ENGIE Brasil Energia’s shares are included in B3’s Sustainability Index (ISE) for the 16th consecutive year
ENGIE Brasil Energia’s shares have been included in the portfolio of Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão’s (B3) stock index for the 16th consecutive year. The new portfolio will be effective from January 4, 2021 to December 30, 2021 and will consist of 46 shares of 39 companies, pertaining to 15 sectors, corresponding to 38% of the total value traded on B3. The index reflects the average return of a theoretical portfolio of shares of the listed companies with the best environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices.
Participation in the ISE for the 16th consecutive year underscores the Company’s historic commitment with the highest standards of sustainability and governance. “The extremely challenging environment experienced in 2020 and marked by the pandemic, has prompted some important reflections and lessons for all of us. ENGIE has positioned itself in a very cooperative way in this major collective project which was to tackle the direct and indirect effects of the pandemic, this pointing the way towards coordinating a collective effort on other fronts such as climate change and the preservation of ecosystems and biodiversity” comments, Eduardo Sattamini, the Company’s Chief Executive and Investor Relations Officer.
“We continue working to spearhead the use of innovative technologies which minimize the environmental impacts of our operations, also incorporating the process of collective creation in conjunction with partners and society”, Sattamini adds.
ENGIE has been a component of the ISE since inception
ENGIE Brasil Energia has been a component of the ISE since inception in 2005. Only five companies listed on B3 have also been part of the index since its launch. ISE is considered the most important corporate sustainability stock index in Brazil and the fourth in the world. Its principal objective aims for its perpetuation and to ensure that the theme is enshrined as part of the companies’ inhouse culture. “The electric sector has been one of the motors of global decarbonization and ENGIE is proposing to spearhead this movement by offering solutions which are both renewable and in close proximity to the clients”, Sattamini points out.
ABOUT ENGIE
ENGIE is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services. With its 97,000 employees, its customers, partners and stakeholders, the Group is committed to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral world, through reduced energy consumption and more environmentally-friendly solutions. Inspired by its purpose (“raison d’être”), ENGIE reconciles economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet, building on its key businesses (gas, renewable energy, services) to offer competitive solutions to its customers. Turnover in 2022: 82.6 billion Euros.
In Brazil, ENGIE, leader in 100% renewable power generation in the country, operates in generation, commercialization and transmission of electric power, gas transport and energy solutions. The Company
has in the country an installed capacity of 12,5 GW, originated from renewable sources and with low GHG emissions, such as hydro, solar and biomass power plants, and windfarms.
With the acquisition of Transportadora Associada de Gás – TAG, ENGIE now also owns the largest natural gas transportation network in the country, at 4,500 km and transecting 10 states and 191 cities.
The Group has a complete portfolio of integrated solutions focused on reducing costs and improving the infrastructure for companies and cities, such as energy efficiency, public lighting, energy monitoring and management.
With 2,800 employees, ENGIE’s turnover in Brazil in 2023 was of R$ 11.7 billion. ENGIE trades on the B3 through its energy generation and trading company, ENGIE Brasil Energia, under the ticker EGIE3. In addition to being a B3 Novo Mercado component, the Company is one of the very few companies that have been listed in the Business Sustainability Index since its creation in 2005. In 2021, ENGIE Brasil Energia was included in the Carbon-Efficient Index (ICO2), made up of IBrX 100 companies that are most transparent in terms of GHG emissions reporting and how they are preparing for a low-carbon economy.
The company also received in May 2024 the certification Great Place to Work, a recognition which validates the continuous commitment of the company to create a positive and inclusive work environment for all.
The Group is listed on the Paris and Brussels stock exchanges (ENGI) and is represented in the main financial indices (CAC 40, Euronext 100, FTSE Euro 100, MSCI Europe) and non-financial indices (DJSI World, Euronext Vigeo Eiris – Europe 120/France 20, MSCI EMU ESG screened, MSCI EUROPE ESG Universal Select, Stoxx Europe 600 ESG-X).