ENGIE protects nearly 2 thousand springheads in different regions of Brazil
One of the highlights of the Company’s sustainability policy is its springhead preservation program involving more than 1.5 thousand households in the protection of 1.8 thousand springs from the North to the South of Brazil. “For us, water is a resource to be nurtured, it is an asset and therefore a raw material for harnessing hydroelectric power”, Sattamini says.
Among the benefits arising from this initiative are the improvement in the quality of the water consumed in communities from Bahia, Ceará, Goiás, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina to Tocantins with the consequent reduction in the level of sickness among children and adolescents. The Springhead Protection Program was one of the schemes receiving accolades in the 2017 ANA National Waters Agency awards.
ENGIE is also an active player in hydrographic basin committees, producing and distributing saplings in forestry nurseries and raising fish fry of native species for replenishing fish stocks in rivers. In November, the Conservation of endemic species of ichthyofauna in the Iguaçu River project, conducted in partnership with Universidade do Oeste do Paraná (Unioeste), was awarded by the American Chamber of Commerce, Rio de Janeiro (AmCham Rio).
Another environmental initiative recognized by Amcham Rio was the Mercury toxicity biomarkers used in the hydroelectricity sector in Amazonia project, developed by the Energia Sustentável Brasil (Jirau HPP) consortium in which ENGIE has 40% stake. The team responsible created an environmental detection tool for monitoring the impact of small opencast mining activities on water quality in the area of influence of the reservoirs.
Since 2005, ENGIE Brasil Energia has been a component of the Corporate Sustainability Stock Index, a tool used by B3 for an annual comparative analysis of the performance of companies with stock exchange listings from the corporate sustainability aspect. In January, the Company was included in the business publication, Corporate Knights Global 100 ranking as one of the one hundred most sustainable global companies in the world, being placed 52nd among nearly 6 thousand publicly listed companies.
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).