Between September 14 and 18, EDP, a company that operates in all segments of the Brazilian electricity sector, will promote EDP 2020 Diversity Week. Under the theme #energiadadiversidade [#diversityenergy], this second edition promotes debates to generate awareness and engagement around initiatives that have strengthened the performance of the EDP Inclusion and Diversity Program since its creation in early 2019.

Committed to providing its employees with a more humane, collaborative and connected corporate environment, the Company has established diversity as one of its agendas and keeps it at the center of its business strategy, constantly seeking to bring it into its core business.

This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the actions were virtual, such as the lives with Suzane Jardim, historian and researcher in racial dynamics, to discuss Anti-Racism Education; with Conceição de Maria, co-founder of Maria da Penha Institute, on domestic violence in times of pandemic; the show with singer Liniker, to discuss gender identity; and joining the Forum on Generations and the Future of Work, in partnership with the consultancy Mais Diversidade. Now, with the presence of specialists and influencers from different areas, the four days of lives will further deepen the diversity theme for employees and the general audience.

“We believe that incorporating diversity into the companies' agenda is a path of no return and should be done with seriousness and responsibility. For this reason, we want to position ourselves, more and more, as a company that debates the topic at home, takes concrete commitments and creates situations to engage employees and leadership to guarantee an inclusive environment, with a genuine sense of belonging”, says Fernanda Pires , co-director of People, Society and Digital at EDP in Brazil.

The EDP Inclusion & Diversity Program includes six affinity groups: Cultures and Spiritualities; Generations; Gender Equity; LGBTI +; Disabled people; and Race, in order to strengthen the company's culture and principles. In total, about 500 employees or 15% of the Company's staff participate in these groups.

Check the schedule of the 2nd EDP 2020 Diversity Week

The broadcasts may be followed by the EDP Brasil channel on YouTube

Live 1 - 09/14, from 2 pm to 3:30 pm - Social Inclusion in the post-pandemic context

Moderator: Ricardo Sales, founding partner of Mais Diversidade.

Speakers:

Miguel Setas, chairman of EDP;

César Gouveia, creator of the Vozes das Periferias Institute and CEO of the agency #TAMOJUNTO;

Carolina Ignarra, founder of Talento Incluir;

Thiago Amparo, Diversity coordinator at FGV Direito/SP;

Monique Evelle, founder of Desabafo Social and partner of Sharp, hub of cultural intelligence 

Live 2 - 09/15, from 2 pm to 3:30 pm - Generational Diversity in organizations

Moderator: Amanda Aragão, head of recruitment for Mais Diversidade.

Speakers:

João Brito Martins, vice president of Grids at EDP Brasil;

Mirian Goldenberg, anthropologist and writer;

Morris Litvak, founder and CEO of Maturi;

Victor Richarte, consultant, professor and researcher in Diversity Management.

Live 3 - 09/17, from 2pm to 3:30 pm - Importance of the culture of psychological safety in today's world

Moderator:Elaine Terceiro, consultant for Mais Diversidade.

Speakers:

Fernanda Pires, co-director of People, Digital and Society at EDP;

Ana Bavon, speaker and executive of Diversity and Inclusion;

Marcela Bosa, general manager at Banco do Brasil

Tabata Contri, specialist consultant for the inclusion of professionals with disabilities at Talento Incluir

Live 4 - 09/18, from 9 am to 10 am - Spirituality in companies: healing organizations

Speakers:

Opening: Miguel Setas, chairman of EDP;

Mariana Ferrão, journalist and founder of Soul.me Health and Wellness Consultancy;

Max Nolan, growth hacker, systemic constellator and founder of The Forest;

Vicente Goes, psychologist and professor of the Masters course in Sustainability at FGV-SP.

Closing: Miguel Setas, chairman of EDP;

About EDP in Brazil

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 six hydroelectric generation units and one thermal power station. In Distribution, it serves about 3.5 million customers in São Paulo and Espírito Santo, in addition to being the main shareholder of 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 14 consecutive years. Follow EDP at: Website | LinkedIn