About this Report
This is the sixth straight year in which CTEEP has launched its Annual and Sustainability Report. This annual report follows the guidelines provided by the Global Reporting Initiative GRI, version G3.,1, and brings information about the Company's economic, social and environmental performance between January 01 and December 31, 2013. (GRI 3,1; 3,2; 3,3)
With Application Level B-submitted to GRI Check (Application Level Check)-, the document contains 58 performance indicators, 18 of which from the Electric Utilities Sector Supplement, in addition to the profile indicators. (The GRI Check is under way).
The performance indicators presented in this report are based on data for CTEEP and its regional offices and do not take into account CTEEP's subsidiaries, except where indicated otherwise. There are no specific restrictions on the scope or limits of this report. Information about changes in that scope and limits, and in indicator assessment methods, as well as re-statement of data provided in the 2012 Report, will be provided in the document itself as needed. (GRI 3,6; 3,7; 3,8; 3,9; 3,10; 3,11)
Aware of the best market practices, the Company followed the review and launch phases of GRI's G4 version, examined the adaptations needed for publication and sought to adopt part of the new guidelines in preparing the 2013 report, mainly as regards stakeholder involvement and materiality as the criterion to determine the contents. (GRI 3,9)
The topics covered in this report were selected on the basis of the materiality matrix developed through a survey covering stakeholders' opinions conducted in 2013 (further information on p.8 Stakeholder Consultations). Moreover, the Company took into account the criteria laid down by ABRASCA (the Brazilian Publicly-Held Companies' Association), the Communication on Progress Policy adopted by the UN Global Compact - of which CTEEP has been a signatory since 2011 -, the model recommended by ANEEL (the Brazilian Electric Energy Agency) for annual and social and environmental responsibility reports of electric utilities and the Social Balance Statement of IBASE (the Brazilian Social and Economic Analyses Institute). (GRI 4,12)
The data shown here have been recorded and monitored with asset and human resource management software, as well as other tools and interviews with the Company's management. (GRI 3,9)
As far as sustainability indicators are concerned, CTEEP uses assessment techniques and criteria widely accepted by the market. Only financial data are audited by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and are presented in consolidated figures and in Brazilian reais, pursuant to the Brazilian corporate law in effect and the IFRS (International Financial Accounting Standards) accounting standards. The Company decided not to use performance charts comparing the last three years due to the changes in the calculation methodology from one year to the next, which affects the basis for comparison. (GRI 3,13)
The Communications and the Strategic Management Departments, and the CFO and Investor Relations Officer are responsible for developing this report and selecting its contents, which are then validated by the CEO, officers and managers. Employees from different departments and levels of the Company were also involved in gathering the information.
