Environmental Management and Investments
(GRI EN30)
Environmental protection expenditures and investments follow the principles laid down by the Company's Environmental Mission and Policy, which set forth criteria for the preservation and sustainable use of natural resources. During the year, expenditures and investments amounted to R$ 3.832 million (see chart below).
| Environmental Protection Investments (R$) | |
| Waste disposal | 3,015,028 |
| Prevention | 389,992 |
| Environmental Management and Protection | 319,921 |
| Environmental Remediation | 107,046 |
| Total | 3,831,987 |
Obs.: ''Environmental Remediation'' refers to two incidents of failure (at Vicente de Carvalho and Embú Guaçú Substations) that led to a superficial contamination of the soil, remediated in accordance with the prevailing environmental rules and legislation.
