2 0 1 8 i n t e g r a t e d r e p o r t
C O R P O R AT E G O V E R N A N C E I N C O N S TA N T E V O L U T I O N
Curitiba, Autor: Daniela Catisti
COPEL IN 2018 GRI 102-2, 102-7, 102-8, EU1, EU2, EU4, EU28, EU29
Product and Services
Number of operations
35 own power
plants and 10
participations
6,628 km of
transmission lines and
35 subestations
198,373 km of
distribution lines and
369 subestations
Generation
Transmission
Distribution
Energy trading
Telecomunications
7,611
Number of employees
740 MWm
commercialized in 2018 at the
Câmara de Comercialização de
Energia Elétrica (CCEE) (Electric
Energy Trading Chamber)
R$ 14,93 BI
Net Operating Revenue
34,2 mil km
of optical fiber (10,488 of
backbone and 23,708 km
of access grid)
19,362.4 GWh
Net Power Generation
6.22
Equivalent Frequency of Interruption due to interruption
of internal origin to the distribution system (FECi)
1,177 km of lines under construction
Power Transmission
10.31
Equivalent Duration of Interruption due to interruption
from internal origin to the distribution system (DECi):
Energy Distribuition
5,828.00 MW
Installed Capacity of Generator Park
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State Governance Highlight Program
Best Socio-Environmental Practices
Certifier
Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão - B3
Benchmarking Brasil
Excellence in Copel Distribution Management
Fundação Nacional da Qualidade - FNQ
Excellence in Management of Copel Telecomunicações
Fundação Nacional da Qualidade - FNQ
Good practices related to the Sustainable Development Objectives - Industry category
Serviço Social da Indústria - SESI
Recognition SESI ODS Seal - Recognition of Good Practices for the Sustainable Development -
Industry category - Copel Telecommunications
SESI ODS Award - Contribution towards the Sustainable Development Objectives -
Large Industry category - Copel Generation and Transmission
Abradee Quality Management Award
Serviço Social da Indústria - SESI
Serviço Social da Indústria – SESI
Associação Brasileira de Distribuidores
de Energia Elétrica – Abradee
150 Best Companies to Work For (see page 66)
Revista Você S/A
Best Distributor in Latin America
Comissão de Integração Energética Regional – CIER
Largest Company in Paraná (see page 21)
Live Volunteer
Most Transparent Public Company of Brazil
Selo Clima Parana “Ouro”
10 years of publication of greenhouse gas emissions inventory
Recognition for the implantation of the nursing support rooms
Amanhã Magazine
Federal Government
Transparência Internacional (T International Transparency (TRAC
Brasil) RAC Brasil)
Governo do Estado do Paraná - Secretaria de Estado
de Meio Ambiente
GHG Protocol
Ministério da Saúde
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Citizen Company Certificate - information presented in the Social Report
500 largest Southern Prize - Highest net energy sector revenue
Conselho Regional de Contabilidade do Rio de Janeiro,
Sistema Firjan e Fecomércio
Amanhã Magazine
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largest companies in Paraná
Awards / Certifications
Highlight in data center - COPEL Telecommunications
Best Fleet Management in Latin America
Professionals of the Year
Carbon zero certificate - COPEL Telecommunications
Certifier
Amanhã Magazine
Telecom Yearbook
Parar Institute
Globo Organizations
Biofílica
Company of the year, Telecommunications sector – COPEL Telecomunicações
Telecom Yearbook
Abraconee Award for Best Disclosure of Financial Statements for 2017 - 3rd place in
the category of large companies in the electric energy sector
Abraconee Award for Best Disclosure of Financial Statements for 2017 - 3rd place in
the category of large companies in the electric energy sector
Best Countrywide Broadband Operator by Customer Evaluation
- Satisfaction and Perceived Quality survey of 2018 - COPEL Telecomunicações
Associação Brasileira dos Contadores do Setor
de Energia Elétrica (Abraconee)
Associação Brasileira dos Contadores do Setor
de Energia Elétrica (Abraconee)
Anatel
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Governador Bento Munhoz Power Plant, Author: Guilherme Pupo
Copel 2018 Integrated Report Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL
presents its 2018 Integrated Report, prepared
according to the framework of the International
Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), in the
continuous search for improved communication
of its performance. With the enhancement and
consolidation of the use of this methodology,
COPEL advances in cohesion, conciseness,
strategic focus and demonstration of its
capacity to generate value for its stakeholders
over time.
In this sense, this COPEL (Holding) performance
report brings together the financial information
required by current
legislation, presents
the business model of its wholly owned
subsidiaries and the Company’s performance in
capital (human, intellectual, social and natural,
infrastructure and financial). This edition of
the material, which is published annually,
consolidates information regarding the period
from January 1 to December 31, 2018.
GRI 102-50, 102-52
COPEL also adopts the following assumptions
in the preparation of its Integrated Report:
»
principles of the Global Reporting Initiative
(GRI) - GRI Standards: essential option. The
report also included the set of indicators of
the sectoral energy supplement available in
version G4, as well as indicators specifically
requested by Aneel in its Manual of
Accounting of the Electric Sector. To ensure
content reliability
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»
»
»
in
the
report,
informed
independent
assurance of material disclosures and
reporting principles was performed by
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores
Independentes. GRI 102-54 | 102-56
guidelines of the International Financial
Reporting Standards (IFRS), considered in the
information from the Financial Statements
and the Progress Communication in relation
to the commitments made with the Global
Compact.
Law No. 13,303 (State Law)1, dated
06.30.2016, which establishes in its article
8, item IX, the annual disclosure of an
integrated or sustainability report.
principles
for Responsible Executive
Education (PRME), a global platform of
the United Nations (UN) for voluntary
engagement, which
the
performance of UniCOPEL, corporate
education department of COPEL.
influence
the Company’s business, bringing together
the main impacts and strategic risks of its
operations. The second describes the context
and performance of capitals with a detailed
approach to relevant business issues and their
ability to generate value.
Doubts, suggestions or clarifications about the
contents of the 2018 Integrated Report can be
sent to the email relato.integrado@COPEL.com.
GRI 102-53
See other COPEL reports:
Management Report and Financial Statements
20F Report
COPEL Geração e Transmissão Socio-Environmental
and Economic-Financial Responsibility Report
COPEL Distribuição Social-Environmental and
Economic-Financial Responsibility Report
COPEL’s materiality report
The accounting data presented in this report refer
to the companies in which COPEL holds equity
interest. The non-accounting data include COPEL
(Holding) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries
COPEL Geração e Transmissão S.A., COPEL
Distribuição S.A., COPEL Telecomunicações S.A.
and COPEL Comercialização S.A., indicating,
when applicable, some inclusion or exclusion.
GRI 102-45
COPEL Integrated Report is organized in
two parts. The first presents an overview of
1Law No. 13,303 / 2016 establishes in Art. 91 the term of
June 30, 2018 so that public companies and mixed capital
companies constituted before the validity of the Law promote
the necessary adaptations to their devices.
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1. RELEVANT AND STRATEGIC
GRI 102-21, 102-44, 102-46, 102-47
In 2018 COPEL (Holding) revisited the materiality to define the social, environmental, economic and governance topics to
be reported. This work was divided in the following steps:
IDENTIFICATION
Identification of
possible material
topics for COPEL
(Holding) and its
Subsidiaries from
a list of themes
obtained from
different channels -
internal and external.
VALIDATION
Validation of the list
of priority topics
through interviews
with members of
COPEL’s senior
leadership.
RESULTS
Validation of the
materiality matrices
of COPEL (Holding)
and its wholly-
owned subsidiaries
by the Board of
Directors and the
Executive Board
PRIORIZATION
Prioritization of
previously raised
themes, based on
the application
of weighting
methodologies.
CONSOLIDATION
Final consolidation
of the priority
material themes for
COPEL (Holding)
and its subsidiaries,
considering the
inputs identified in
the final validation
phases
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This process included benchmarking with 15 companies in the industry,
including 11 listed in B3’s Business Sustainability Index (ISE), and
inquiries to sustainability or industry related publications (SASB’s
“Electric Utilities Sustainability Accounting Standard” - Sustainability
Accounting Standards Board, and “Defining What Matters. Do Companies
and Investors agree on what is the material?”, joint publication of GRI
and RobecoSAM). The demands of the company’s main stakeholders -
shareholders, investors, customers, community / society, internal public,
suppliers and public authorities - were also raised - registered in dialogue
channels and in internal communications. GRI 102-40 GRI 102-42
A total of ten dialogue channels were analyzed, five of which were related
to the demands of stakeholders from COPEL (Holding) - Organizational
Climate Survey; Internal Commissions for Accident Prevention; 150 Best
Companies to Work For; Ethics Guidance Board; and Reporting Channel
- and the other five referring to the stakeholders of its Subsidiaries -
Ombudsman; 2017 Aneel Consumer Satisfaction Index; Abradee Survey
of Consumer Satisfaction Urban Residential Electric Power; and Mapping
of Stakeholders of Integral Subsidiaries. GRI 102-43
The prioritization of the themes included the preparation of a matrix with
the correlation of the results obtained for COPEL (Holding) and its wholly
owned subsidiaries, and relevant topics for the sector (presented in the
previous steps). Also included as a criterion was the result of materiality
published in the 2017 Annual Sustainability Report. The material themes
reported in the Integrated Report were first presented at the meeting of
the Board of Executive Officers held on October 24, 2018 and forwarded
for deliberation and approval by the Board of Directors at meeting held
on November 7 of that same year.
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2018 Material themes
Correlation with 2017
material themes1
Material topics according to GRI
Internal limits of 2018
material themes
External limits of 2018 material themes
Employees
COPEL
(operations)
Government
Regulatory
bodies
Suppliers
Customers
Communities
Corporate governance
Governance, ethics,
compliance
Anti-competitive behavior (206)
Corporate Governance (102-18, 102-39)
Anti-corruption (205)
Health and safety at Work
Health and safety at Work
Diversity and equal opportunity (diversity of
governing bodies) (405)
Public policies (contributions to politicians or
parties) (415)
Health and safety at work (403 and sectoral
indicators)
Economic and financial
performance
Economic and financial
performance
Economic and financial Performance (200-1,
201-3)
Risk management and
operational efficiency
Operational excellence
and eco-efficiency
Human capital management
Human capital
management
Risk management (102-11, 102-15)
System efficiency (sector indicators)
Human capital (102-8, 102-41)
Employment (hiring, turn-over, maternity
leave) (401)
Training and education (404 - EU14 - EU15)
Non-discrimination (406)
Supply Chain (102-9)
Supply chain
-
Evaluation of suppliers (308 - 414)
Engagement with stakeholders
Relationship with
customers and consumers
Engagement of stakeholders
(102-40, 102-44)
Procurement Practices (204)
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Direct Impacts
Indirect Impacts
No impact
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Internal limits of 2018
material themes
External limits of 2018 material themes
Employees
COPEL
(operations)
Government
Regulatory
bodies
Suppliers
Customers
Communities
2018 Material themes
Correlation with 2017
material themes1
Material topics according to GRI
Climate changes
Climate changes
Financial implications of climate change (201)
Emissions (305 - EU5)
Research, development and
technological advances
Culture of innovation
P&D and technological advances (EU8)
Regulatory environment
-
Environmental Compliance (307)
Regulatory environment (102, 201-4)
Social and economic compliance (419)
Indirect economic impacts (203)
Local communities (413)
Social responsibility
Relationship with
communities
Expropriations (EU20 - EU22)
Access to information and customer health
and safety (EU24 - EU25)
Access to energy (EU27 - EU30)
Freedom of association and collective
bargaining (407)
Child labor (408)
Human rights
Human rights
Forced or analogous to slave labor (409)
Rights of Indigenous Peoples (411)
Assessment of human rights practices (412)
Direct Impacts
Indirect Impacts
No impact
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Internal limits of 2018
material themes
External limits of 2018 material themes
Employees
COPEL
(operations)
Government
Regulatory
bodies
Suppliers
Customers
Communities
2018 Material themes
Correlation with 2017
material themes1
Material topics according to GRI
Energy planning and demand
increase
-
Availability and reliability of the system
(sector indicators)
Diversidty
Diversity
Diversity and equal opportunities (405)
Finite Natural Resource
Management
Impacts on ecosystems2
Water (303)
Materials (301)
Energy (302)
Biodiversity (304 – sectoral indicators)
Effluents and waste (306)
Direct impacts
Indirect impacts
No impact
Remarks GRI 102-49
1. The theme “Relationship with customers and consumers” - which was included in the materiality of 2017 - was not mentioned in 2018, because during the materiality review process it was concluded
that it composes the topic “Engagement with Stakeholders” and that the theme “Regulatory Environment” complements it by dealing with the regulation of services, service and quality indices, carried
out by regulatory agencies, ensuring a good relationship with this public.
2. The theme “Operational excellence and eco-efficiency” has been dismembered, with operational excellence included in “Risk management and operational efficiency” and eco-efficiency is directly
linked to the subject “Management of finite natural resources”.
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3. Another issue not addressed in 2018 was “Impacts on ecosystems”, which is part of the “Finite Natural Resources Management” theme, which, in turn, encompasses more GRI topics and provides a
more complete picture of COPEL’s environmental performance.
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COPEL headquarters building
Copel 2018 Integrated Report Message from the Administration
GRI 102-14
In 2018 COPEL consolidated,
from an
increasingly solid governance structure, the
historic commitment to sustainability in all
its activities.
From an economic perspective, COPEL
presented consistent results, expanding its
assets with priority focus on renewable sources
of generation and strategic transmission lines
for the National Interconnected System. Even
in a year of political transition and with the
macroeconomic framework still recovering,
COPEL recorded Ebitda of R$3,143.3 million,
9.4% higher than the previous year and net
income of R$1,444.0 million, one growth
of 29.1%.
Copel’s electrical station in Curitiba, Author: Daniela Catisti
The figures reflect a broad program of cost
reduction,
improved efficiency and strict
discipline in capital allocation. The year marked
the end of a long cycle of investments in its
generation and transmission facilities in the
ten states where it operates, particularly the
completion of Colíder hydroelectric plants (300
MW), Baixo Iguaçu (350 MW ), in which COPEL
has a 30% stake, and the Cutia wind farm
(312.9 MW), which together amount to R$6.8
billion of investments, all with production
started in 2019.
In addition to providing a structural benefit
to the SIN, COPEL starts this year to reap
the fruits of these investments, with an
incremental revenue around of R $ 450 million.
At the end of the investments, will be R $
2 billion, with the start of works of PCH
Bela Vista, auctioned in the last year, and
transmission lines concentrated in the State
of Paraná.
COPEL Distribuição currently presents its
main indices of supply quality - DEC and FEC
- below regulatory limits, which contributed
to the company being recognized as the best
distributor in Brazil, according to its customers,
by Aneel. In the last two years, the subsidiary
has managed to improve Ebitda efficiency by
73% in relation to the estimated regulatory
Ebitda, focusing on the full achievement of the
target already in 2019, when the subsidiary
plans to invest R$835 million.
Considering the radical transformation of
the distribution segment today, investment
in innovation is vital, aimed at building the
infrastructure of future smart cities.
COPEL inaugurated Smart COPEL, Brazil’s
most modern distribution center in the Novo
Mundo neighborhood in Curitiba. The unit will
gradually centralize the management of the
system - by assuming the function previously
performed from the five regions of the State
- and allows to control the electrical system
remotely, isolate problems quickly and control
the quality of the supply in real time, among
other possibilities.
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innovations that are the fruit of more than a decade of testing in the
operation of smart grids. These include automation and remote control
of the grid, installation of smart meters and pioneering research and
development projects in Brazil.
It is essential to recognize that the results achieved are a reflection of
the Company’s greatest assets, a group of more than 7,600 employees
who make every effort to maintain a service of excellence, and in 2018
put us among the 150 best companies to work for, Revista Você S/A.
It is with great courage and confidence that we face the challenges
unveiled in 2019. We are starting a new cycle for the company, with
plenty of energy to collaborate as an indispensable inductor to economic
growth and thus serve our customers, partners and society in general.
Daniel Pimentel Slaviero
President of COPEL
Ipiranga, in the interior of Paraná, became in 2018 the first city in
the country to be entirely covered by reclosers and intelligent meters
integrated to the same communication system. The second project
to use this concept will fully cover the municipalities of São José dos
Pinhais and Tijucas do Sul, serving 126 thousand consumers.
COPEL´s range of innovations also includes the largest research on
energy storage in Brazil, and micro-generation tests from agribusiness
biomass, which holds enormous potential for exploration in the State
of Paraná. Another important investment in the area of innovation lies
in the electric mobility, with the inauguration in 2018 of the largest
electrified monorail in the country. Throughout more than 700 km, it has
electric service station that connect Paraná from east to west, from the
Port of Paranaguá to Foz do Iguaçu.
The basis for all these investments and results is found in our corporate
governance, certified in December 2018 as Highlight in Governance
on B3, which makes the company the only state-controlled with such
recognition.
In pursuit of becoming a benchmark in sustainability, we remain
committed to the principles and objectives of the Global Compact, and
in the last year we have consolidated a leading role in the articulation of
actors from the Southern Region of Brazil in pursuit of the ODS goals,
leading the regional front of the Global Compact Cities Program and
hosting, in Curitiba, 2030 Local Hub, directly linked to the UN.
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Governador Bento Munhoz Power Plant Author: Guilherme Pupo
Copel 2018 Integrated Report 1.1 ECONOMIC CONTEXT
According to the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)
(Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics-IBGE), Brazil’s Gross
Domestic Product – PIB (GDP) for 2018 grew by 1.1% compared to 2017.
PIB (GDP) growth resulted from the 1.1% increase in Added Value at
basic prices and the 1.4 % in the volume of Taxes on Products net of
Subsidies. The result of Added Value in this type of comparison reflected
the performance of the three activities that comprise it: Agriculture
(0.1%), Industry (0.6%) and Services (1.3%).
IBGE also pointed out that the accumulated National Consumer Price
Index (IPCA) of 2018 reached 3.75%, while the Selic rate, interest rate
of the economy, showed little variation, from 6.90% in January 2018 to
6.40% in December.
Federal public debt increased 8.90% in the year, jumping from R$3.56
trillion to R$3.88 trillion. With the approval of Constitutional Amendment
No. 95, which limits the inflation of annual public expenditure growth
with primary expenditures for the next 20 years, in force since 2017, a
trajectory of reduction of public debt is projected in the coming decades.
The unemployment rate remained high in the period, reaching 12.3%.
The unemployed population was 12.84 million people, an average lower
than that of the previous year.
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At the regional level, Paraná had already
anticipated the recovery movements of the
crisis since the second half of 2016, reaping
the excellent results of the performance
in the field, when a record harvest of 41.5
million tons was observed in 2017. The
estimate by 2018, fell short of the previous
year, but with production levels higher than
those observed in 2016, so that the positive
effects benefited by agricultural income were
reflected in the industrial segments directly
linked to agriculture and other sectors such as
commerce and services. In addition, the state
productive sector has been gradually recovering
its production levels since the second half of
2017, with emphasis on the automobile and
pulp and paper industry, supported in part by
the international market. The expansion of the
indices of commerce and the service sector
in Paraná also presented significant growth,
associated to the several sectors of the
expanded retail trade. In view of this scenario,
the economy of Paraná registered growth of
1.5% in 2018, according to data from the
Instituto Paranaense de Desenvolvimento
Econômico e Social – Ipardes (Paranaense
Institute for Economic and Social Development
- Ipardes).
1.2. SECTOR CONTEXT
The behavior of the Brazilian electricity sector
tends to keep pace with the growth prospects
of the economy. This sector is undergoing a
recast regulatory framework. In addition to
the new technologies, which are providing
the creation of new businesses, the current
model presents structural problems that have
resulted in higher system costs, which end
up burdening the weakest link, which is the
consumer. Learn more about these changes on
p. 55.
The simplified overview presented below is
based on the diagnosis that accompanies
Public Consultation 33/2017, of the Ministério
das Minas e Energia – MME (Ministry of Mines
and Energy - MME), and other sector analyzes,
and includes the generation, transmission and
distribution segments, the main characteristics
of the current model and brief assessment of
the business environment.
1.2.1. Generation Sector
The generation market is one of the segments
of the electricity sector in which there is free
competition. With the publication of Law
12,783 / 2013, this scenario changed, as the
power plants that had their renewed contract
started to be regulated, with their Annual
Generation Revenue (RAG) defined through
regulatory analysis and the energy produced
being passed on to the captive market in the
quota regime.
In this context, the main factor that has an
impact on the generation market is the low
growth of the sector as a whole. The direct
relationship between the stagnation of PIB
(GDP) and demand, which has been occurring
since 2014, results in a significant reduction in
the contracting of energy from new projects
and the intensification of the dispute in the
new energy auctions.
In the free market, the difficulty of expanding
generation also prevails, since the short
duration of contracts makes it difficult to obtain
financing. In addition, there is concern about
the ability to meet high demand in case of
economic recovery due to the large expansion
of intermittent sources and hydroelectric plants
without reservoirs, which have little capacity to
regularize and are therefore not dispatchable.
There is also the issue of subsidies, which
are currently diverse for sources of energy
generation, such as wire fare discount, for
the purchase of coal, among others. These
subsidies cause distortions in the prices of
the sources and generate larger portions of
charges, without considering the effects that
the sources can give to the system.
Lastly, we have the hydrological judicialization,
in which the agents who own power plants
in the Energy Reallocation Mechanism (MRE)
requested injunctions in court to avoid payment
of amounts related to hydrological risk,
considering that changes caused by regulation
were interfering with the MRE. The elements
that would have caused these distortions are
the generation outside the order of merit,
the anticipation of the physical guarantee of
structuring projects and the restriction of the
outflow of structuring projects due to the delay
of transmission.
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The distributors are obliged to contract 100%
of your demand. In the event of a deficit, in
addition to being penalized by the regulator,
these companies are exposed to the short-
term energy price. In this model, the costs of
the distributor represent a small portion of the
total value of the tariff charged by consumers.
There is also the need to manage the risks
of energy cost oscillations and dispatch out
of order of merit. Large fluctuations in the
values of charges and cost of energy generate
deficits in the cash of the distributors that
are only recovered in the revisions or tariff
readjustments. Since this model is based on
the volume of energy, distributors are penalized
if consumption is reduced. This phenomenon,
which occurred in specific economic crisis
to new
situations, also happened due
technologies and environmental concerns,
with the dissemination of energy efficiency
and distributed generation.
1.2.2. Transmission industry
1.2.3. Distribution sector
Driven by the low demand for new projects
in the generation sector, transmission is
the segment that attracted the attention of
investors in recent years. This sector is a natural
monopoly and is therefore highly regulated.
The regulatory framework of transmission is
well-established, with relative stability.
The new contracts, resulting from the auctions
held since 2000, have concession periods of
30 years. The old contracts, however, refer
to concessions renewed for 20 years by MME
Ordinance No. 185/2001, later renewed for
30 years by Law 12,783/13. The payment of
the indemnification of these last concessions,
valid for assets not yet amortized, is pending,
after questioning by the Associação dos
Grandes Consumidores de Energia Elétrica –
Abrace (Association of Large Electric Energy
Consumers - Abrace) on part of the amounts.
The adoption of the lower fare model from
2016 onwards has made the tenders of new
projects more attractive. Since then, the
success rate has been practically 100%, with
high bid competitiveness and the participation
of new agents.
The current regulation of the transmission
market, on the other hand, is unattractive for
new technologies, which are usually more
expensive than conventional ones. These
technologies are adopted only when defined as
requirements in the notices for new ventures.
The distribution sector is also a natural
monopoly, and also a highly regulated market.
In this sector, since the companies operate
in a concession area of their own and have
autonomy in the planning and strategy of
Operation and Maintenance
the
regulator acts in the search for the operational
efficiency of the companies and by lower
tariffs for the consumers.
(O&M),
The regulatory framework of distribution has
not changed much since its modeling in the
RE-SEB reform (a project conducted by the
Federal Government to adapt the Brazilian
Electricity Sector to the new market conditions
and the consequent need for investments in
the sector).
tariffs charged by distributors are
The
composed of two installments, A and B,
relating to non-manageable costs (energy,
charges, transmission, etc.) and manageable
costs (network investment, O&M, personnel,
etc.) respectively. These tariffs are readjusted
annually and reviewed every five years. In the
annual adjustment, these are corrected by
official inflation indices, by individual efficiency
indices defined for the distributors and by the
correction of the portion of the non-manageable
costs. In the review, all the manageable
components of the tariff are analyzed, and the
level of operating costs and the remuneration
of the investments are redefined.
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Rural region in Northern Paraná -Author: José Ricardo Devara
Copel 2018 Integrated Report Organization Chart - Equity Interest
Estado do Paraná
Assembleia Geral
Voter 58.63%
de Acionistas
Total 31.07%
BNDESPAR
Assembleia Geral
Voter 26.41%
de Acionistas
Total 23.96%
Exchange´s custody
Assembleia Geral
(free float)
Voter 13.68%
de Acionistas
Total 44.18%
Eletrobras
Assembleia Geral
Voter 1.06%
de Acionistas
Total 0.56%
Other shareholders
Assembleia Geral
Voter 0.22%
de Acionistas
Total 0.23%
BM&FBOVESPA
Assembleia Geral
Voter 13.23%
de Acionistas
Total 32.54%
NYSE
Assembleia Geral
Voter 0.45%
de Acionistas
Total 11.56%
LATIBEX
Assembleia Geral
Voter 0.00%
de Acionistas
Total 0.08%
Assembleia Geral
COPEL
de Acionistas
(1) COPEL
Assembleia Geral
GERAÇÃO E
TRANSMISSÃO
de Acionistas
S.A 100%
(1) COPEL
Assembleia Geral
DISTRIBUIÇÃO S.A.
de Acionistas
100%
(1) COPEL
Assembleia Geral
TELECOMUNICAÇÕES
de Acionistas
S.A. 100%
(1) COPEL
Assembleia Geral
RENOVÁVEIS S.A.
de Acionistas
100%
(1) COPEL
Assembleia Geral
COMERCIALIZAÇÃO
de Acionistas
S.A. 100%
(1) MARUMBI
Assembleia Geral
TRANSMISSORA DE
de Acionistas
ENERGIA S.A. 100%
(4) CAIUÁ TRANSMISSORA
Assembleia Geral
DE ENERGIA S.A.
de Acionistas
Total 49.0%
(1) NOVA EURUS IV
Assembleia Geral
ENERGIAS RENOVÁVEIS
de Acionistas
S.A. 100%
(1) SÃO BENTO ENERGIA
Assembleia Geral
100%
de Acionistas
(1) CUTIA
Assembleia Geral
EMPREENDIMENTOS
de Acionistas
EÓLICOS SPE S.A. 100%
Assembleia Geral
USINA DE ENERGIA EÓLICA
CUTIA S.A. 100%
de Acionistas
(3) DOMINÓ HOLDINGS
Assembleia Geral
LTDA.
Total 49.0%
de Acionistas
(1) COSTA OESTE
Assembleia Geral
TRANSMISSORA DE
de Acionistas
ENERGIA S.A. 100%
(4) CANTAREIRA
Assembleia Geral
TRANSMISSORA DE ENERGIA
de Acionistas
S.A. Total 49.0%
(1) NOVA ASA BRANCA I
Assembleia Geral
ENERGIAS RENOVÁVEIS
de Acionistas
S.A. 100%
Assembleia Geral
GE OLHO D’ÁGUA S.A
100%
de Acionistas
CENTRAL GERADORA
Assembleia Geral
EÓLICA SÃO BENTO DO
de Acionistas
NORTE I S.A. 100%
Assembleia Geral
USINA DE ENERGIA EÓLICA
GUAJIRU S.A. 100%
de Acionistas
Assembleia Geral
(2) UEG ARAUCÁRIA LTDA.
Total 60.0%
de Acionistas
(4) PARANAÍBA
Assembleia Geral
TRANSMISSORA DE
de Acionistas
ENERGIA S.A. Total 24.5%
(1) NOVA ASA BRANCA II
Assembleia Geral
ENERGIAS RENOVÁVEIS
de Acionistas
S.A. 100%
Assembleia Geral
GE BOA VISTA S.A.
100%
de Acionistas
CENTRAL GERADORA
Assembleia Geral
EÓLICA SÃO BENTO DO
de Acionistas
NORTE II S.A. 100%
Assembleia Geral
USINA DE ENERGIA EÓLICA
JANGADA S.A. 100%
de Acionistas
(4) MATA DE SANTA
Assembleia Geral
GENEBRA TRANSMISSÃO
de Acionistas
S.A. Total 50.1%
(5) UHE GOVERNADOR
Assembleia Geral
JAYME CANET JÚNIOR
de Acionistas
(MAUÁ) Total 51.0%
(1) NOVA ASA BRANCA
Assembleia Geral
III
ENERGIAS RENOVÁVEIS
de Acionistas
S.A. 100%
Assembleia Geral
GE FAROL S.A.
100%
de Acionistas
CENTRAL GERADORA
Assembleia Geral
EÓLICA SÃO BENTO DO
de Acionistas
NORTE III S.A. 100%
Assembleia Geral
USINA DE ENERGIA EÓLICA
MARIA HELENA S.A. 100%
de Acionistas
(4) GUARACIABA
Assembleia Geral
TRANSMISSORA DE
ENERGIA (TP SUL) S.A.
de Acionistas
Total 49.0%
(4) MATRINCHÃ
Assembleia Geral
TRANSMISSORA DE
ENERGIA (TP NORTE) S.A.
de Acionistas
Total 49.0%
(5) UHE BAIXO IGUAÇU
Assembleia Geral
Total 30.0%
de Acionistas
(1) SANTA MARIA
Assembleia Geral
ENERGIAS RENOVÁVEIS
de Acionistas
S.A. 100%
GE SÃO BENTO DO
Assembleia Geral
NORTE
de Acionistas
S.A. 100%
CENTRAL GERADORA
Assembleia Geral
EÓLICA SÃO MIGUEL I S.A.
de Acionistas
100%
Assembleia Geral
USINA DE ENERGIA EÓLICA
POTIGUAR S.A. 100%
de Acionistas
(3) FOZ DO CHOPIM
Assembleia Geral
ENERGÉTICA LTDA Total
de Acionistas
Total 35.8%
(1) SANTA HELENA
Assembleia Geral
ENERGIAS RENOVÁVEIS
de Acionistas
S.A. 100%
Assembleia Geral
CENTRAL GERADORA EÓLICA
SÃO MIGUEL II S.A. 100%
de Acionistas
USINA DE ENERGIA EÓLICA
Assembleia Geral
ESPERANÇA DO NORDESTE
de Acionistas
S.A. 100%
(4) INTEGRAÇÃO
Assembleia Geral
MARANHENSE TRANS. DE
de Acionistas
ENERGIA S.A. Total 49.0%
(2) BELA VISTA GERAÇÃO
Assembleia Geral
DE ENERGIA S.A.
de Acionistas
Total 99.9%
Assembleia Geral
(1) VENTOS DE SANTO
URIEL S.A. 100%
de Acionistas
Assembleia Geral
CENTRAL GERADORA EÓLICA
SÃO MIGUEL III S.A. 100%
de Acionistas
USINA DE ENERGIA EÓLICA
Assembleia Geral
PARAÍSO DOS VENTOS DO
de Acionistas
NORDESTE S.A. 100%
(2) ELEJOR - CENTRAIS
Assembleia Geral
ELÉTRICAS DO RIO JORDÃO
de Acionistas
Total 70.0%
(3) SERCOMTEL S.A.
Assembleia Geral
TELECOMUNICAÇÕES
de Acionistas
Total 45.0%
(2) COMPANHIA
Assembleia Geral
PARANAENSE DE GÁS -
de Acionistas
COMPAGAS Total 51.0%
(3) DONA FRANCISCA
Assembleia Geral
ENERGÉTICA S.A.
de Acionistas
Total 23.0%
Assembleia Geral
(2) UEG ARAUCÁRIA LTDA.
Total 20.0%
de Acionistas
(4) VOLTALIA SÃO MIGUEL DO
Assembleia Geral
GOSTOSO I PARTICIPAÇÕES
de Acionistas
S.A. Total 49.0%
Assembleia Geral
(3) CARBOCAMPEL S.A.
Total 49.0%
de Acionistas
(4) PARANÁ GÁS
Assembleia Geral
EXPLORAÇÃO E PRODUÇÃO
de Acionistas
Total 30.0%
(3) COPEL AMEC S/C LTDA.
Assembleia Geral
(Em liquidação)
de Acionistas
Total 48.0%
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(1) Wholly-owned subsidiary (2) Controlled companies (3) Related undertakings (4) Jointly-owned subsidiaries (5) Consortia
Note: The controlled UEG Araucária Ltda. holds a 19.31% stake in GBX Tietê II Empreendimentos Participações S.A.
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ENERGIA GRI 102-2, 102-5, 102-6, 102-7
COPEL’S ACTIVITY MAP GRI 102-4, 102-6
COPEL was created on October 26, 1954, in the
form of a mixed-capital company, controlled by
the State of Paraná. Currently, COPEL’s shares
are traded on B3 and on the New York and
Madrid Stock Exchanges. GRI 102-5
Largest Paraná company in equity and net
income2, COPEL is headquartered in Curitiba
(PR) and operates in ten Brazilian states (see
map). Its business is generation, transmission,
distribution and commercialization of energy,
in addition to telecommunications and natural
gas. The Company’s electrical system is
composed of a generator set of power plants,
transmission lines, substations, lines and
electricity grids of the distribution system
and a modern optical telecommunications
system that integrates all the cities of Paraná.
GRI 102-2, 102-3, 102-4
In the energy segment, the main customers
in the regulated market
are consumers
(residences, industry and commerce) and
consumers in the free market (industry and
commerce), conducted and supervised by
Aneel. COPEL Telecomunicações mainly
operates with corporate solutions in the 399
municipalities of Paraná, also serving retail
customers in 82 municipalities of the State
(see COPEL Telecomunicações performance
map on page 22). GRI 102-6
MT
PR
RS
GO
MA
RN
BA
MG
SP
SC
TRANSMISSION LINE
WIND FARM
HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT
LINE OF DISTRIBUTION
SUBSTATION
OPTICAL FIBER RING
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2According to a survey conducted by Revista Amanhã, which selects the largest and best companies according to public information extracted from its financial statements.
Information can be checked on the links: http://www.aen.pr.gov.br/modules/noticias/article.php?storyid=99579 e https://www.bemparana.com.br/noticia/copel-e-premiada-como-a-maior-empresa-do-parana
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OVERVIEW
INPUTS PER
DETAILED CAPITAL
DETAILED BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
DETAILED VALUE
GENERATION
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INPUTS PER
DETAILED CAPITAL
DETAILED BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
DETAILED VALUE
GENERATION
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DETAILED BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
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GENERATION
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INPUTS PER
DETAILED CAPITAL
DETAILED BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
DETAILED VALUE
GENERATION
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GRI 102-16. PRME 1, 2
COPEL’s actions and management decisions are oriented by the guidelines
set forth in its Mission, Vision and Values, as follows.
Mission: To provide energy and solutions for development with
sustainability.
Vision: To be a reference in the business in which it operates generating
value in a sustainable way.
Values:
»
Ethics: Result of a collective agreement that defines individual
behaviors aligned to a common goal.
» Respect for people: Consideration with others.
» Dedication: Ability to engage intensely and completely in the work
contributing to the achievement of the organization’s objectives.
» Transparency: Accountability of the decisions and achievements
of the Company to inform its positive or negative aspects to all
interested parties.
» Safety and Health: Healthy working environment in which workers
and managers collaborate to use a process of continuous improvement
in the protection and promotion of the safety, health and well-being
of all.
