Our actions are guided by ethical, transparent and compliance criteria, aligned with ESG criteria and focused on the concept of continuous process improvement. Therefore, over time we have developed a series of internal documents that govern all our activities and relationships with the various audiences with which we interact.
The commitments of Norte Energia’s Policies apply to all company activities and must be fulfilled by all employees, also extending to their business relationships. Norte Energia establishes guidelines for the preparation and approval of regulations through Standards Control, including approval hierarchy by type of document. The Policies and commitments established by them are evaluated and approved by the Executive Board and the Board of Directors.
Our Code of Conduct and Ethics establishes the conduct, guidelines and ethical principles to guide the actions of all the members of the organization, which includes employees, interns, apprentices, shareholders, customers, suppliers of goods and services, as well as their representatives. This Code is mandatory and comprehensively applicable to everyone, regardless of their job title or work place.
In December 2022, the Board of Directors approved our Human Rights Policy. This important document is available and accessible on our website,with versions in Portuguese and English.
In our Policy, we reaffirm our commitment to respecting human rights in our operations and in our supply chain. Through this commitment, we seek to respect and contribute to the realization of all universally recognized human rights, in particular (but not limited to) those contained in the following international instruments: Universal Declaration of Human Rights; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; ILO Declaration of Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work; ILO Fundamental Conventions; and OAS American Convention on Human Rights.
In 2023, we carried on participating in the CEBDS Social Impact Technical Chamber and in the Human Rights Working Group of the Electric Energy Sector, of the
Global Compact. In both forums, we were respondents on the Human Rights Thermometer platform. The Thermometer allows companies to self-diagnose their progress on the human rights path, in line with the UN Guiding Principles.
We reject any type of discrimination or prejudice, based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, ideology, nationality, religious belief, sexual orientation, disease not transmitted through social contact or any other personal, physical or social condition or other situations protected by Brazilian law, or addressed internationally.
In 2023, we received the Women on Board seal (WOB). This recognition is granted to organizations that have more than two women on their Boards of Directors.
In line with its Sustainability Policy, Norte Energia adopts a development strategy to create sustainable value for its shareholders, society in general, the local community and the environment. That approach is an integral part of our business.
Guided by our Human Rights Policy, each social and environmental action promoted by Norte Energia reinforces our commitment to respect the territory and culture of local communities and indigenous peoples.
Our commitments became concrete in the development of 117 plans, programs and projects in the social, cultural, land, physical and biotic areas that make up the Basic Environmental Project (PBA). There are another 27 programs and projects that make up the Basic Environmental Project of the Indigenous Component (PBA CI), in addition to other actions in compliance with the conditions established in the scope of the environmental licenses (preliminary, installation and operation), issued by the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA), between 2010 and 2015.
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