Sustainability Report 2021
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Management
The Águas do
Brasil Group
Integrity and
Transparency
Fostering
Universal Access
to Sanitation
Water Security
Efficient
and Climate
Change
Water
Cycle
Our Utility
Companies
About this
Report
GRI
Summary
Corporate
Information
Presentation
Commitment to sustainability
We are one of the largest private sanitation companies in Brazil, and we know our
responsibility as agents fomenting sustainable practices in our country. Throughout
our history, we have always sought alignment with good environmental, social,
and governance practices (ESG). We understand that this emphasizes our reliable
performance and is also a necessary commitment to promoting business continuity
and relationships of trust with our stakeholders, minimizing risks to the organization.
In 2021, Águas do Brasil Group made several notable advances in sustainability management.
Among them is the adequacy of our Annual Report to the guidelines of the Global
Reporting Initiative (GRI). This international organization proposes a reporting model that
helps understand business's impact on ESG aspects. Thus, we emphasize management
and transparency about the impacts of our operations on the environment, economy,
and society in general, strengthening engagement with stakeholders and reaffirming our
commitment to building a sustainable future.
Transparency in reporting
When drafting this document, we considered the premises established in our ESG Strategy,
the principles of the United Nations (UN) Global Compact and its Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs), as well as the results of the materiality process carried out with our stakeholders.
Thus, we have identified the priority topics that guide the content presented.
Throughout the document, the six material themes are set out in four thematic chapters,
which follow the pillars of our ESG Strategy and bring together the developments of the
Group's organizational, social, and environmental initiatives. More information about the
materiality process and the preparation of this report is available in the About this report
section. 102-44
Águas do
Brasil
Group ESG
strategy
Integrity and
transparency
Foster
universal
access and
sanitation
Efficient
water cycle
Water security
and climate
change
The Águas do Brasil Group and
the Sustainable Development Goals
Material
topics in
the Report
Ethics,
governance, and
institutional
relations
16
3
Universal basic
sanitation
11
Water
quality
12
Operational
efficiency
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Sustainable Development Goals
Achieve gender equality and empower all
women and girls.
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies
for sustainable development, provide
access to justice for all, and build effective,
accountable, and inclusive institutions at
all levels.
Ensure healthy living and
promote well-being for one and
all, at all ages.
Making cities and human
settlements inclusive, safe,
resilient, and sustainable.
MATH
Water security and
climate change
Ensure sustainable
production and
consumption
patterns.
Take urgent
actions to
combat climate
change and its
impacts.
Promote
continued,
inclusive, and
sustainable
economic
growth, full
and productive
employment,
and decent
work for all.
Ensure
availability
and
sustainable
management
of water and
sanitation
for all.
Social and
environmental
impact
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Sustainability Report 2021
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