» Responsibility: Conduct the life of the Company in a sustainable
way, respecting the rights of all interested parties, including future
generations and the commitment to sustain all life.
»
Innovation: Application of ideas in processes, products or services
in order to improve something existing or build something different
and better.
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COPEL’s Corporate Governance model is based
on the principles of transparency, equity,
accountability and corporate responsibility,
following best market practices and seeking the
best results for stakeholders. These principles
are set forth in a Corporate Governance Policy
with guidelines, objectives and commitments
applicable to COPEL (Holding) and its wholly-
owned subsidiaries and, where applicable, to
other equity interests.
The corporate governance practices adopted
by the Company comply with the requirements
established for companies listed in Level 1
of Governance of B3 - Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão
(formerly BM&FBOVESPA), and have as
reference the Code of Best Governance
Practices of the Brazilian Institute of Corporate
into account
Governance
the provisions of Federal Laws 6,404 /
1976 and 13,303 / 2016, CVM Instruction
laws.
586/2017
and other
applicable
(IBGC),
taking
GRI 103-1
So that the Company be permanently driven by
ethical principles, all those acting on its behalf
are governed by a Code of Conduct developed
in accordance with COPEL’s values, the Global
Compact Principles, best corporate governance
practices and other voluntary commitments.
GRI 103-2
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5. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
PRACTICES
PRME 1, 2
During 2018 COPEL promoted improvements
in its Corporate Governance System, aiming
to establish best practices aligned with
its strategic benchmark and to generate
shared value to stakeholders, based on full
compliance with legal requirements, to the
regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (CVM), the B3 Issuer Regulations
and the practices established by the United
States legislation for companies listed on the
New York Stock Exchange. This guidance is
linked to the Board of Directors’ guidelines
and strategic objectives “Maximize the value
of the Company in a sustainable manner”
and “Improve performance in governance and
sustainability”.
Among the advances related to corporate
governance, the following stand out:
»
»
»
the revision of the bylaws of COPEL (Holding)
and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, as well
as the internal regulations of the Company’s
incorporated
statutory bodies, which
improvements in its governance structure,
in addition to those envisaged in Federal
Law 13,303/2016 State);
the publication of the Internal Tender and
Contracts Regulation;
the unified publication of the Annual Chart
of Public Policies and Corporate Governance;
»
»
the publication of the Report on the Brazilian
Code of Corporate Governance;
the contracting of the tool to carry out a
procedure of integrity check (background
check), aiming to assist the process of
appointment and election of members of
statutory bodies;
»
the outsourcing of the Reporting Channel;
»
the review of the Integrity Program;
»
»
the optimization of the Company’s Internal
Control System;
of
review
the
Policies: Corporate
Governance; of Sustainability; of Climate
Change; of Related Party Transactions and
Conflicts of Interest; of Communication;
Integrated Management
of Dividends;
of Corporate Risks; Investor Relations;
of Information Security; of Information
Technology; and the Reporting Channel;
» Creation of Policies: Managing the Effects
of Climate Change; of
Integrity; of
Independent Audit Services; of Indication;
of Shareholdings; of Sponsorship;
» The implementation of actions to obtain
the certification of the Highlight Program
on State Governance of B3.
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management of fraud risks and corruption in operations, conflicts of interest,
damage to reputation and anticompetitive practices.
COPEL’s approach to avoiding these risks is described on pages 37-41.
Certification in the Highlight Program on State Governance of B3
By understanding the relevance of the governance criteria of the Highlight
Program on State Governance of B37, COPEL has been improving its
governance system, which has contributed to obtaining certification.
The work was primarily aimed at adherence to the State Law, and in
2018, the Company defined as strategic goal to obtain this certification.
Adjustments were made to statutes and regiments, review and creation
of corporate policies and internal regulations, improvement of the
information disclosed in the Reference Form and the process of evaluating
the performance of members of statutory bodies, among others. All
adjustments made in the Governance System considered the measures
of the Program, the requirements of the State Law and compliance with
the practices recommended by CVM Instruction 586/2017.
In December 2018 COPEL became the first state-owned company to
receive certification in the Program, obtaining the best score among
those certified. The Company was also the only one to present the Code
of Ethics of the High State Public Administration with the requirements
of the Program.
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7State Governance Highlight Program is a “Program” of B3 - Brazil, Exchange, Counter Market which is aimed at state-owned
companies that are open or in the process of opening the capital, with the objective of encouraging companies controlled directly
or indirectly by federal entities (Union, States, Federal District and Municipalities) to improve their corporate governance practices.
The aim of the initiative is to contribute to the restoration of the relationship of trust between investors and state companies,
presenting objective and concrete measures to help reduce uncertainties related to the conduct of business, the disclosure of
information, especially regarding the achievement of the public interest and its limits, as well as the political component inherent
in these companies.
Certification Trophy of the B3 Highlight
Program on State Governance
Author: Daniela Catisti
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GRI 102-18, 102-22
In accordance with the Bylaws, COPEL (Holding) is organized in a structure composed of six statutory bodies, with different
levels of responsibilities and attributions, assisted by non-statutory bodies8.
Shareholders’ Meeting
Nomination and
Evaluation Committee
Supervisory Board
Statutory Audit Committee
Board of Directors
Finance Commitee
Internal Audit
Executive Board
Permanent Compensation
Committee
Chief Executive Office
Board of Ethical Guidance
Holding
Disclosure Committee
Chief Financial and
Investor Relations Office
Chief Legal and Institutional
Relations Office
Chief Corportate
Management Office
Chief Business
Develoopment Office
Chief Governance, Risk and
Compliance Office
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6.5. EXECUTIVE BOARD
6.1. SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING
It is the maximum body of the Company with
powers to deliberate on all businesses related
to its corporate purpose. It is governed by
applicable law.
6.2. NOMINATION AND EVALUATION
COMMITTEE*
Committee with competence to assist the
shareholder in verifying the compliance of
the process of nomination and evaluation of
the Directors, tax advisors and members of
statutory committees of COPEL (Holding),
its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and may be
extended to its direct and indirect equity
interests, pursuant to applicable legislation.
6.3. SUPERVISORY BOARD
Independent body of the Board of Directors,
which has the purpose of supervising the
actions performed by directors and board
members and expressing an opinion on the
Company’s accounts.
6.4. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Strategic and collegiate decision-making body,
responsible for defining the Company’s superior
orientation, ensuring the protection of its assets the
achievement of its social objective, as well as being
responsible for guiding the board to maximize return
on investment, adding value to the business.
Executive management and representation
body of COPEL (Holding), with responsibility for
ensuring the regular operation of the Company,
in line with the general strategy outlined by
the Board of Directors. It is composed of a
Chief Executive Officer, a Chief Corporate
Management Officer, a Chief Financial and
Investor Relations Officer, a Chief Legal and
Institutional Relations Officer, a Chief Business
Development Officer, a Chief Governance, Risk
and Compliance Officer. The company also has
a Chief Asistant Officer.
COPEL’s (Holding) Chief Financial and Investor
Relations Officer is responsible for exercising
the unpaid function of Chief Financial Officer
of the wholly-owned subsidiaries, unless
specific legislation determines an exclusive
Chief Officer.
It is incumbent upon the Company’s Chief
Legal and Institutional Relations Officer to
perform the unpaid function of Chief Legal and
Institutional Relations Officer of COPEL GeT,
COPEL DIS, COPEL Energia and COPEL REN.
6.6. STATUTORY AUDIT COMMITTEE*
Advisory body to the Board of Directors,
composed mostly of independent directors,
selected among the members of the Board
of Directors and in accordance with the
applicable legislation. This body is intended
to protect the interests of shareholders and
other stakeholders by monitoring the quality of
8The bodies marked with an asterisk are shared with the wholly-owned subsidiaries of COPEL (Holding).
financial statements and internal controls, and
the organization’s compliance, integrity and
risk management.
6.7. NON-STATUTORY BODIES
6.7.1. Board of Ethical Guidance*
Body linked to the Presidency, whose purpose
is to ensure that COPEL’s ethical and moral
position remains high in society.
6.7.2. Disclosure Committee*
Body linked to the Finance and Investor
Relations Department whose purpose is to
manage the Company’s Policy for Disclosure of
Information and Preservation of Confidentiality
and is responsible for approving the information
to be disclosed to the market and for monitoring
and providing privileged information to the area
responsible for communicating with regulators
and other agents of the capital market.
6.7.3. Finance Committee (ad hoc)
Committee to advise the Board of Directors of
COPEL (Holding), with a view to maximizing
the return of related to economic and financial
matters of the Company, its wholly-owned
controlled and affiliates subsidiaries.
6.7.4. Permanent Compensation Committee
Body linked to the Corporate Management
Department responsible for preparing and
the
proposing a policy
for determining
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6.7.5. Internal Audit
An independent, non-statutory body responsible for assessing the
effectiveness of the risk management process and the adequacy of
treatment actions and internal control mechanisms, as well as providing
advice to the Fiscal Council, Board of Directors, Statutory Audit
Committee, Executive Board and other business areas.
Interest conflicts GRI 102-25
In the Company’s Bylaws, the Company, its
shareholders, directors and members of the Fiscal
Council undertake to resolve, through arbitration,
all matters involving conflicts of interest.
The internal regulations of the statutory bodies
detail the procedures for resolving conflicts
of interest, observing IBGC’s best corporate
governance practices.
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Statutory
bodies
Term
Total
members
Board of Directors
Administrative Council1
Fiscal Council
Statutory Audit
Committee
Total
2 years, maximum
of 3 consecutive
renewals
2 years, maximum of 3
consecutive renewals
2 years, maximum of 2
consecutive renewals
2 years, maximum of 3
consecutive renewals
7
9
5 members and 5
substitutes
5
25²
% in
relation
to total
members
85.71%
14.28%
0.00%
42.85%
57.14%
Gender
Members
6
1
0
3
4
Men
Women
Under 30
years
Between 30
and 50 years
Over 50
years
Remarks:
Members
6
3
0
2
7
% in
relation
to total
members
66.67%
33.33%
0.00%
22.22%
77.78%
Members
9
1
Age Group
0
5
5
% in
relation
to total
members
90.00%
10.00%
0.00%
50.00%
50.00%
Members
3
2
0
2
3
% in
relation
to total
members
60.00%
40.00%
0.00%
40.00%
60.00%
Members
202
52
0
10
152
% in
relation
to total
members
80.00%
20.00%
0.00%
40.00%
60.00%
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1. The composition of the Board of Directors considered the shareholders’ agreement between the Government of the State of Paraná and BNDES Participações S.A. - BNDESPAR, which expired on
December 22, 2018.
2. Disregarding the members of the Audit Committee and the Chairman of COPEL (Holding), as they are all members of the Board of Directors.
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Women
Under 30 years
Between 30 and 50 years
Over 50 years
Percentage of representatives of statutory bodies (by gender) | GRI 405-1
2016
95%
5%
2017
84%
16%
Percentage of representatives of statutory bodies (by age group)| GRI 405-1
2016
0%
20%
80%
2017
0%
28%
72%
2018
80%
20%
2018
0.00%
36.00%
64.00%
7. INDICATION AND EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF
THE MEMBERS OF THE STATUTORY BODIES
7.1. INDICATION AND APPOINTMENT PROCESS GRI 102-24
The process of indicating the members of the statutory bodies complies
with the provisions set forth in COPEL’s Bylaws, applicable legislation
- Federal Laws 6,404 / 1976 and 13,303 / 2016 - and in the normative
deliberations of the Control Council of State Companies / PR (CCEE).
This process is guided by the Nomination Policy and regulated by an
internal administrative rule.
Through this disclosure, the other shareholders are called to present
their candidates. There is also a vacancy for an employee representative,
which is filled by means of an application process and open election to
all employees.
The Nomination Policy establishes the basic principles to be considered in
the nomination process, which recognize the importance of the diversity
of training, qualifications and experiences, including in relation to gender,
religion, age and race. In addition, the Policy defines the guidelines to
be followed by the nominees, among them the sustainable management
of the business and the generation of value for the company for which
it was indicated.
Candidates’ independence requirements are verified in accordance with
legal requirements, CVM regulations, and practices established by US
law for listed companies on the New York Stock Exchange.
7.2. PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF STATUTORY BODIES
GRI 102-28
Based on the indications of the controlling shareholder (Paraná State
Government), the verification of the minimum requirements and absence
of obstacles to names by the CCEE is carried out, complemented by
the background check procedure carried out by the COPEL Board of
Governance, Risk and Compliance. After attesting the compliance of
the nominations, the names of nominees are disclosed on the Investor
Relations website, according to CVM regulations.
The process of evaluating the performance of the statutory bodies
of COPEL (Holding) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries is carried out
annually, in a collective manner (pairs and body) and individual (self-
assessment), in accordance with applicable legislation and best practices
of corporate governance. The process has been conducted since 2016
by independent consultants and approved by the Board of Directors,
with a participative and multilateral character. It also contemplates the
evaluation of the Secretariat of Corporate Governance in relation to the
services rendered to statutory bodies.
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the period from January to September, to enable the consolidation and
presentation of the final results, except for the results of the quantitative
evaluations of the Board of Directors in the criterion “Business Result”,
which is based on indicators related to corporate strategic objectives.
The result of the evaluation process includes the identification of actions
to improve the performance of statutory bodies and decision making.
7.3. DEVELOPMENT
GRI 102-27, 205-2
function, the course “Governance and Capital Market Improvement for
Public Companies and Mixed Economy Companies” was conducted by
the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance.
In addition, workshops, lectures and trainings were conducted in the
distance learning mode (EaD), in modules that address the following
topics: Code of Conduct, Transaction with Related Parties and Conflicts
of Interest, Anti-Corruption Law, Risk Management Policy, Internal
Control, COPEL Policies and Corporate Law and Capital Markets.
The data on the participation of members of the governing bodies and
employees in initiatives of this type are listed in the following tables.
In 2018, a continuation of the development process of COPEL’s (Holding)
directors, counselors and fiscal council members and their equity
interests, it was established a development plan that provides for 32
hours of training, in compliance with the requirements of Federal Laws
12,846/2013 and 13,303/2016. With the objective of disseminating the
best practices of corporate governance and the legal aspects of the
GRI 205-2
Improvement in Governance and Capital Markets for Directors of Public Companies and Mixed Economy
Societies
66 members of statutory bodies
Participation in related training – GRI 102-27
Training
Number of participants
Code of conduct
4,930 employees
102 trainees
23 administrators
State Law, Corporate Governance, Corporate Strategy, Internal Control and Strategic Management of
Corporate Risks
26 managers of COPEL (Holding) and
wholly-owned subsidiaries
Communication and training in the Anti-Corruption Law for corporate governance bodies – GRI 205-2
Board of Directors
Employees
Total
Total
34
7,611
7,645
Training Participants
26
4,938
4,964
% of participants in relation to total
76
65
65
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8.1. INTEGRITY PROGRAM GRI 102-16
Integrity Program,
The COPEL
reviewed
and approved by the Company’s Board of
Directors in August 2018, specifically focuses
on anti-corruption measures adopted for the
prevention, detection and remediation of
acts harmful to the Company, involving, for
example, the occurrence of bribery, kickback,
conflicts of interest, fraud in bidding processes
and payments, among others.
The program is supported by the Code of
Conduct, which has been in force since 2003
and is reviewed periodically, and also public
consultation every four years. The document
incorporates COPEL’s values, the principles
of the UN Global Compact and Corporate
Governance, and presents a set of behaviors
related to integrity, compliance, transparency,
safety and health, social and environmental
responsibility, respect and relationship with
segments in which the Company operates.
It is the guiding instrument for the acts of all
persons engaged in activities on behalf of the
Company and its shareholdings, establishing
parameters of conduct
for employees,
members of the Board of Directors, of Councils
and of Committees, trainees, suppliers, service
providers and contracted. It is widely disclosed
among all such audiences and the guidance
for their use by suppliers is contained in the
Supplier’s Manual.
It should be noted that non-compliance with
the principles and commitments expressed in
the Code of Conduct subjects the individual
to the penalties provided for in a standard of
functional discipline. The document is available
to all interested parties on the company’s
website.
This project considered, among other steps, the
revision and import of the control base for the
SAP GRC PC, which has mechanisms for the
automated management of the controls from
the available solutions in the system, making
the process more agile, secure and integrated
between the involved.
Another highlight was the expansion of the
scope of the Risks and Controls Matrix, also
incorporating other companies of the COPEL
group, providing greater security for the
Company, its administrators, investors and
employees involved in the activity, as well as
ensuring its continuity in the environment in
which it acts.
Due to the complexity and comprehensiveness
of the process, it was conducted with the
support of specialized consulting.
Project Highlights
18 companies involved in the scope
83 cases visited during the review of
controls
1.534 revised controls - consider SOx,
operational and compliance controls
8.1.1. Disclosure of the Integrity Program
GRI 404-2, PRME 1, 2, 3
The dissemination of the Integrity Program
and other compliance initiatives is made
periodically by electronic means throughout the
Company. The Program is also fully available
for consultation through the Compliance Portal.
COPEL’s business partners are informed about
the anti-corruption measures adopted by the
Company, as well as its policies and standards,
through workshops, lectures and events, and
the Supplier’s Manual, which is accompanied
by a Statement of Science and Commitment,
which must be signed and delivered to COPEL.
8.1.2. Internal Control Optimization Project
In order to contribute to the effectiveness of
the Integrity Program, in compliance with the
legislation (Federal Law No. 12,846/2013 and
Federal Decree No. 8,420/2015 and Federal
Law No. 13,303/2016) and in maintenance of
compliance with the SOX Law, in 2018, the
Company implemented the Internal Control
Optimization Project, whose objective was to
update the Risk and Control Matrix, which was
now managed through the SAP GRC PC System.
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GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3, PRME 1, 2, 3
COPEL emphasizes that the fight against corruption is everyone’s
responsibility, as this problem affects the development, reliability and
sustainability of companies. The perception that corruption affects not
only the public administration, but also the economic order, has mobilized
Brazilian society in this decade. This mobilization has generated quite
advanced national legislation, which has as its main target the companies,
since these are the economic engine of the Country and are directly
involved in the most notorious cases of corruption in recent history. The
Anti-Corruption Law and its Decree No. 8,420 brought obligations such
as the implementation of Integrity Programs and sanctions such as the
administrative and civil liability of legal persons for the practice of acts
against the public administration, national or foreign.
Non-compliance with legislation entails risks that can compromise the
long-term business of organizations, where integrity mechanisms, if
effective, reduce financial losses, promote trustworthiness in relation
to the market and society, and improve the workplace, as they offer
instruments to curb unethical behavior. This anti-corruption apparatus is
also considered as an attenuator in the case of isolated criminal cases.
Depending on the magnitude of the case, this can mean, for a company,
the difference between remaining active or shutting down.
COPEL’s Integrity Program has a specific focus on prevention, detection
and remediation measures of acts harmful to the Company, involving
bribery, kickback, conflicts of interest, fraud in bidding processes,
payments, among others. It allows the integrated management of internal
controls and is a planned environment to provide reasonable assurance
that the authorizations and records of the financial transactions are
carried out properly so as to allow the preparation and disclosure of
financial reports in accordance with current standards. The structure of
internal controls follows the standards of the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), which is an
internationally recognized framework. COPEL uses tools provided by the
ERP-SAP system.
The Integrity Program and the Code of Conduct are the most important
guiding instruments for preventing and combating corruption, but COPEL
has other complementary documents to the topic: The Corporate Risk
Integrated Management Policy, the Related Party Transactions Policy,
the Integrity Policy, the Reporting Channel Policy and the Administrative
Standard for the Prevention and Treatment of Fraud and Corruption. The
policies apply to COPEL (Holding), its wholly-owned subsidiaries and its
controlled. The norm is followed by all, except for the subsidiaries, for
which it serves as a recommendation. These materials are in line with
the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) of 1977 and the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002 and the COSO. The policies were reviewed in 2018
and the standard is reviewed every three years, with the next update
due in 2021.
The operational processes are evaluated annually for risks related to
errors or fraud that could interfere with the results of the financial
statements. The process begins in October, when internal controls are
audited by the internal auditors and the independent auditor, and the
results are reported to the Administration. The tests are completed by
assessing the severity and magnitude of deficiencies at the time of filing
Form 20-F in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in April of
each year.
Also, annually, the Risk and Compliance Management areas elaborate
the Fraud and Corruption Risk Matrix, with the purpose of identifying
the risks and their relationship with the Company’s business processes.
This document outlines the treatment actions for identified vulnerabilities
and impacted target audiences.
Considering COPEL (Holding) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, 100%
of COPEL’s operations were subject to a risk assessment related to
corruption. During this evaluation, corruption cases were not identified
in 2018. GRI 205-1 205-3
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COPEL adopts the principles of the United Nations Global Compact, of which it has been a
signatory since 2000, which encompass the fight against corruption in all its forms, including
extortion and bribery. In 2014 the Company also adhered to the Call to Action for Governments
in the Fight Against Corruption statement and, in the following year, the Corporate Pact for
Integrity and Against Corruption, reaffirming its commitment to transparency and this fight.
It also expressed its support for the UN Agenda 2030 movement in its efforts to promote
sustainability, ethical conduct and best corporate governance practices. In addition, its principles
are based on the Charter of Principles of Social Responsibility, the UN Convention against
Corruption and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) guidelines.
Performance against the 2018 targets
COPEL had as targets for the year to implement certain practices related
to conduct and corruption. These goals are outlined below, along with
their implementation status.
Goals
Status
Implementation of the outsourced reporting
channel
Background check (integrity due diligence
procedure) for critical suppliers
Training on updating the Code of Conduct
Implemented in June 2018
Internal Regulation - NAC 030913
Suppliers and Partners Integrity
Evaluation published in November
2018
Training of the Code of Conduct was
made available as soon as its update
was approved in the 166º RECAD of
03/13/2018
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GRI 102-17, 102-43, 103-3
In order to receive opinions, criticisms, complaints, complaints and
inquiries, COPEL provides communication channels that, in addition to
contributing to the fight against fraud and corruption, also increase the
organization’s relationship with its stakeholders.
The Company encourages these parties to record any situation that
indicates violation of ethical principles, policies, norms, laws and
regulations or other improper conduct.
Report Abuse
Complaints received by the Reporting Channel in 2018
120 founded
78 unfounded
67 complaints with insufficient content or data
77 pending
28 untreated by the Reporting Channel, for which demonstrators
were given guidance on the use of the appropriate channel
Copel Distribuição Ombudsman
Suggestions, complaints and denunciations
Aiming at improving and enhancing the perception of the guarantee
of anonymity to the complainant, COPEL made available to its internal
and external public, on June 14, 2018, its new Reporting Channel,
managed by a contracted company through a bidding process. The
initiative is part of the set of measures that are being adopted with
the objective of strengthening the Company’s governance. With the
outsourcing, the number of reports received only in 2018 reached
more than 48% of all communications accumulated since 2005,
the year in which Copel deployed its first Channel.
All complaints are treated in a confidential manner, which guarantees
anonymity, confidentiality and protection of the protester. COPEL
encourages the filing of complaints about fraud, corruption,
non-compliance with laws, norms or the Code of Conduct, and
other illegal acts or irregularities that involve finance, auditing or
accounting. GRI 102-17
0800 643-5665
https://www.conformidade.com.br/CanalCopel/
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Open to internal and external audiences
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0800-647-0606
ouvidoria@copel.com
Available on weekdays, from 8 am to 6pm
Rua Professor Brasílio Ovídio da Costa, 1703, Santa Quitéria
Curitiba (PR) – CEP 80310-130
Receive manifestations personally
Open to internal and external audiences
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Copel Telecomunicações Ombudsman
Suggestions, complaints and denunciations
0800-649-3949
ouvidoriatelecom@copel.com
Available on weekdays, from 8am to 6pm
Rua Comendador Araújo, 614, Batel
Curitiba (PR) – CEP 80420-000
Receive manifestations personally
Open to internal and external audiences
Analysis Commission of Moral
Harassment Reporting (CADAM)
Commission of attendance and support for every employee
who is a victim of bullying in the workplace. The information
is confidential and both the complainant and the defendant
have a guarantee of identity preservation
cadam@copel.com
Available on demand
Open to the internal public only
Ethics Guidance Board (COE)
Advisory body that appreciates and issues guidance on
processes related to ethical conduct in the Company, with
a maximum deadline of 90 days for final response
conselho.etica@copel.com
Available on demand
Open to internal and external audiences
Demands handled by COE in 2018
53 complaints
35 queries
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9.1. RISK MANAGEMENT
GRI 102-11, 102-15, 102-29, 103-1, 103-2, 103-3
Identifying and responding proactively to events with potential to affect
strategic objectives is critical to the sustainability of any company. Not
only because this is an activity directly linked to the perenniality and
image of organizations, but also because it is a demand of investors and
other financiers of the business.
At COPEL, the seriousness with which this matter is dealt with is
expressed in the Corporate Risk Integrated Management Policy, which
establishes that risk maintenance must be maintained at adequate levels.
According to the document, this process is divided into five macro stages:
identification, evaluation, treatment, monitoring and communication. This
COPEL model is based on the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of
the Treadway Commission - Enterprise Risk Management (COSO - ERM)
and the Corporate Governance Best Practices Code of the Brazilian
Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC).
Risks are measured in terms of impact (or consequence) and probability,
and are classified as:
»
Inherent, when they exist before the adoption of treatment actions
that aim to alter the probability or the impact of materialization; and
» Residual, if remaining after the adoption of actions of treatment of
inherent risk.
The main risks that affect COPEL and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, as
well as the mitigation measures adopted, are described throughout this
document. Further information on this matter is available on Form 20-F
and on the Company’s website. COPEL is aware that failure to properly
manage its risks can generate financial losses, damage to reputation and
operations, or damage to environmental resources and society.
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As part of the process of defining Strategic Planning 2018-2027,
COPEL reviewed the strategic risks associated with its operations at
the end of 2017. The work consisted in identifying and analyzing risks,
defining a control plan and contingency, and determining actions of
monitoring. Throughout 2018, strategic risks were monitored quarterly,
and periodically reported to the Statutory Audit Committee and to the
Board of Directors.
9.2. COPEL RISK MANAGEMENT
GRI 102-15, 102-29, 102-30
RISK MANAGEMENT MODEL
The risk management model adopts parameters of risk appetite,
considering the probability of its occurrence and its financial, operational,
image and socio-environmental impacts, and provides tools for its
treatment and mitigation.
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Integrated Corporate Risk Management and Internal Regulations Policy
Risks
Impacts
Strategy
Risks associated with senior management decision-making and
strategic planning
Substantial loss in Copel's economic value
Reputation
Negative Advertising
Losses due to the deterioration of Copel's market brand, customers and
regulators bodies
Market
Changes in market prices, such as exchange and interest rates,
and of the shares
Liquidity
Insufficient resources, cash or other financial assets
Impairment of fair value or future cash flows of financial instrument
Impossibility to settle obligations on due dates
Credit
Failure of customers to fulfill their contractual obligations
Difficulty in receiving amounts billed to clients or counterparts in
financial instrument
Disclosure
Possibility of issuing financial, managerial, regulatory, fiscal, statutory,
incomplete, inaccurate or untimely reports
Processes
Ineffectiveness and inefficiency of Copel’s operations, including
financial performance targets, operational
Information Technology
Vulnerabilities in access control, role segregation failure, policy
violation, external attacks, IT outages, improper information change or
disclosure
Copel penalty with fines or other sanctions
Losses resulting from failure, deficiency or inadequacy of internal
processes, people and systems, or external events
Unauthorized access to Company data and information
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Impacts
Social and environmental
Impacts of Copel’s operations on society and the environment. It is
also related to severe climatic events resulting from climate change,
the scarcity of natural resources or the mobilization of communities
Projects
Risks related to generation, transmission, distribution,
telecommunications, research and development projects, among others
Laws and regulations
Non-compliance with environmental, labor, tax and regulatory laws to
which Copel is subject, including internal policies and standards
Fraud and corruption
Theft of physical assets, agency of information, diversion of financial
resources, conflict of interests, influence traffic, bribery, kickback,
collusion with suppliers and clients, among others
Impacts on the reputation and assessment of the Company by the
supervisory bodies. It may also cause disruption in the rendering of
services or damage to energy production.
It may imply additional costs, delay in delivery of the project and
assessment by regulators
Performance by regulatory agencies
Financial losses, fines, sanctions and penalties by regulatory agencies,
and deterioration of Copel's image
RISK PROTECTION INSTRUMENTS
RESPONSIBLE FOR RISK MANAGEMENT
» Approvals and segregation of duties
» Administrative Council
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Incident reporting and control practices
» Statutory Audit Committee
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»
Periodic review of risks and associated controls, according to their level
of exposure
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Executive Board
» Board of Governance, Risk and Compliance
Periodic reports to the Statutory Audit Committee and to the Board of
Directors
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Internal Audit
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Ensuring operational efficiency is a commitment of COPEL, which
understands that failures in this regard constitute a significant risk to the
business. If the Company does not reach the minimum level in the plants
with dispatch9 centralized by the National Electric System Operator (ONS),
it may suffer losses of revenue and physical guarantee.
The targets are defined with technical criteria and are demanding, but
COPEL has been meeting them annually, especially for its planning. In terms
of generation, the availability of the generating plant is around 93.00%, but
there are plants that have reached availability above 95% in 2018. Regarding
the transmission, the availability indicator currently has a performance
above 99%. On a yearly basis, the ONS issues a performance report, which
indicates the position of organizations in relation to the industry average for
the various indices related to generation and transmission efficiency. In the
last three years, COPEL has been above this average. GRI EU30
The Company must also meet Aneel’s expectations, as well as the average
maintenance cost (maintenance cost percentage in relation to the total
operating cost of the plant in the previous year). This value must be informed
in the Declaration of Self-Assessment and Operational Performance (Dardo),
required by that agency.
The main risk for COPEL’s operating efficiency is the unavailability of the
generating unit due to equipment failures, which may result in loss of the
generation function, that is, the power to produce power at the plant.
Occurrences of this nature impact on the availability of the generating
set and the rate of failure. To avoid this problem, COPEL continuously
monitors the performance of its equipment. Annually, availability and failure
rate projections are performed, based, respectively, on maintenance stop
schedules and on performance historic at the generating plants. COPEL also
maintains an operating reserve for equipment that presents greater difficulty
in immediate replacement. In addition, the Company executes a biweekly
event analysis program, finding causes of loss of generation function, which
allows defining means to prevent them from repeating in other plants.
This process involves maintenance and operation teams and maintenance
engineering. In addition, the preventive maintenance plan is followed to the
letter, with monthly monitoring.
Those responsible for managing operational efficiency are the area of
technical management, which determines the performance metrics, and the
Superintendence of Energy Generation and Transmission. Operational areas
inform and act on failures. Power plants, transmission lines and substations
are serviced by its own maintenance teams. The Maintenance Engineering,
installed in Curitiba, takes care of the support to more complex questions,
that extrapolate the competences of the field teams.
The software operation management was developed internally by COPEL’s I.
T. One of such programs has now been modernized to support Transmission
Intervention Programming.
It should be noted that the operation and maintenance processes of all power
generation plants have been certified to ISO 9001 (Quality Management
Systems) since 2005. In 2018, the processes of operation and maintenance
of energy transmission infrastructure were also certified. In the same
year, COPEL GeT finalized the mapping of the processes of operation and
maintenance of generation and transmission. This initiative has evolved to
identify risks related to these processes.
The subsidiary also seeks to maintain close contact with its partners.
Three to four times a year, those responsible for operational efficiency
management meet with the operational areas of these partners to identify
possible deviations from the common procedures. The maintenance team
has developed a generation management manual, which should be used
by these plants. In this document, all generation maintenance activities are
listed. A similar manual is being drafted for transmission, with the purpose
of unifying the various documents available on this topic.
At COPEL Telecom, internal processes are constantly reviewed and those that
are critical to the business pass annually by internal audit. The subsidiary also
holds periodic meetings, called Critical Review Meetings (RACs), based on the
Management Excellence Model (MEG) of the National Quality Foundation, in
which it tracks the indicators and events related to a given period in order to identify
9Provision of generation by the generating park.
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through performance indicators practiced by the market and monitored by the National Telecommunications
Agency (Anatel). Telecom’s goal is to benchmark these indicators.
COPEL Distribuição also adopts the MEG and monitors its performance in operational efficiency by the RACs.
For indicators that do not meet the defined criteria and agreed as targets, action plans are prepared according
to the methodology of the 3 Generations Report, which identifies the problematic points that prevented each
indicated and the proposals for the recovery of results.
The availability of electricity is guaranteed through the process called Operation of Distribution Grids, which
involves the planning of networks in the medium and long term, in addition to short-term actions. The
distribution systems are divided according to the voltage class: medium voltage (13,8 Kv and 34,5 Kv) and
high voltage (69 Kv, 88 Kv and 138 Kv). For the medium voltage system, the planning uses consumption and
demand data for market growth and substation measurements. For the high voltage system, the planning
uses the same data, plus those provided by the National System Operator (ONS) and the EPE (Energy
Research Company), with whom COPEL develops several studies. GRI EU6
The grids are simulated considering the vegetative growth of a certain region and, from the results, are
planned systemic works to supply the energy demand of the consumers.
At COPEL Comercialization, the management is done through the monitoring of process indicators and action
plans defined in the Performance Analysis Meetings (RADs), held monthly, also in accordance with the MEG
methodology. Quarterly, Strategic Analysis Meetings (RAEs) are held, during which the indicators of the
management contract of COPEL COM, available in the Strategic Management System (SGE), are evaluated.
The results of the indicators Equivalent Duration of Interruption per Consumer Unit due to interruption of
internal origin to the distribution system (DECi) and Interruption Frequency of Interruption per Consumer
Unit due to interruption of internal origin to the distribution system (FECi) have been improving since 2014,
due both to investments in works carried out throughout the distribution system and to the increase in
maintenance and preventive inspections, aiming at improving performance and expansion. GRI EU28, EU29
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The results of the indicators Equivalent Duration of Interruption per
Consumer Unit due to interruption of internal origin to the distribution
system (DECi) and Equivalent Frequency of Interruption per Consumer
Unit due to interruption of internal origin to the distribution system
(FECi) have been improving since 2014, due to both to investments in
works carried out throughout the distribution system, as well as to the
increase in maintenance and preventive inspections, aiming at improving
performance and expansion. GRI EU28, EU29
Evolution of DECi (DECi measured in hours and hundredth hours)
13.67
10.82
10.46
10.31
2015
2016
2017
2018
Evolution of FECi (interruptions)
8.33
7.23
6.83
6.22
2015
2016
2017
2018
Energy losses are inherent in the nature of the process of transformation,
transmission and distribution of electric energy. In 2018, global distribution
losses - technical, non-technical and basic grid - accounted for 9.7% of
the energy injected into the distribution system. This percentage rose
slightly compared to that observed in 2017, but within the same levels
of previous years. Technical losses, on the same basis, registered a small
reduction, while non-technical losses, on the other hand, increased by
approximately 0.7 pp in 2018. GRI EU12
Evolution of transmission and distribution losses– GRI EU12
Types of losses
Transmission
Distribution
Global losses (%)
Technical losses (%)
Global losses (%)
Technical losses (%)
Non-technical losses (%)
2016
1.5
1.5
9.6
6.1
2.0
2017
1.4
1.4
9.2
6.1
1.7
2018
2.47
2.47
9.7
5.9
2.4
9.4. ADVANCES IN OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
9.4.1. Enlargement of Bateias and Sarandi
COPEL invested R$27 million in the expansion of two strategic substations
for the National Interconnected System (SIN) - the Sarandi Substation
and the Bateias Substation, both located in Paraná. The works were
completed in July and October of 2018, respectively.
