CPFL Energia has the opportunity to act not only in the reduction of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but also in the generation of energy from renewable sources and in the offer of Carbon Credits and Renewable Energy Certificates (I-RECs). Aware of our role, we commit ourselves to the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the need to limit the increase in the global average temperature to 1.5°C, with the consequent reduction and neutralization of emissions.
Sustainability is present in CPFL Energia's corporate strategy and is part of the decision-making and investment processes. In 2020, we began the implementation of the first strategy structured on the theme, the 2020-2024 Sustainability Plan. With focus and commitment, we move forward with the objective of driving the transition to a more sustainable model of energy production and consumption and with the generation of shared value with the community and our value chain. In 2022, considering the movements of the market and the company itself, we decided to advance even further. Our strategy has evolved into the 2030 ESG Plan, with more comprehensive and ambitious public commitments.
The 2030 ESG Plan demonstrates action guidelines for all businesses and guides the realization of investments in line with global trends for sustainable development. The Plan’s structure is organized into four pillars and 23 public commitments that must be achieved by 2030. Three of them are focused on the decarbonization of our operations and several others contribute to our strategy to confront climate change.
Our business model has a low emissions profile, and we are committed to being carbon neutral from 2025, reducing our scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by 35% by 2030. In addition, we will also generate 100% renewable energy until 2030.
Our main sources of direct emissions (scope 1) are currently related to power generation at EPASA (thermoelectric plants powered by fuel oil) and biomass plants, fuel consumption by the fleet and vegetation suppression. It is worth mentioning that GHG emissions from EPASA's electricity generation represented, in 2022, around 17% of Scope 1 and almost 1% of CPFL Group's total emissions. The dispatch is directly controlled by the National System Operator (ONS), and CPFL is only responsible for its maintenance and availability.
As sources of indirect emissions (scope 2) we have the technical losses in distribution and transmission and energy consumption of our facilities.
Greenhouse gas emissions from our operations are monitored annually through our GHG Inventory, produced in accordance with the guidelines of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program. Since 2011, CPFL Energia has been awarded a Gold Seal for its inventory due to good reporting and management practices in the subject of emissions. This instrument makes it possible to identify opportunities to reduce emissions, such as the use of biofuels and electric vehicles in fleets, and planning to reduce plant suppression in the construction of transmission and distribution lines.
We highlight other actions developed within the scope of the 2030 ESG Plan, which contribute to mitigating our emissions.
- We offer carbon credits, renewable energy certificates (I-RECs) and other integrated solutions to customers. All of this carried out alongside the strategy to promote and implement smart energy solutions (smart networks).
- We work on the electrification of the operational technical fleet and will continue studies on electric mobility, started in 2007, to further advance this theme.
- We are committed to evaluating 100% of critical suppliers and achieving 85% of our spending with companies that adopt advanced sustainable practices. To achieve this goal, in 2021 we incorporated the sustainability pillar into the Supply Base Management (SBM) platform, which monitors CPFL's strategic and critical suppliers. 11 criteria became part of the monitoring, distributed across the following dimensions: climate change, sustainability and environmental management, eco-efficiency and management of resource consumption (energy, water and materials) and shared value and protagonism.
- In addition, we have evolved in expanding the accounting of emissions in our value chain, engaging our suppliers in meetings to discuss quality, safety, sustainability, future scenarios and new businesses. We encourage the exchange of experiences and good practices through the Rede de Valor (Value Network) platform and recognize the best practices of our suppliers with the Mais Valor (More Value) Award – Sustainability Category.
- We invest significantly in expansion, automation, modernization and innovation aimed at greater efficiency, quality and robustness of the network, through technologies that minimize the impact, frequency and duration of outages. Our predictive systems help allocate and dispatch field teams to the most vulnerable locations, speeding up the restoration of power supply and reducing operating costs.
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