At the EDP Group, of which EDP Brasil is part, was a highlight among the global companies with the best sustainability practices, reaching 90 points in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index at Worldwide and European levels. In addition to being its best score in the index, which it has been integrating for 12 years, the Company strengthened its position in the ranking: it is the leader of the integrated utilities sector, besides being in the top 2 of utilities in general (utilities services).

At the index, which assesses the world leading sustainability companies, highlighted EDP performance in three dimensions: environmental, economic and social. Among the criteria analyzed, there are nine in which EDP was highlighted for reaching the maximum score (100 points): water risk management, climate change, environmental reporting, social reporting, human rights, community development, stakeholder engagement, responsible political involvement and materiality analysis.

Ato EDP Group CEO, António Mexia, “Once again, being the number one in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, among the integrated utilities, is an evident acknowledge of EDP commitment to sustainable development and its ability to execute on different areas of sustainability. The energy sector is experiencing a revolution marked by decarbonisation, digitization and decentralization, and over the last 12 years we have anticipated these trends by aligning our business model with the energy transition to fight climate change. This is a commitment that EDP will continue to make in order to create a more sustainable world for future generations. ”

About the index

At the Dow Jones Sustainability Index was born in 1999 as the first benchmark for the financial performance of leading sustainability companies globally. Companies in the indexes are rated as the most capable of creating long-term value to the shareholders through a risk management.

About EDP Brasil

With over 20 years of experience, EDP is one of the largest private companies in the electricity sector operating throughout the value chain. The Company, which has over 10,000 direct and outsourced employees, operates in Transmission, Trading and Energy Services and has 6 hydroeletric generation units and one thermal power station. On Distribution, it serves around 3.4 million customers in São Paulo and Espírito Santo. Recently, it acquired a stake on CELESC, in Santa Catarina. In Brazil, it is a reference in areas such as Innovation, Governance and Sustainability, having been in the B3´s Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE) for 12 consecutive years.