The Sarandi substation, in the northwest of Paraná, which operates
at 230 kV, received a new three-phase transformer with a power of
150 Mva. The purpose of the project was also to increase the security
and capacity to meet the demand of the region. The substation has
a 230/138 kV transformer, which serves the electrical system under
normal conditions, however, in the future, under certain conditions, the
equipment could become overloaded.
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Note: The figures presented for 2018 refer to DECi and FECi, which differs from previous versions
of the Sustainability Report, which disseminated the DEC and FEC. GRI 102-48
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benefiting more than 500,000 people, among residential consumers,
commerce and industry, in the region of Maringá and Apucarana.
Although microgrids are already being deployed in Brazil in structures
such as condominiums, the difference in COPEL’s project is that, instead
of benefiting only a specific group of consumers, it may extend to
neighbors and other users who are not necessarily part of this system.
In Bateias, located in Campo Largo, in the Metropolitan Region of
Curitiba, the objective of the investment was to increase the reliability
of the electric system, since it is part of the most important branch in
the capital and region. A loss of transmission capacity in this installation
would result in severe operational restrictions to the system and could,
in extreme cases, cause major cuts in the power supply. To prevent
this type of situation, Bateias received a new bank of 525 kV bar
reactors, with four reactive power equipment of 66.6 MVA reactive and
electrical connections.
9.4.2. Investment in microgrid project in Paraná
COPEL developed an innovative initiative in partnership with Itaipu
Binacional, involving so-called microgrids, a concept of generation and use
of energy considered the future of the electric system. The pilot of the
Microgrid COPEL-Itaipu Project was installed in the municipality of São
Miguel do Iguaçu (PR), based on the generation of energy from biodigesters
of swine manure. The system began operating in the second half of 2018.
The concept of microgrid basically consists of an “energy island” in which
generation, storage and consumption can function connected or not to the
distribution grid. This technology has gained space especially in Europe
and the United States to assist in grid operation and act as a fast and
efficient backup in cases of contingency, especially in remote regions. This
is because the microgrid creates a kind of reliability area in which the set
of facilities can be inert to the network and continue to feed a group of
customers while the main network is repaired.
In Paraná, the proposal could bring more resilience to the concessionaire’s
grid and contribute to the Mais Clic Rural Program (see page 89). In addition,
they act as support in cases of contingency. In this project, there is also an
environmental gain, since pig manure have productive destination.
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In this first deployment, the initiative will contemplate the adaptation
of a bio digestion plant that generates energy from methane gas
from animal waste. It is a micro-generator that acts with shared
distributed generation.
The generation, in this first venture, is still low, of 150 KW year - enough
to supply up to eight consumers agribusiness. However, there is potential
for adaptation of plants with up to 1 MW of energy, capable of serving
up to 800 consumers on each island.
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Approximately 99% of energy consumption in
Brazil occurs in regions served by the National
Interconnected System (SIN). Thus, in the event
of a lack or excess of electricity generation, the
effect is felt throughout the country.
The electricity load (consumption plus losses)
in the SIN increased by 28.3% between 2008
and 2018, when the average load of 51,900 MW
medium (457,5 GWh per year) and 66.6 thousand
average MW medium (583.0 GWh per year).
Although this increase varied according to the
country’s economic situation in the last decade,
there was an average annual growth of 2.5%,
a percentage that should reach 3.6% between
2019 and 2027, according to the forecasts of the
10-Year Expansion Plan Energy (PDE).
The PDE is the responsibility of the Energy
Research Company (EPE). The organization,
which is linked to the Ministério de Minas e
Energia - MME (Ministry of Mines and Energy
- MME), carries out studies and projections of
the energy matrix, and defines Brazilian energy
expansion and integrated resource programming.
The EPE works together with the National System
Operator (ONS) and follows the guidelines of the
National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) and the
applicable legislation and regulations.
In order to meet the demand expected by
PDE 2027, it will be necessary to implement
approximately 61 thousand MW in new centrally-
planned projects between 2018 and 2027. Of
this total, 22 thousand MW of capacity have
been hired by the Federal Government. There
is, therefore, the need to contract another 39
thousand MW of generation for the coming
years, which will require investments of around
R$200 billion. For COPEL, this need translates
into opportunities for development, feasibility
and implementation of new projects.
The identification of these opportunities and the
risks related to them is carried out by the Business
Development Board through the competitive
intelligence matrix, whose analysis are conducted
by the Business Strategy Coordination on a
continuous basis. The results are used in defining
the target portfolio and the business of COPEL. In
the case of generation projects, almost all of the
expansion is made possible through the auctions
carried out by target portfolio and expansion
of COPEL’s business. In the case of generation
projects, almost all of the expansion is made
possible through the auctions carried out by MME
and the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel),
according to the sources to be contracted, the
maximum prices and security conditions in the
electricity supply previously defined.
For the distribution, the contracting of electric
energy is carried out through auctions promoted
by Aneel, by delegation of MME. Accordingly,
COPEL Distribuição has no control over the origin
and price of the energy. Energy planning is limited
to forecasting and managing the volumes that
need to be contracted.
In the case of generation projects, almost all of
the generation expansion in the SIN is made via
the auctions carried out by MME / EPE, which
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maximum prices and verifies the safety conditions in the electricity supply..
»
Failure to meet the quality criteria of the Concession Agreement
COPEL’s energy planning is foreseen in the Strategic Planning 2019-2028,
which lists the Company’s strategic guidelines for both business and social-
environmental.
Goals related to energy planning:
» Maintaining the economic-financial balance
» Develop potential markets based on service innovation and excellence
Risks of non-compliance with energy planning:
»
Loss of concessions
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Level of expansion insufficient to guarantee the Company’s sustainability
Impact of changes in energy demand
Short-term variations in electricity demand do not significantly affect new generation projects, as these are made
possible through long-term supply contracts. However, these variations may affect COPEL’s business in the following
areas:
COPEL Generation and Transmission: affect the sale price of non-contracted energy in the long term, the result of the
short-term financial settlement (settlement price of the differences - PLD) and the level of contracting of the physical
guarantee available for commercialization.
COPEL Distribution: Although the distribution companies do not have their results linked to the commercialization of
energy (the value related to the energy charged to consumers is equal to the acquisition value), their results can be
impacted if the quantity of energy contracted is higher or lower than the demand for its concession area.
COPEL Trading: affect energy purchase and sale prices and the result of the short-term financial settlement (settlement
price of differences - PLD).
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COPEL verified in 2018 that the duration and
frequency of power outages in Curitiba have fallen
by half in the last four years due to expansion
works carried out in the electricity system between
2011 and 2017, a period in which the capital
of Paraná received R$ 670 million in expansion
of power distribution networks, construction
of new substations and transmission lines,
and reinforcements to serve the Metropolitan
Region. The equivalent interruption frequency
per consumer unit dropped 42.26%. The average
time that each property in the capital ran out of
energy fell 50% in the same period.
Among the main works in Curitiba, we highlight
infrastructure expansions in the network up
to 34.5 kV, to meet the demand of consumers
already connected. COPEL invested R$ 65 million
in order to enable new requests for connection
and load increase of urban and rural consumers
in the capital.
Todos or Nocturnal Irrigation.
The high voltage grid has also gained reinforcement
over the high voltage grid has also gained
reinforcement over the last four years. A total of
R$ 280 million was invested in several expansion
or implementation works, with emphasis on the
Curitiba Norte (230 kV) substation in Almirante
Tamandaré and the transmission line linking
it to the Bateias substation; for the Curitiba
East substation (525/230 kV), in São José dos
Pinhais, with the transmission line connecting
it with Curitiba and Fazenda Rio Grande; and to
the Santa Quitéria substation (230 kV), in the
neighborhood of the same name in the capital.
Another work of relevance is the Uberaba -
Curitiba Centro transmission line. The old power
grid, whose transmission towers gave rise to the
nickname “Avenida das Torres”, will become an
underground line of eight km long and will have
its capacity of operation increased from 69 kV to
230 kV.
9.6. INVESTMENTS IN MARINGÁ
in
installed
New substations were
the
neighborhoods of Novo Mundo, Sítio
Cercado, Bairro Alto, Bom Retiro, Hauer,
Jardim das Américas and Jardim Botânico,
totaling investments of R$ 134 million. These
deployments resulted in the installation of new
power distribution and transmission lines, from
69 to 138 kV.
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Existing distribution networks have been
expanded and strengthened to new requests for
urban and rural social programs, such as Luz Para
reinforcements
The electric system of Maringá has gained
significant
recent years.
Investments were made in transmission lines, in
the expansion of the distribution networks and
in the construction of the Mandacaru substation.
in
Among the main works to meet the increased
demand for energy is the installation of new
transformers in the substations. Jardim Alvorada
and Horizonte, with investments of R$ 11 million.
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capacity went from 291 to 431 MVA, which
represents a 50% increase in the energy available
to the municipality.
The works also reflected improvements in the
quality of energy supply in the region, according to
indexes controlled by the National Electric Energy
Agency (Aneel). In the last four years, Maringá
recorded a decrease of 21% in the frequency and
25% in the duration of the disconnections per
consumer unit.
Among the works carried out during 2018 are the
expansion of the 34.5 kV distribution line and the
increase of ring capacity that interconnects three
of the city’s four substations through the 138 kV
transmission lines.
9.7. INVESTMENTS IN NEW WORKS ON THE
TRANSMISSION NETWORK
COPEL received authorization from the National
Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) to invest R$ 107
million in the expansion and reinforcement of the
electricity grid in several regions of Paraná. The
works are expected to start in 2019 and include
the installation of new equipment at the Realeza
Sul, São Mateus do Sul, Pato Branco, Ponta
Grossa Sul and the Londrina - Ibiporã transmission
lines. The projects will have periods of 30 to 36
months for execution.
These investments will expand transmission
capacity and make the interconnected system
increasingly robust and stable to meet the
demand for energy throughout the State. By
2021, the construction of 600 Km of lines in
projects throughout Brazil, completed by COPEL
in the Aneel transmission auctions, should be
completed by 2021.
The entire facility, including buses, transformers
and other equipment, are deployed within a
building, making the substation resemble a
common
commercial building.
9.8. MODERNIZATION OF CONSTRUCTION OF
COMPACT SUBSTATION
9.9. MEDIANEIRA SUBSTATION
With a total investment of R$ 40 million, the
works of the new substation in the municipality
of Paraná began in January 2018. The project
will occupy a 27 thousand m2 at the margin of
the highway PR 495, at the exit to Missal, and
to reinforce the electrical system of the entire
region. Start-up is scheduled for May 2019.
The Medianeira Norte substation will operate
at 230 kV, with two transformers, each with
150 MVA of power. Connected to the Cascavel
(230 kV), Foz Iguaçu Norte (230 kV) and
Cascavel Oeste (525 kV) substations, it will
relieve the municipality’s transmission system,
which currently has a 138 kV substation and
has limited capacity to service the increase of
energy consumption, especially in the hottest
months of the year.
COPEL began in August to build a modern energy
substation in Curitiba. Compacted and sheltered in
a three-story building - one of them underground
- the Água Verde Substation will operate at 69 kV
voltage, directly benefiting 25 thousand homes
in the neighborhoods Água Verde, Rebouças,
Parolin, Guaíra, Portão and Vila Izabel. Estimated
at R$ 23 million, the work should start operating
at the end of the first half of 2019.
The new venture provides more security and
stability to the electric system in the central region
of the capital, connecting to the Parolin and Santa
Quitéria substations, and serving as an alternative
for energy supply in case of emergencies or
disconnections. By providing more energy, the
unit also allows the expansion of cargoes in the
region, as in the future connection of new homes
and public and commercial enterprises.
The Água Verde Substation is a gas-insulated
and gas-insulated type (GIS), which allows
it to occupy a smaller area of land, without
the typical aerial busses of conventional
substations.
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relato integrado 2018
GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3
It is incumbent upon the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) to
regulate the policies and guidelines of the Federal Government for the
use and exploitation of electric energy services by agents of the sector,
by captive and free consumers, by independent producers and by
autoproducers. It is also up to the Agency to define standards of quality
of service and security compatible with regional needs, focusing on the
technical, economic and environmental feasibility of actions, and, through
these efforts, promote the effective and efficient use of electric energy
and conditions for free competition in that market.
Regulating the sector, therefore, protects the participating agents, whether
companies or customers and consumers, by making clear and centralize
the rules of its operation. Ignorance of the regulatory environment by
the Company and its stakeholders may impact on its competitiveness
in relation to other organizations in the market, as well as impair its
image and value in case of non-compliance with applicable regulations,
regulations and legislation. On the other hand, this environment allows
COPEL to identify new business opportunities and determine some of the
risks associated with its activities, in order to develop mitigation actions.
The identification of these impacts occurs continuously, through the
monitoring of bills of interest or impact for COPEL; of the Company’s
representation in working groups in the Sectoral Associations; and the
coordination of legislative amendment processes established through
public hearings and consultations. The publication of acts - laws, decrees,
ordinances, regulations, dispatches, among others - is monitored daily, for
further dissemination in the Company via a report called “Regulation on
the Day”. Only in 2018, were issued 31 normative resolutions, 15 decrees
and 3 laws related to the electric sector. GRI 102-15, 102-29
COPEL’s regulatory area has a database to register all proposals for
regulatory changes, internal consultancies and other pertinent documents,
such as letters, infractions, notifications and acts published by the granting
authority. In addition, a project is underway for the acquisition of new
regulatory management software.
Representation in the associations and the performance of its regulatory
area, together with its technical areas, makes COPEL actively participate
in the regulation of the sector, according to the interests of its stakeholders
and society as a whole (more information on page 57).
COPEL has a coordination of regulatory matters, supported by related
areas within the wholly owned subsidiaries. The regulatory teams are
multidisciplinary, composed of professionals in engineering, economics
and administration.
9.10. NEW SECTOR FRAMEWORK
The proposal for regulatory changes prepared by the Ministério de Minas
e Energia (Ministry of Mines and Energy) was submitted to the National
Congress in 2018 through Law 1917/2015. This proposal was based
on Public Consultation No. 33, opened in 2017 with the objective of
improving the legal framework of the sector. The improvement in price
formation and market functioning, the internalization of environmental
externalities associated to emissions, the separation of ballast and energy,
the expansion of the free market and changes in the allocation of risk
of dispatch decisions in regulated contracting are among the referrals
signaled by the Ministry.
The free energy market is the environment in which consumers freely
negotiate with energy traders and generators. Currently, to operate in
this market, free consumers must submit a contracted demand of more
than 3 thousand kW, being allowed to contract energy from any source of
generation. With the publication of ordinance no. 514 on December 29,
2018, this limit will be changed to 2.5 thousand kW and to 2 thousand
kW, as of July 1, 2019 and January 1, 2020, respectively. The so-called
special consumers, those whose contracted demand is equal to or greater
than 500 kW and less than 3 thousand kW, which can only contract
energy from wind, solar, biomass, small hydroelectric power plants (PCHs)
or hydroelectric projects of less than or equal to 50 thousand kW.
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focusing on the retention of COPEL’s customers and the expansion of its
customer base, in view of the potential growth of this market. Learn more
about this subsidiary and its action on page 151.
9.11. PARTICIPATION IN ASSOCIATIONSGRI 102-13
COPEL contributes to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
through the Brazilian Global Compact Committee (CBPG). This committee
represents the Brazil Network of the Global Compact and is composed
of companies, United Nations agencies in Brazil, business entities, civil
society organizations, educational institutions, among others.
As a member of the CBPG, COPEL is committed to promoting the Global
Compact and its principles in Brazil. The Company also contributes
financially to the initiative. It also participates in the working groups on
ODS, energy & climate, and human rights & labor.
Copel Distribuição
Conselho Paranaense de Cidadania Empresarial (CPCE)
Fórum Paranaense de Mudanças Climáticas Globais
Grupo de Trabalho Inter setorial do Instituto Paranaense de
Desenvolvimento Educacional (Fundepar)
Movimento Nacional ODS - Nós Podemos Paraná (MNODS-PR)
Programa Brasileiro GHG Protocol
Copel Geração e Transmissão
Associação Brasileira de Concessionárias de Energia Elétrica (ABCE)
Associação Brasileira das Empresas Geradoras de Energia
Elétrica (Abrage)
Associação Brasileira de Manutenção e Gestão de Ativos (Abraman)
Associação Brasileira das Grandes Empresas de Transmissão de
Energia Elétrica (Abrate)
Associação dos Produtores Independentes de Energia (Apine)
Câmara de Comercialização de Energia Elétrica (CCEE)
Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. (Eletrobrás)
Centro de Pesquisas de Energia Elétrica (Cepel)
Comissão de Integração Elétrica Regional (Cier)
Comitê de Benchmarking para Excelência na Gestão (CBEG)
Comitê Brasileiro da CIER (Bracier)
Comitê Brasileiro de Barragens (CBDB)
Comitê Brasileiro de Eletricidade, Eletrônica, Iluminação e
Telecomunicações (Cobei)
Comitê da Bacia Hidrográfica do Tibagi – Sistema Estadual de
Gerenciamento de Recursos Hídricos
Comitê Nacional Brasileiro de Produção e Transmissão de Energia
Elétrica (Cigre)
Conselho Estadual de Recursos Hídricos (CERH/PR)
Conselho Regional de Engenharia, Arquitetura e Agronomia (Crea)
Consórcio Para Proteção Ambiental da Bacia do Rio Tibagi (Copati)
Empresa de Planejamento Energético (EPE)
International Hydropower Association (IHA)
Ministério de Minas e Energia (MME)
Ministério Público do Paraná (MPPR)
Operador Nacional do Sistema Elétrico (ONS)
Sistema de Controle Interno do Poder Executivo Estadual (Siac)
Sistema Meteorológico do Paraná (Simepar)
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Associação Brasileira de Prestadoras de Serviço de Telecomunicações
Competitivas (Telcomp)
Associação Brasileira de Recursos em Telecomunicações
(ABRTELECOM)
Associação NEOTV
Associação de Usuários de Informática e Telecomunicações
(Sucesu - PR)
Conselho Regional de Engenharia, Arquitetura, e Agronomia do
Estado do Paraná (CREA-PR)
Fórum Sul e Sudeste de Ouvidores das Empresas dos Serviços
Públicos de Energia (FOESPE)
Fundação Comitê de Gestão Empresarial (Funcoge)
Núcleo de Informação e Coordenação PONTO BR (NIC)
Secretaria da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior (Seti)
Utilities Telecom Council America Latina (UTC AL)
Copel Comercialização
Associação Brasileira de Comercializadores de Energia (Abraceel)
Associação da Indústria de Cogeração de Energia (Cogen)
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Copel 2018 Integrated Report 10. SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT
PRME 1, 2
Throughout its history of more than six decades,
COPEL has consolidated itself as a company
committed to sustainable development. The
Company’s practices, actions and commitments
reflect its focus on sustainability, in alignment
with strategic guidelines, mission, vision and
corporate values.
This orientation towards sustainability can be
seen by the Company’s strategy of diversifying
its generating park, prioritizing clean and
in
communities,
renewable sources, in caring for the environment,
the social development of
in supporting
corporate
surrounding
responsibility, in the periodic reaffirmation of
its commitment to the Global Compact, in
supporting the implementation of the Sustainable
Development Goals (ODS), among others. In this
way, it promotes socioeconomic development
and the improvement of the quality of life of
the population.
Currently, COPEL is present in ten Brazilian
states. It is proud of Paraná people and is also
a recognized company in the national and
international scenarios.
COPEL remains in the portfolio of the B3’s Corporate Sustainability
Index
In 2019, for the 13th time, COPEL will continue to be part of the select
portfolio of the Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE) of B3 - Brazilian
Stock Exchange - which runs from 07/01/2019 to 03/01/2020.
This is a reflection of its constant concern for the development of
sustainability, based on economic efficiency, environmental balance,
social justice and corporate governance.
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Due to its responsible and competent performance,
guided by the balance of economic, social and
environmental aspects, the Company has obtained
significant results, generating shared value for its
stakeholders and conquering more and more the
recognition of society.
COPEL’s permanence in the following portfolios
stands out as a result of 2018:
» Business Sustainability Index (ISE), from B3
»
FTSE 4Good Emerging Index11
In its ongoing search for corporate sustainability,
COPEL adopts practices that adopts practices that
provide benchmarking studies, the measurement
and evaluation of its performance, as follows:
»
»
Indicators
Ethos
for Sustainable and
Responsible Business Models - COPEL uses
indicators as a way to manage and measure
the level of excellence in relation to corporate
social responsibility.
Ethos Indicators - Integrity, Prevention and
Fight against Corruption - the signatory
companies of the Business Pact by Integrity
and Against Corruption respond annually to a
set of 70 questions concerning commitments
made at the time of its accession.
11 Index that measures the performance of companies in the
environmental, social and governance domains. Developed
by the independent production company of indexes FTSE, it
is composed of The Financial Times and the London Stock
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Excellence in Management Model (MEG) of the National Quality
Foundation (FNQ) - reference model in organizational management
that aims at the “Best in Management” award of the National
Quality Foundation (FNQ). It is composed of 8 fundamentals, among
them, Sustainable Development, composed of economic, financial,
environmental and social themes. Each year COPEL Distribuição, COPEL
Geração e Transmissão, and COPEL Telecomunicações are submitted to
the FNQ evaluation to verify the level of management maturity.
»
Integrated Report of the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC)
- since 2015 COPEL has been adapting its report to the methodology of
the Integrated Report.
» Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) – Since 2008 COPEL has
published the inventory of greenhouse gas emissions following the
standards of this global initiative. As of 2012, the inventory is now
verified by third party.
For accountability, engagement with stakeholders and performance
reporting, COPEL adopts:
» Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) – through this platform, since 2010
COPEL has reported on greenhouse gas emissions, management
practices and strategies for climate change.
» Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) - since 2005, the Company has prepared
sustainability reports based on GRI guidelines to provide transparent
information on its management and performance in the most relevant
aspects of business sustainability, using consistent and comparable
indicators.
11. VOLUNTARY COMMITMENTS
GRI 102-12, PRME 1, 2, 5, 6
Throughout its history, COPEL has assumed, supported and disseminated
voluntary commitments that are recognized worldwide as good practices of
corporate sustainability.
Initiative
Global Compact [GRI 102-43]
Gender and Race Equity Program
Women Empowerment Principles – WEP
Statement: Call to Action for Governments in the Fight against Corruption
Principles for Sustainable Executive Education (PRME)
Term of technical cooperation with the Public Prosecution’s Office of Paraná and several state institutions for the
analysis of municipal urban afforestation plans
Agenda 2030 [GRI 102-43]
Business Pact for Integrity and Against Corruption
National Movement ODS We Can [GRI 102-43]
Network of Companies for the Learning and Eradication of Child Labor
Cities Program of the Global Compact [GRI 102-43]
Hub Local 2030
Date of adoption
2000
2009
2010
2014
2014
2014
2015
2015
2016
2016
2017
2018
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of sustainable projects and the financing of these initiatives by partner
international funds. This project will last two years.
COPEL’s installation houses the center of the UN Cities Program for the
southern region of Brazil and the first Local Hub 2030 in the world
In October 2017 COPEL was appointed by the International Secretariat
of the Cities Program of the UN Global Compact, to host and coordinate
the UN Global Compact Cities Program Center for the Southern Region
of Brazil, in partnership with the State Council for Economic and Social
Development (Cedes) and Autonomous Social Service - Paranacidade, of
the Paraná state government.
This program, which is considered the urban arm of the Global Compact,
has the mission of promoting and supporting actions and projects so that
cities can become more sustainable, inclusive, resilient and innovative
through multi-sector partnerships between government, companies,
civil society and universities, seeking solutions to the urban challenges.
Due to the historical role of the State of Paraná with the global agendas,
especially the Global Compact and the Cities Program, in July 2018,
during the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development held
in New York, Paraná was invited by the UN Deputy Secretary-General,
Amina J. Mohammed, to establish an innovative model to accelerate the
implementation of Agenda 2030 at the regional and local levels, called
Local Hub 2030.
Inaugurated in September 2018, in the space called Chapéu do
Pensador, Hub 2030 is part of a network that brings together the UN
system, local governments, companies and civil society. Its purpose
is to collaboratively develop and implement solutions to advance the
Sustainable Development Objectives (ODS), as well as to systematize
and report together the transformative actions and projects connected
to the objectives of Agenda 2030.
The advances of this program include the participation of 41 municipalities
in Paraná and the participation of the state in the platform City Partnerships
Challenge, which will enable municipalities to be trained in the development
The initiative expands the activities of the regional center of the Cities
Program of the Global Compact, now installed in space integrated to
the Hub.
Copel receives award for its volunteer program
Copel received the Viva Voluntário Award 2018, in the Public
Sector category, with the Project with Social Institutions,
through the Permanent Public Call. The award is a recognition
of the federal government to the actions of entities and citizens
in favor of volunteering throughout Brazil. The award-winning
project is part of the actions carried out by the EletriCidadania
program and demonstrates the effectiveness of COPEL’s work
for sustainability.
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Objective 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
Reinforcing the commitment to the Sustainable Development Objectives
(ODS), COPEL presents its actions related to the relevant ODS, resulting
from the materiality process executed in 2018. Impact and opportunity
analysis were carried out for the sectors in which COPEL has business,
and the mapping of the challenges to be faced by Brazilian society. The
relevant ODSs are:
Objective 7 - Accessible and Clean Energy
Ensure reliable, sustainable, modern and affordable
access to energy for all.
Actions:
- Generation of energy by renewable sources
- Eficiência Energética Program
- Luz Fraterna Program
- Morar Bem Paraná Program
- Paraná Cidadão Program
- Social Energy Tariff
- Mais que Energia Program
- Smart Grid Project
- Telemetering
- Mais Clic Rural Program
- Integrated Development and Citizenship Actions
Program
- Life Cycle Analysis
Objective 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic
growth, full and productive employment and decent work
for all
Actions:
- Ethical Guidance Board
- Moral Harassment Report Analysis Commission
- Diversity Program
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- Eco-efficiency Program
- Night Irrigation Program
- Corporate Waste Management Program
- Life Cycle Analysis
Objective 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Build resilient infrastructures, promote inclusive and
sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Actions:
- Paraná Digital Program
- Paraná Conectado Program
- State Broadband Plan – PEBL
- Smart Grid Project
- Telemetering
Objective 13 - Action Against Global Climate Change
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its
impacts
Actions:
- Internal Socio-environmental Commissions – Cisas
- Corporate Climate Change Management Program
- Participation in the Brazilian GHG Protocol
- Eco-efficiency program
- EducaODS Program
- Smart Grid Project
- Telemetering
- Life Cycle Analysis
- Carbon Zero Project
To learn more about COPEL’s actions regarding the Global Compact
Principles and other ODS, please see the Appendix - Incorporation of
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12. HUMAN CAPITAL
12.1. MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN CAPITAL
GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3, PRME 1, 2
The main risks associated with poor human capital management are the
loss of fundamental knowledge about the Company, acquired over the
course of the professional career, low productivity and misalignment
with the culture of the organization.
COPEL’s human capital management is based on the Personnel
Management Policy, the last revision of which occurred in March 2016.
According to the principles defined in this document, employees are
COPEL’s most valuable resources, since their qualification, dedication
and commitment are fundamental to the Company’s success. The
knowledge and continuous development of employees are the pillars of
excellence at COPEL. Ethics, transparency, trust, mutual respect and
integrity are the basis of professional relationships.
The importance of human capital for the Company
is evidenced by COPEL’s presence for the second
consecutive year in the ranking of the 150 Best
Companies to Work for Guia Você S/A
In addition to this policy, there are also the Occupational Safety and Health
Policy (page 78), the Code of Conduct (page 37) and the COPEL Manual,
which guide the performance of employees in their work routines. In
addition, COPEL acts in accordance with the fundamental conventions
of the International Labor Organization (OIT) and the International
Declaration of Human Rights, and with the current legislation.
OPEL’s strategic objectives are to provide a healthy work environment,
which enhances the valorization and well-being of employees, as well
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as promoting a culture of people management based on meritocracy
and inclusion.
The importance of human capital for the Company is evidenced by
COPEL’s presence for the second consecutive year in the ranking of the
150 Best Companies to Work for Guia Você S/A.
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At December 31, 2018, COPEL had 7,611 employees, of whom 1,687 were women and 5,924
were men. This total is 8% lower than in 2017, mainly due to the adhesion of 563 employees to
the Volunteer Dismissal Program. In all, 670 employees left the Company in 2018. There were 37
hirings by public tender. The turnover rate was 4.3.
There are no seasonal factors that generate significant variations in COPEL’s employees.
One hundred percent of employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements.
GRI 102-41
COPEL does not make the unified management of outsourced employees, since each subsidiary
has its own control. As of December 31, 2018, 6,722 outsourced and 195 apprentices worked
for COPEL.
Table of COPEL employees by gender GRI 102-8, 405-1
2017
2018
Range 2017x2018
Men
Women
Total GRI 102-7
No.
6,400
1,845
8,245
%
78%
22%
No.
5,924
1,687
7,611
%
78%
22%
-7%
-9%
-8%
Note: All COPEL employees have a permanent contract.
Employees by period of work and gender | 102-8
Men
6,376
24
6,400
2017
Women
Total
Men
2018
Women
Total
1,827
8,203
18
42
1,845
8,245
5,906
18
5,924
1,671
7,577
16
34
1,687
7,611
Full time
Half time
Total
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South
Southeast
Midwest
Northeast
Total
Employees by region GRI 102-8
Total
7,525
22
54
10
7,611
Employees by gender and type of employment GRI 405-1
Gender
Employees
%
Managers
%
Total
Male
Female
Total
5,527
1,587
7.114
72.62
20.85
93,47
397
100
497
5.22
1.31
6,53
5,924
1,687
7.611
% in relation
to total
77.83
22.17
100,00
Percentage of employees by age group GRI 405-1
2016
10.05%
67.78%
22.15%
2017
8.07%
68.07%
23.87%
Under 30 years
Between 30 and 50 years
Over 50 years
Employees by race and type of employment GRI 405-1
Race
Employees
%
Managers
%
Total
White
Yellow
Indigenous
Black
Brown
Uninformed
Total
5,862
250
8
235
729
30
7,114
92.96
93.98
100.00
96.71
96.17
100.00
93,47
444
16
0
8
29
0
497
7.04
6.02
0.00
3.29
3.83
0.00
6,53
6,306
266
8
243
758
30
7,611
68
2018
6.27%
70.77%
22.97%
Total %
in relation
to total
employees
82.85
3.49
0.11
3.19
9.96
0.39
100.00
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Under 30 years
Between 30 and 50 years
Over 50 years
Total
Admissions / Reinstatements
12
15
10
37
Contracting rate
32.43
40.54
27.03
100.00
Dismissals
18
92
560
670
Rate of turnover
0.18
0.65
3.46
4.29
Men
Women
Total
South Region
Southeast Region
Midwest Region
Northeast Region
Total
12.3. DIVERSITY
GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3, PRME 1, 2, 3, 6
33
4
37
27
6
4
0
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12.3.1. Diversity and Diversity Standing Committee GRI 413-1
COPEL’s Diversity Program aims to promote diversity in the Company, in
order to foster the search for equal rights, opportunities and recognition
for all, with attention to vulnerable and discriminated groups. The Program
is directly linked to the Standing Committee on Diversity, that determines
which actions are priorities and how they will be implemented. It also
seeks to provide and support internal actions aligned with public policies
and movements geared towards diversity.
COPEL has had the Permanent Diversity Committee since 2015, with the
participation of different areas of the Company, whose objective is to
plan, execute and monitor actions focused on its six pillars: gender, race,
accessibility, sexual orientation, age and religion. Annually, resources
from COPEL (Holding) and subsidiaries are used to carry out the initiatives
89.19
10.81
100.00
72.97
16.22
10.81
0.00
100,00
508
162
670
667
0
1
2
670
3.28
1.01
4.29
4.21
0.04
0.03
0.01
4,29
and actions proposed by the Diversity Committee, which are revised
every new period.
Throughout its existence, the Diversity Committee has contributed
to the promotion of human rights, especially seeking to generate
more egalitarian working relations. Diversity, therefore, represents an
opportunity for COPEL to consolidate universal values in its practices.
“Diversity represents, for COPEL, an opportunity
to consolidate in its practices the values of a
universal.”
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productivity and employee engagement, better
social, economic and financial performance, and
helps to positively influence stakeholders to adopt
best practices related to the subject. In addition,
they minimize risks, such as non-compliance with
Law No. 8,213/1991 (Quota Law); the absence
of plurality of ideas; and low creative potential of
the staff.
As access to employment opportunities at COPEL
is done through a public tender, there is no
distinction in the selection processes, and the risk of
discrimination at this stage is avoided. Therefore, the
focus of the Program and the Diversity Committee
is in the Company’s other processes. GRI 102-15, 102-29
The commitments entered into by COPEL with
respect to the topic are:
» Global Compact - UN
»
Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities MP / PR
»
»
Pro-Equity Gender and Race Program - Federal
Government
Principles of Women’s Empowerment
(WEPs) - UN
» ODS – Nós Podemos Paraná - ODS Brazil
»
Pact for Social Inclusion of Black Men and
Black Women in the World of Work - MPT / PR
Among the initiatives focused on diversity at COPEL
over the years, the following stand out:
different groups of society there is religious diversity.
COPEL annually hosts lectures and forums on the
subject.
12.3.2. Recognition of the Social Name
Since May 2016, COPEL has maintained the
necessary administrative procedures to regulate
the use of the company name by the Company’s
employees, in accordance with NAC 040130 and
current legislation. This is a way of respecting the
dignity of the human person and the equal conditions
of access and permanence of these employees
in any space. Currently, three employees use the
social name.
12.3.3. People with Disabilities (PCDs)
As a publicly-owned, mixed-economy company,
subject to public tenders for the admission
of new employees, the Company is limited in
relation to compliance with Law No. 8,213/1991
(Law of Quotas). In order to comply with legal
obligations, COPEL establishes in its public tender
announcements the distribution of differentiated
percentages for the entry of persons with disabilities
into occupations that guarantee accessibility and
safety of new employees. COPEL must own 5% of
its personnel in quotas for PCDs and rehabilitated
by the INSS. In 2018 the Company reached 45% of
the compulsory quota for persons with disabilities.
12.3.4. Religion
The Standing Committee on the Promotion of
Diversity chose religion as a relevant topic, to
be approached with constancy in the Company,
because in a corporate environment composed of
12.3.5. Notable Women
In March 2018, the International Women’s Day
was celebrated, an online community, on the Copel
intranet called Notable Women, which aims to honor
professional women who have made - or still do -
the difference to growth and the success of COPEL.
At the occasion, there was an event with the
participation of several employees. The community
will be constantly updated and expanded.
In the case of 2018, the main results obtained
were the qualification of the management and
employees of the Company, respectively in the
matters “Diversity” and “Knowing the Person with
Disabilities”. There were also several events, such
as prevention and orientation for cases of violence
against women, focusing on domestic violence;
training courses in the use of smartphones for
seniors, lectures, among others. GRI 102-21
support
Another breastfeeding
room was
inaugurated in Copel’s facilities, in addition to the
other six existing ones, one of the reasons why
in 2018 the Company received a tribute from the
Ministry of Health for its actions to encourage
breastfeeding.
In a more detailed way, in the year mentioned,
COPEL’s Permanent Diversity Committee achieved
the following results:
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approximately 40% of the managerial staff,
completed the Diversity Discipline of this training
program.
