Engie Brasil Energia S A : among the world’s 100 most sustainable companies
January 20, 2022 at 01:45 am IST
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ENGIE Brasil Energia (EGIE3) was recognized for the third time as one of the world's 100 most sustainable companies, placing 23rd in the 18th annual rankings prepared by Corporate Knights, a Canadian media and investment consulting company. This year's edition shows a continued correlation between the main environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics and higher investor returns. It also sheds light on the evolution of ESG priorities and results.
The consulting firm prepared the list based on a meticulous review of 6,914 companies worldwide with more than USD 1 billion in sales. The 2022 Global 100 companies derive 47% of their gains from products or services deemed "clean", and allocate 48% of their capital expenditures, R&D and acquisitions to clean investments. Each company is analyzed on a set of up to 23 environmental, social and governance indicators relative to their industry peers, using publicly available information.
The rankings were created in 2005, but Brazilian companies, or companies with operations in Brazil, began to be recognized in 2010. Only nine Brazilian companies have been recognized since then. ENGIE Brasil Energia, which has been ranked for the third time, is one of 3 Brazilian companies listed in 2022.
"We are increasingly recognized for our historical commitment to sustainability and governance, and getting confirmation from a ranking of companies from around the world underscores that we are on the right track. In line with the ENGIE Group's global positioning, we will continue to work based on a view of prosperity where economic growth must be deeply aligned with respect for people and the planet," said Eduardo Sattamini, Engie Brasil Energia's CEO and Investor Relations Officer.
This year's Global 100 launching event included a round table of leaders held in virtual format, focusing on how important it is for companies and governments to close the gap between climate change-related discourse and action.
About ENGIE
Our group is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services. Together with our 170,000 employees, our customers, partners and stakeholders, we are committed to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral world, through reduced energy consumption and more environmentally-friendly solutions. Inspired by our purpose ("raison d'être"), we reconcile economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet, building on our key businesses (gas, renewable energy, services) to offer competitive solutions to our customers.
ENGIE is the largest private-sector power producer in Brazil, operating in generation, commercialization and transmission of electric power, gas transport and energy solutions. With an installed capacity of 10 GW from 69 power plants, which stands for about 6% of the country's capacity, the Company has nearly 97% of its installed capacity in the country from renewable sources and with low GHG emissions, such as hydro, solar and biomass power plants, and windfarms.
With the acquisition of 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 is also among the largest distributed photovoltaic generation companies in the country and 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 3,000 employees, ENGIE's turnover in Brazil in 2020 was R$ 13.3 billion.
The Group´s turnover in 2020 was of 55.8 billion Euros. 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 Eurotop 100, MSCI Europe) and non-financial indices (DJSI World, DJSI Europe, Euronext Vigeo Eiris - Eurozone 120/Europe 120/France 20, MSCI EMU ESG, MSCI Europe ESG, Euro Stoxx 50 ESG, Stoxx Europe 600 ESG, and Stoxx Global 1800 ESG).
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ENGIE Brasil Energia S.A., formerly Tractebel Energia S.A., is an independent utility concessionaire. The Company is engaged in the business of generation and commercialization of electrical energy. The Company develops and operates power plants. The Company installs and operates plants fired from conventional energy sources, such as hydroelectric, thermoelectric and complementary units, small hydroelectric plants and wind, biomass and photovoltaic plants. The Company's installed capacity, including its stakes in energy generation consortiums, is approximately 7,000 megawatts. The Company's generation facilities in operation consist of 29 plants, of which nine hydroelectric power plants, seven thermoelectric power plants (three coal, three biomass and one natural gas plant), three small hydro power plants (SHPP), nine wind farms and one photovoltaic solar power plant. The Company is controlled by ENGIE Brasil Participacoes Ltda.
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