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Environment

ISO 14.001

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Engevix is ISO 14001 certified (environmental management). The accreditation is proof that the company maintains environmental management processes that are permanently monitored, evaluated and improved. The investment made in obtaining ISO 14001 accreditation and its constant renewal demonstrate the company's strong will to control its environmental performance, and to avoid and mitigate any negative impacts it may have on the environment.
 
 
In all of the projects developed by Engevix, environmental concerns are part of the scope of work. Engevix prioritizes sustainability in all of its ventures.
 
 
The company places emphasis in projects of renewable energy production and exercises good citizenship towards the environment during the implementation and operation of these projects, always prioritizing the application of more suitable techniques, aiming at reducing impacts on physical and biological media and also those under human influence (anthropic). In numerous occasions, projects were modified for causing serious social or environmental concerns. Two examples deserve special attention, such as the hydroelectric plants of Canoas, at Pontal do Paranapanema, and Capim Branco, in the state of Minas Gerais. In both cases, the plants were subdivided, Canoas I and II and Capim Branco I and II, with the intent to reduce the area of the reservoir and to mitigate the environmental impact of the energy production units of the original projects.
 
 
The hydroelectric plants substitute energy production plants by coal, natural gas, oil and other fossil fuels. Therefore, hydropower and wind power production help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Currently, there are ongoing processes of registration at the UN to obtain carbon emission certificates for three hydroelectric plants: Monjolinho, Moinho e Barracão. Together, these three plants will reduce carbon emissions in about 130 thousand tons per year. All projects in development go through an assessment of their contribution to reduce the greenhouse effect, according to criteria established in the good practice guidance paper by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Fritz Müller Award

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The small hydroelectric plant (SHP) Santa Laura was granted the Fritz Müller Award in 2007, which is a landmark in public recognition of the company’s actions towards an environmentally responsible development.
 

The Fritz Müller Award is one of the most respected titles in the environmental fields in Brazil, and it has completed 25 years of existence in 2007. It was created in 1982 by FATMA (environmental protection agency of the state of Santa Catarina), with the mandate to stimulate sustainable development in the region.

The Santa Laura SHP is part of a new model of energy production, in which SHPs are spreading across the country, since they generate smaller impacts in the environment in comparison to large plants (due to the power capacity/flooded area ratio).

The Santa Laura SHP project features a Basic Plan, that includes activities of environmental education, communication, conservation of fauna and flora, resettlement of population, and historic, archaeological, cultural and landscape heritage conservation.

Out of 47 hectares of construction site, 15 will be used for permanent structures and the other 32 will be recovered by planting native species. Some seedlings and seeds from native species used in the recovery of the riparian forest and on the Permanent Conservation area (APP) were collected in the reservoir area. Other plants come from a nursery located in Faxinal dos Guedes. This initiative will preserve species and recover the riparian forest that has been degraded by farming in many locations.

A team is working at the site rescuing animals that are under risk due to the implementation and operation of the plant, and is also studying the native species. The program to monitor and manage the fish species comprises a study of fish species found in the area, monitoring of changes resulting from the implementation of the venture and the rescue of animals if necessary.