» Gender Pilar
- Holding of the event “Notable Women of COPEL”;
- Research on the perception and occurrence of
sexual harassment at COPEL;
- Prevention and orientation event for cases of
violence against women, focusing on domestic
violence (November 25 - International Day for the
Elimination of Violence against Women);
- Inauguration of another breastfeeding support
room, now in Ponta Grossa, totaling seven rooms in
the Company;
» Race Pilar
- Preparation of an Opinion with Guidelines for the
Improvement of the Ethnic and Racial Quota System
for COPEL’s upcoming Public Procurement Notices.
» 50 + Pilar
-
smartphones for the elderly (200 trained people).
Eight training courses on the use of
» Religion Pilar
- Conducted five lectures on “Religion, Relevance
and Diversity: in search of meaning”, with the
participation of 1,313 employees, of which 157
were face-to-face and 1,156 via the web.
LGBT+ Pilar
»
- Participation of representatives of the Diversity
Committee in events that discuss LGBT + topics.
» Attendance to NBR9050 in 100% of COPEL’s
facilities until December 2019
» Accessibility Pillar
- Adequacy of COPEL’s facilities to make
them accessible to people with disabilities in
compliance with NBR9050
- Accessibility,
including buildings, furniture, spaces and urban
equipment. The adequacy process is continuous,
happening according to the annual planning and
specific demands.
»
Estructuring of actions to prevent and refer
cases of sexual harassment
» Structuring of the actions foreseen in the Pact
for Inclusion of Blacks Men and Black Women in
the World of Work
» 10% increase in the number of employees aged
over 50 in the Corporate Program
- Training of 30% of the workforce through the EAD
course “Knowing the Person with Disabilities”.
» Offering the “LGBT + Diversifying Your World
View: Concepts and Stories” awareness course
to 100% of the staff
There are, among the actions performed and the
proposed goals, voluntary and other mandatory
actions, such as those directed by the Statute of the
Person with Disabilities, provided for in National Law
13,146, of July 6, 2015.
Annually, COPEL’s management performance
in this area is assessed during the selection
process for the Corporate Sustainability Index
portfolio and in the execution of the Gender and
Race Pro- equity Program.
The Company has been recognized for actions
deriving from this work, receiving honors and
awards, but there is still a way forward for a more
prosperous and fairer future for all parties.
For 2019, the Committee set the following goals:
» Conduct research on tolerance to diversity, in
partnership with higher education institutions,
with the objective of gathering information to
support more specific actions in the Company
» Completion of the EAD “Knowing the Person
with Disabilities” by 100% of COPEL’s
employees until December 2019
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Proportion of total annual remuneration GRI 102-38
Total annual remuneration of the
highest paid person
Total annual average
remuneration of all employees
458,777.85
64,973.34
7.06%
Note: The total annual average remuneration of all employees was calculated by the sum of the
remuneration of all employees, divided by the total number of employees, except for the highest
paid employee.
12 National minimum wage on 12/31/2018: R $ 954,00. COPEL does not use a minimum wage as
the basis for the definition of its wages.
13 The calculation of the proportion of remuneration is based on the salaries of full-time employees.
COPEL’s careers and their respective remunerations are set out in the Structure
of Careers and Remuneration document, based on market practices for position,
function and level of training and qualification. The benefits and short-term
variable compensation are established in the Collective Labor Agreement, which
is annually carried out between the trade unions and COPEL. GRI 103-2
The Human Resources area is responsible for managing this process, which
aims to:
»
identify positions and functions necessary for the development of the
Company’s activities;
»
define training required to perform the activities of each position and function;
»
»
establish levels of maturity and complexity of positions and functions to
meet the demand of jobs;
establish rules of functional movement (vertical) and salary (horizontal) of
employees;;
»
evidence of opportunities for growth and development in careers.
The ratio between the total annual compensation of the highest paid individual of
the Company and the total annual average compensation of all employees is 7.06
(the total annual average compensation of all employees was calculated by the
sum of the salaries of all employees, divided by the total number of employees,
except for the highest paid ones). The variation between the lowest wage and
the minimum wage12 is 1.92 for men and women13. The percentage increase
in compensation received in 2018, compared to the previous year, was 9.27%
for the highest paid employee and 4.50% for other employees, considering
salary, additional for length of service, agreement collective, additional due to
the functions performed and integration of legal aid. GRI 102-38, 102-39, 405-2
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Functional
Category1
Base salary by gender (R$)2
Proportion between the
basic salary of men and
women
Average remuneration by
gender (R$)
Proportion of the remuneration
of men and women
Men
Women
Men
Women
1,834.84
1,834.84
100.00%
3,445.67
2,500.59
3,332.71
3,365.98
99.01%
5,130.09
5,094.97
5.214,73
5,112,07
102,01%
5,914,98
5.765,96
0.73
0.99
0,97
Middle Level
Professional
Technical Level
Professional
Higher Education
Professional
Note:
1The Operational category was not included because it has only male employees.
2 The lowest salaries paid in December 2018 for each career / gender were considered as “base salary”. As “Remuneration”, the average remuneration paid to employees included in the lowest
salaries in December of that year was considered, in each career, plus 01/12 of the value of Profit Sharing concerned to 2018.
COPEL’s suppliers sign a Term of Science and Commitment, which
seeks to ensure minimum standards of remuneration for the outsourced
in accordance with
workforce and observe the working day,
labor legislation.
According to the latest BBC, the benefit that encompassed more
people and mobilized resources in 2018 was Vale Refeição/Alimentação
(Food Vouchers), with 100% of the employees assisted and
R$116 million spent.
The benefits package offered by COPEL goes beyond what is envisaged
by current legislation, and is compatible with that of companies that are
references in people management, as evidenced by COPEL’s presence in
the “150 Best Companies to Work For” ranking. The benefits are granted
to all employees, regardless of their work hours. In order to demonstrate
the annual amounts received by employees in financial and non-financial
benefits, the Company annually publishes the COPEL Benefits Report
(BBC). Through this document, the employee has a broad and concrete
view of the benefits received, especially the financial ones, such as
salary, additional, allowances, profit sharing, social security plan, food
aid, daycare assistance, performance premium and health plan, among
others . The BBC is available to employees on the SAP Portal. GRI 401-2
The benefits policy is one of the Company’s attractions. The benefit
package, including those extended to family members, can be found on
page 186.
13.1. PARENTAL LICENSE
All COPEL’s own employees are entitled to parental leave. The company
adopts the benefit of 6 months for women and 20 days for men. In
addition, in the case of women, after the return of the license, the
working day is reduced to 6 hours for 60 days, for breastfeeding. In
2018, 268 men and 91 women took advantage of the license, totaling
359 people. The rate of return to work after the leave period is 97.80%,
with only 2 female employees not returning to work in 2018. Among
men, this rate was 100%. In relation to the stay at the Company after 12
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addressing issues such as financial management and the importance
of active living. In this sense, COPEL has maintained, since 1979, the
Retirement Preparation Program (PPA), which provides guidance to
employees who are able to retire. These orientations occur through
lectures on social security education, consumer behavior and savings,
entrepreneurship, quality of life and health. In 2018 the PPA gathered at
the Oscar Niemeyer Museum in Curitiba, 207 employees who left COPEL
during the year for an appreciation and thanks event. The Program is
being remodeled to 2019.
The theme of
in the
lectures promoted by the Internal Commission for the Prevention
of Accidents (Cipa).
is also addressed annually
retirement
months of leave, 88 women and 267 men remained, which is equivalent
to a retention rate of 97.80% and 99.63%, respectively, in 2018. GRI 401-3
13.2. PLANO DE APOSENTADORIA
GRI 404-2
Through the COPEL Foundation, the Company guides its employees on
how to make their financial planning for a more relaxed retirement. Viva
Tranquilo, a financial and social security education program, seeks to
make employees aware of the importance of a supplementary pension
plan, which increases their reserve funds through extra intakes and
contributions. It also encourages the employee to transfer his pensions
from banks and insurance companies to the COPEL Foundation. On the
Foundation page, the employees can simulate the value of their future
benefit based on their current contribution and the extra contributions.
Volunteer Dismissal Plan (PDI)
Circular 103/2017 established, on December
22, 2017, the criteria for the PDI. From January
to December 2018, 563 employees joined the
incentive retirement plan, leaving the Company.
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14.1. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
GRI 404-2
and contextualization of the evaluations carried out, which is the basis
for the analysis of each case and the committee’s deliberation on the
development agreements for the manager.
GRI 103-3, 404-3
The professional development of employees is considered a strategic
factor for COPEL, as it favors increased productivity and increased
competitiveness, and enhances well-being and security for all.
Nossa Energia (Our Energy) is a corporate program that establishes a
standardized way to track and evaluate employee performance. It consists
of two axes: Organizational Competencies, related to the expected
behaviors of each employee, and Results, related to business goals. The
program subsidizes decision-making, based on meritocracy, regarding
promotions, functional adequacy, participation in conferences, training,
graduate programs and foreign language courses, among others.
Initiated in 2013, the initiative has evolved and, each cycle, promotes
learning and improvements of the model, gaining greater adherence to
the culture and reality of the Company. In 2018, 100% of the employees
with more than three months in the Company, who were not in the
process of retiring or retired and who worked at least 60 days a year,
participated in the process.
Throughout the program, the Calibration Committees were created,
aiming to align the understanding of the evaluators with regard to the
comprehension of the assessment questions, in order to reduce the
subjectivity in the process of analyzing the employees’ performance.
Calibration takes place in two stages, the first of which is a pre-evaluation,
focused on reviewing the program guidelines and guiding managers on
the process and the appropriate management posture. The second stage
occurs after the performance evaluation through the Nossa Energia
Program. The people management area carries out a survey and study
of the results of that cycle and proposes management analysis criteria,
which are validated by a committee composed of the superintendents
and the manager of the Department of People Management. Following
this, the selected managers present to the Committee the arguments
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Employees who participated in performance evaluation by gender and
functional category GRI 404-3
Total of own
employees
5,924
1,687
Evaluated
employees
5,842
1,661
Male
Female
78%
22%
Percentage
Middle level
Professional
Technical Level
Professional
Higher
Education
Professional
Operational
Total
4,243
1,845
1,349
66
7,503
4,311
1,857
1,376
67
7,611
57%
24%
18%
1%
99%
Note: 100% of employees subject to performance evaluation went through the process in 2018.
99% do not consider 108 employees who were exempted from the evaluation for the following
reasons: adherence to the Incentivized Resignation Plan (PDI) and condition of employees
reintegrated, Specialized Personnel (QEP), retired and licensed.
Relocation Program
The search for new opportunities and challenges is disseminated
transparently through the Deployment Program. The opportunities
are made available in the Employee Portal and disclosed by e-mail,
allowing those interested in changing roles, area or locality to apply
for the vacancy. This practice makes it possible the appreciation
and enhancement of human capital within the Company, with equal
opportunities for employees in the process of moving.
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14.2. TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION PROGRAMS
GRI 404-2, EU14, PRME 1, 2, 3
Implemented in order to prepare successors for the current leaderships,
COPEL Distribuição’s Talent Bank allows the identification of employees
with the potential to assume a leadership position at a higher level,
through criteria such as performance, potential, maturity and time for
retirement. To enhance performance and professional maturity, the
identified talents participate in specific development actions, such as
mentoring and coaching, for example. In 2018, the Talent Bank registered
367 potential leaders able to fill vacancies such as division managers,
department managers, or superintendents. In that year, the number of
mentors increased from 47 to 52, an increase of approximately 10%
over 2017.
Talent Management
At COPEL Geração e Transmissão, the Talent Management program aims
to improve the process of people management, to provide recognition,
valuation and development of employees. The program maps potential
talent to strategic functions
(supervision, project coordination,
representing COPEL in external events) and implements competency
development actions such as: cumbuca method, coordination /
participation in work groups, temporary substitution of manager,
coaching, participation in courses, trainings or seminars focused on
developing technical-functional and / or relational skills.
Currently, the program has 112 participants. 8 employees participated in
the cumbuca method, 24 employees participated in coaching sessions,
61 employees participated in training focused on developing technical-
functional and / or relational skills and 19 employees temporarily
replaced their managers. Other development actions such as mentoring
and feedback will be implemented in 2019.
The Corporate Education Policy establishes the guidelines for the
promotion of actions ranging from basic training to postgraduate and
research courses. These actions are organized in corporate programs,
training (basic training for the exercise of the function), mandatory
training (courses intended for specific activities), training for professional
improvement, events (seminars, lectures, workshops, congresses, etc.)
and research and development projects. Information on the COPEL
Corporate Education Policy is available on the sustainability page at the
Company’s website.
The training related to the Integrity Program, sustainability, leadership
and preparation for the future, among others, is under the responsibility
of UniCOPEL Corporate University.
COPEL also promotes courses with internal and external instructors on
topics related to quality management, processes and projects, and on
tools to support this management. The Company also runs a foreign
language training program for employees who use another language in
their work activities, in which 78 people attended courses in German,
Spanish and English in 2018. It also invests in lato and stricto sensu
postgraduate courses for professionals who need to deepen their
knowledge in their area of activity, benefiting eight employees in 2018.
The Transforming Leadership program, implemented in 2016, was continued
in 2018 with the objective of forming leaders prepared for the responsible
management of business and people, with attention to the well-being
and development of the teams. The new managers, who had not yet
participated in any activity in 2017, participated in face-to-face activities,
in line with the new culture that has been built at COPEL. Also, distance
courses were carried out for the entire management body, on topics relevant
to the Company, such as diversity, sustainability, innovation and emotional
management. In addition, a meeting was held among all the leaders, in
which the directors discussed with the management team strategic themes
for business success.
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Medium Level
Professional
Technical Level
Professional
Higher
Education
Professional
Operational
Total
Total
employees
Hours of
training
Average hours
of training
4,311
129,971.40
30,15
1,857
111,921.72
60,27
1,376
85,629.07
62,23
67
7,611
4,150.59
331,672.78
61,95
43,58
Note: the total number of hours of training is less than that shown in the table “Average hours of
training per gender” because it does not take into account the hours of training of the Board of
Directors, the Counselors and Trainees.
Also in 2018, COPEL began planning a management succession
program with the participation of representatives from all business
areas, coordinated by the Corporate University. The program project
was presented to the Business Management Board at the end of 2018
and will be implemented throughout 2019.
Since 2016, COPEL has signed, through a public call notice, partnerships
with educational institutions that are interested in granting benefits to
its employees, some of which extend to dependents. The partnerships
include basic, higher and vocational education, and qualification and
professional development courses. Until December 2018, COPEL had
59 institutions, of which 35 were universities, 16 language schools, 5
elementary and high schools, and 3 free courses.
In 2018 UniCOPEL made available to the employees the course
“preparation of instructors” in the distance mode, in order to qualify
technical professionals to act in the classroom.
15. INVESTMENTS IN HUMAN CAPITAL
In 2018, R$ 8.3 million was invested in training and development of
people. In all, 3,020 training events were held, with 27,050 participations,
totaling 333,500 hours of training, an average of 43.81 hours
per employee.
Average hours of training by gender GRI 404-1
Total of
employees
5,924
1,687
7,611
Hours of
training
274,100.35
59,354.26
333,454.61
Average hours
of training
44.67
29.50
43.81
Men
Women
Total
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policies related to occupational health and safety are updated whenever
necessary, with a maximum term of three years.
The strategic objectives of this management are to promote a healthy work
environment, in which workers collaborate with a process of continuous
improvement of the protection and promotion of the safety, health and well-
being of all; comply with legal requirements and disseminate a culture of
prevention; work safety; and promote a culture of safety, health and quality
of life.
16. HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK
GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3, 403-1, EU16
Occupational health and safety are considered fundamental themes for the
sustainability of the Company, so much that they are part of its strategic
reference. COPEL values and respects the human being in its entirety and
puts life always in first place, Health and safety directly impact on the welfare
and employee satisfaction, as well as on their productivity and readiness. On
the other hand, accidents, when they occur, entail costs for the Company.
Each COPEL subsidiary has a specific area responsible for occupational health
and safety management. It is carried out through the anticipation, recognition,
evaluation and monitoring of risks in establishments. At COPEL (Holding),
there is a coordinator responsible for integration of these areas and creation of
corporate policies, norms and procedures. The area of occupational medicine
is centralized in this coordination and serves the whole Company, promoting
health actions integrated to work safety. These teams are composed of
technicians and safety engineers, doctors, and occupational nurses and
nursing assistants. In addition to these professionals, the entire managerial
framework, as well as contract managers, inspectors, supervisors, Internal
Accident Prevention Commissions (CIPAS) and Fire Brigades also play an
important role in safety management. 100% of COPEL’s employees are
represented by the CIPA.
The main guidelines for action come from the Occupational Safety and Health
Policy, which must be followed by the entire Company and its subsidiaries.
The document indicates that everyone is responsible for safety, health
and well-being and that all accidents can be avoided, it also states that
nothing justifies breaking the safety rules and it is everyone’s commitment
to eliminate risk situations. Safety, according to policy, should be part of
every moment, both inside and outside work. Health and Safety are made
with knowledge, commitment and attitudes integrated.
This document was drafted by the health and safety areas of work in
conjunction with other COPEL areas and approved by the Executive Board.
Its guidelines are in compliance with international standards such as the
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), National Fire Protection
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The outsourced professionals of any and all service contract
must follow, in addition to the policy guidelines, the
Manual of Occupational Health and Safety, Contractually,
outsourced companies must apply the guidelines set forth
in the Guide to Safety and Health at Work Guidelines for
contracted companies (available online) and demonstrate
satisfactory performance in relation to the health and
safety management of its employees.
This guide establishes guidelines for the implementation
of control measures and preventive safety systems in the
processes and for the environmental conditions of work
of service providers, in accordance with the provisions
of current legislation and internal standards related to
occupational safety and health.
COPEL also undertakes commitments related to the subject, such as the
requirements for obtaining OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety
Management Systems). In 2018 the Governador José Richa (Salto Caxias)
and Governador Ney Aminthas Barros Braga (Segredo) Hydroelectric Power
Plants won the certification.
Annually, the Company promotes campaigns that address issues related to
the main health and safety risks to which it is subject, including awareness
activities, education and orientation of employees and service providers for
the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases.
Specific programs and actions are also conducted, such as Occupational
Health and Safety Management (GSST); Preserving Life (PPV) and Behavioral
Verification (VCO), which are focused on the field inspection of employees
and service providers hired by the Company; and sector security meetings, in
which employees discuss periodically matters related to safety and accident
prevention. Through the Hunt for Risk initiative, any employee can register a
risk or near accident to be analyzed by Cipa, with the support of the health
and safety area.
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Copel
(Holding)
Copel DIS Copel GeT
Total contracted and
subcontracted workers who
underwent health and safety
training
Construction activities
Operating Activities
Maintenance activities
Total employees hired and
subcontracted per company
Percentage of hired and
subcontracted employees who
have undergone health training
and security
384
4,409
1,691
0
0
384
384
1,350
399
2,660
895
796
0
5,820
1,691
100,00% 75,76% 100,00%
100.00% 75.76% 100.00%
Annually, each subsidiary defines its goals and objectives, which are broken down
into corporate goals. They are voluntary, but in some cases, classic indicators are
used, which have reference standards. There are Targets for Frequency Rate (TF),
Rate of Severity (TG), Safety Commitment Attendance Index (IACS), inspections,
valid Occupational Health Certificate (ASO), and absenteeism rate. The objectives
are to reduce accidents and absenteeism.
The annual targets are defined during the strategic planning that takes place
between the months of October and November of the previous year. There
are also monthly targets of indicators, whose consolidation contributes to the
annual result. Performance is analyzed and consolidated monthly. The evaluation
is made both internally and by third party. Also a benchmarking is done with
other companies, through the Coge Foundation and participation in awards
of the electric sector, COPEL’s health and safety at work rates are within the
industry average.
Preparation for e-Social
for
In 2018,
the
information was prepared
implementation of occupational health and safety
events in the Digital Bookkeeping System for Tax,
Social Security and Labor Obligations (eSocial),
established by Decree No. 8,373, dated December 11,
2014, the system by which companies will inform the
Government, electronically and unified, of the data
related to workers, such as bonds, social security
contributions, payroll, work accident communications,
prior notice, tax deeds and information on the FGTS.
The events related to Health and Safety of Work
should be sent to eSocial from July / 2019, The
sending is mandatory and non-compliance will be
subject to a fine. The work safety areas of the wholly
owned subsidiaries, together with the area of COPEL
(Holding), are involved so that all information is made
available in a correct and timely manner.
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Training and qualifitation
GRI EU16
Employees are offered programs such as Training
of Field Inspectors and Preliminary Risk Analysis -
APR in Focus, which aim at an active prevention,
to identify and block the agents of work-related
illnesses and accidents.
Health promotion
COPEL DIS has an occupational health service
and offers its employees, through the COPEL
Foundation, an agreement to conduct diagnostic
tests for diseases that may affect their capacity
and productivity at work.
Health and safety committees
GRI 403-1
In addition to the Cipas, COPEL maintains
employees’ commitment to health and safety
through monthly meetings, by department and
locality, known as Safety Sectors.
In these meetings, employees present issues
related to preventive and corrective actions
identified in daily activities, in addition to other
points of improvement for well-being and
satisfaction. The Setorial representative takes
these matters to Cipa’s appreciation, which
returns with the solutions to be adopted.
Weekly also takes place the meeting of Control
Risk, when people gather in their areas briefly to
exchange information and reminisce attitudes
that prioritize security on a day-to-day basis.
These various actions add up monthly points and
the departments with the highest score in the
quarter are awarded in the Safety Trophy.
Training and integration for outsourced
GRI EU16
Employees of contractors participate in minimum
compulsory training for the execution of fieldwork
with electricity, called Integration in Health and
Work Safety. These professionals also attend
the lecture on Risk Analysis for the activity in
question.
It is possible to perform field activities only the
outsourced employees who have participated in
the training. The mandatory minimum control
for works with electricity is carried out with
own application, which contains information
about the employees of the contractors and the
contracts
Participation in the Rodeo of the Electricians
COPEL encourages the participation of its
electricians in the Rodeio dos Eletricistas, a
technical competition held first internally, with
electricians from all regions of Paraná, and
later at the national level, in dispute with teams
of electricians from different electric power
concessionaires from the country.
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encouraging integration, improving care with
work safety and sharing experiences and
knowledge. COPEL DIS was the champion of the
national rodeo in the 2010 and 2014 editions. In
2018, with the first place in grid activities.
Still as a stimulus, COPEL installed in its main polos
a Breastfeeding Support Room, an exclusive and
comfortable space where mothers can collect
and store the milk properly. Users receive a kit
with instructions on storage, glass bottles and a
thermal bag for the correct transportation of the
containers.
Preserving Life Program (PPV)
Initiative to supervise, in the field, the technical
and safety procedures during the execution of the
activities, in accordance with the Occupational
Health and Safety Management
(GSST)
standards. A work or area safety technician
performs the monitoring of the teams and issue
report with score of the found failures.
Due to the high turnover of contracted employees
and the characteristics of the contracts, there
is no specific way to determine the percentage
of trained contractors, however, the Company
adopts as a rule the implementation of security
integration training for all its contractors.
Healthy Pregnancy
COPEL believes that strengthening the family
bond is fundamental for the balance of the
individual, especially in the first months of the
children’s lives. For this reason, extended the legal
rights of COPEL with the extension of maternity
leave in 60 days and the implementation, on
return of leave, of a reduced working day from
8 hours a day to 6 hours a day for a further 60
days, as an incentive to breastfeeding.
Reduction of working hours
Beginning in 2018, the COPEL now have a
new benefit: the possibility of reducing the
working day from eight to six hours for those
who prefer to invest in more free time or
personal projects.
Although the reduced working hours will
decrease by 25% of the salary, the opponents
will not have reduced the participation in the
profits, the benefits of food aid, the snack ticket
and the 13th of the food aid.
Encouraging physical activity
For COPEL, sports practice is important not
only for individual well-being but also as an
element that can promote healthy relationships
and greater integration among employees and,
consequently, improvement of the organizational
climate, it also promotes health benefits and the
improvement of the quality of life.
The Company has held the COPEL Internal
Games (JICs) since 1974, with more than 20
sports, individual and collective. The disputes
occur among the employees of the different
regions of Paraná, distributed according to their
stocking area, to facilitate the participation of the
number of athletes, the games are carried out
in two phases, each stage having an average of
400 participants,The programming of the JICs
also includes the Cultural Moment, in which are
played the modalities of ballroom dancing, free
dance and music interpretation.
The programming of the JICs also includes the
Cultural Moment, in which dance, free dance
and music interpretation modalities are played.
The Corrida and Rustic Walk in Atuba - Curitiba
neighborhood where one of the poles of the
company is located - is another traditional
sporting event of the Company, which annually
brings together approximately 450 participating
athletes each December. In addition, Copel
supports the participation of its employees in
external events, such as street races and the
Games of SESI.
COPEL also provides two electric bicycles for its
employees to try out this new modal to return
home through the Power Bike Application. The
Company also encourages the use of alternative
means of transportation on Bike to Work Day
and on World Carless Day.
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Since 2017 COPEL has been using the APR Easy application, which
enables the registration of preliminary risk analyzes in mobile computing
devices (tablets).
The preliminary risk analysis (APR) is mandatory prior to the execution of
any activity that interferes with the electrical system and aims to make
professionals plan their activities from a safety point of view, prioritizing
risks and taking the necessary measures to avoid them.
In addition to the digital registration of the APRs, the application allows
the traceability, georeferencing and its linkage with other COPEL systems,
which has contributed to the reduction of the emission of documents in
printed paper, which require physical archiving.
Chemical Dependency Program
With a focus on preventive and therapeutic aspects of health, COPEL
implements the Chemical Dependency Program, with which it promotes
actions to improve the conditions of health, well-being and productivity
of the employee, contributing to the quality of life, reduction of risks of
work accidents, absenteeism, medical expenses, disciplinary measures,
low performance, among others. The initiative is led by a group of work
composed of professionals in the areas of occupational health and social
work and includes the internment of the employee, sessions of therapy and
psychiatric consultations, besides the monitoring by the social service.
COPEL fully funded the first employee’s hospitalization, including medication
prescribed for treatment, over a period of 90 days, plus 48 sessions of
psychotherapy with psychologists and / or specialized psychiatrists for the
employee and 24 sessions for the family. The whole process is guided by
internal regulations (NAC 040120 and IAP 040120-1).
For more information on the health and safety practices of
COPEL Geração e Transmissão and COPEL Distribuição, access
the Social-Environmental and Financial Responsibility Reports of
these subsidiaries.
COPEL Distribuição Social-Environmental and Economic-Financial
Responsibility Report
COPEL Generation and Transmission Social-Environmental and
Economic-Financial Responsibility Report
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Indicators of health and safety at work - own employees
Frequency rate (injuries)
Occupational disease rate
Absenteeism rate
2016
0.00
3.26
7.48
0.88
HOL
GeT
DIS
CTE
2017
0.00
1.90
6.69
0.86
2018
0.00
2.29
7.26
2.02
2016
0.00
0.00
0.86
0.00
2017
0.00
0.00
0.51
0.00
2018
0.00
0.00
0.76
0.00
2016
1.48
21.00
2.80
1.18
2017
0.00
1.46
2.83
1.14
2018
1.60
1.87
3.35
2.84
Number of fatalities
(deaths)
2017
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2018
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2016
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Number of days lost
2016
0.00
21.00
2,155
0.00
2017
0.00
46.00
1,190
0.00
2018
0.00
30.54
2,263
0.00
Rate of injury
Number of deaths
Copel (Holding)
2.60
0
Copel GeT
4.14
1
Copel DIS
10.22
1
Copel CTE
7.57
0
Health and safety at work indicators - outsourced employees
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17. INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL
» GT - Thermoelectric Generation
17.1. RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND
INNOVATION
GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3, EU8, PRME 4
Innovation is seen as a competitive differential
between companies and it is through it that
new opportunities are discovered or exploited.
Its practice is necessary for a company not to
be marginalized. For this reason, research and
development (P&D) are a fundamental part of
COPEL’s activities, included in its Business Plan,
Strategic Planning and management practices
as a way of seeking innovation.
For the electricity sector, P&D investment is
also a regulatory requirement, established by
Federal Law 9,991/2,000 and supervised by
the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) for
the improvement of generation, transmission
and distribution services. It is mandatory that
the electric power companies devote part
of their net operating revenues (ROL) to this
activity. The separation of this amount must
be made monthly, to compose the balance to
be invested.
Aneel’s initiative is called the Research and
Technological Development Program of the
Electric Energy Sector (ProP&D). Through this
program, the agency provides a manual to
guide P&D activity by companies:
»
FA - Alternative sources of electricity
generation
» GB - Management of basins and reservoirs
» MA - Environment
» SE - Security
»
EE - Energy efficiency
»
PL - Planning of electric power systems
» OP - Operation of electric power systems
» SC - Supervision, control and protection of
electrical energy systems
» QC - Quality and reliability of electric
power services
» MF - Measurement, billing and commercial
loss control
» OU – Other
The projects developed by COPEL are in line
with the ProP&D guidelines, but are always
linked to the Company’s interests, based on
demands arising from daily problems, the need
for new technologies or the construction of
low-cost generation projects, among others.
From the point of view of COPEL, P&D
investments are not only a legal requirement,
but opportunities. With the natural evolution
of this practice, projects have achieved results
that can be effectively used or marketed (see
pp. 89-91).
Each project has its own schedule, but the
deadlines for completion are regulations by
Aneel. The commitments already made must be
fulfilled by January 2021. With the completion
of the projects, a reconciliation of all the entries
made and accounted for will be done, basis
for a third-party accounting audit. Information
related to this verification, added to the technical
information, is sent to Aneel, which evaluates
and recognizes the investments made as P&D
projects. If a project is not recognized, the value
invested must return to the initial balance.
The teams responsible for research and
development management at COPEL are the
Innovation Coordination and the P&D areas
of COPEL Distribuição and COPEL Geração e
Transmissão, each with its own manager and
six, nine and seven employees, respectively.
Management is done via the SAP system, Initial
Project Proposal (PIP) and Project Formulary
(FPD). The subsidiaries’ P&D areas support the
management of the initiatives, including initial
hirings, management of monthly payments and
monthly verification of financial statements.
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To accompany the development of P&D
programs, the Innovation Coordination created
the Innovation Portal, which gathers all the
information about the budget execution of
the projects under development. In addition
to allowing follow-up, the Portal serves as a
support tool for project managers, which, on
the basis of available information, may define
measures for the adequacy of investments.
the
premises,
characteristics
and
All
responsibilities of the management of the P&D
projects are established in a specific corporate
policy, outlined by the Innovation Coordination
and in the process of approval. This policy
follows the guidelines of the best practices of
the sector.
The P&D
indicator accompanied by the
COPEL Innovation Coordination is the number
of patents deposited. 23 applications have
already been filed with the Instituto Nacional de
Propriedade Industrial – INPI (National Institute
of Industrial Property - INPI). COPEL also has
two international patent applications in the
United States and Europe, via the Convention
of the Union of Paris (CUP), the number
of patents deposited in the INPI increased
significantly, jumping from one in 2016 and
2017 to five in 2018.
COPEL Geração e Transmissão applied
R$22.9 million to execute 28 P&D projects
in 2018, of which seven are strategic, with
themes established by Aneel through Call for
Strategic Projects. In another ten projects,
COPEL GeT participated in cooperation with
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other companies in the electricity sector. The
subsidiary also invested R$414.4 thousand in
the management of its P&D projects, totaling
R$23.3 million destined to the activity in 2018.
For the next three years, COPEL GeT projects
an investment of R$115 million in new P&D
projects applied to its generation, maintenance
and resource management processes. Projects
must be executed in at least ten university poles,
eight institutes of research and nine national
technology companies. These projects will be
approved by an evaluation of the company’s
P&D Committee and / or public call managed
by Aneel. Participating institutions will have
up to five years to execute, as defined in the
Research Program Procedures and Technological
Development of the Electric Energy Sector
(PROP&D).
“COPEL’s goal is to invest R$52 million
over the next three years in innovative
projects to generate renewable energy
and replace equipment to make more
efficient the use of electricity.”
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By research topics (Research
and Development Manual -
Aneel)
Power Storage
Energy Efficiency
Renewable or alternative
source
Environment
Quality and Reliability
Planning of electric power
sys-tems
Supervision, control and
protection
Measurement
Transmission of data via
electric network
Management of basins and
reser-voirs
Safety
Operation of electric power
systems
Other
PD & I Management
Total investments in P&D
Resources applied in research and technological and scientific development
COPEL DIS
COPEL GeT
2017
2018
2017
2018
VALUE (R$)
348,722.36
-
742,668.58
1,095,404.17
-
767,103.58
(%)
2%
-
4%
6%
0%
4%
VALUE(R$)
6,544,890.40
-
(%)
21%
-
VALUE(R$)
-
532,572.24
8,060,862.30
26%
2,545,504.14
661,324.72
1,541,108.22
136,831.63
2%
5%
0%
1,997,399.46
53,541.12
1,214,337.24
(%)
-
3%
14%
11%
0%
7%
VALUE (R$)
-
377,760.88
5,872,962.32
2,410,050.99
2,261,926.72
1,185,022.24
6,044,266.21
33%
5,678,168.47
18%
2,979,309.77
16%
2,076,662.96
829,008.68
-
4,581,564.51
2,181,413.74
1,005,429.47
852,640.50
18,448,221.80
4%
-
25%
12%
5%
5%
-
1,516,63.46
-
5%
-
0.00
-
0%
-
0,00
-
1,346,063.64
7%
1,639,611.21
3,093,918.17
10%
2,207,447.55
1,926,579.23
1,530,574.23
191,98.87
30,882,882.70
6%
5%
-
4,567,137.64
454,227.12
590,161.20
18,487,701.12
12%
25%
2%
3%
-
1,662,524.99
2,898,301,71
12%
2,483,179.61
414,393.44
23,282,397.07
11%
2%
-
(%)
-
2%
25%
10%
10%
5%
9%
0%
-
7%
7%
Note: the investment data for 2017 did not undergo external verification, only data for 2018.
Total investiments in P&D
2017
36,935,922.92
2018
54,165,279.77
%
46.65%
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in the project.
The Ivaí Substation is automated and operates at a voltage of 34.5 kV, with
four feeders installed to distribute power to the urban and rural households
located in the region. In case of failure in the main source, the set is capable
of re-establishing the supply through a circuit alternative power supply,
which increases the reliability of the system as a whole. Soon, the unit
will be equipped with a bank of voltage regulators, which will provide even
greater stability to the supply.
17.3.3. Electro via
In 2018, COPEL inaugurated one of the largest electro vias in the country,
with eleven hydroelectric plants that will connect Paraná from east to west,
from the Port of Paranaguá to the Iguaçu Falls, and are already operating
in Paranaguá, Curitiba, Irati, Foz do Iguaçu, Palmeira, Fernandes Pinheiro,
Guarapuava, Candói, Ibema, Cascavel and Matelândia, Electro via is a
stimulus to the chain of production and commercialization of electric vehicles.
The next project planned by the Company is the implantation of an electro
via that runs all the Brazilian coast.
17.3. FEATURED PROJECTS
17.3.1.COPEL installs first Paraná smart meter
COPEL started in March, in Ipiranga, a city at 50 km from Ponta Grossa, the
installation of self healing systems (grid reconfiguration systems), automatic
voltage regulators and other devices that made the municipality in 2018
the first Brazilian city to have all of its territory covered by smart grids -
which includes the installation of smart meters at more than 5,000 points
of consumption. Similar to the North American and Japanese systems, the
smart grid model implanted in the municipality represents the apex of more
than ten years of pilot projects and concept tests that the Company has
been applying on a small scale in its concession area.
