Promoting health and well-being in Brazil

Not only is “Good Health and Well-being” number three in the United Nations’ list of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (or SDGs), but it is also one of our key objectives. We believe in “enabling progress with sustainable energy” while we are also working every day toward a just transition that leaves no one behind. In Brazil, where we are the main wind and solar operator, this mission is particularly relevant. The country is the fifth largest in the world in terms of area, the seventh largest in terms of population (203 million) and is part of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group of emerging economies. At the same time, however, it suffers from great social inequality, not only in terms of wealth, but also in terms of health. Poverty is common in many parts of the country and is often accompanied by violence. A sense of sharing This scenario prompted us to invest in two projects: Enel Shares Citizenship and Enel Shares Infrastructure. Both entail working alongside local authorities, especially health departments and municipalities, with state and federal support. The basic objective of Enel Shares Citizenship is to raise awareness about human rights and to promote health and safety education in local communities. It offers lectures and workshops on topics such as disease prevention, the risks associated with drug and alcohol use, traffic safety, and support in the fight against sexual abuse and violence against children and adolescents. A healthy lifestyle The Enel Share Citizenship program has expanded to other areas. Our employees, for example, are encouraged to improve their health through sports. This is also because healthier employees are happier employees and their job performance improves. A cleaner environment Enel Shares Infrastructure, on the other hand, focuses on issues such as supporting the renovation of community spaces and improving access to water and basic sanitation. Initiatives have included the installation of cisterns, the reuse of greywater (domestic wastewater), setting up community gardens and introducing domestic biological pits. There have also been fire prevention programs, while roads and road signs near our plants have been upgraded, as has the infrastructure in local schools and health centers. The results of these initiatives have been highly positive for the communities that host our plants. We have increased access to water reuse, with treatment systems set up inside and outside the construction sites. In all cases, we have followed our policy of supporting projects that create shared value (CSV), a key part of our mission.

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Promoting health and well-being in Brazil

Promoting health and well-being in Brazil