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Suppliers
We foster a relationship based on respect,
ethics, and partnership with companies
and outsourced service providers. By
expanding our business to several Brazilian
regions, we have active suppliers in all
states. In 2022, we had nearly 1,800
suppliers, from the most wide-ranging
business areas - from maintenance and
civil works to asset surveillance, information
technology, telecommunications, and
specific consulting firms, among others.
All these contracts amounted to an
investment of more than R$2.2 billion.
All requirements and expectations
applicable to suppliers, contractors,
consultants and outsourced service
providers are laid down in the Code of
Conduct for Suppliers. The document
mandates that all agreements entered into
with suppliers, agents, consultants, and
partners complies with the guidelines of
the Values Guide. Therefore, all outsourced
service providers who work in the offices
receive training on the Values Guide.
Supply chain profile
GRI 2-6, 2-24, 308-2
We adopt technical as well as social
and environmental criteria for the pre-
qualification, registration and approval of
suppliers, and consider some contractual
requirements, which include specific skills
and certifications.
The Contractual Compliance Program
ensures the highest level of business
integrity and seeks to know our partners
from the reputation perspective. We require
partners to commit, through specific legal
clauses, to act ethically, transparently, and
in accordance with the anti-corruption
legislation. The Program assesses the
compliance risk of a given transaction,
defines the applicable due diligence
procedures, includes the appropriate
Compliance Clause, and presents the
guidelines for contract approval.
Relationship with suppliers
GRI 308-1, 308-2
We regularly assess our suppliers'
performance through the Supplier
Performance Index (SPI), which identifies
companies with critical risks. The
evaluation questionnaire includes topics
on the use of PPE, accidents, pollution
control, environmental liabilities, ethics
and compliance, labor rights, operational
productivity, quality, compliance with
legal requirements, and human rights
matters, e.g., child labor and forced
labor. Contract managers respond to the
SPI on a monthly basis and evaluations
with a score below 70 (on a scale from
O and 100) lead to the development
of improvement action plans. In 2022,
98 suppliers of 108 agreements were
assessed (this figure does not include
non-critical administrative agreements),
and no significant environmental impact
was identified.
To ensure a lasting relationship with
critical suppliers, we perform an annual
audit of the management of waste
produced by these companies, especially
for hazardous waste. The findings must
be approved, as determined by our parent
company, AES Corporation.
Average supplier score in the SPI
=
84
83
84
2022
2021
2020
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