In 2018 a tender was issued for the contracting of services and devices, for
the installation of this format of intelligence grid in São José dos Pinhais, in the
Metropolitan Region of Curitiba. With 126 thousand points of consumption,
this location will represent another important step towards automation of
the electric system of Curitiba and other large cities.
The integration of grids by information and telecommunication systems is
the first step in integrating other services in the future, such as distributed
microgeneration, energy storage, electric car supply and public services,
such as street lighting and intelligent traffic lights, COPEL has R$70 million
invested in research projects.
17.3.2. Smart Grids
Through the Mais Clic Rural Program, COPEL has been modernizing the
networks in the field, with a total investment of more than R$500 million
over three years. The initiative incorporates innovations that are the result
of more than a decade of operations testing of intelligent networks and
includes automation and remote control of the electric network, installation
of smart meters and pioneering research and development projects in Brazil.
In addition, COPEL put into operation in June the third compact substation
of the program, located in the municipality of Ivaí, a region with a strong
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17.3.4. Virtual reality
In March 2018, at its operational center in
the Mossunguê neighborhood (Curitiba, PR),
COPEL carried out the demonstration of a
virtual reality program geared to the work of
electricians in risk situations, as a result of a
research and development project carried out
by COPEL in partnership with Lactec Institutes
and the Federal University of Paraná, the
program combines virtual reality technology
with learning theories and challenge techniques
inspired by the world of games.
Dozens of COPEL employees were able to
simulate the work done through the energized
networks of an energy substation. Scheduled to
be completed in 2019, the program will simulate
work in critical situations, conditioning the
electrician’s actions in routine procedures and
also provoking their attention to unexpected
situations.
17.3.5. Renewable energy in universities
Over the next three years, innovative projects
for the generation of renewable energy and
replacement of equipment to make more
efficient the use of electric energy will be carried
out in five universities in Paraná, approved
in open public call for Energy Efficiency and
Research and Development of COPEL, under
Aneel regulation.
For the first time, the call links efficiency
in higher
research proposals
projects to
education institutions. The idea is that the
22 projects approved throughout Brazil in this
experiment, which is unprecedented, serve to
formulate public policies to combat waste of
electricity in consumer units of all spheres of
public administration.
In Paraná the works will be developed by the
Federal Universities of Paraná (UFPR), State
University of Londrina (UEL), State University
of Maringá (UEM) and Federal Technological
University of Paraná, in Curitiba and Pato
Branco, totaling an investment of R$52 million.
The institutions will have one year for the
execution, followed by the one-year period for
the monitoring of the results. The research and
development work will have a term of three
years for the execution. .
Among the actions that should generate
savings in energy consumption by institutions,
the highlight is the replacement of 71 thousand
lighting points and the installation of photovoltaic
panels that generate electric energy through
the incidence of solar rays, adding a capacity to
generate order of 2.2 thousand kWp.
There is also a forecast of 40 air conditioners
and water distillation units being exchanged
at the State University of Londrina, which will
also work with research in the area of biogas
generation, with a unit that will have 120 kW
In addition to resulting in the reduction of light
bills of universities, the projects should form
new habits of consumption.
17.3.6. Commercial technical arrangement of
distributed generation of electric energy from
biogas of swine residual biomass
The proposal of this project is to boost the
generation of electricity from biogas in Brazil,
especially in regions with a high concentration
of organic waste produced in a decentralized
manner and without adequate treatment.
Many small Brazilian municipalities, of rural
economy, do not have technical and economic
conditions to sustain sanitation and, therefore,
have available raw material for the generation of
this product.
The project aims at mitigating environmental
liabilities, preserving water resources, energetic
recovery of swine farming, promoting the
environmental and energy sustainability of
agribusiness, adding value to rural property
and stimulating the creation of a new economy,
savings in energy consumption by institutions
include the replacement of 71,000 lighting
points and the installation of photovoltaic
panels that generate electricity by means of
the incidence of solar rays, with a generation
capacity of the order of 2.2 thousand kWp.
There are also plans to exchange 40 air
conditioners and water distillers at the State
University of Londrina, which will also work
with research in the area of biogas generation,
with a unit that will have 120 kW of power.
In addition to resulting in the reduction of light
accounts of universities, projects should form
new consumption habits.
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Ruptures of earth dams are often caused by regressive tubular erosion, which is a type of internal erosion. The proposed
system, composed of an optical fiber distributed inside the mass of earth at different levels, to the point of involving the body
of the structure, innovates in the field of instrumentation of dam monitoring, since it allows to measure the water flow in a
distributed and non-punctual way, as in conventional methods and instruments.
System allows to identify the position of the anomaly and quantify its magnitude to each meter of the fiber optic cable. Thus,
it is possible to carry out a three-dimensional mapping of the interior of the dam in order to detect in advance anomalous
regions to the limit conditions foreseen in design, which allows to intervene correctively to contain the advance of the
erosive process.
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18. ENGAGEMENT WITH RELATED
PARTIES GRI 102-21, 103-1, 103-2, 103-3
is
important
It
that COPEL constantly
communicate its mission and values in order to
maintain the commitment of all its stakeholders
to these premises. It is also important that the
Company always listen to its stakeholders:
understand the characteristics of surrounding
communities, the yearnings of shareholders,
the expectation of employees and the opinion
of clients and suppliers, in order to maintain
its standard of excellence and meet the
expectations of these publics, COPEL is the
largest company in Paraná and therefore must
adequately fulfill its role in the area of Social
Responsibility.
for
COPEL can positively impact its stakeholders
by developing the local economy, improving
the quality of life of vulnerable communities,
offering opportunities
socio-cultural
development and employability. On the other
hand, if it does not act within its values and in
compliance with the legal provisions and their
norms and standards, COPEL may negatively
impact them in social, cultural and environmental
terms. This also has consequences for the
Company, such as the receipt of notices, the
Terms of Conduct Adjustment (TAC) and of
fines, which can generate loss of revenues.
For this reason, COPEL avoids to the maximum
cause negative impacts.
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The formal document that deals with how
COPEL engages with its stakeholders is the
the
Sustainability Policy, which
following guidelines:
includes
»
Promote transparent, regular and structured
dialogue with stakeholders, considering
their demands, priorities and expectations.
» Acquire sustainable products and services
and promote actions that encourage the
supply chain to seek sustainability.
» Respect the principles of free and fair
competition. GRI 206-1
» To value
the contributions of
the
communities in the regions of insertion
of COPEL’s businesses and to promote
local sustainable development with the
generation of shared value.
»
Foster actions that encourage the safe,
efficient and sustainable use of your
products and services.
» Report periodically or whenever necessary
adapting
the
languages and media to the needs of
different stakeholders.
information,
relevant
The Sustainability Policy was prepared by
professionals in the areas of sustainability,
environment, social responsibility, corporate
integrity, innovation, financial and management.
the wholly-owned
Professionals
from
subsidiaries were also involved, in a work
coordinated by COPEL’s sustainability area.
Its guidelines are based on the commitments
made to sustainable development (see page
61), the principles of Corporate Governance
and the values and principles of the COPEL
Code of Conduct, the policy is reviewed and
updated every two years.
The engagement is achieved through dialogue
with each stakeholder, through the Ordinary
General Meeting (AGO), the internal and
external communication channels and media,
the integrated report itself, the website, the
Investor Relations area, of the engagement
varies according to the specific demands
of each public. Responsibility for managing
this activity is shared by several areas of the
Company, depending on the particularities of
the relationship that must be maintained.
18.1. VOLUNTARY COMMITMENTS
PRME 1, 2, 3, 6
regulatory
requirements
COPEL exceeds
related to stakeholder engagement, since it has
undertaken a series of external commitments
on the subject. In addition, it has signed its
own commitments for the benefit of society
and the sector.
Each year goals are set for COPEL’s actions in
these commitments. All targets for 2018 have
been met. Within the Cities Program of the UN
Global Compact, the objective was to increase
the number of municipalities adhering to the
Pact and innovative projects aligned with the
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ODS. This number jumped from 15 to 41 in 2018. Community vegetables
gardens were set up in the municipalities of Cascavel and Ponta Grossa,
which, together with Maringá, benefited more than 660 participants. In
2019, the goal is to expand the program to the municipality of Curitiba.
The Solidarity Selective Collection program, which promotes the
allocation of solid administrative waste to associations and cooperatives
of recyclable material collectors, has allocated 92 t of waste,
financially supporting approximately 420 families, ranging from 69%
to 74% in the state of Paraná. In Corporate Volunteering, the number
of volunteers has been increased from 338 to 367 and institutions
registered in the public call, which selects non-profit social institutions,
educational institutions and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
to attend events, fairs and activities. volunteering, went from 43 to
50. The actions of corporate volunteering reached 7,500 people.
GRI 413-1
COPEL Sustainability Award - Susie Pontarolli
Trophy GRI 413-1
In 2018, the fourth edition of this award was
held, which recognized social institutions and
suppliers that presented significant socio-
environmental projects related to at least one
of the Sustainable Development Objectives.
The winners of the Social Institutions category
received cash value to be applied to the projects
awarded.
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18.2. ENGAGEMENT IN INTEGRAL SUBSIDIARIES
GRI 102-21
In 2018 COPEL GeT evaluated the stakeholders defined by the Company,
and identified and prioritized the most relevant ones for its business.
This process was carried out with the participation of all its staff and
validated by senior management. The result will serve the establishment
of agreements with the interested parties and for the interaction between
them with the strategies and processes of the subsidiary, in a short- and
long-term perspective.
GeT stakeholders can contact the subsidiary regularly through the
available service channels, but the subsidiary also conducts occasional
campaigns for some of them, such as vendor workshops; specific
projects for employees; meetings with surrounding communities, ONGs
and indigenous communities; meetings with city halls, environmental
agencies and real estate agreements; road shows and teleconferences;
investors
besides having
and shareholders.
exclusive departments
attend
to
COPEL Distribuição, in turn, defined and prioritized its stakeholders in
2016. The subsidiary has a series of relationship channels detailed in
the Social-Environmental and Economic-Financial Responsibility Report,
available on the Company’s website.
COPEL Comercialização relates to customers by e-mail and telephone,
and through visits. Customers are also invited to lectures and events
of COPEL on the free energy market. The participation of the COPEL
Comercialização team in fairs and rounds of business is aimed at
engaging with potential customers. For this public, folders, e-mail
marketing actions, presentations and gifts are also sent out. Clients
and potential customers also have the COPEL Energia Mercado
Livre application. Suppliers receive technical visits and participate in
work meetings.
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of Socio-Environmental Aspects and Impacts
(LAISA), applying it in its processes. The
result subsidizes the prioritization of socio-
environmental initiatives linked to the ODS and
enables the development of actions related
to engagement with its stakeholders. The
subsidiary also conducts a series of events:
» Dialogue Cycle with Stakeholders: in 2018
was carried out with strategic clients. In
2019 will involve other customers and
suppliers.
» Telecom Meeting: aimed at the employees
of the subsidiary, is held quarterly or each
four months.
»
Lectures: EducaODS and Internet Without
Bullying (learn more on pages 112 and 116).
» Techmonth:
that
initiative
opens
communication channel with the main
actors of
information
the media of
technology, for presentation of solutions
and exchange of ideas. Occurs annually.
» CTE Sustainability Committee: aims to plan
the evolution and continuous improvement
of COPEL Telecom’s corporate sustainability
performance in its social, environmental
and economic-financial dimensions. It aims
to inform and obtain the involvement of the
leaders of the subsidiary and the invited
members (leaders of areas of sustainability
and governance of COPEL (Holding) - with
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the implementation of the Sustainability
Plan.
Employees
» Sustainability
to
initiatives:
stakeholder participation, such as business
partners, customers and suppliers.
invitation
COPEL Telecom goals are to expand the
Internet Without Bullying project to more cities
where COPEL Fibra is commercialized (82
municipalities of Paraná) and annually conduct
the Cycles of Dialogues for each stakeholder
prioritized by the company.
All stakeholders may contact COPEL’s
subsidiaries through corporate channels or by
“Fale Conosco” available on the Company’s
website.
19. RELATIONSHIP WITH INTERESTED
PARTIES
GRI 102-43
19.1. INTERESTED PARTIES ENGAGED BY
COPEL
GRI 102-40
Copel (Holding)
The Company adopts different communication
channels to approach its employees, keep
them informed, and identify their needs and
expectations. There is the Great Place To Work
Survey (GPTW), the Confidential Channels
(CADAM, COE, Ombudsman, Reporting
Channel), and the Anima Program. The Company
makes available to this public professional
development and remuneration according to
the market, prioritizing transparency and equity
in their actions.
Customers
The actions aimed at the clients aim to meet
their main expectations: to have energy and
internet available with low price, errorless
invoice and agile service and quality, in addition
to favorable conditions in hiring. Periodically are
conducted satisfaction surveys with customers
of COPEL Distribuição, COPEL Geração and
Transmissão and COPEL Telecomunicações,
aiming to improve the provision of service.
.
Suppliers
value maximization.
The subsidiaries are committed to COPEL
(Holding) to contribute to the Company’s
sustainable
This
commitment is executed in a Management
Agreement between the parties. The needs
and expectations of this interested party are
identified in the Strategic Planning, meetings
of the Board of Directors (Redir) and meetings
of the Administration Council (DAC).
The alignment of COPEL’s operations with
the needs and expectations of its suppliers is
essential for the regularity and quality of the
services. Acting in an isonomic manner in the
management of contracts, COPEL regularly
maintains contact with its suppliers, providing
various relationship channels, such as e-mail,
telephone and correspondence, as well as
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Regulatory bodies
In the energy sector, COPEL has a legal
obligation to regulators to develop its actions
in accordance with applicable laws, regulations
and legislation. In the telecommunications
sector, the Company must also carry out its
activities in accordance with its regulatory
framework. The Company maintains specific
meetings with the regulatory agencies, as well
as public hearings and consultations, along
with trade exchanges, e-mails and inspection
and orientation visits.
Communities
Energy, COPEL’s main product, means quality
of life, health and development for society.
In order to identify needs and expectations,
COPEL executes the Community Relations
Program around its new ventures, maintaining
specific communication actions with this
public.
Shareholders and Investors
Shareholders and investors are responsible
for providing COPEL with part of its financial
resources, from which the Company can carry
out its activities with excellence and stability.
On the other hand, it must dedicate efforts to
generate value and returns for this public. The
relationship is especially through the area of
Investor Relations.
Government
The Government of Paraná is the majority
shareholder of COPEL, a position in which it
directly influences the Company’s strategy
and business. COPEL’s relationship with this
public is direct, through the participation of
government representatives in the Board of
Directors and in the Audit Committee Statutory.
Partners
COPEL maintains partnerships with several
companies, with the objective of optimizing
the results of its business areas. They are the
affiliates and subsidiaries, and the Special Purpose
Companies in which the Company participates.
COPEL monitors the development of its
activities and performance, and its subsidiaries
and controlled, and maintains proximity
requiring the adoption of the same management
practices in subjects such as health and safety,
compliance with labor and environmental
laws, compliance with regulatory standards,
among others.
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20.1. CUSTOMERS PROFILE GRI EU3
Profile of COPEL Distribuição customers (captive consumers)
2018
3,754,598
73,662
400,719
352,074
2017
3,682,009
76,328
389,844
354,829
Residentials
Industrials
Business
Rural
Others (public power, public lighting,
public service, own)
Total of customers
4,560,493
4,637,804
Profile of COPEL Geração e Transmissão Customers
2018
2017
2
2
24
19
44
37
20
15
-
-
34
34
11
11
Generation Agents
Transmission Agents
Distribution Agents
Traders
Self-producers
Free Consumers
Special Consumers
57,483
57,853
20.2. MANAGEMENT OF SATISFACTION
Profile of COPEL Comercialização customers
2017
2018
Bilateral sales
(market-ers)
Industrials
Commercial
Residentials and rural
Total of customers
50
110
29
NA
189
61
236
56
NA
353
Note: The criterion used for the definition of COPEL Comercialização customers is the number of
CNPJ (General Taxpayer´s Registry) not repeated in the year, since many of them have more than
one operation and in different periods.
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In 2018 COPEL Distribuição was again recognized for its excellence in
management. The subsidiary received a prize from the National Quality
Foundation (FNQ), of Brazilian Association of Electric Power Distributors
(Abradee) and the Regional Energy Integration Commission (CIER). In
order to identify opportunities for improvements in the provision of
its services, COPEL Distribuição conducts research with residential,
industrial, rural and public authorities periodically.
Satisfaction indicators COPEL DIS
Search category
Residential customer (ISQP) - Abradee
Group B customer (non-residential) -
ISQP - Abradee
IASC Residential Client - Aneel
Rural client
2016
2018
2017
88.8% 90.3% 83.2%
84.8%
NP1
77.2%
73.1% 80.7% 74.1%
NR
NR2
NR
Notes:
1. NP: Did not participate
2. NR: Not performed
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consumer satisfaction surveys, following the same data collection
methodology used by the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel),
which allows the comparison of the results of the Company’s quality
indicators with the data of other companies of the sector. In 2018,
the General Satisfaction Index (ISG) based on the customer experience
with the fixed Internet of COPEL Telecom was 8.35. The results of the
Multimedia Communication Services (SCM) indicators can be verified in
the business model on page 26.
COPEL Geração e Transmissão also conducts annual surveys with its
clients through a questionnaire, which indicates their level of satisfaction
with the services rendered. Most customers are satisfied or very
satisfied, as shown in the following table:
COPEL GeT satisfaction indicators
Customer / Partner
Free and bilateral
Transmission ser-
vices
Distributors and
CCEARs (Contract
for Commercializa-
tion of Electric En-
ergy in the Regulat-
ed Environment)
Services to power
plants
Unsatisfied and
little satisfied
7%
5%
Indifferent
7%
4%
Satisfied and
Very Satisfied
86%
91%
0%
18%
82%
0%
0%
100%
Note: For this survey, COPEL GeT customer profiles were grouped by service types.
20.3. COMPLAINT MANAGEMENT
20.3.1. Copel Distribuição
Management of complaints – COPEL Distribuição
2016
2017
2018
Complaints
and claims
registered and
processed
Registered
com-plaints and
claims
Equivalent Fre-
quency of Com-
plaints (FER)
Equivalent Com-
plaint Duration
(DER)
20,668
24,460
26,405
20,668
24,460
26,405
6.77
9.01
7.69
116,94
108,59
108,46
COPEL Distribuição Service Channels
1st Level:
» Virtual Agency
» COPEL Mobile application
»
Personal assistance
» Telephonic service
» 0800 51 00 116
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e-mails (copel@copel.com, atendimento@copel.com and comercial@
copel.com);
Segment
» Contact us
» Audible Response Units (URAs).
2nd level:
» Ombudsman
20.3.2. COPEL Telecomunicações
The relationship with the clients is promoted through the relationship
channels, which are defined according to the characteristics of each
segment, in terms of ease, agility and acceptance.
Segment
Channel
Operators Fixed Switched
Telephone Service (STFC),
Personal Mobile Service (SMP)
and Multimedia Communication
Service (SCM)
SCM Providers
Corporate
Copel
Public sector
Website, self-service portal,
exclusive e-mail, telephone,
Contact Center, account manager
and Ombudsman
Website, self-service portal,
exclusive e-mail, telephone,
Contact Center, account manager
and Ombudsman
Website, self-service portal,
exclusive e-mail, telephone,
Contact Center, account manager
and Ombudsman
Exclusive Email, Phone, Contact
Center, Account Manager and
Ombudsman
Exclusive Email, Phone, Contact
Center, Account Manager and
Ombudsman
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PMEs
Residential
Residential low income
Strategic Customers
portal,
telephone,
portal,
telephone,
Channel
self-service
Website,
e-mail,
exclusive
Contact Center and Ombudsman
self-service
Website,
exclusive
e-mail,
Contact Center and Ombudsman
self-service
Website,
exclusive
e-mail,
Contact Center and Ombudsman
Website, self-service portal,
exclusive e-mail, telephone,
Contact Center, account manager
and Ombudsman
portal,
telephone,
COPEL Telecomunicações customers have the Ombudsman as one of the
service channels. It is the function of this channel to follow suggestions,
complaints and denunciations received directly by the Company; by the
ombudsman of the regulatory agency, Anatel; and by the platform of
the National Consumer Secretariat (Senacon), of the Ministry of Justice;
in addition to the demands presented by Procon and the State General
Ombudsman. The Ombudsman’s goal is to respond to complaints within
ten business days. In 2018, 5,205 manifestations were received by
the COPEL Telecom Ombudsman and all were resolved. As a result,
most of the manifestations that would be sent to external entities,
such as PROCON, Senacon or even ANATEL, were resolved by the
Company itself.
The reduction in the volume of complaints in 2018 compared to 2017
can be explained as the result of the improvements implemented from
the improvement opportunities identified in the processes and the
Ombudsman’s performance in the effective management of its processes.
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2016
2017
2018
Complaints
and claims
registered and
processed
Registered
complaints and
claims
Equivalent
Frequency of
Complaints
(FER)
Equivalent
Complaint
Duration (DER)
(DER)
4,474
7,461
5,205
4,434
7,461
5,205
5.4
8.3
5.4
3.6
2.7
2.0
20.4. USE OF ENERGY
PRME 1, 2, 3, 5
20.4.1. Affordable energy
GRI 203-2, EU23
The energy tariff represents a direct impact on the economy of consumers,
regardless of social class. Such understanding leads COPEL to play its
social role in partnership with the federal, state and municipal governments.
To this end, the Company promotes several programs to make energy
accessible to all.
Social Energy Tariff (TSEE)
TSEE offers discounts on electricity consumption, up to a limit of 220 kWh,
to families enrolled in the Single Registry of Social Programs of the Federal
Government, provided that the other criteria set forth in the Aneel Resolution
No. 414/2010, resulting in savings for the consumer. In 2018, 284 thousand
consumer units were regularly served with TSEE, or 7.56% of the total
residential households serviced by COPEL Distribuição, the equivalent, in
amounts, to R$ 112.3 million.
Programa Luz Fraterna (Fraternal Light Program)
The Luz Fraterna Program of the Government of the State of Paraná performs
the payment of the bills of consumers enrolled in the Social Electricity
Tariff, provided that consumption does not exceed 120 kWh. In 2018, 153
thousand families were serviced monthly, totaling R$41 million allocated by
the government of Paraná to the program.
Night Irrigation Rate and Rural Night Rates
These initiatives are the result of a partnership involving COPEL, the State
Secretariat of Agriculture and Supply, the Paranaense Institute for Technical
Assistance and Rural Extension (Emater) and the State Secretariat for
Environment and Water Resources, The Rural Night Tariff aims to encourage
the agricultural productivity through a discount of 60% to 70% in the electric
energy tariff used for production in the period between 9.30 pm and 6 am.
The Night Irrigation Tariff also provides subsidies for the construction or
reinforcement of irrigation service networks. Up to December 2018, there
were 5.2 thousand consumer units registered for the first tariff and 12.2
thousand for the second one.
+Clic Rural Program
In 2018 COPEL Distribuição invested R$180 million in new technologies and
automation and communication systems, substations and improvement and
reinforcement works in the network to improve the electric power supply
in the rural area of Paraná. Investments were made through the program
+ Clic Rural, for the modernization of the grid in the countryside. These
measures, aimed at assisting the four sectors most sensitive to the quality
of energy supply in the State - pig farmers, smokers, poultry farmers and
dairy producers - benefited more than 330 thousand consumer units.
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a decade of tests in the operation of smart grids and includes automation
and remote control of the electric grid, the installation of intelligent meters
and pioneering research and development projects in Brazil, Ipiranga, in the
Center-South of the State, became, in 2018, the first city in the country
to be entirely covered by smart meters. São José dos Pinhais will be the
second in 2019.
services. COPEL provides a free connection to the Internet from its fiber
optic grid, provides commercial assistance and promotes the dissemination
of information on the safe and efficient use of electric energy.
In 2018 COPEL was present at events of the Paraná Citizen Program in
several regions of the State. About 1,500 people were attended at the
Company’s stand.
In addition, COPEL put into operation in June the third compact substation
of the program, located in the municipality of Ivaí, a region with a strong
presence of tobacco crops and family agriculture. R$3 million were invested
in the project.
COPEL GeT is preparing technical specifications for the development of
campaigns, to ensure the safe and efficient use of electric energy with the
indigenous people responsible for the consumer units of the Indigenous
Lands Barão de Antonina and Apucaraninha (PR), where the subsidiary has
facilities and Terms Adjustment of Conduct.
The Ivaí Substation is automated and operates at a voltage of 34,500
volts, with four feeders installed to distribute power to the urban and rural
households installed in the region. In the event of a failure in the main source,
the assembly is able to reestablish the supply by a circuit, which increases
the reliability of the system as a whole. Soon, the unit will be equipped with
a bank of voltage regulators, which will provide even greater stability to the
supply.
Since the implementation of the program, COPEL’s rural DEC has achieved
a reduction of approximately 25%, which reflects positively in the total
DEC, since it enables the optimization of the service teams for the prompt
restoration of the company’s electrical system.
20.4.2. Practices to address barriers to access to energy and information
GRI 416-1, EU24
COPEL offers blind consumers the possibility of receiving their energy bills
in Braille. The Company’s website is suitable for the visually impaired and
hearing impaired.
COPEL participates in the Paraná Cidadão initiative, implemented by the
State Government since 2003, with the objective of promoting citizenship
and social inclusion of the population through joint efforts that include
registration for the social tariff, for water and electricity, among other
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Residential Shutdowns
In 2018 the volume of suspensions of energy supply due to non-payment
was lower than that registered in 2017. The update of the service
system, which occurred in March 2018, in addition to the migration
to the new servers, which occurred in April 2018, caused occasional
unavailability in the service system. Thus, in order to avoid causing
negative impacts to customers, it was decided to reduce the number of
cuts until the systems were fully prepared to serve customers within the
regulatory deadlines.
Number of residential shutoff due to non-payment in 2018 GRI EU27
Less than 48 hours
From 48 hours to 1 week
From 1 week to 1 month
From 1 month to 1 year
More than 1 year
2017
495,230
92,291
109,588
94,452
0
Power reconnection time after payment
Less than 24 hours
24 hours to 48 hours
From 49 hours to 72 hours
From 73 hours to 96 hours
From 97 hours to a week
More than one week
2017
314,844
65,301
96,304
not
available
not
available
188,628
2018
474,216
90,976
106,977
91,345
0
2018
482,239
28,992
22,750
8,551
12,725
80,039
COPEL develops project to prevent light cutting
A pilot project developed by COPEL in Curitiba in
2018, aims to facilitate the payment of overdue
bills and avoid power outages due to delinquency.
More than 20 teams of electricians that suspend the
supply of energy from consumer units due to pending
bills in the city are offering customers payment of
debts through card machines, thus avoiding the
execution of the cut. The new technology improves
the relationship with the customer as it offers a
practical solution and avoids inconvenience.
20.4.4. Efficient use of energy
PRME 1, 2, 5
COPEL is committed to stimulating the conscious use of energy and
informing its consumers in this regard. Campaigns are carried out
annually to promote awareness of the issue in different ways. Public
calls are also made for energy efficiency projects, of which industrial
consumers, residential consumers (including condominiums), commerce
and services, public authorities, rural and public services (including
street lighting).
The Company also develops the Energy Efficiency Program (PEE),
responsible for promoting efficiency in the final use of electric energy. In
2018, R$10.1 million were invested in 51 PEE projects, 6 of which were
completed during the year and 45 projects 45 remained in execution.
Among them, a project was carried out with five public universities,
bringing the academic environment closer to the theme and demonstrating
to the community the feasibility of implementing the actions of energy
efficiency. It is also worth noting the start of the installation of the
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Distribuição, carried out with resources from PEE GRI EU7
The priority elements of the COPEL supply chain are:
The main mechanism of the PEE is the COPEL Project in the Community,
aimed at low-income consumers, benefiting from the Social Electricity
Tariff - TSEE, which is based on lectures on safe and efficient
consumption, energy diagnostics and equipment replacement by others
of lower consumption.
21. SUPPLIERS
21.1. SUPPLIERS MANAGEMENT
GRI 102-9, 103-1, 103-2, 103-3
The supply chain management is an important pillar of social and
environmental responsibility and contributes to corporate sustainability.
Through strategies and contractual requirements, COPEL promotes
the improvement of the management of its productive chain and the
optimization of resources for the benefit of the community, in order to
incorporate in the internal and external relations, values that broaden
citizenship, dialogue between the parties, ethics and transparency.
In 2018 COPEL had 3,759 registered suppliers, which added up to R$2.9
billion in amounts paid (estimated values). Currently, the Company does
not control the number of second or third level suppliers, that is, they
are subcontracted by suppliers direct.
Copel GeT Copel DIS
Geographical distribution of Copel suppliers
Copel
COM
0%
57%
43%
0%
Copel
CTE
0%
25%
65%
0%
0%
7%
89%
1%
2%
33%
62%
2%
Copel
HOL
0%
22%
78%
0%
Northeast
Southeast
South
Midwest
103
» Geração e Transmissão: acquisition of security materials and
equipment maintenance services.
» Distribuição: generators / transmitters and traders of energy, suppliers
of materials and equipment, and providers of engineering services.
» Telecomunicações: suppliers for provision of activation and
maintenance services, provision of call center services and provision
of equipment for data transmission
» COPEL (Holding): suppliers of services and materials for corporate use,
such as fleet leasing, hardware and software, building infrastructure,
supply of food, among others
» Comercialização: energy generators and marketers, suppliers of
technological solutions for the free energy market, service providers
for the definition of forward market prices, risk and counterparty
credit assessment.
Among the risks related to the supply chain are accidents with
employees, accidents or damages to the population, and facilities and
precarious working conditions. Economically and socially there are risks
related to COPEL’s economic and financial dependence, legal obligations,
fiscal charges, social and labor risks, and to the wages and additional
payment. There are also environmental risks, which involve disrespect
to environmental legislation, inadequate source of inputs and deficiency
in the treatment of waste. COPEL seeks to mitigate these risks by means
of rigid contracting rules, reaffirming the commitment to socioeconomic
development, believing that the management of its supply chain guided
by sustainability adds value to its brand, strengthening it in the market.
These rules are provided for in Federal Law 13,303 / 2016, in the Internal
Regulations for Tenders and Contracts and in the Management of
Contract, Registration, Supplier Evaluation, Company Code of Conduct,
Supplier Manual and Human Rights Booklet, are in line with best practices
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with the needs and expectations of suppliers and managing the risks of
sectors considered critical to operations.
the discontinuance in the delivery of materials, preventing possible
financial impacts to the Company and risks associated with the safety
of employees, communities and the environment.
The Procurement Policy applicable to COPEL (Holding) and its wholly-
owned subsidiaries deals with the technical and ethical guidelines for
conducting bids within COPEL and is in line with the Sustainability Policy
(see pages 93, 107 and 126) in turn, has a guideline that addresses the
social character of relations with suppliers: “To value the contributions
of communities in the regions of insertion of COPEL’s businesses and to
promote local sustainable development with shared value generation”.
The responsibility for the management of suppliers is from procurement
and contracting, sustainability, social responsibility and contract
management teams. The process is carried out through ERP / SAP
systems and the Registry of Employees of Outsourced Companies (CET).
At COPEL Geração e Transmissão there are two other applications,
developed internally, to follow up purchases and activities to support
the management of contracts, as well as a control panel of penalties
applied to suppliers.
Although it does not currently evaluate its supplier management,
COPEL evaluates some sectors considered critical to its operations,
such as outsourcing customer activation and maintenance services and
providing call center services in the case of COPEL Telecomunicações;
the implementation of a technological solution to manage the
commercialization in the free energy market at COPEL Comercialização
and the supply of IT equipment at COPEL (Holding).
In this evaluation, COPEL considers the legal, financial, environmental,
occupational health and safety aspects, population safety, corporate
image, customer and society perception and continuity of processes, its
that the requisite hiring area defines the criticality of the object to be
hired, which serves to adjust the criteria of judgment related to the
economic-financial qualification of the companies. With this measure,
it is sought to avoid the shutdown of the provision of services and
Suppliers also have the opportunity to evaluate how COPEL relates
to them. Through the Supplier Register, it is possible to monitor the
following indices annually:
»
satisfaction in contractual management
»
satisfaction in the attention of the financial areas, the supplier
registers and the technical, bidding and contractual management
areas
»
information availability satisfaction - COPEL’s website, supplier’s
manual, Sustainability Policies, etc
»
satisfaction in the timeliness of COPEL’s payments
Results:
Punctuality of Payment
to Suppliers
Satisfaction In
Contractual Management
Satisfaction in Information
Availability
Satisfaction in Customer
Service
98.73%
93.85%
76.61%
85.1%
90.64%
87.3%
79.74%
86.6%
2018
2017
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21.2. Qualification, selection and hiring
the
requires
Internal
in
COPEL expressly
Regulations
for Tenders and Contracts,
contractual clauses, supplier registration manuals
and technical standards and manuals, made
available online, that its suppliers comply with
current legislation.
Incentive to supplier development
COPEL reserves quotas of up to 25% for the acquisition of materials
of Micro-enterprises (ME), Small Enterprises (EPP) and Individual
Microentrepreneurs (MEIs) in events whose object is the acquisition
of assets of a divisible nature, as defined by Law Complementary No.
123/06. This initiative gives MEs, EPPs and MEIs the opportunity to be
hired by COPEL.
There are also bids up to R$80 K, which can be defined as exclusive to
MEs, EPPs and MEIs. Another form of incentive for these companies
occurs in the processes with broad participation, in which the benefits
of the Complementary Law nº 123/06, according to which these
companies have the right to offer a proposal of a lower price than bid
closing (the best bidder in the bidding process), if they are in the range
of 5% (in the trading modality) or 10% (other modalities), based on the
value of the best proposal received - situations classified as a false tie
between ME, EPP or MEI with the largest billing proponent.
If there is a need for assignment of labor,
outsourced workers, without exception, undergo
an integration process, in which COPEL highlights
its contractual demands regarding environmental,
social, human and labor rights, accessibility
and safety at work. Failure to comply may
lead to administrative sanctions, such as fines,
contractual termination and impediment, for up
to two years, of participating in new bids by the
Company. Compliance with contractual clauses
is monitored through contract managers and
supervisors. GRI 414-1
Since 2009 COPEL has maintained a standard
clause of social and environmental responsibility
in its contracts. Starting in 2016, hiring has been
accompanied by a Declaration of Suitability and
Social Responsibility. In 2018 a new contract
model has been in force, including aspects of
human rights, in particular the fulfillment of the
10 Principles of the Global Compact.
Depending on the object to be contracted, specific
clauses regarding environmental requirements
are inserted in the minutes that accompany the
auction notice when it is published.
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21.2.1. Subsidiaries’ practices
COPEL Telecomunicações values the hiring of local suppliers, especially
in relation to services, bidding on lots in the regional offices where it
operates, enabling and encouraging the participation of these suppliers.
As a result, approximately 69% of the contracts are signed with suppliers
from Paraná.
COPEL GeT established in 2017 the auction notice for Public Calls for
the selection of projects to increase the productive activities of family
agriculture and sustainable management in the municipalities of Cláudia,
Colíder, Itaúba and Nova Canaã do Norte, in Mato Grosso. The process
is in progress and should be finalized in 2019. In order to assist its
suppliers with respect to legal compliance and their own requirements,
the subsidiary provides the Guide for Occupational Health and Safety
Guidelines for contractors, holds a workshop on the subject and on
sustainability and invites companies to participate in their Internal Weeks
for Accident Prevention (Sipats). The contracts contain clauses that
oblige contractors to hold safety integration meetings and to execute
the Civil Construction Waste Management Plan.
