG 15). The eight Sustainability Development Goals were fully incorporated into the Company’s own strategy until 2020 that includes targets regarding renewable energy generation, environmental and safety certification, associates engagement level, customer satisfaction and recognition as as one of the most Ethical companies in Brazil, among others. (For complete targets, please view page 53 of our EDP Annual Report 2016). Moreover, is important to highlight the consistent engagement to private social investment. For instance, EDP Brasil is investing BRL 20 million in the next three years towards the renovation of the Museum of the Portuguese Language in São Paulo, becoming the master sponsor of the renovation of this heritage destroyed by a fire in the end of 2015. The amount represents 32% of the project total cost, scheduled to last 20 months and estimated in BRL 65 million. Aligned with SDG 11, which aims to “Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage”. Portuguese language is the most important legacy Brazil and Portugal share. Therefore, EDP is committed to playing a key role in help preserving it. [See more information at: https://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/sp-anuncia-parceria-para-restauracao-do-museu-da-lingua-portuguesa.ghtml] The Museum’s sponsorship corroborates the Group’s global position towards increasing social investments for Arts and Culture. For instance, EDP\\\’s new cultural initiative for the city of Lisbon, MAAT -Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology -, a museum that crosses three areas in a venue for debate, discovery, critical thought and international dialogue. An innovative project that reflects the ambition to present national and international exhibitions with the contributions of contemporary artists, architects and thinkers reflecting on major themes and current trends.
2. Indicate which of the following three areas of the sustainable development of your company is, in your opinion, the most important
Environmental
3. In your role as BOARD Member, could you describe in particular a project that has led and highlighted by its positive impact, whether in the Environmental, Social or Corporate Governance (ASG) in the last 12 months?.
In 2015, António Mexia was invited to take part in one of the sessions, the United Nations Private Sector Forum. He presented the Company\\\’s commitments to fight climate change, one of the 17 goals of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The commitments were also presented at COP 21, in Paris among other business people, non-governmental organisations and leaders of Aligned with United Nations (UN). [See more information at: https://portugal.edp.com/en/news/edp-presents-strategy-fight-climate-change-un ]. In this sense, in 2016, EDP Brasil’s has followed this position and fully endorsed such commitments, as long with other targets including: provide energy efficiency products and services to reduce consumption of 100 GWh of energy at customers; keep associates engagement level above 75%; reach 100% of environmental and health and safety certifications; Invest BRL 100 MM on innovative project; and Invest BRL 50 MM to promote social business and sustainable lifestyle initiatives. (For complete targets, please view page 53 of our EDP Annual Report 2016). We would like to illustrate the main achievements that contribute to these commitments with some highlights of the last 12 months: -EDP Brasil has successfully launched the business of distributed generation with photovoltaic solar. We ended the year with 4 installations and one extensive project pipeline for 2017. -Also, added another 219 MW of renewable energy to the grid, with the beginning of operations of Cachoeira Caldeirão hydropower plant. – BRL 20 million invested in the next three years towards the renovation of the Museum of the Portuguese Language in São Paulo [See more information at: http://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/empresas/energia/detalhe/mexia-visita-museu-da-lingua-portuguesa-em-sao-paulo ]. This new framework reinforces EDP positioning on the right side of the energy business, leveraging the company commitment to sustainability.
4. Please indicate how you will lead in the next 12 months, from the identification of the risks and opportunities of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ASG) factors, the measurement of the corporate sustainability performance and reporting to institutional investors, and the capital market in general.
In order to measure sustainability performance and ensure full reporting and transparency, EDP Brasil takes as reference global targets aligned with its eight United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (see above). The 14 global targets established include: provide energy efficiency products and services to reduce consumption of 100 GWh of energy at customers; keep associates engagement level above 75%; reach 100% of environmental and health and safety certifications; Invest BRL 100 MM on innovative project; and Invest BRL 50 MM to promote social business and sustainable lifestyle initiatives, among other. (For complete targets, please view page 53 of our EDP Annual Report 2016). Regarding sustainability reporting to institutional investors, and the capital market, EDP Brasil prepares an annual report according to Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to publicly address the Company’s economic, social and environmental performances from January 1st to December 31st of each year, as well as other reports to periodically publish results, such as quarterly releases. Furthermore, for the first time in 2016, EDP Brasil has launched an integrated reporting, based on IRCC (International Integrated Reporting Council), to duly publicize the interaction among financial, social and environmental aspects before stakeholders. In addition, EDP Brasil voluntarily endorses the following initiatives to improve transparency on ESG issues for investors: Global Compact; Brazilian Business Compact for Integrity and Against Corruption; National Pact on Eradication of Slave Labour in Brazil; Brazilian Program GHG Protocol; Carbon Disclosure Project. As a result, EDP Brasil integrated in 2016, for the 11th consecutive year, the Bovespa Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE), alongside other robust evidences of recognition – EDP Brasil was chosen the ALAS20 Company, listed as one of the 150 Best Companies to work in Brazil, recognized as sustainability model by Exame Magazine for the forth-consecutive year, among others. In respect to Corporate Governance, EDP Brasil commits to annually maintain as one of the most Ethical companies in the country, certified as Empresa Pró-Ética (Pro-Ethics Company) – organised by the Controladoria-Geral da União (Office of the Comptroller General – CGU) and Instituto Ethos. The award aims to recognize companies that address topics such as senior management commitment to ethics, policies, procedures, trainings and communication on this matter.
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