Sustainability Report 2021
SUMMARY
Presentation
Message from
Management
The Águas do
Brasil Group
Integrity and
Transparency
Fostering
Universal Access
to Sanitation
Water Security
and Climate
Change
Efficient
Water
Our Utility
Companies
About this
Report
GRI
Summary
Corporate
Information
Cycle
Sector performance 102-13
Active participation in the sanitation sector's agenda is
part of Águas do Brasil Group's Strategic Planning. This
is a constructive interaction with the leading civil society
entities that operate in themes related to basic sanitation,
enriching the debate on key topics for the sector and
promoting the exchange of experiences.
The company maintains its ethical stance with public
authorities, both in terms of concession contracts and
regarding regulatory bodies. The search for contractual
balance in concessions is carried out by taking into
account regulatory guidelines, the interests of customers,
the granting authority, and the company's shareholders.
In the regulatory aspect, the main counterparts are the
National Water Agency, the State Environmental Institute
of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the Environmental Company
of the State of São Paulo, the Minas Gerais Institute for
Water Management, and the National Information System
on Sanitation. The Group does not receive financial
support from governments. 201-4
With relevant participation in the Association and the
National Union of Private Utility Companies of Water and
Wastewater Services (Abcon/Sindcon), the company was
present in the entity's interaction with the government
to define the New Legal Framework for Basic Sanitation.
In 2021, seven cases of the Group were highlighted in the
eighth edition of the Panorama da Participação Privada
no Saneamento (Overview of Private Participation in
Sanitation), a publication of the Abcon/Sindcon system.
At the Brazilian Association of Sanitary and Environmental
Engineering (Abes), promoter of the National Sanitation
Quality Award (PNQS), the company is part of the National
Quality Committee, the Thematic Technical Chamber of
Performance Indicators for Environmental Sanitation, and,
in 2021, participated in the Technical Nucleus to review the
evaluation criteria of the Excellence Model in Environmental
Sanitation Management. In addition to the trophies received
in the PNQS Best in Environmental Sanitation Management
(AMEGSA) category, the Group had two cases selected in
the Environmental Sanitation Management Innovation (IGS)
and Environmental Sanitation Operational Efficiency Award
(PEOS) categories.
The company also collaborates with study commissions
fostered by the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards
(ABNT) to prepare Brazilian standards. In addition, it is
a member of the Environment Business Council of the
Federation of Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro
(Firjan) and the Working Groups of Air Emissions and
Environmental Licensing. With active participation in all
Watersheds Committees of its utility companies, the Group
also participates in the State Council of Water Resources of
the State of Rio de Janeiro.
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