For the management of the supply chain, COPEL DIS has designated
a permanent working group to define practices in line with market
requirements and supplier relationship and development procedures. The
subsidiary also executes the Preserving Life Program (PPV), which has
as an objective to punctuate safety irregularities regarding procedures
and the use of individual and collective protection equipment. The
best companies in the supply chain of COPEL DIS are recognized
with the Supplier Award, whose main purpose is to promote the
optimization of delivery time and generate positive impacts in the use of
financial resources.
Wind farms in RN, Author: Adilson Goncalves de Campos Junior
Contracting by exclusive bidding
Copel Geração e Transmissão
Copel Distribuição
Copel Telecomunicações
Copel (Holding)
Total
Total hiring at Copel in 2018
Percentage of exclusive hirings
45
126
6
8
185
3,759
4.9%
Note: COPEL (Holding) is responsible for hiring COPEL Comercialização.
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22.1. SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY
GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3
Focusing its economic activities on social responsibility, in order to
achieve the correct socio-environmental performance, COPEL considers
in its decisions the expectations of stakeholders and seeks alternatives
that promote social well-being, in line with legislation and behavioral
norms. These expectations are often evaluated through satisfaction
surveys (see page 97) and the manifestations received through dialogue
channels and relationship programs (see page 40). COPEL works to
deliver quality products and services with competence, good service,
sustainable profitability and promotion of local development.
Local development is one of the positive impacts COPEL has on the
communities in which it operates. In addition to supplying energy with
quality and reliability, it is worth mentioning the generation of revenue
for municipalities where enterprises are installed, employability and
execution of programs that promote socio-environmental improvements.
On the other hand, there are the potential negative impacts, for which
COPEL makes every effort to minimize them. GRI 413-2
This action is based on the guidelines of the Sustainability Policy, which
is based on the commitments made with the Global Compact, the
principles of corporate governance and the values and guiding principles
of the COPEL Code of Conduct (see these and other commitments
entered into by the Company on page 61). The document provides that
COPEL should:
»
promote social responsibility actions guided by the mission, values
and voluntary commitments undertaken
» manage private social investment and fiscal incentives with
transparency, aiming to maximize the social return on invested
resources
»
»
»
encourage employees to engage in voluntary work to improve social
reality
promote awareness and education actions for the internal public and
other stakeholders related to sustainability
promoting accessibility in all its forms, ensuring the full rights of
people with disabilities
COPEL’s social responsibility is managed by COPEL (Holding), and wholly-
owned subsidiaries have specific areas and promote actions related to
their business.
The Company sets goals and objectives for its performance in social
responsibility, some of which are mandatory and other volunteers,
according to the table below
COPEL (Holding) is responsible for proposing, among other functions,
policies, standards and guidelines related to social responsibility;
represent COPEL and manage the relationship of corporate interest
on this topic; define and coordinate programs, projects and initiatives,
as well as support research or innovation; and establish and monitor
corporate indicators.
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Accessibility - 100% service
to NBR 9050
Selective Solidarity Collection
- the administrative waste of
74% of the employees had
this destination in 2018
Cultivation of Energy -
Maintenance of the three
vegetable gardens of Maringá
(DIS and GeT), of the
Cascavel vegetables garden
(DIS), of the vegetables
garden in Ponta Grossa (GeT),
of the new vegetables garden
in Curitiba (DIS), and of the
new vegetable garden in
Curitiba (GET)
Volunteering - reaching 3.5%
of voluntary employees in
relation to the total number of
employees
Characteristic
Mandatory, Standard: NBR
9050, which establishes
criteria and technical
parameters to be observed
in relation to the design,
construction, installation and
adaptation of the urban and
rural environment, and the
conditions of accessibility of
buildings
Mandatory, State Decree n °
8426/2017, which establishes
the obligation of selective
separation of recyclable
solid waste generated by the
bodies and entities of the
Executive Power
Status (deadline 2019)
100%
78%
Volunteer
The vegetables gardens are
maintained.
Volunteer
5%
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Annually, COPEL’s social responsibility is assessed through its performance on the ISE Bovespa
questionnaire, the 150 Best Companies to Work for Guide, Você/SA magazine and the Gender
and Race Pro-Equity Program.
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In November COPEL inaugurated the Espaço Energia COPEL (Energy Space
COPEL) in Curitiba, located in the townhouse of Rua Desembargador Motta,
2347, the former museum was revitalized to spread concepts about the
efficient use of electricity and sustainable development, enabling a more
interactive and and dynamic to visitors. The new facilities value memory, but
also direct the look to the future and to the innovative projects of COPEL.
The space has four exhibition rooms, an educational room and an external
patio. All rooms were used and even the corridor was re-adapted to shelter
the theme of sustainability. The line adopted for the conduction of Space is
the energy of the routine of the day to day.
22.2. LOCAL COMMUNITIES
PRME 1, 2
At each new venture, socioeconomic studies are
carried out as part of the licensing process. The
periodicity of these studies varies according to
the complexity of the enterprise. Its results are
based on socio-environmental programs, which
aim to mitigate and compensate for possible
negative impacts. surrounding communities
impacts are
the analysis phase of
the business
In
the
initially
opportunities,
evaluated by
the Business Development
Directorate, in case COPEL will invest, taking
into consideration the environmental licensing
studies carried out, a second evaluation phase
COPEL Energia Space, Author: Valdenir
addition, COPEL indemnifies the population for
the expropriated properties.
GRI EU20
In the last three years, two reallocations were
made for the implementation of the UHE
Colíder and ten for the Transmission Line
500 kV Araraquara
- Taubaté, which
generated the disbursement of R$306,790.82
and R$2,099,860.57,
respectively. These
movements totaled 11 cases of compensation
and 28 people affected. GRI EU22
begins, which will define the characteristics
of the project and allow to measure negative
impacts, which will lead to the development
of socio-environmental programs related to
prevention, mitigation and compensation as
well as the implementation of voluntary social
initiatives.
In cases where there is a need for population
displacement, an assessment is made by means
of a Socioeconomic Register, the process of
family relocation and social compensation
for damages caused due to the installation of
ventures, is to enable the affected family to be
relocated to a better or similar area and recover
the economic condition prior to the impact. In
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islands
COPEL received in June 2018 fishermen living on the
islands of the Paraná coast located in the National
Park of Superagui. The meeting was organized to
present technological alternatives to bring electricity
to localities. In addition to COPEL experts, members
also participated in the meeting the Public Ministry of
Paraná and the Chico Mendes Institute (ICMBio). As a
public service concessionaire, COPEL has the mission
to search for technological alternatives to overcome
the challenge of natural barriers and to bring electrical
energy to the islands that are not served. About 200
families of artisanal fishermen demand electricity in
the region that supports, in addition to conventional
appliances, freezers, so they can stock fish. Since
2009 COPEL has sought to meet part of the islands
with photovoltaic panels, however, the consumption
capacity of these equipment, of 45 kWh, does not
allow the connection of freezer.
At the meeting, COPEL presented to the fishermen
the three alternatives to bring electrical energy to
the localities, which will also be presented to the
bodies responsible for obtaining the license. One of
the options is the installation of photovoltaic panels
with up to 80 kWh of consumption capacity (that
responds to the equipment demanded), and the option
of carrying underground and underwater cables to the
sites, COPEL DIS filed a report with these proposals in
the process of environmental licensing with IBAMA.
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social and environmental actions.
GRI 413-2, PRME 1, 2, 3, 6
As COPEL Distribuição’s businesses affect
places of residence, coexistence and leisure of
the population, the community is considered
as one of its main stakeholders, because,
although the subsidiary provides more and
more energy, it is still necessary to act on the
potential impacts. Therefore, the company’s
Sustainability Committee has requested that,
from 2018, the social and environmental
impacts of the new ventures be evaluated,
guiding actions that enhance the positive and
mitigate the negative ones.
Currently, the subsidiary works with the
surrounding communities through a Community
Relations Program for new ventures, the Boa
Vizinhança (Good Neighboring) Program (see
page 114) and the CISAs. These committees
specifically have the following functions:
»
»
»
hold lectures and participate in events and
fairs in order to raise public awareness
about
the conscious consumption of
natural resources and efficient and safe use
of energy
guide social entities to participate in the
Energy Efficiency Program and in the
Permanent Public Call COPEL DRI nº
01/2016
support COPEL’s participation in events,
fairs, commemorations of significant dates,
among others, disclosing the Company’s
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»
represent COPEL, through designation, on
boards and committees
environmental
displacements
Furthermore, for COPEL GeT the community
is one of the main stakeholders, since many
of its operations require significant social
and
and
interventions. For this reason, the subsidiary
seeks to contribute to the development of this
public. The project to foster family farming
conducted in the UHE Colíder (MT), certified
by the Benchmarking Brazil Program, one of
the most respected Sustainability Stamps
in the country - is an example of the forms
of contribution undertaken. The case was
ranked 8th among 15 selected, having been
awarded due to its adherence to the selection
methodology, which is based on the ODS and
SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) of the
UN Agenda 2030.
The product “Paraná Connected: Internet of
1 megabyte at a low cost (R$29.90) “was
created to serve cities with a low human
development index, with a population of up
to 10 thousand inhabitants and, although its
commercialization was discontinued in 2017,
COPEL Telecom maintained its customer base,
made up of 3 thousand people, who still enjoy
quality internet.
According to the study “Executive Summary
- Evaluating the Effect of Telecommunications
Investments on GDP “, dated September 1,
2017, of the Institute of Applied Economic
Research (IPEA), 1% of the increase in
broadband access entails, on average, a
growth of 0.08% in Gross Domestic Product,
Maintenance of the customer base of Paraná
Conectado, therefore, contributes to the socio-
economic development of the cities benefited,
the UN Sustainable
also
Development Goals, more specifically in ODS
-8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth,
and ODS 10 - Reduction of Inequalities. The
initiative also meets the National Broadband
Plan, a government program for broadband
internet access.
impacting on
COPEL Telecom also offers a connection to
the participants in the events of the Integrated
Actions for Development and Citizenship
Project - Paraná Cidadão Program - Paraná
Cidadão – Justiça no Bairro (Justice in the
Neighborhood), coordinated by the State
Secretariat for Justice, Citizenship and Human
Rights, by city halls and by partner institutions
to enable the provision of free public services
to the most needy community. In 2018 COPEL
Telecom provided infrastructure to 73 events
of this initiative.
22.3. 2018 Initiatives
GRI 203-1, 413-1, PRME 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
22.3.1. Grow Energy Program
that
enables
program
Corporate
the
implementation of community vegetables
gardens under COPEL power lines. Consolidated
as an auxiliary strategy to prevent irregular
occupations under high voltage power lines, the
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and income generation, as well as strengthening social responsibility.
22.3.3.Education Program for the Sustainable Development Goals -
EducaODS
Participating in the program are the municipalities of Maringá, Cascavel
and Ponta Grossa (PR), benefiting more than 650 people for the actions
of the program, COPEL is working to formalize, in 2019, a partnership
with the Municipality of Curitiba for the implementation of five more
vegetables gardens. In 2018 the program was recognized by the Cities
Program of the UN Global Compact in terms of innovation. It was
included in the initiative platform as a model to be replicated worldwide
(https://citiesprogramme.org/).
22.3.2. Eletricidadania (Electricitizenship) Program
Corporate program through which COPEL encourages its employees to
dedicate, voluntarily and spontaneously, up to 4 hours of their monthly
work day to carry out social actions. In 2018 the Program was expanded,
also allowing the realization of 8 hours every 2 months.
The work fronts are inspired by the Sustainable Development Objectives,
covering topics such as human rights, education, inclusion, health,
environment, citizenship and sustainability. In 2018, more than 7,500
people benefited from volunteer actions, among people with disabilities,
children and youth in situations of social vulnerability, indigenous people,
women, cancer patients, the elderly, street people, immigrants, etc.
Since 2017 COPEL has maintained the EducaODS Program, which aims to
inform and raise awareness among the Company’s internal and external
stakeholders about the importance of the Sustainable Development
Objectives, contributing to the awareness and change of values and
behaviors in relation to the environment and social relations, motivating
them to action..
Playful activities using a giant ODS puzzle game and treasure hunt are
part of the program’s concept dissemination strategy. The goal is to
encourage groups to study ODSs and create goals related to them, with
a one-year deadline to reach them.
In 2018, in addition to involving COPEL employees, the game was also
applied in schools, ONGs and social institutions, among others. At the
invitation of the Ministry of the Environment, COPEL took the game to the
educators attending the Fifth National Children and Youth Conference of
Environment, in Sumaré, São Paulo.
More than 700 people, among employees, community and outsourced,
participated in the dynamics in 2018, resulting in 108 projects in
favor of ODS. 38 employees were also trained to act as multipliers of
the activity.
During the year, 367 volunteers participated, totaling 2,975 volunteer
hours. The goal of reaching 4.5% of volunteers in the Company in relation
to the number of employees was exceeded, reaching 4.83%. From 2015
to 2018, there was a 93% increase in the number of volunteers.
Lectures were promoted on ODS, human rights, human rights in
companies, climate change and code of conduct, which were attended
by 98 employees and 46 outsourcers, not counting the audience of
the webcast.
In 2018 COPEL received the Viva Voluntário Award, in the category
“Volunteering in the Public Sector”, of the National Volunteer Program,
promoted by the Federal Government. In that same year, the program
was extended to the COPEL Foundation, allowing the participation of
retired people in voluntary actions.
In December 2018, the Monica Group´s gibis (comic books). Discovering
the ODS 7 - Clean and Affordable Energy (10 thousand copies) and
ODS 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities (8 thousand copies), a
project designed in partnership with SOS Children’s Villages and the
Mauricio de Souza Institute, for dissemination to the Company’s internal
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in digital format.
22.3.4. SDG Compass - ODS Guide for Companies
In 2018 COPEL followed the guidelines of the SDG Compass, developed
by the Global Reporting Initiative, the UN Global Compact and the World
Business Council for Sustainable Development. The guide promotes
the understanding of ODS and helps in mapping its impact on the
chain of value.
This process contributes to the internalization of ODS in the strategy of
generation business, transmission, distribution and telecommunications,
indicators should
whose definition of
occur in 2019.
targets and monitoring
In addition, ODSs have been disclosed to all employees on weekly
reports, including guidance on how each can contribute.
23. SECURITY OF ENTERPRISES
The population may suffer accidents related to electric power installations.
In 2018, the number of cases with death and death registered by COPEL
DIS decreased compared to 2017 (see table). COPEL GeT, in turn, has
not had a record of such accidents for three years.
Safety indicators GRI EU25
2016
2017
2018
Total number of accidents without
death with the population
Total number of accidents with death
with the population
23
14
26
19
35
14
Safety indicators GRI EU25
Lawsuits arising from accidents with
the population - General Litigation
Basis1
Note:
2016
2017
2018
15
15
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1. The accidents involving the grids, structures and other assets of COPEL Distribuição were
considered. Cases were not computed in private networks or after the point of delivery - internal
installation, according to Abradee criteria.
23.1. INDIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACTS
GRI 203-2
The COPEL Geração e Transmissão business, by its very nature, allows the
population access to one of the main inputs of modern life: electric power.
As the subsidiary operates in several states of Brazil, its economic impact
is immeasurable, since these occur in different magnitudes, according to
the characteristics of the project and its location.
In the deployment and operation phases of the assets, the negative
influences of the activities are duly identified and evaluated during the
feasibility and environmental impact stages, in order to be controlled,
mitigated or compensated in subsequent stages. Positive impacts, in
turn, should be strengthened and maximized. From the socioeconomic
point of view, between negatives and positives, there are impacts such
as the dynamization of local economies during construction; the pressure
for public infrastructure and services resulting from the demographic
and urban increase; interferences in economic activities related to the
use of natural resources or linked to the polygon of affected real estate;
changes in employment, income and access to goods and services by
local populations; risks of economic retraction and population emptying
after completion of works; and increase of the fiscal revenues of
the municipalities.
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impacts
economic
The
COPEL
Comercialização are also linked to its business.
The subsidiary operates in the free energy
market, a contracting environment in which the
consumer freely chooses its supplier, which
enables significant reductions in its energy bill
compared to amounts paid in captive market.
In COPEL DIS, the actions linked to the Good
Neighboring Program indirectly generate positive
economic impacts, since they provide tools
for educational and professional development,
and income generation. Initiated in 2017, the
program encompasses activities such as basic
computer science classes, mathematics
,
school reinforcement, cultural actions and the
creation and maintenance of organic gardens
for young people. In addition, other actions
within this scope contribute to the development
of income supplementation alternatives through
handicraft workshops and reuse of materials.
Ready-made objects are sold by participants in
local commerce.
In 2018, the actions were developed in the cities
of Ponta Grossa, Maringá, Londrina, Cascavel
and Curitiba. Altogether, seven institutions
were attended.
The indirect economic impacts of COPEL
Telecomunicações are reported on page 111,
and are related to the availability of low-cost
internet service.
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24. HUMAN RIGHTS
GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3
Since its founding six decades ago, COPEL
has committed to upholding human rights.
The Company acts in line with the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, which is constantly
reaffirmed and detailed through UN-coordinated
platforms such as the Global Compact, of which
COPEL has been a signatory since its creation,
the Sustainable Development Objectives and
the UN Guiding Principles for Business and
Human Rights (POs). According to the POs, the
State will protect Human Rights and, respect
them, as well as mitigate the negative impacts
that they may have caused, in an active and
engaged way, in their area of influence.
These commitments govern the Company’s
policies, rules and strategies and seek to
protect the rights of all audiences influenced by
its activities.
In this sense, COPEL carries out actions aimed
at valuing diversity, inclusion and combating
discrimination in relation to gender, sexual
orientation, race, beliefs, ethnicity and people
with disabilities. Human rights efforts consider
COPEL’s internal public and value chain. For this
reason the Company seeks to combat the sexual
exploitation of children and adolescents in the
value chain and prioritize efforts in situations
of greater vulnerability, such as works and
travel, as well as eliminate all forms of forced
or child labor. Internally, COPEL seeks to ensure
the freedom of association and the effective
recognition of the right to collective bargaining.
COPEL
guidelines
within subsidiaries.
(Holding) determines
for managing
the general
issues
these
Human rights issues are inherent in the projects
developed by COPEL in all its subsidiaries,
being considered since the prospection of new
businesses in the feasibility assessments. The
concern with the topic extends through the
stage of conducting Environmental Impact
Studies and / or of the Simplified Environmental
Reports. The potential negative impacts mapped
through these studies are violations of the
rights of traditional peoples and communities,
such as indigenous, quilombolas (Afro-Brazilian
resident of quilombo) and riverside people; and
the rights to housing, essential public services
during the construction phase of the enterprises
(demographic increase) and accessibility to
information on these facilities; and damage to
the preserved environment; among others.
GRI 102-15, 102-29
During the process of implementation of the
projects, COPEL is concerned with compliance
with all applicable legal requirements, as well as
compliance with the constraints of each project.
This is because non-compliance with human
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the company’s image and contributing to the
receipt of sanctions.
In relation to the activities performed by the
suppliers, COPEL requires certain certificates and
compliance with legal obligations, both in the
contractor’s qualification process and during the
execution of the contracts. The Company uses
the contractual requirements to mitigate risks
and impacts, monthly or immediately, in case of
hints and / or imminence of occurrence. Suppliers
also receive the Supplier Handbook, revised and
expanded in 2018, and the Book of Human
Rights at Work, at which time they sign a Term
of Science and Commitment. GRI 102-15, 102-29
In 2018, the clauses of social and environmental
responsibility of the contract model adopted
by COPEL with suppliers were revised. The
new version analyzes the socio-environmental
aspects to be observed and includes a specific
item on human rights, subject to supervision.
With respect to investment contracts, the
managers of these documents are responsible
for monitoring compliance with the contractual
clauses. In case of irregularities, these managers
initiate the processes of investigation and
punishment of those responsible. No significant
investment contracts were signed in 2018.
GRI 412-3
COPEL has no process to evaluate and monitor
human rights related risks in its supply chain,
COPEL is structuring official procedures to assess
the richness of occurrences of human rights
violations in the supply chain. Human Rights
Program, through which COPEL will implement
the due diligence process related to this theme
in its production chain. Initially, a pilot project
was conducted in the contract for the green
areas of Faxinal do Céu, focusing on the forty
workers linked to it. As a result, a report was
sent to the contract manager highlighting positive
and critical aspects of human rights in relation
to the group, so that relevant mitigation and
prevention measures were taken. IN 2019 COPEL
should continue to conduct studies such as this
one, including the classification of companies
according to their risk in terms of human rights
violations, making it possible to prioritize audits
in this regard. GRI 408-1, 409-1, 412-1
COPEL’s activities related to human rights
are disclosed to
its stakeholders through
publications such as this Integrated Report, the
Social-Environmental and Economic-Financial
Responsibility Report of the subsidiaries, the
Human Rights Workbook and training,
In 2018 COPEL promoted, in partnership with the
Federation of Industries of the State of Paraná,
the training of “Due Diligence in Human Rights”
offered by the Human Rights Working Group of
the Global Compact.
It was attended by 15 employees of COPEL
(Holding) and the wholly-owned subsidiaries,
whose positions are strategic for the consolidation
of human rights policies in the Company and
in its production chain. Issues such as internal
impacts in the environment and in the chain were
addressed; evaluation of these factors; integration
and action; monitoring; and communication and
reporting. GRI 412-2, PRME 3
Employees were also able to participate during
the year in a series of lectures on human rights
promoted by the EducaODS Program, some
of which were subsequently made available
on the intranet.
Also, in 2018, the video “Human and Labor
Rights” was produced, to be used for integration
meetings of outsourced employees. This video
was published internally and will be on COPEL’s
website as early as 2019. For this year it is
planned to implement a course in the format
Distance Learning, on the theme.
A total of 494 hours of training on the subject
were held during the year, with the participation
of managers, program coordinators, analysts,
suppliers and outsourced employees. It is not
possible to quantify how many people joined the
initiatives since they were subsequently released
online. GRI 412-2, PRME 3
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Internet without bullying
COPEL Telecom has a specific human rights initiative, the Internet Without Bullying
Project, which seeks to combat bullying on the internet through the sensitization of
young people in state public schools. The project was born out of the concern of the
subsidiary with the considerable increase of teenage cyberbullying , which occurs in
a virtual environment, notably the Internet, COPEL Telecom’s main business.
The talks involve parents, students and educators. Lectures are given to students
of Elementary School II, along with the provision of booklets and gifts. The lectures
raise awareness about the seriousness of cyberbullying and reinforce values such as
inclusion, ethics, empathy, equality and respect. At the end of each lecture, students
are encouraged to sign a banner committing themselves to the abolition of the
practice of bullying. It is oriented the fixation, in the corridors of schools, guidelines
for reminiscing on the content of the lectures. Parents are provided with important
guidelines for prevention and, if necessary, intervention in an appropriate manner.
Educators receive lesson plans with suggestions of activities to continue the theme.
24.1. INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
COPEL acts in the indigenous reserves in order
to respect the rights of these communities,
guaranteed by the Brazilian constitution and,
worldwide, present in the UN Declaration on
the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
supply
COPEL also develops projects to guarantee
villages.
energy
Communities
environmental
conservation units, or in areas where it is
not possible to carry the energy distribution
to
located
indigenous
in
Image Bank
network, receive, for example, photovoltaic
panels and training for the efficient use of the
resource. In 2018, 847 indigenous consuming
units were enrolled in the Social Tariff of
Electric Energy (Low Income). In the same year,
Copel Generation and Transmission started a
pilot project aimed at the Kainkang tribe of the
Apucaraninha Indigenous Land (Tamarana -
PR), which implies the combination of efforts
between the company and the public power
in the search for universal access to electric
energy , by maximizing tariff benefits and by
their conscious and safe use.
No cases of violations of indigenous rights
were recorded in 2018, however, throughout
the year, Copel GeT performed actions to
comply with the TACs established in 2002,
2006 and 2009 to mitigate impacts of old
installations, specifically the Apucaraninha
hydroelectric plant in Tamarana and the 230 kV
Figueira - Apucarana Transmission Line (now
Figueira - Londrina), in São Jerônimo da Serra.
The demands of these TACS were established
by the government and the justice system of
Paraná. GRI 411-1
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TAC Apucaraninha
(2002 – Financial Compensation)
»
follow-up of the process of analysis of the
counterparts proposed by COPEL GeT to
conclude an Addendum to the TAC
» monitoring of monthly payments of energy
consumption bills from the Apucaraninha
Indigenous Community
»
»
promotion to the Reference Center of Social
Assistance of Londrina and coordination,
at the municipal and state levels, of the
CadÚnico to mobilize a cadastral updating
unit of the families holding the consumer
units of the region
fromotion to COPEL DIS for the updating of
the registration of consumer units, aiming
at framing the indigenous families in the
social energy programs (Social Tariff and
Fraternal Light) and referral for service
entrances and extension of the grid for
regularization of interconnections
TAC Apucaraninha
(2006 – Financial Compensation)
»
construction of three portals at the
entrances of the Apucaraninha Indigenous
Land
»
»
»
»
»
»
»
»
»
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fuel costs for transporting indigenous
people on trips to sell handicrafts
promotion of traditional celebrations in
conjunction with the 2018 Indian Day Party
TAC Barão de Antonina
(2006 – Financial Compensation)
» Deposit of R$ 50,649.14
organization of parties for celebrating the
Indian Day, Christmas and New Year
TAC Barão de Antonina
(2009 – Financial Compensation)
construction of the Documentation Center
for History and Memory of the Kaingang
Culture. The architectural project of the
center was designed for free by the project
office of the State University of Londrina
»
Indian audiovisual production of seven
short films
(internal
creation of Kaingang Radio
communication system by loudspeakers
installed in the village headquarters)
Implementation
the Agricultural
Production Program (production of maize
and beans intended for subsistence
of
transportation costing
for participants
in training courses and for indigenous
students
stationery materials
costing of
for
ornamental crowns for celebrating All
Souls´ Day
authorization by the Commission responsible
for the Barão de Antonina Indigenous
Community Fund for the use of community
resources in the order of R$58,519.50,
in cultural, economic or environmental
projects of their interest. Expenses are
being managed by the indigenous people
themselves.
24.2. TRADE UNION ASSOCIATION
In 2018 no cases were identified where the
freedom of collective bargaining may be
violated in its operations or among outsourced
employees. GRI 407-1
COPEL actively manages and supervises labor
contracts, which have clauses of commitment
to compliance with labor legislation and respect
for the right to collective bargaining. The
Company’s Board of Executive Officers follows
a schedule of meetings with representatives of
the various trade unions to discuss employees
claims. Economic and administrative clauses
are discussed on which employees vote in the
meeting.
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COPEL Reporting Channel is open to complaints of irregularities or
damages in this sense. If irregularities are proven, managers are
informed so that appropriate measures are taken, including the
application of administrative sanctions or even the offer of a complaint
to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, if the illegal conduct starts from a
contracted company.
In contracts for the assignment of labor, the renegotiation is adopted,
in which COPEL fully transfers the adjustments in the cost of labor
agreements and collective bargaining agreements so that the supplier
does not suffer losses as a result of such negotiations.
In addition, the United Nations Global Compact, of which COPEL is a
signatory, has among its principles freedom of association and the right
to collective bargaining. This right is also defended in the Company’s
Code of Conduct.
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25. CLIMATE CHANGES
GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3, 305-5
Climate change has a direct impact on COPEL’s activities and the most
significant risks related to them are changes in the operation of assets;
loss of revenue due to replacement of equipment and facilities due to
climate vulnerability; In order to mitigate these impacts, COPEL has
been carrying out business adaptation studies, aiming at maintaining its
operations (within the standards established by the regulatory agency)
and developing measures to mitigate its impacts emissions.
GRI 102-15, 102-29, 201-2
While climate change may negatively impact business, it also brings
some opportunities. With the energy demand from alternative, low-
carbon sources, the electricity sector is undergoing disruptive change
and it is at this point that they stand out, such as generation of energy
from renewable sources, sale of renewable energy in the free market,
distributed generation and supply of services such as electric service
stations and electricity.GRI 201-2
Risks and opportunities by subsidiary
Risks
Opportunities
Distribution
»
Physical: increase of
temperature and intensity
of the winds;
» Regulatory: possibility of
taxation or compensation
of GEE (GHG) emissions.
» Offer of services
related to the
distribution
of electric
energy, such
as distributed
generation
and electricity
(stations for
supplying
electric or hybrid
vehicles).
Risks and opportunities by subsidiary
Risks
Opportunities
»
Physical: change in
extremes of precipitation
and temperature increase;
» Regulatory: possibility of
taxation by the emitted
carbon and posture of the
environmental organ in
new licenses.
» Greater demand
for the supply and
sale of renewable
energy;
» Development of
renewable
new
business.
Geração e
Transmissão
In the Distribuição, it was identified that the physical risks can result in
an increase in the drop in the structures of the high voltage towers and
overload in lines and transformers, which may result in the inability to
supply energy in its entirety. It is estimated that in each event the expenses
are of R$300,000.00, plus costs per tower replaced. As adaptation
measures, it was proposed to carry out research projects and revision
of project manuals, since the theme is new in the electric sector and the
regulator did not position itself in relation to new projects due to climate
change. There is no estimate of the costs required for the implementation
of these projects.
Both in the distribution and in the transmission (by similarity) it is understood
that the intensification of climatic events will increase the frequency of
shutdowns of the installations, as well as the rigor in the recognition by the
regulatory body for supervening events due to the climate change (tower
drop, time to recovery, etc.).
In the Geração it was identified that the physical risks can impact on the
operation and safety of the dams (volume of water stored in the dams), in
the conditions of water quality of the reservoirs. In the regulatory scope
it was identified that a future taxation can financially impact the business
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obligation of environmental agencies. In general, COPEL has been strongly
engaged in recent years to identify its risks but there is still no management
over related costs.
COPEL bases its performance on reducing emissions to pre-set targets.
The deadlines for most of these targets, which were set in 2015, expired
in 2018, which is why new commitments have been established for the
next four years.
Stakeholders expect that the risks related to climate change will not greatly
impact COPEL’s assets and that the Company will be able to mitigate
the supply interruption due to bad weather or reestablish services in the
shortest possible time, as well as maintain its predominantly renewable
generating base, taking into account the market expectations for the
purchase of this type of energy.
As part of climate change management, COPEL periodically monitors
its emissions; accompanies government movements on carbon pricing,
assesses the climate risks of new investments, and reviews measures to
adapt business to the impacts of climate change. GRI 102-15, 102-29
In order to really care about this issue, in 2016 the Company instituted
the Climate Change Policy, which establishes guidelines for the promotion
of actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the execution of
plans capable of dealing with the consequences of climate change in its
business. This policy was elaborated by the Climate Change Steering
Committee, which has representatives from several areas of the company
and was approved by the Board of Directors. Its content was guided by
the GEE (GHG) Protocol, the principles of the Global Compact, the National
Policy on Climate Change, the State Policy on Climate Change and the
Sustainable Development Objectives (ODS). In 2018 the document was
revised to update concepts and incorporated lessons learned during the
course of the Climate Change program.
COPEL operates a predominantly renewable
generating plant, being a low carbon company.
They are in compliance with the principles of the Global Compact and
ODS-13 Action Against Climate Change, Agenda 2030. The goals follow
three lines: actions in the value chain, mitigation measures and reduction
of direct and indirect emissions and adaptation projects aimed at the
reduction of climate vulnerability.
At the internal level, the management efficiency is evaluated by means
of monitoring, reporting and external verification of the inventory of
Greenhouse Gases - GEE (GHG), evaluated according to the methodology
ABNT NBR ISO 14064-3 - Greenhouse Gases Part 3, and the Integrated
Report, external indexes are also used, such as the Business Sustainability
Index, which has a questionnaire on climate change, and the Carbon
Disclosure Program (CDP), which also allows COPEL to compare its
performance with the one of other companies of the sector, national
or international.
25.1. 2018 NEWS
25.1.1. Study to quantify carbon sequestration
Although the Company currently operates a predominantly renewable
generating plant, it is a low-carbon company and has been investing in
projects that contribute to reduce emissions, with a special emphasis on
the expansion of the renewable generating plant, installation of electric
grids and electrovias, implementation of smart grids, fleet predominantly
supplied with ethanol (measure decarbonization of the COPEL fleet) and
modernization of the Figueira Thermal Plant, among others.
In 2018 a study was begun to quantify carbon sequestration in some of the
Company’s green areas, which have previously gone through a recovery
initiative through the planting of native species by COPEL GeT and COPEL
DIS. The purpose is to establish a methodology for this process that can be
applied in other areas and, therefore, to evaluate if there is an advantage
for the company in certifying the carbon abducted, the study is expected
to be finalized in the first half of 2019.
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In November 2018 the Solar Map was launched, a tool accessible free of
charge on the internet, at the address solar.copel.com and which provides
information about solar radiation in all regions of Paraná, at any time of
the year. These data are important for the generation of energy from
the sun.
The Solar Map allows identifying the potential foci of business in
photovoltaic generation and assisting the consumer in the definition of
preliminary information for the feasibility of installing such a system in its
consumer unit. The novelty is the result of nine months of work, investment
of R$550,000 and COPEL’s partnership with the Paraná Meteorological
System (Simepar), encouraging the generation of clean and renewable
energy and reaffirming the company’s commitment to sustainability.
25.1.3 Strategic Plan for operation in Distributed Generation
In December 2018 COPEL’s Executive Board (REDIR) approved COPEL’s
Strategic Plan for Distributed Photovoltaic Generation. This plan will enable
COPEL to advance in the offer of new services and in the generation of
renewable energy.
25.2. MANAGEMENT IN INTEGRAL SUBSIDIARIES
COPEL Telecom received, during the 2018 edition of Futurecom, the main
event of the telecommunications and technology industries of the country,
the certificate of zero carbon emission, conquered through of a partnership
developed with Biofílica, a Brazilian company focused on the management
and conservation of forests, by means of the commercialization of
environmental services.
Author: Daniela Catisti
The subsidiary was the first to zero carbon emissions at COPEL. 752
tCO2 were neutralized, related to emissions from the 2017 inventory of
telecommunications operations. According to Futurecom, COPEL is the
first customer to receive the certificate during the fair.
In 2018, the Sustainability Committee of the CTE approved the continuation
of the neutralization of the emissions of scope 1, that allow to acquire
carbon credits, until 2022. In addition, Telecom has been promoting
campaign of incentive of the use of ethanol in the flex fleet and stimulating
its suppliers critical to conduct inventory of emissions.
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pilot project to adapt to climate change between
2017 and 2018, which consisted of evaluating
the effects of climate change on high voltage
distribution lines. The subsidiary has also been
conducting projects to take advantage of the
effects of climate change on high tension. The
subsidiary is also conducting projects to take
advantage of opportunities, such as Eletrovia.
In addition, it is investing in a Research and
Development Project for energy storage, a vital
element to integrate conventional generation,
centralized in the large power plants, and in
the growing of renewable sources at the end of
consumption.
The Climate Change Committee is developing
a handbook for vulnerability assessment due
to climate change in conjunction with COPEL
GeT areas. The document will include guidelines
for follow-up of the actions established in
the internal standard related to this topic.
The Subsidiary executes the Climate Change
Program, which counts on the participation of
professionals from the environmental, expansion
and regulatory planning areas, and has the
objective of implementing a climate vulnerability
and adaptation assessment project. Additionally,
it promotes with its employees an incentive for
the use of ethanol in the flex fleet.
