EDF Renewables understands that its role goes beyond renewable energy generation. The company is committed to a fair and sustainable energy transition, and firmly believes in the importance of its performance aligned with ESG pillars.
Partnerships with communities
The company establishes partnerships for social projects and promotes actions that contribute to the economic, social and educational development of the communities where it operates. Check out some of our actions.
Hiring local labor
We are committed to valuing and prioritizing the hiring of local labor in all of our assets. This practice not only strengthens the communities where we operate but also contributes to the socio-economic development of the regions.
The hiring of local labor is not only a strategic choice but also a contractual requirement established with our subcontractors. In 2023 alone, 977 residents from neighboring municipalities to our parks worked in service of our assets.
Socio-educational initiatives
In 2023, in celebration of Children’s Day, we donated toys to about 125 children from the Associação Espírita Chico Xavier, da Associação Urandiense de Portadores de Necessidades Especiais (AUPNE) and the Saco da Onça community.
To celebrate Christmas, theatrical and musical performances, painting workshops, games, in addition to the distribution of gifts to families in the communities of Saco da Onça, Cabeceiras and Raiz, Santa Efigênia and Cachoeira were promoted. In all, 128 children and more than 100 adults participated in the initiatives.
Dialogue with communities
We always promote meetings with residents of the regions where we operate, sharing information about the parks, such as construction characteristics, socio-environmental programs and available communication channels.
We also received representatives from local communities and students to explain about the positive impacts brought by our assets.
Occupational health and safety
The culture of health and safety represents a priority theme for the EDF Group, with prevention and shared surveillance as fundamental routine actions to avoid accidents.
Prevention and
safety first
Our goals are: no fatal accidents, reduce workplace accidents and protect health. To this end, we regularly promote various initiatives that seek to reduce the risk of accidents at work.
We carry out NR35 training, health and safety, prevention campaigns, emergency simulations, traffic educational blitz, among others. Also check out the top 10 rules that permeate all the activities of our employees and partners: 10 vital rules of EDF Renewables
Solidarity as a value
Volunteer Program
Corrente do Bem
Solidarity is one of EDF Renewables’ values and, to encourage the practice, the company created the Corrente do Bem Program in 2022. The initiative aims to encourage employees to participate in actions with a socio-environmental impact, adding purpose to the work environment and acting as an agent of transformation. The actions range from the distribution of items and gifts in needy communities to the donation of school supplies, clothes and personal objects, through support for campaigns to collect donations for social projects and even beach cleaning efforts.
Partnerships
EDF Renewables not only develops actions in the municipalities where it operates, but also supports several non-governmental organizations aligned with its values and that aim to positively impact society on different fronts. Check out some of the partner institutions below.
Instituto Reciclar
Thinking about contributing to the promotion of education in the country, we are partners of the Reciclar Institute, which seeks to develop young people to undertake in life, at work and in the community through an innovative educational model, technical qualification and support for employability. With the partnership, we contribute to the Creative Solutions Workshops and the SDGs Project, which directly benefits 200 young people between 15 and 19 years old. In addition, we participate in the volunteer program, which consists of Mentoring the Educational Program, being a Technical Project Consultant for the Creative Solutions Workshops and Project Pitch Evaluator for the Creative Solutions Workshops.
One By One
We carry out several actions with One by One, whose mission is to provide social inclusion for families with children with physical, motor or neurological disabilities and in social vulnerability. In addition to the donation of plastic caps, which contributes to the purchase of wheelchairs for the families served, we support the organization with the promotion of educational workshops, as well as financial resources, donations of computers and office furniture.
UNICEF
In 2020 and 2021, we made donations to support UNICEF’s emergency actions in the fight against Covid-19 in the states of Amazonas, Pará, Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Pernambuco, Ceará, São Paulo and Maranhão. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), cleaning and personal hygiene kits, medical equipment, food baskets and information leaflets about the disease were distributed. In all, 229 health units were benefited, enabling protection for more than 6,600 health professionals and the care of more than 70 thousand people.
The partnerships linked to the Pirapora and Unicef Photovoltaic Plants were signed through the BNDES ISE line and allocated more than R$ 4.7 million in actions against Covid-19.
Support requests
Our procedures for applying for social/cultural support aim to establish guidelines ensuring transparency, integrity and legality in the selection process of projects with which we have partnered. To learn more about our procedures for sponsorships and donations, please refer to the documents below.