Corporately, COPEL achieved its two emissions-
related targets: to reduce its fleet emissions
by 5% up to 2018, compared to the average
recorded between 2011 and 2014, and to reduce
energy consumption by 10% compared to 2014.
COPEL receives awards for the
disclosure of its GEE inventories
Copel obtained the Selo Clima
Paraná Ouro 2018 (2018 Paraná
Gold Climate Seal 2018, granted
by the State Department of the
Environment. The seal is given to
companies that prepare inventories
of greenhouse gases - GEE (GHG)
and adhere to the State Public
Register of Emissions.
Curitiba – Smart Copel, Author: Guilherme Pupo
25.3. GEE EMISSIONS GRI 305-1, 305-2, 305-3, 305-4, 305-5, 305-6, 305-7
In 2018 the issues of COPEL (Holding) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries were considered, as
shown in the table below:
GEE (t)
Scope 1
Scope 2 ("loca-
tion approach”)
Scope 2 (ap-
proach by "pur-
chase choice”)
CO2
CH4
N2O
HFCs
PFCs
SF6
NF3
TOTAL
Emission of CO2 biogenic (t)
Note: The inventory will be verified by external entity.
121,752.19
35.43
500.94
25.12
0.00
3,853.20
0.00
126,191.99
5,091.53
259,946.03
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
259,946.03
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Scope 3
1,866.47
228.10
79.86
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2,174.43
103.54
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In 2018, stationary combustion accounted for 80% of COPEL’s scope 1
emissions, followed by 9% land use change, 8% mobile combustion and
3% of other sources. Compared to 2017, there was an overall reduction
of 41% of the emissions from this scope, which is due to the stoppage of
UTE FRA due to the modernization of the plant, campaigns to increase the
use of ethanol in the Company and reduction of activities related to land
use change.
In Scope 2 there was an 18% reduction in emissions, which is due to the
reduction in consumption and energy losses, as well as the reduction of
the grid emission factor. Losses correspond to 99% of COPEL’s emissions,
which is coherent for the electric sector.
For Scope 3, there was a 68% reduction in emissions compared to the
previous year. The following sources were reported: employee displacement,
waste disposal, transportation and distribution (upstream) and business
travel. Scope 3 is still a challenge for the company, mainly the category
goods and services purchased, and capital goods.
In relation to the Company’s relative emissions, emissions of scope 1 were
adopted as the criteria for analysis, because they are direct emissions and
therefore actions can be taken on them. In relation to the denominators,
the most relevant ones were chosen for the Company and for the
businesses involved.
After external verification, the inventory will be published in the public
records of the GHG Protocol and the Paranaense Forum of Climate Change.
Also, in 2018, COPEL began a process of mapping suppliers potentially
emitting greenhouse gases in order to develop them in relation to climate
change, that is, to stimulate them to carry out their GEE (GHG) inventories
and, later, to seek actions to mitigate their emissions.
The emission intensity indices for COPEL (Holding) and its wholly-owned
subsidiaries are:
Company
Denominator
Emissions
Scope 1 tCO2e
Performance
0,008
Performance
redução
de 44%
COPEL
(Holding)
COPEL GeT
COPEL DIS
COPEL CTE
Revenue (R$ K)
0,008
44% re-duction
Energy
generated
(GW.h)
Energy available
(GW.h)
Customers
5,810
32% reduction
0.68
57% reduction
0,001
68% reduction
Note: the reduction in emissions is due to the efforts made in this regard, to the stoppage of the
UTE FRA and to the increase of both revenue and customers in the CTE.
Atmospheric emissions (in t / year) GRI 305-7
NOx (nitrogen
ox-ides)
SOx (sulfur ox-
ides)
COV
(Volatile
Organic
Compounds)
MP (Particulate
Material)
2016
709
2017
2,510
2018
3,219
2,764
15,344
18,108
0,2
0,2
709
0
0
0
0
277
986
Note: Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP) have not been
released in the past three years.
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GRI 103-1, GRI 103-2, PRME 1, 2, 3
Renewable natural resources are not infinite. This is the case of water,
which can be renewed according to the rainfall regime, but which
has been affected, among other factors, by human consumption
and climate change, among other events. COPEL, which generates
much of the energy through its hydroelectric plants. The Company
also has thermoelectric plants moved to fossil fuel, finite and
non-renewable resources.
This scenario makes natural resource management critical to COPEL’s
sustainability, which must prepare for scenarios of water scarcity and
transition to a low-carbon economy, and can be anticipated by monitoring
the availability of natural resources, continuous improvement in the
management of these resources and strategic planning.
Natural resources directly influence COPEL’s activities and this also
impacts nature. These impacts vary according to the resource used
and the undertaking in question. Concerned to water, the main natural
resource used by COPEL, it is possible to change the hydrological regime
of rivers where are installed hydroelectric; to influence the microclimate
by the presence of reservoirs and the removal of vegetation, altering the
quality of water and aquatic fauna in reservoirs, among others. There are
also impacts on biodiversity, such as affectation of ecological dynamics,
loss of habitats, population reduction, favoring invasive species.
The environmental studies, carried out according to regulatory
requirements, point out the impacts with details and allow the
development of actions to mitigate the harmful effects caused by
COPEL, generating improvement of biodiversity and preservation, or,
also, recovery of endangered areas and species. GRI 102-15, 102-29
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utmost to preserve natural resources and seek to identify new business
opportunities related to its use. The Sustainability Policy establishes
the guidelines for this action and must be followed by COPEL, its
subsidiaries and controlled. The Company also follows, as a whole, the
regulatory constraints for each type of enterprise and the premises of
the Eco-efficiency Program. In accordance with these guidelines and
commitments, natural resource management goals are established.
Goal Type
Natural Resource Management Goals
Goal
Reduction of
water consumption
in the administrative
processes
Reduction of 10% in
consumption of water
up to December
2019, based on 2014
consumption
Reduction of
energy consumption
in the administrative
processes
Reduction of 10% in
energy consumption
until December of
2019, based on 2014
consumption
Reduced paper usage
(digital invoice and
duplex printing)
Achieve 50% duplex
printing through
December 2018
Status
2% At the end
of 2018, COPEL
recorded increase
of 2% in water
consumption,
compared to
consumption in 2014,
therefore, the target
was not reached
until now
15% By the end
of 2018 COPEL
registered reduction
of 15% in energy
consumption in
relation to 2014
consumption Goal
exceeded
By the end of 2018
Copel reached an
average of 41.93% of
duplex impressions
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goals are part of the Eco-efficiency Program,
which aims to support projects to better use
these resources, sensitizing the various areas
of the Company and meeting the strategic
guideline for achieving excellence in costs,
processes and quality. The program also operates
in the lines of mobility and fuel, education and
communication. In 2018 a device test was
carried out to reduce the consumption of water
in toilets; management of water, energy and
fuel consumption; and educational campaigns.
The campaign to encourage the use of ethanol
in the fleet of vehicles was maintained and the
campaign COPEL without Plastic was created,
aiming at reducing the consumption of glasses
of this material. In relation to the use of energy,
the highlight was the consumption reduction on
the microcomputers. Related to mobility, stand
out the initiatives “Bike to Work Day” (May 11),
“World Without Cars” (week of September 17 to
22) - zero emissions (pedestrians and cyclists)
and the I COPEL Interpoles Pedaling.
the
Waste management
Corporate Waste Management Program, available
for consultation on page 134.
is done
through
COPEL’s assessment of natural
resource
management is done by third party auditors
and performance appraisals in initiatives such
as the Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE).
These evaluations allow comparison with other
companies in the sector and often involve
the stakeholders.
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26.1. MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES IN INTEGRAL SUBSIDIARIES
GRI 102-15, 102-29
The management of the impacts of the
subsidiaries on natural resources is in line with
the guidelines of COPEL (Holding). At COPEL
Distribuição, the most relevant impacts are
indirect, since the manufacturing of several
materials for the electric power distribution
system is made from finite natural resources.
The subsidiary seeks to minimize them
by recycling or reusing 99% of the waste
generated (see page 134). The direct impacts
of COPEL Distribuição are linked to the use of
petroleum derived fuels for the operation of
the fleet, which is objectively reduce by 2%
until 2019, and for backup generators.
COPEL Distribution uses a system that
centralizes costs into a single account, providing
information on values, dates, volume, type of
fuel and stations where purchases were made
to control fuel consumption. Through the Eco-
efficiency Program, in conjunction with the
fleet management areas, the subsidiary carried
out a campaign to encourage the use of ethanol
instead of gasoline. The actions carried out
had a rapid and significant result in increasing
ethanol consumption. GRI 302-5
At COPEL Geração e Transmissão, the main
impacts are directly related to the extraction
of coal to supply the Figueira Thermoelectric
Plant and, indirectly, to the use of fossil fuels,
petroleum derivatives, and mineral resources.
To identify and reduce impacts, the subsidiary
performs the environmental studies, already
mentioned on page 125, and actions resulting
from these assessments. All company activities
related to use of non-renewable resources
follow the regulatory requirements of the
electricity sector.
For the conservation of water resources used
in power generation, COPEL GeT develops
activities related to the monitoring of water
quality and the monitoring of Permanent
Preservation Areas. The subsidiary maintains
internal commissions and a centralized group
with the objective of discussing the management
of its reservoirs. The subsidiary also actively
participates in the river basin committees in
which its hydroelectric generation projects
are inserted.
At COPEL Telecom, the most relevant impacts
are also indirect, since several materials for the
implementation, operation and maintenance of
telecommunications solutions are manufactured
from finite natural resources. The company,
following the guidelines of the Eco-efficiency
Program and the Corporate Management
Program Waste, performs a project to recycle
waste typical of its operation, such as batteries
and optical fibers, and is committed to recycle
100% of this waste.
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Some of COPEL’s Geração e Transmissão plants have
obtained the ISO 14001 (Environmental Management
Systems) certification between 2017 and 2018:
Governador Ney Braga Power Plant, Author: Carlos Borba
Date of certification
2018
Power Plant
Salto do Vau Hydroelectric Plant
Governador Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto
Hydroelectric Plant
Other plants that hold certification
Governador José Richa (Salto Caxias)
Hydroelectric Plant
Governador Ney Aminthas de Barros Braga
(Segredo) Hydroelectric Plant
2018
2017
2017
26.2. WATER CONSUMPTION
COPEL’s water consumption in 2018 was 115 million cubic meters, 22% lower than in 2017. The withdrawal of water from
underground and surface sources used in power generation, transmission and distribution operations is controlled directly
by the subsidiaries and the administrative consumption comes from public supply (Sanepar), Including water used for
cooling in COPEL GeT plants (100 million m3), the total jumps to 215 million m3. GRI 102-48
The goal of COPEL (Holding) and subsidiaries is to reduce consumption by 14% by 2019. In order to achieve this target,
consumption data are analyzed routinely and any abnormalities are ascertained. In the largest buildings occupied by the
Company, weekly analysis of the hydrometer in search of possible leaks.
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Surface fountain
Underground fountains
Rainwater
Municipal supplies of water
Total
Water used for power
plant cooling
Total water used by
Copel GeT
Total water consumed by Copel
Copel GeT
114,661,682.07
52,481.00
87.09
45,081.00
114,759,331.16
99,819,948.83
214,579,279.99
Copel DIS
22,462.00
37.27
77,115.00
99,614.27
Copel CTE
-
-
-
714.00
714.00
Copel Holding
-
-
-
8,291.00
8,291.00
Total Copel
114,661,682.07
74,943.00
124.36
131,201.00
114,867,950.43
-
-
-
-
-
214.687.899,26
Comparison of water consumption in the last three years (m3) GRI 303-1
147,492,205
114,867,950
99,616,894
Note: do not consider water used for cooling.
2016
2017
2018
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from COPEL GeT in Londrina and two from COPEL DIS in Castro and
Jaguariaíva. In 2018, 124.36 m3 were recycled and reused. At COPEL
GeT, the use is made in watering of plants, cleaning of windows and
sidewalks, while in COPEL DIS the water is consumed in toilets. GRI 303-3
Volume of water recycled and reused in 2018 (in m3)
Copel GeT
Copel DIS
Total
26.2.1. Water discharge
87.09
37.27
124.36
All COPEL’s companies, including COPEL (Holding), only make domestic
sewage disposal.
26.2.2. Reservoirs and water quality
Due to the construction of hydroelectric power plants, the change in water
flow is the main impact of COPEL related to water resources. Therefore,
the Company operates in the socio-environmental management of its
projects from construction to operation, conducting studies, seeking
mitigate the risks, and taking into account the pertinent environmental
legislations. It maintains, for this, a monitoring network in hydrographic
basins with hydroelectric exploitation in operation.
The network consists of several hydrological stations, in which data
are collected on water level of rivers and reservoirs, and rainfall data.
These data, after processing in the System of Monitoring of Reservoirs
(SMR), help and guide the operation of hydroelectric plants. Check
them on COPEL’s website.
In addition, COPEL Geração e Transmissão maintains a specific program
of periodic environmental inspections in its reservoirs.
Possible environmental interventions in lakes and their surroundings are
evaluated, and specific measures are identified to address identified
irregularities in construction in the concession area, effluent discharge,
slope stability, use and occupation of Permanent Protection Areas. In
order to assist in the process of preserving areas of relevant environmental
interest, the Company has an agreement with the Environmental Police
Battalion of the State of Paraná and actively participates in the River
Basin Committees and the National and State Council of Water resources.
In relation to the water quality of the rivers and reservoirs under the
influence of their enterprises, COPEL GeT monitors periodically. Currently,
the network has forty monitoring points, through which various
physical, chemical and biological parameters are analyzed. The results
of the analysis are interpreted and presented in annual reports to the
Environmental Institute of Paraná (IAP).
26.3. CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY AND FUELS
GRI 302-1
The Ecoefficiency Program consolidates COPEL’s energy consumption
data, which covers information from COPEL (Holding) and the
wholly-owned subsidiaries Geração e Transmissão, Distribuição and
Telecomunicações, considering practically all of the Company’s facilities
in Paraná. COPEL Comercialization’s consumption is embedded in the
one presented by COPEL (Holding), as this subsidiary occupies the same
buildings and also uses only electric power.
COPEL’s energy consumption in 2018 was approximately 1.5 million GJ.
This total is 36% lower than in 2017.
Regarding electricity, consumption was 102.8 thousand GJ, 14% lower
than that of the previous year, COPEL is committed to reduce
electricity consumption by 10% up to the end of 2019, based on the
consumption of 2014. The goal was split by 2% per year, COPEL
(Holding) registered an increase of 8% in consumption from 2017 to
2018 due to the fact that it assumed responsibility for the buildings
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relocated to the buildings occupied by this wholly-owned subsidiary.
COPEL Telecomunicações’ electricity consumption also increased (7%) as a result of the Company’s significant growth in
operations. COPEL DIS and COPEL GeT exceeded the target, reaching a reduction of 18% and 3%, respectively, compared
to 2017. GRI 302-1, 302-4, 305-5
The only subsidiary to control energy consumption outside the organization is COPEL Distribution, which accounted for
10,135.56 GJ in material transportation services in 2018. COPEL (Holding) employees’ air travel and of all subsidiaries are
calculated only in terms of CO2, and included in the Scope 3 emissions inventory (other indirect emissions - see page 123).
GRI 302-2
The energy intensity, measured for the whole Company by the metric of electric energy consumption divided by the number
of own employees, was 13.50 in the year. GRI 302-3
The Eco-efficiency Program tracks energy consumption data on a monthly basis, investigating significant changes to
the areas responsible for the facilities and working to correct them. The program also provides awareness campaigns to
employees and supports infrastructure improvements, including the use of equipment more efficient, such as LED lamps.
GRI 302-4
With regard to fuel consumption, in 2018 the total number of vehicles was reduced and many of our own vehicles were
replaced by rental vehicles. Newer and more efficient models, such as flex type vehicles, have been favored. In addition,
the subsidiaries have been promoting incentive campaigns for the use of fuels from renewable sources. GRI 302-4, 302-5, 305-5
Energy intensity within COPEL (GJ consumed / nº of own employees) in 2018 GRI 302-3
COPEL (Holding) e
Comercialização
886.00
COPEL CTE
COPEL GeT
COPEL DIS
25,668.00
73,609.11
2,594.52
1,660
15.46
5,364
13.72
478
5.43
109
8.13
Total
102,757.63
7,611
13.50
Energy (GJ)
Number of
employees
Intensity
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renewable sources
Diesel oil
Gasoline
Coal
GLP
Aviation kerosene
Total
Consumption of
renewable sources
Ethanol
Biodiesel
Total
Electric power
consumption
Total energy
consumption in 2018
Energy consumption within Copel (in GJ) GRI 102-48, 302-1
Copel GeT
Copel DIS
Copel CTE
Copel (Holding)
Total Copel
-
-
-
15,990.27
1,875.73
1,183,661.95
-
2,730.91
1,204,258.86
117,766.61
5,315.52
-
-
-
123,082.13
1,353.63
612.38
-
-
-
1,966.01
-
-
-
7,922.56
1,471.66
9,394.22
22,647.77
11,750.83
34,398.60
3,942.52
126.53
4,069.05
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
135,110.51
7,803.63
1,183,661.95
0.00
2,730.91
1,329,307.00
-
34,512.85
13,349.02
47,861.87
25,668.00
73,609.11
2,594.52
886.00
102,757.63
1,239,321.08
231,089.84
8,629.58
886.00
1,479,926.50
Sale of electricity
49,402,688.40
-
-
-
49,402,688.40
Note:
1. For the conversion of fuel consumption in l to GJ, the calorific value of each fuel was used. Calorific power (GJ / ton) per fuel: gasoline
- 43.54; anhydrous ethanol = 28.26; ethanol = 26.38; diesel oil - 42.29; biodiesel - 37.68; GLP - 46.47.
Copel GeT
Copel DIS
Copel CTE
Copel (Holding)
Total
132
2017 x 2018 Electric power consumption (in GJ) GRI 102-48, 302-1
2017
26,358.48
89,685.36
2,428.56
820.08
119,292.48
2016
28,225.44
76,176.00
2,363.04
671.04
107,435.52
2018
25,668.00
73,609.11
2,594.52
886.00
102,757.63
Range 2017 x 2018
-3%
-18%
7%
8%
-14%
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64,358,688
51,414,625
2,958,939
2,444,910
1,452,992
1,130,568
983,009
538,058
2017 x 2018 Fuel consumption (in GJ)
Material
Concrete post
Mineral coal
Transformer
Aluminum cable
Concrete crosshead
Hardware
Concrete Artifacts
Porcelain insulator
Consumption of non-
renewable sources
Diesel oil1
Gasoline
Coal2
Liquefied petroleum
gas3
Aviation kerosene
Total
Consumption of
renewable sources
Ethanol
Biodiesel
Total
Total fuel
consumption
Total Copel
2017
2018
162,287.43
36,972.11
1,926,305.16
135,110.51
7,803.63
1,183,661.95
68,375.533
0.00
2,994.21
2,196,934.44
2,730.91
1,329,307.00
2017
2018
12,647.72
-
12,647.72
2017
2.209.582,16
34,512.85
13,349.02
47,861.87
2018
1.377.168,87
2,209,582.16
1,377,168.87
Notes: 1. Sum of diesel used in transportation and emergency generators.
2. Coal is used for the production of energy in a thermoelectric plant.
3. Sum of consumption in the company’s forklifts and kitchens. Data omitted in 2018, as they
are not significant.
4. Ethanol, gasoline, GLP and aviation kerosene are the fuels used in means of transport belonging
to the Company.
26.4. CONSUMPTION OF MATERIALS
GRI 301-1
COPEL used 127.6 thousand tons of materials in its operational activities
in 2018, the most used of which are detailed in the table below.
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134
26.4.1. Paper consumption
COPEL controls print and copy data through monthly reports prepared by
the company that provides the service. These reports include data such
as quantity of printing, billing value, services rendered and management
information. In 2018 COPEL saved 3,539,381 sheets of paper with the
use of the duplex format. This number corresponds to 7,079 reams
and would correspond to approximately 472 trees, as described by the
International Featured Standards (IFS), in which 1 tree is equal to 7,500
sheets of paper.
The main actions undertaken in 2018 to reduce the consumption of
paper and printing are described on pages 83 and 126.
26.5. WASTE MANAGEMENT
GRI 306-2
The Corporate Waste Management Program has as objectives the
reduction in generation, the valorization of discarded material and
the promotion of reverse logistics. All the processes adopted by the
Company are in compliance with the National Solid Waste Policy and all
pertinent legislation.
In 2018, 63,284 t were disposed of by COPEL, 12.26% less than in
2017. The largest volume was destined for recycling - 49,906.43 t. The
ashes of the Figueira Thermal Power Plant, which represented 98% of
these discards, were discarded in landfill, the other discarded wastes
were administrative waste and materials contaminated with oil.
COPEL (Holding) and wholly-owned subsidiaries have different disposal
targets, but all of them related to recycling. At COPEL GeT, the objective
is to give this type of disposal to 60% of the waste generated annually
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(excluding ash). In 2018 this goal was reached. COPEL DIS´ goal for
the year was to send at least 95% (in mass) of the waste, which was
surpassed in the year, since the subsidiary reached a recycling rate of
99.6% (including disposals), COPEL CTE seeks to recycle 100% of the
typical waste from the telecommunications operation, such as fiber
optic scrap and batteries, which was also won in 2018. COPEL (Holding)
aims to allocate to administrative associations generated by 78% of its
employees, by the end of 2019. In 2018 this percentage was 74%.
As a good practice, in order to comply with the National Solid Waste
Policy, the Company maintains the Collective Solidarity Collection,
which consists of the destination of the recyclable administrative waste
to associations and cooperatives registered by means of Public Call.
The initiative fulfills important social function, as it strengthens the
protagonism of associations and cooperatives of collectors. In 2018 the
practice benefited 420 families, generating an average monthly income
of R$309 per family.
With regard to service providers, these must meet the contractual clause
that requires the correct destination of waste classified as leftover works.
Disposal of waste in 2018 (tons)– GRI 306-2
2017
2018
Hazardous
waste
5,490.30
-
0.05
0.76
33.04
5,524.15
Non-
hazardous
waste
45,877.40
31.10
20,688.40
3.75
66,600.65
Hazardous
waste
7,577.27
0.00
1.08
63.12
34.90
Non-
hazardous
waste
42,329.19
29.28
0.00
13,249.15
0
7,676.37 55,607.62
Recycling
Composting
Incineration
Landfill
Coprocessing
Total
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72,124.80
63,283.99
2017
2018
26.6. ECOSYSTEMS
26.6.1. Impacts of ventures and mitigation GRI 102-15, 102-29, 304-2
For the distribution and transmission power facilities, the main impacts
are concentrated in the implantation phase, when the vegetation is
suppressed for system implantation. This process can increase the
forest fragmentation of the environments and among other reasons, to
the increase of the border effect, to the reduction of fauna habitats and
to the increase of hunting in the region. In the distribution lines favoring
exotic species, invasive exotic species and other opportunistic species
can be favored to be established due to the opening of clearings for the
construction of structures and launching of cables.
Another risk to biodiversity (aquatic and terrestrial) is the oil leakage
of transformers and other equipment that can contaminate the soil
and groundwater if they are not contained. COPEL adopts preventive
measures during the operation, thus reducing oil leakage. In 2018
COPEL GeT registered the leakage of 150L of hydraulic oil (implantation
of the SBN III Wind Farm) and was remedied with the removal and
destination of the contaminated soil, without any water surface being
affected. At COPEL DIS there was the spillage of 38,200 L of mineral
oil insulation of electrical equipment that almost all were contained in
water-oil separators, and the contaminated soil was already removed
and destined properly. GRI 306-3
In accordance with its principles and relevant legislation, COPEL
undertakes environmental studies prior to the installation phase of new
ventures, seeking to determine and mitigate the impacts caused on the
ecosystem.
When choosing the land for the implementation of energy substations,
COPEL Distribuição conducts a preliminary environmental analysis, thus
verifying possible socio-environmental restrictions.
Generation projects affect the physical, biotic and social environment,
which can alter ecological processes, the composition of fauna and flora
species, and impact the population’s way of life and historical-cultural
heritage. COPEL monitors and rescues flora and fauna, and acts in the
recovery of Permanent Preservation Areas (PPAs), forest restoration,
archaeological monitoring and rescue, among other actions. Many of the
initiatives are carried out in the implementation phase of the enterprise,
and may have unfolding in the operation phase.
In order to define the tracing of transmission lines, a multidisciplinary
analysis is carried out, seeking the lowest possible impact on the natural
environment, considering the economic and social issues of the chosen
route. In some cases, however, it is not feasible to divert the path of forest
fragments and, for this reason, the projects have sought to minimize plant
suppression, sometimes restricting itself to the opening for the launching
of cables, which in some cases is done with drones, avoiding the shallow
cutting of native species. Projects also foresee, whenever possible, raised
structures, preserving the vegetation.
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COPEL has environmental programs such as Monitoring and Control of
Vegetation Suppression, Reforestation, Monitoring and Control of Erosive
Processes and Removal and Rescue of Fauna, whenever applicable to
the projects. In addition, in the medium voltage distribution lines, the
use of compact grids reduces the need to prune trees.
In 2018 the following environmental reports for licensing were prepared
by COPEL and by the following parties:
Report
Simplified Environmental Report
(RAS)
Environmental Programs Detail
Report (RDPAs)
Previous Environmental Analysis
Quantity
12 Substations and 6 High
Distribution Lines Voltage (LDAT)
3 substations and 6 LDATs
12 voltage substations 34.5 kV
and 138 kV
In none of these studies were identified highly relevant impacts on
biodiversity.
COPEL Geração e Transmissão, in turn, prepared forest inventories for
six projects and concluded the elaboration of the Basic Environmental
Project for a Transmission Line. The subsidiary also developed all
the environmental subprograms provided for in the Environmental
Management Program for hydroelectric projects in operation, such as
monitoring of water quality, monitoring of ichthyofauna, environmental
inspection of reservoirs, monitoring of Permanent Preservation Areas,
among others.
COPEL Telecomunicações concentrates its operations in Paraná and
shares the infrastructure of COPEL’s transmission and distribution
subsidiaries, and therefore has the same impacts as these structures are
subject to.
Among the impacts to the fauna, the collision or electrocution of birds is
a direct impact of the projects of energy distribution. The main species
affected are those of gregarious habits, such as water birds of medium to
large size, whereas death by electrocution is more common. This impact
can be verified in the LDAT 138 kV Marechal Cândido Rondon - Santa
Helena, which is 65 km long, but whose greatest collision potential occurs
in specific environments, such as rivers and wetlands (approximately
2.5 km), according to the Simplified Environmental Report. However, the
problem can be minimized by means of line signaling in places with the
greatest possibility of accidents,
The Avifauna and Chiropter fauna Monitoring Program of LDAT 138 kV
Marechal Cândido Rondon - Santa Helena consists of a series of steps
to evaluate the impact of lines in the community of birds and bats. For
birdlife, the program includes a description of the bird community and
the ecosystems through which the LDAT transposes, as well as the
evaluation of the need for installation of flags, the selection of priority
areas and the subsequent monitoring of the behavior of the birds in
relation to the signaling. For chiropter fauna, the program includes the
monitoring of the abundance of bats in field campaigns before and after
the implementation of LDAT.
In 2018, the first stage of the Bird Monitoring Program was carried
out. Diagnosis was made of locations with the greatest potential for
accidents, which will be monitored in a second phase of the study,
performed the first two steps of chiropter fauna monitoring.
Also, in relation to fauna, the “Technical Instruction of the Environment
10-21: Management of Africanized bees, wasps and native social bees”
was published internally, in January 2018, which characterizes the three
groups, addressing legal aspects and specific measures. The instruction
was constructed from the need to define procedure and guide actions
in situations of encounter with these insects. To effective the technical
industry was conducted the Bees Management course, with the
participation of 20 employees.
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COPEL Distribuição was published in 2018 by
the Center for Sustainability Studies (GVces) of
the Business Administration School of Fundação
Getúlio Vargas (FGV EAESP), in order to compare
impacts and externalities between the use of
integrated vegetation management in electrical
systems and the use of mowing.
In order to maintain the safety and quality of the
energy supply, the concessionaires periodically
carry out the maintenance of the bands of passage
of lines and distribution grids of energy in the
rural areas by means of manual or mechanized
spraying, which generally results in the complete
removal of the vegetation, The electric sector
has been studying how to replace this practice
by Integrated Management of Vegetation (MIV),
a set of conduits aimed at establishing, in the
long term, a community of plants whose growth
characteristics do not interfere in the operational
performance of the electrical installations or that
demand the minimum of interventions, besides
providing protection for the soil and shelter and
feeding for the fauna, among other benefits.
The practice has proven to be more advantageous
than traditional scouring, in addition to presenting
a more favorable emissions MIV, the more lenient
and spaced interventions allow greater soil
conservation, both in physicochemical properties
and in its organic carbon stock. It has not been
possible to estimate, so far, the erosion rate
valuation due to data restriction, however, this
index confirms the benefits of IVM compared to
mowing. Management also provides herbaceous-
shrub cover, which provides soil protection
against erosion.
MIV can also contribute to wildlife habitat, forest
fire prevention and the provision of medicinal and
non-timber products. Thus, it can be confirmed
that
vegetation management
maintains, in part, the environmental benefits
that the native vegetation provides, unlike the
mowing, which practically cancels them.
integrated
Although the results of the IVM are favorable,
due to the restrictions found for full assessment
due to the unavailability of data, this topic
was included within a proposed research and
development project on integrated vegetation
management, which is being elaborated.
The IVM is also underway in the high voltage
distribution lines project that passes through the
Saint-Hilaire / Lange National Park (LDAT 138 Kv
Fiscal Post - Matinhos, Guaratuba - Matinhos and
Fiscal Post - Guaratuba), on the coast of Paraná.
After implementation, analysis and approval of
this project, the measure may be replicated to
other conservation units.
26.6.3. Protected Areas GRI 304-1
COPEL Distribuição and COPEL Geração e
Transmissão have 82,146 km of high voltage
distribution lines (69 and 138 kV) that pass
through Integral Protection conservation units in
the state of Paraná. These facilities, as well as
their size and value for the biodiversity of the
area in which they are found, are detailed in the
appendices of page 229.
concludes
the
COPEL
withdrawal of the transmission
towers of the Guartelá Park
in April
COPEL concluded
the withdrawal of the metal
towers from the transmission
line that cut the Guartelá State
Park and the Itaytyba Private
Natural Heritage Reserve in
the central region of Paraná.
The disassembly and removal
of the 17 towers present in the
units was carried out manually,
due to the difficult access to
the structures.
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the route was changed, in response to a request from the Environmental
Institute of Paraná (IAP).
In addition to contributing to the beauty of one of the largest canyons in
the world, line displacement helps protect conservation units by avoiding
the environmental impact of maintenance and repair of structures. These
areas make up one of the last well-preserved remnants of fields with
native vegetation in the central portion of the State of Paraná. They also
house a rich flora, with species rarely seen or threatened with extinction,
such as imbuia (Ocotea porosa), ipê-roxo (Handroanthus impetiginosus),
pinheiro-do-Paraná (Araucaria angustifolia), peroba (Aspidosperma
polyneuron) and pau-marfim (Balfourodendron riedelianum), there are
still endangered specimens of Brazilian fauna, such as the maned wolf
and the brown jaguar.
In the original layout, the old line was also close to archaeological sites
of rock art, which are important references of Paraná Archaeological
Heritage. COPEL financed studies in several of these sites, due to the
work to remove the transmission line, and stone and ceramic artifacts
were found. Seven new sites of rock art were also discovered and
documented, characterized by artistic paintings on rock walls.
In addition, COPEL promoted an Integrated Heritage Education Program,
including a survey of intangible culture in the municipalities covered by
the project and activities with students, staff, guides and tourism drivers
who work in Guartelá State Park and surrounding areas also participated
in training courses promoted by the Company.
All material collected and documented in the research was sent to the
Laboratory of Archeology, Ethnology and Ethno-history of the State
University of Maringá.
26.6.4. Forestry Compensation
Since 2012 COPEL Geração e Transmissão and the Environmental
Institute of Paraná (IAP) have been working on the production of native
forest seedlings for the restoration of Permanent Preservation Areas,
Legal Forest Reserves and Forest Restoration Areas of the State of
Paraná. COPEL assigns jobs to outsourced workers to devote themselves
exclusively to the production of seedlings.
Another relevant partnership of COPEL Geração e Transmissão is with
the Environmental Police Battalion (BPAmb), which guarantees agility
and effectiveness in the protection actions of the permanent preservation
areas around its reservoirs, acting preventively in the protection of water
bodies, fauna and flora.
Still in the scope of forest compensation, COPEL GeT makes the recovery
of previously degraded areas in compensation for the plant suppression
necessary to implement some of its projects. As a rule, recovery
projects are presented to the responsible environmental agency and,
after approval, the planting of native species is carried out in areas that
were previously occupied mainly by pastures, which are accompanied
by maintenance and periodic surveys until they reach the stage of
development in which interventions are no longer necessary.
The subsidiary is also responsible for protecting several areas that have
high biodiversity value through constant monitoring. The areas recovered
and protected by COPEL GeT are presented below.
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Name
Place
Size
Among the
municipalities of São
José dos Pinhais
and Tijucas do Sul
(Paraná)
Between the
municipalities of São
José dos Pinhais and
Guaratuba
Among the
municipalities of
Guaratuba, Morretes
and São José dos
Pinhais
Between the
municipalities of
Ponta Grossa and
Carambeí
In the municipality of
Castro
3,513.34 hectares
8,798.70 hectares
812.14 hectares
88.72 hectares
40.10 hectares
APA Estadual de
Guaratuba
APA Estadual da
Escarpa Devoniana
Parque Estadual Pico
do Marumbi
Integral protection units
In the municipality of
Morretes
225.98 hectares
Parque Estadual do
Pico do Paraná
In the municipality of
Antonina
865.18 hectares
Estação Ecológica Tia
Chica
Between the
municipalities of
Candói and Reserva
do Iguaçu
423.12 hectares
Estação Ecológica Rio
dos Touros
In the municipality of
Pinhão
Parque Estadual
Rio Guarani
In the municipality of
Três Barras
1,231.06 hectares
2.235 hectares
COPEL Distribuição carried out compensatory actions for forest
replanting, due to the suppression of vegetation in distribution lines
and substations, donating seedlings to individuals and prefectures for
planting in urban and rural areas, totaling 385 native forest seedlings
for 5 municipalities and 350 seedlings of urban afforestation,
for 3 municipalities.
26.6.5. Urban Forests Program
Since 2007 COPEL has supported municipalities that show interest
in the planning of afforestation of public roads, contributing to the
environmental improvement of cities and the reduction of interruptions
in energy supply caused by the incompatibility of trees with electric
systems. The seedlings are produced in the orchards of the Company.
At present, these seedlings are supplied through a donation term with
charges. In 2018, 6,536 of them were delivered to 22 municipalities.
The seedlings produced are also used to meet environmental
licensing conditions.
In 2018 an agreement was signed with the Municipality of Maringá
for urban afforestation. The partnership aims to share information to
create an integrated database of georeferenced data, providing better
planning and execution of tree planting, pruning and removal activities
in public areas.
Regarding the management of pruning, a project of georeferencing of
vegetation is underway in COPEL, whereby 738,935 thousand trees
have already been counted under the energy grids in 74% of the
municipalities of the State.
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Work Committee for the evaluation of Municipal
Urban Arborization Plans, coordinated by the
Public Prosecutor’s Office of the State of Paraná
(MP-PR) with the participation of several State
institutions, through COPEL DIS, as a product
of this Committee, published in 2018 the 2nd
edition of the Manual for the elaboration of the
Municipal Plan of Urban Arborization, revised
and extended.
26.6.6. Endangered species
COPEL GeT performs different actions in
relation to endangered species present in
areas of influence of its ventures, according
to the group to which these species belong.
In the case of aquatic fauna, it maintains
the continuous monitoring of the fish fauna
(ichthyofauna) present in its reservoirs. This
action allows to verify possible changes in
the fish community throughout the operation
of its hydroelectric power plants, including
registration and monitoring of threatened,
exotic and invasive species. In hydroelectric
plants in the phase of installation, it seeks
to identify the changes that occur in the
ichthyofauna as a consequence of damming
and altering the characteristics of the water
body. Monitoring allows COPEL GeT to keep
environmental agencies and society informed
of long-term changes in fish populations.
For the registration of endangered species of
fauna, data on fauna monitoring and rescue
programs (including the ichthyofauna program)
of the different ventures, based on two sources:
Official National List of Endangered Species
of the Ministry of the Environment (MMA)
and the Brazilian Institute for the Environment
and Water Resources (IBAMA), considering
the Red List of IUCN (International Union for
Conservation of Nature). In this analysis, the
data of endangered species at the state level
were not used.
Throughout its monitoring activities, COPEL
GeT registered the presence of only one
species of fish in some degree of threat in
the river basins where it maintains plants,
as a measure of compensation for possible
impacts on the ichthyofauna in Paraná, where
COPEL has the most of its hydroelectric plants,
the Company maintains an Experimental
Station for Ichthyology Studies since 1996,
whose production of fingerlings follows the
conservation model and is destined for the
reservoirs inserted in the Iguaçu River. The
monitoring of ichthyofauna of UHE Colíder
Hydroelectric Power Plant, power plant installed
in the Teles Pires River basin, in Mato Grosso,
has so far registered only one endangered
species at a national level.
Regarding terrestrial fauna, when implementing
projects, the subsidiary executes surveying
and monitoring programs. It also undertakes
specific rescue and relocation initiatives during
works with a potential impact on terrestrial
fauna, in the accomplishment of activities
such as suppression of vegetation and
filling of reservoirs. COPEL GeT is a pioneer
in the rescue and relocation of native bees in
the State of Paraná, having started this type of
activity in the installation of UHE Mauá, in the
Tibagi River..
In the research and management of wild
animals contracted by COPEL GeT, there were
92 species of terrestrial fauna considered under
some degree of threat, considering the IUCN
Red List and the Red Book of Brazilian Fauna
Endangered. The validation of the data was
made based on the most recent documents,
checks for monitoring and rescue of fauna, in
ventures in Paraná, São Paulo, Santa Catarina,
Mato Grosso and Rio Grande do Norte.
As for the flora, similarly to the terrestrial
fauna, programs of surveying, monitoring
and rescue (germplasm) in areas affected by
the projects during the installation phase are
carried out by means of hiring of specialized
teams. COPEL GeT also carries out actions of
re-composition and maintenance of Permanent
Protection Areas (APP) of its reservoirs, with
native species to each region.
from
In order to register endangered flora species,
data
rescue and
the monitoring,
forest restoration programs of the different
enterprises were crossed based on two sources:
the Official National List of Flora Species
Threatened by Extinction of the Ministry of
the Environment (MMA) and of the Brazilian
Institute of Environment and Water Resources
(IBAMA) and the IUCN Red List of Threatened
Species (International Union for Conservation
of Nature), there have been 62 species of flora
to some degree threatened with extinction.
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Since several species, both fauna and flora, appear in the two lists used
as reference in many different categories, the sum of those presented in
each category is higher than the real number.
In the case of COPEL Distribuição, in the elaboration of the Simplified
Environmental Report (RAS) and the Forest Inventory (IF), the species
of potential occurrence in the areas of influence and those indicated
for suppression are classified according to the state of conservation. A
summary of the records of endangered species, according to group, list
and degree of threat, composes the following table.
Level of extinction GRI 304-4
Critically endangered
Threat of extinction
Vulnerable
Almost threatened
Little worrisome
Total
COPEL GeT
12
36
43
58
0
149
COPEL DIS
1
6
5
10
0
22
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27. Generation Assets
GRI EU1, EU2
COPEL operates 35 own power plants and participates in 10 other plants,
including 22 hydroelectric plants, 22 wind farms and 2 thermoelectric plants,
with a total installed capacity of 5,828.00 MW and a physical guarantee of
2,715.7 medium MW. In 2018, net energy production was 19,362.4 GWh.
In compliance with the regulatory requirement, COPEL was the first electricity
concessionaire in the country to adopt the centralized management of
generation and transmission assets, an important step in the expansion of
its business, which also meant the separation of the shared asset operation
Transmission and Distribution Operation Center (COGT) is installed in
Curitiba for the remote operation of the generating park and the plants for
which the Company provides operating and maintenance services, as well
as transmission assets. Oversees COPEL’s assets in partnership, both inside
and outside the State.
The availability and reliability of the power supply is ensured by Operation
and Maintenance (O&M) processes that follow a management model
based on reliability techniques with which, through the analysis of cause
and effect, it is possible to define the optimal fault management to avoid
or restrict the consequences of functional failures and their relationships
(health, environment, safety and costs).
Know COPEL’s generating park
Capacity installed GRI EU1
Hydroelectric Power Plants
Thermoelectric Power Plants
Wind Power
total
2017(MW) 2018(MW)
4,934.40
4,722.80
407.30
310.50
486.30
280.10
5,828.00
5,313.40
Generator park - physical guarantee by source in 2018
9%
11%
Hydroelectric
Thermoelectric
80%
Wind Farm
Generation Park project for 2019 - physical guarantee by source
10%
10%
80%
Hydroelectric
Wind Farm
Thermoelectric
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Average availability factor | GRI EU30
25%
Hydroelectric
Wind Farm
75%
Net Power Generation
Generation Source
Hydraulics
Wind
Thermal
Total
GWh
18,009.20
1,312.03
41.17
19.362,4
27.1. POWER PLANTS AVAILABILITY
The average availability indicator of the power plants is monitored for
generation activities to measure the number of hours of interruption. In
2018, this indicator showed the following results:
Average availability range | GRI EU30
Total planned outage hours
2016
21,916
2017
28,426
2018
34,703
Total hours of forced outage
(unplanned)
Own hydroelectric plants
Hydropower plants with COPEL
shareholding
Thermoelectric plants
COPEL's thermoelectric plant with
shareholding
2016
2017
2018
18,672
11,290
9,635
0.92
0.96
0.70
0.89
0.96
0.94
0.81
0.98
0.95
0.97
0.92
0.99
27.2. HIGHLIGHTS OF GENERATION PROJECTS
27.2.1. COPEL wins bid to build power plant in Southwest
COPEL was the winner of the energy auction promoted by Aneel in
August for the construction of a new small hydroelectric plant (PCH) in
the Southwest of the State, with more than 1,000 projects registered.
the Company plans to start construction of the Bela Vista PCH, whose
construction must absorb investments of around R$200 million.
With an installed capacity of 29 MW, the new plant will generate
enough energy to supply the equivalent of the average consumption of
80 thousand residences in Paraná. The venture already has a concession
granted and will be installed in Chopim River, between the municipalities
of São João and Verê, with connection for the flow of energy through
the substation of Dois Vizinhos.
27.2.2. Other generation projects
GRI EU10
In 2018 started in operation 130.2 MW of the Cutia complex in Rio
Grande do Norte, which will total 312.9 MW. Total installed wind power
is 486.3 MW.
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promoted by Aneel. This plant is scheduled to start operating in 2024.
In 2019, the Colíder (300 MW) and Baixo Iguaçu (105 MW) hydroelectric power plants are expected to start operations,
and the Cutia wind farm (312.9 megawatts - in December 31, 2018, 130.2 MW were already in operation).
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DISTRIBUTION ASSETS
28.1. EXTENSION OF GRI EU4
TRANSMISSION LINES GRI EU4
in
transmission
The active participation
auctions allows COPEL to be among the four
largest transmission companies in the country.
In September 2018, the Company the Company
purchased a circuit of 525 thousand volts
between Londrina and Ivaiporã at an Eletrobras
auction. The generation of immediate EBITDA
of the business is competitive advantage for
the Company, once the circuit is in operation
and without indebtedness, entering into the
assets with immediate cash generation. Later
on, in October and December, COPEL received
authorization from Aneel to invest R$107
million in the expansion and reinforcement of
the electric grid in several regions of Paraná.
power
transmission
COPEL’s
network
currently consists of 2,521.2 km of lines and
35 substations, totaling 13 thousand MW
of transforming power. Over the next three
years, the company will erect more than 600
kilometers of lines in projects throughout the
country.
The Company has specialized teams in electrical
and electronic maintenance in equipment and
protection devices, automation and control
of substations, and electromechanical of
transmission lines from voltage 69 to 525
kV, in addition to factory inspection and
commissioning of new transmission facilities.
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Through 2018, 469 kilometers of new lines
were in operation. COPEL is also building three
projects, which will add 1,408 kilometers of
extension and 4,500 MVA of transformation
capacity to the set of own lines and transmission
substations and in partnership.
28.2. 28.2. HIGHLIGHTS OF
TRANSMISSION PROJECTS
28.2.1. COPEL’s largest line starts operating in
São Paulo
In July 2018, the Araraquara II - Taubaté
transmission line, a project that received R$
531 million in investments, including line
construction and substation expansion works,
started operations in São Paulo.
Operating in extra-high voltage of 500 kV, the
line allows the full flow to the Southeastern
region of the energy generated at the Santo
Antônio and Jirau plants, which together add up
to 6,868 MW of installed capacity and make up
the Madeira River Complex located in Rondônia.
The new venture significantly improves the
reliability of
Interconnected
the National
for COPEL, means
System
approximately R$30 million more in the annual
revenue of Transmissão.
(SIN) and,
The new line has approximately 350 km of
extension in simple circuit – COPEL most
extensive in operation - and crosses 28
municipalities in the interior of São Paulo. It will
be maintained a 60-meter-wide easement belt
- 30 meters for each side of the transmission
line axis, and, already indemnified, landowners
along the strip may planting soybeans, corn,
wheat and other crops that are not high or
subject to burning, as well as vegetable gardens
and pastures, without affecting the conditions
of safety and operation of the network.
The definition of the route took into account
aerial and satellite photos, and sought to
pass through areas of agriculture, fields,
reforestation or small vegetation, avoiding the
places of greater urban densification. Natural
gaps were taken in conjunction with the use of
free-standing and towers (native forests, valley
bottoms and other points of greater sensitivity)
and avoid vegetation removal. Environmental
care has also yielded pioneering projects, such
as the protection of the species of callithrix
aurita - awarded case in the last National
Seminar on the Production and Transmission of
Electric Power (SNPTEE).
28.2.2. New high voltage line is completed
between São Paulo and Minas Gerais
COPEL Geração e Transmissão has a 49%
stake in Cantareira Transmissora de Energia, a
concessionaire that built the Estreito - Fernão
Dias LT, which still had Celeo’s partnership in
this project, with 51%.
The transmission line, which received R$820
million in investments, links the Estreito
substation in Ibiraci (MG) and Fernão Dias
substation in Atibaia (SP), operates with 500
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operation one month prior to the deadline
established in the concession contract - March
5, 2018 -, contributing to the flow of energy
produced at the Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power
Plant in the State of Pará, to the Southeast
region, thus favoring energy integration and
better utilization of rainfall regimes throughout
the country.
Although the region presents an unfavorable
topography for projects of this nature, since
it is located in the Serra da Mantiqueira
(Mantiqueira Mountain), and there are roads,
railroads and gas pipelines along the way,
totaling 59 crossings, 745 towers and cables
were installed in double circuit. The work
of liberating the easement range was also
challenging - along the entire extension of the
enterprise, which crosses 29 municipalities, it
was necessary to negotiate with 794 owners,
in a region of overvalued lands. the Total Annual
Revenue Allowed (RAP) project is estimated at
R$97 million.
28.2.3. Line to flow energy from Baixo Iguaçu
is completed
Construction of the new transmission line
connecting the Realeza Sul and Baixo Iguaçu
substations in Southwestern Paraná, with 38
km of extension, the new venture helps to flow
energy produced by
Iguaçu
Hydroelectric Power Plant, which started
generating power in 2018.
.
the Baixo
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The line passes through the municipalities
of Capanema and Realeza and operates in
high voltage, 230,000 volts, which will
relieve overloads in emergency situations
in the circuits that serve the regions of
Cascavel and Realeza.
Distribution also has service stations in all
municipalities in the concession area and
provides various service channels, such as
smartphone and tablet applications, virtual
agency, e-mail, chat and call center (0800 51
00 116).
In addition to investments in this project,
another R$40 million is being invested in
the construction of the new Medianeira
substation, which should be ready by
March 2019.
28.3. EXTENSION OF DISTRIBUTION
LINES
COPEL Distribuição is responsible for
the distribution of energy in Paraná to
approximately 4.5 million customers in
394 municipalities, of which 392 are fully
serviced. The subsidiary manages 190,000
km of distribution grids and has 2, 8 million
poles and 361 substations, with installed
capacity of 10,5 thousand MVA.
In 2018, new substations and high voltage
lines were connected to reinforce the
electrical distribution system, improving
quality and
increasing the availability
of energy to consumers. In all, these
developments added approximately 58
MVA to the distribution and 142.56 km of
new distribution lines.
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Voltage level
13.8 kV
34.5 kV
69.0 kV
138.0 kV
Total length (in
kilometers)
Number of substations
Distribution lines | GRI EU4
2016
104,556.0
84,071.3
695.4
5,970.3
2017
105,510.6
84,639.2
866.4
5,935.0
2018
106,172.4
85,185.2
751.2
6,264.8
195,458.5
196,951.2
198,373.6
364
369
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Smart COPEL - New Integrated Center for Operations and
Consumer Services
In October, COPEL Distribuição launched a new integrated
center of operations and consumer services in the Novo
Mundo neighborhood in Curitiba. With almost 3 thousand
square meters, the unit centralizes the entire operation of
the company, which was previously done in five regions of
the State. Space uses the most advanced technology to
meet the future of the electrical system, such as smart grids
and storage and distributed generation systems.
Also, in place is a model agency for face-to-face customer
service, with automated systems, sorting for simple or
complex services, wireless internet access and waiting
environment.
The center will house 115 employees working in the
processes of System Operation, Field Team Management
and Measurement Operation.
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In 2018 the wire market, which takes into account all consumers who accessed the distributor grid, grew 1.7%, with strong influence
of the industrial class. The branches that contributed the most to this result were food, pulp & paper and wood, which together
accounted for more than 50% of industrial consumption and registered an average variation of 4.8%.
The wire market reached, in 2017 and 2018, the consumption levels of the pre-crisis period. The residential and commercial classes
continued to show a positive evolution, although they have not yet recovered the levels of 2014.
Captive market
Concessionaires and permissions
Free consumers1
Wire Dealers
Wire market
Power wire market
Number of consumers / contracts
Distributed energy (GWh)
2016
4,478,767
4
620
2
4,479,393
2017
4,560,493
3
991
3
4,561,490
2018
4,637,804
3
1,121
4
4,638,932
% 17/18
1.7
-
13.1
33.3
1.7
2016
22,328
614
5,273
52
28,267
2017
19,743
521
8,873
78
29,215
2018
19,594
279
9,568
511
29,952
% 17/18
(0.8)
(46.4)
7.8
555.1
2.5
1. Total free consumers served by COPEL Geração e Transmissão and by other suppliers within the COPEL Distribuição concession area.
28.5. CAPTIVE MARKET
The number of captive consumers invoiced by COPEL Distribuição was 1.7% higher than in December 2017, totaling 4.6 million consumers -
see more details on page 97, item 20.1. In 2018 there were added to the system 77.3 thousand captive consumers.
Residencial
Industrial
Commercial
Rural
Others
Total
2016
6,932
5,753
5,059
2,179
2,405
22,328
Energy Sold (GWh)
2017
7,126
3,254
4,651
2,257
2,455
19,743
2018
7,238
2,935
4,653
2,288
2,480
19,594
% 17/18
1.6
(9.8)
-
1.4
1
(0.8)
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GRI 203-1, 203-2
COPEL Telecomunicações provides telecommunication and communications
services in general, in the Multimedia Communication Service (SCM)
modality, elaborating studies and projects focused on meeting the needs of
the Company and the market in general. The operation of these services is
for an indefinite period, without exclusivity, at the national level.
In 2018, the subsidiary surpassed 182.5 thousand customers, and made
the largest investment in its history, in the order of R$309.4 million. In
addition to the quality of services and product, the marketing strategy
adopted by the company - with a focus on innovation and connection with
its audiences - has also been recognized, so much that it won the Globo
Network’s Professionals of the Year Award, the highest award in the national
advertising market.
More and more connected, Paraná people are following the trend of the
telecommunications sector in Brazil, which grew by 7.9% in 2018. Driven
by regional providers such as COPEL Telecom, the expansion of broadband
places telecommunications services as the only one with above-average
growth among the essential services. According to Anatel, in the state of
Paraná, only, the number of new contracts of subscribers of broadband
services grew 9.7% compared to 2017.
The search for efficient services and state-of-the-art solutions has included
COPEL Telecom in a differentiated level within the sector, with a 35.48%
growth in relation to the number of subscribers, with the demand on the rise
and a context of improvement in the processes and efficiency of the teams,
we were able to reduce costs without losing revenue.
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29. MARKETING IN THE FREE ENERGY MARKET
COPEL Comercialização aims to commercialize energy in the free market,
seeking retention of customers in the COPEL group’s portfolio, as well as
commercializing energy for customers in other states. It also acts in the
rendering of services related to this market, such as customer representation
(CCEE), consultancy for migration, management in the free market of energy,
modeling for generators, demand management, among other products that
allow customers to operate safely in this market.
Copel Comercialização is a company approved by CCEE to act as a retailer, a
mode in which a single agent represents a group of consumers without the
need for them to become agents of this body.
The target market of the company is the commercialization of energy with
free consumers, especially the special consumers. This strategy is linked
to the tendencies of market liberalization, characterized by the detachment
between the captive market tariffs and the prices practiced in the free
market, which makes the price competitive.
Commercialization closed 2018 with 740 average MW of power sold in 14
states. The subsidiary’s strategy is to become one of the largest marketers
of the Electric Power Free Market until 2025.
COPEL Telecom serves all 399 municipalities of Paraná and 2 municipalities
of Santa Catarina, with high-performance grid and Internet services
for companies, operators and government. The subsidiary serves 84
municipalities, 82 in Paraná and 2 in Santa Catarina, with residential fiber
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to become 100% digital, with a grid that, in 2018, totaled more than 34.2
thousand km of optical cables, almost the distance of an orbit around
the Earth.
The state is the first and only country to become 100% digital, with a
network that in 2018 totaled more than 34.2 thousand km of optical
cables, almost the distance of an orbit around the Earth.
COPEL Telecom’s Internet is installed entirely in optical fiber, in fiber-to-
the-home (FTTH) or fiber-to-the-office (FTTO) system, that is, where the
fiber cable goes home or the consumer’s office without any other type of
intermediary material. This system is what ensures the high performance
of the subsidiary’s connection.
31. PARTICIPATIONS
COPEL has a corporate interest and association with companies, consortia
and other institutions that operate in several sectors, in addition to the
energy area, as presented in Notes 1.1 and 2 of the Financial Statements.
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the positive and negative aspects, favorable or unfavorable, in due
time, making public any information that may affect the prices of the
Company’s securities and / or influence the decision of the investors,
the relevant public information and makes them available on the Investor
Relations website.
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32. ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3
Economic and financial performance is one of the main dimensions
in generating value for the Company. It provides financial returns to
shareholders and generates positive effects for employees, government
and regulatory bodies. Influence COPEL’s operational and investment
capacity, as well as execution of strategic guidelines, including business
expansion in a sustainable and cost-effective way, achieving excellence
in costs, process definition and quality assurance, and the allocation of
resources for research, development and innovation. strategic guidelines
related to human capital and the valorization of the workforce, as it
allows the provision of training and continuous training, development and
retention of talent and knowledge in the Company, and the promotion of
actions to improve work safety and quality of life, As COPEL is a mixed-
capital company controlled by the Paraná government, its operations
and its economic and financial performance have a significant impact on
the state’s commercial and industrial growth.
COPEL systematically monitors the value of its shares, the market reports
with the researches’ recommendations and the risk ratings related to
the fund-raising process. It also monitors the perception of the capital
market over COPEL, its performance and strategies and, subsequently,
subsidizes Management with the information, opinions and expectations
raised, comparing them with those of other companies in the sector,
mainly regarding the generation of value for shareholders. investor
relations and promoted public events and meetings.
The Company announces its results quarterly. As a listed publicly traded
company, COPEL is obliged by the current regulations to practice open,
clear and accessible communication for internal and external audiences,
especially with regard to matters of interest to the capital market. This
communication is based on the principles of transparency, information
symmetry and fairness of treatment, in compliance with Brazilian and
US law, as well as the specific regulations of the Brazilian Securities
and Exchange Commission (CVM) and the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC).In this sense, the Company seeks to disclose both
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financial performance and within the expectations of its stakeholders,
as published in its 20F Report, a document to be presented annually by
companies listed on US stock exchanges in a pattern imposed by the
SEC. The Company contracted loans and financing with clauses that
require the maintenance of economic and financial indices within pre-
established parameters, with an annual compliance requirement, among
other conditions. Noncompliance may entail early maturity of debts
and / or fines.
In the case of COPEL DIS Public Electric Power Distribution Concession
Agreements, there are also economic and financial efficiency and quality
constraints, and the infraction for two consecutive years or at the end
of the first five years period entails. From the sixth year of conclusion of
the contract, breach of the quality criteria for three consecutive years or
efficiency for two consecutive years implies the opening of the process
of forfeiture.
Management of economic and financial performance is based on the
Management Excellence Model (MEG) of the National Quality Foundation
(FNQ). The financial targets are based on the Annual Corporate Budget,
prepared by the wholly-owned subsidiaries and COPEL (Holding),
and approved by the Board of Directors (DAC). They comprise the
Management Agreement entered into by COPEL’s companies.
The monitoring of the accomplishment of these goals is done monthly
during the Meetings of Critical Analysis or its equivalents. The control is
done through the Strategic Management System (SGE), the goals
which are not achieved become the subject of monitoring known as
Three Generations (Planned, Executed, Problem Points and Proposition),
which results in corrective actions. There are also Strategic Analysis
Meetings (SAR) held among the boards to analyze the performance of
strategies and business. The Nossa Energia Program, in its results axis,
and Profit Sharing and Results complement the system to monitor this
performance.
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The financial and economic performance report is made monthly to the
DAC by the Financial Committee, provided by the Finance and Investor
Relations Department. It is the responsibility of the IR area to coordinate
communication with the capital market through teleconferences, public
meetings, shows and national and international events with associations
and stock exchanges. The investor relations website is kept up to date.
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Risks related to economic-financial performance:
32.1. NET OPERATING REVENUE
» Credit risk and liquidity
» Consumer debt
In 2018 COPEL recorded a Net Operating Revenue of R$14.93 billion,
an increase of R$910.3 million, representing a 6.5% increase compared
to 2017. GRI 102-7
»
Failure to meet the economic-financial efficiency criterion of the
Concession Agreement
The variation presented was due to the following factors:
»
Fall of business profitability
»
Fall of profitability of projects (new business)
5,584.6
4,681.5
»
Economic instability
Strategic objectives:
3,469.1
3,617.9
3,176.4
2,765.9
1,097.3
868.0
»
Expand its business in a sustainable and profitable way, and achieve
excellence in costs, processes and quality
Electricity
supplying
Electricity delivery
Availability of the
electrical grid
Construction
Revenue
2018
2017
» Be excellent in managing OPEX and CAPEX
» Maximize the return on its portfolio, improving profitability and cash
generation
» Maximize the value of the company in a sustainable way
»
Increase operational efficiency
Goal:
» Higher Return on Shareholders’ Equity
1) an increase of R$867.1 million in Electricity Supply Revenue, mainly
due to the effects of the 2018 Annual Tariff Adjustment (RTA), which
re-adjusted the energy tariff by 15.61% from 24 June 2018 - compared
to RTA 2017 of 10.28% from January to June -, and the growth of the
merchant’s operations in 2018;
2) a reduction of R$410.5 million in Electricity Supply, mainly due to the
decrease in revenues in the Electric Energy Trading Chamber (CCEE), due
to the lower settlement price of the average differences in the period,
from R$287.62 per MWh in 2018, compared to R$318.15 per MWh in
2017, and to the UTE Araucária dispatch in 2017;
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mainly impacted by the recognition of the adjustment of the definitive
report of the Basic Network of the Existing System (RBSE) in 2017,
from R$183.0 million. In addition, in 2018, only the asset update
was recognized;
4) an increase of R$229.3 million in Construction Revenue. The
Company records revenues related to the construction or improvement
of the infrastructure used to provide distribution, electric power and
gas transmission services, which totaled R$1,097.3 million in 2018 and
R$868.0 million in 2017. These corresponding expenses are recognized
in the statement of income for the period as Construction costs,
when incurred;
7) an increase of R$174.9 million in the Result of financial assets and
liabilities, mainly due to the higher exposure to electricity purchased for
resale; and
8) an increase of R$38.7 million in Other Operating Revenues, reflecting
the increase in service income and rental and rents revenue, offset
by the lower variation in the fair value of the concession’s assets -
approximately R$9,6 million.
32.2. OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES
In 2018, COPEL presented the following variation in relation to non-
manageable and manageable costs and expenses:
893.7
718.8
Unmanageable
366.2
309.0
557.2
454.8
6,361.2 6.165.5
236.9
198.2
Telecommunications
Distribution of
piped gas
Results of sectoral
financial assets and
liabilities
Other operating
income
2018
2017
1,176.8
712.0
Charges for use of
the electricity grid
Electricity
purchased for
resale
412.6 309.5
Natural gas and
supplies for gas
operation
19.7 97.4
Raw material and
inputs for electric
energy production
2018
2017
5) an increase of R$57.2 million in Telecommunications Revenue, mainly
due to the increase in the number of customers, especially in the retail
market, with the COPEL Fibra product;
1) an increase of R$195.7 million in Electricity Purchased for Resale,
mainly due to the 29.1% increase in energy purchases related to the
merchant;
6) an increase of R$102.4 million in Piped Gas Distribution Revenue,
impacted by the 6.0% gas sales growth in volume consumed in relation
to the previous year;
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grid, mainly due to the tariff increase resulting from the renewals of the
transmission concessions of the RBSE assets;
3) an increase of R$103.1 million in Natural Gas and gas operation inputs
due, mainly, to the variation of the US dollar;
572.2
521.5
243.8
237.6
Third Party
Services
Social security
and assistance
plans
81.8 83.1
Material
2018
2017
Manageable
4) increase of R$14.5 million in Personnel and Administrators, reflecting
the salary readjustment according to a collective bargaining agreement of
3.97%, in October 2018 (1.63% in 2017), a R$15.8 million the provision
for indemnification for voluntary redundancies and retirements, and
the higher value of Profit Sharing (PLR), offset by the reduction in the
number of employees and by the reduction of costs;
5) increase in the Construction Cost, from R$1,003.9 million in 2017
to R$1,052.2 million in 2018, reflecting investments in transmission,
distribution and Compagas assets;
6) a decrease of R$58.8 million in Estimated Losses, Provisions and
Reversals, mainly due to the reversal of a provision for litigation related
to indemnification of third parties, in the amount of R$90.2 million;
414.0
347.2
Other operating
costs and
expenses
7) increase of R$50.7 million in Third Party Services, due to the higher
value in electrical system maintenance, communication, processing,
data transmission and consulting and auditing; and
8) increase of R$6.2 million in Social Security and Assistance Plans, due
to the readjustment of the monthly care plans.
1,357.8 1,343.3
1,052.2
1,003.9
749.2 731.6
306.7 365.5
Staff and
Administrators
Construction Cost
Estimated losses,
provisions
Depreciation and
amortization
2018
2017
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32.5. ADDED VALUE GRI 201-1
The Company’s Ebitda in 2018 was R$3.1 billion, an increase of R$270.3
million compared to 2017, which represents a 9.4% increase.
Consolidated (R$ million)
(represented)
IRPJ e CSLL
Financial expenses
(income), net
Ebit
Depreciation and
amortization
Ebitda
Net operating revenue -
ROL
Ebitda Margin% (Ebitda /
ROL)
2016
2017
589.3
594.6
2017
2018
380.0
748.4
2018
580,0
580.0
438.1
1,988.8
2,141.3
2,394.1
708.3
731.6
749.2
2,697.1
2,873.0
3,143.3
13,101.8
14,024.6
14,934.8
20,6%
20,5%
21,0%
32.4. 32.4. FINANCIAL RESULT
In 2018, COPEL recorded R$13.37 billion in Added Value, a total of
13.5% higher than in the previous year. The full statement of the
financial statements (pages 10 and 11). The retained economic value,
calculated by subtracting the added value from the direct economic value
generated (considering the Net Operating Revenue), was approximately
R$1.56 billion.
2018
Shareholders
2.8%
Withheld
8.0%
Thirdies
9.2%
Personnel
11.4%
The financial result increased R$310.4 million, mainly due to the 16.4%
increase in financial income, due to interest and monetary variation on
the transfer to the Clearing House Account (CRC) and the recognition of
credits and a reduction of 13.5% in financial expenses, as a consequence
of the lower amount of monetary, exchange and debt.
Government
68.6%
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2017
Shareholders
2.3%
Withheld
7.2%
Thirdies
10.8%
Personnel
12.8%
Government
66.9%
32.6. INDEBTEDNESS
The Company finances liquidity and capital requirements mainly through
resources provided by operations and through external financing, aiming
at the expansion and modernization of businesses related to generation,
transmission, commercialization and distribution of energy, as well as
telecommunications.
It is important to emphasize that the Company seeks to invest in projects,
for which it uses lines of financing available in the market and that make
sense in COPEL’s capital structure regarding financial leverage in relation
to the return of projects, the available cash, will be sufficient to meet the
investment plan for the year.
32.7. NET PROFIT
In 2018, the net income attributable to the controlling company’s
shareholders was R$1,407 million, 36.1% higher than the previous year,
of R$1,033.6 million.
32.8. CONSUMER DEBT
In December 2018, COPEL Distribuição’s consumer defaults were
R$238.7 million, equivalent to 1.44% of its revenues, while in 2017 it
reached R$226.5 million, 1.52% of revenues.
Another indicator of control of the Company is that of the Brazilian
Association of Electric Power Distributors (Abradee), whose methodology
considers debts past due from 1 to 90 days. Although market expectations
confirmed the end of the recession, 2018 was marked by reflecting
the crisis, such as unemployment and a low level of production. With
this, the default indicators, presented by the corporate default rates and
Abradee, obtained different variations, as shown in the chart below:
Indicator
Debt Abradee
Debt Company
2017
2018 % 17-18
2016
2.18% 2.58% 2.69% 4.26%
1.61% 1.52% 1.44% -5.26%
32.9. INVESTIMENTS
COPEL invested R$2.57 billion in 2018, in accordance with the planning
approved by the Company’s Board of Directors and communicated to
the market in December 2017. Among the works carried out, it is worth
highlighting the strengthening of transmission and distribution systems
in the state of Paraná, with the construction of 16 new substations.
Payments in the year totaled R$3,407.80 million, of which R$2,617.8
million was principal and R$790.1 million of charges.
Six hundred and ninety-six million were allocated to the energy
distribution segment, to cope with the expansion and modernization of
COPEL’s network, as well as the maintenance and improvement of quality
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other units, one in the capital and in the municipalities of Prudentópolis,
Itaperuçu, Paranapoema, Ventania, Francisco Beltrão, Iguaraçu, São
Miguel do Iguaçu, Marechal Cândido Rondon and Joaquim Távora.
In the scope of generation and transmission, R$729.3 million of the
investment plan were allocated to completion of works in progress - in
the case of the revitalization of the Figueira Plant and the construction
of the Baixo Iguaçu Plant and of the Medianeira Norte, Curitiba Centro
and Andirá Leste substations - in addition to the start of the Baixo
Iguaçu- Realeza Sul transmission line project, whose total investment is
estimated at 2.3 billion.
Finally, the telecommunications segment received R$309.4 million
to guarantee the expansion of the customer base, as well as the
technological upgrades inherent to the business.
In December 2018, the investment program for 2019 was approved
during the 184th ordinary meeting of the Board of Directors and updated
at the 186th regular meeting of the same body. The following are the
investments made and projected:
Companies
(R $ million)
Geração e
Transmissão1
Distribuição
Telecomunicações
Cutia
Others1
Total
Accomplished
Variation % Expected
2017
2018
2017-2018
2019
1,071.3
729.3
(31.9)
794.8
630.4
241.1
566.0
-
696.0
309.4
781.3
53.7
2,508.8 2,569.7
10.4
28.3
38.0
-
2.4
835.0
290.2
59.2
14.3
1,993.5
1. Regarding COPEL’s participation in the Enterprise
2. Includes COPEL Renováveis, São Bento Energia, COPEL Brisa Potiguar,
SPE Voltália São Miguel do Gostoso, SPE Paraná Gás, SPE Dois Saltos, COPEL Comercialization,
COPEL Renováveis and COPEL (Holding).
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GRI Content Index
GRI 102-55
COPEL Comercialização data related to employee management and environmental management are controlled by
COPEL (Holding), since this subsidiary is located in the same physical space and performs only administrative and
managerial activities.
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GRI 102: DISCLOSURES 2016 GENERAL
ORGANIZATIONAL PRO-FILE
GRI 102-1
GRI 102-2
GRI 102-3
GRI 102-4
GRI 102-5
Name of
organization
Activities, brands,
products and ser-
vices
Organization
headquarters
location
Organization head-
quarters location
Nature of owner-
ship and legal form
of organization
Rua Coronel Dulcídio, 800, Bairro Batel, Curitiba
(PR)
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21
21
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x
x
x
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the GRI Content Index is presented clearly and whether the references for
Disclosures 102-40 to 102-49 are in line with the appropriate sections in the
report body.
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ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE
GRI 102-6
Markets served
GRI 102-7
Organization size
GRI 102-8
Information about
employees
GRI 102-9
Supply chain
GRI 102-10
Main changes
regarding
21, 22
2, 21, 67,
156
2, 67, 68
103
x
x
x
x
x
In 2018 COPEL Holding contracted 260 suppliers. COPEL Hold-
ing did not control the total number of suppliers in its supply
chain, and there is currently no action planned to begin with
R$47.769 thousand. COPEL Comercialização contracted 64
suppliers in 2018 and allocated R$3,399 thousand to its supply
chain. For information on COPEL DIS and COPEL GeT, consult the
sustainability reports of these wholly-owned subsidiaries.
On August 30, 2018, COPEL GeT entered into an Ex-change of
Shares with Eletrosul in the joint ventures with the West Coast
Energy Transmission Company S/A (51% COPEL GeT and 49%
Eletrosul), Marumbi enterprises, and Eletrosul now holds a 100%
interest in Transmissora Sul Brasileira.
On August 31, COPEL GeT, through the Consórcio Bela Vista
Geração, participated in the A-6 auction and sold 14.7 MW of the
Bela Vista SHP, at a price of R$195.70 / MWh. After this operation,
the subsidiary now holds a 99.9% interest in the capital of PCH
Bela Vista.
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ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE
GRI 102-11
GRI 102-12
GRI 102-13
Precautionary
Principle
External Initiatives
Affiliations to
associations
GRI 102-14
Message from the
CEO
GRI 102-15
Description of key
impacts, risks and
opportunities
GRI 102-16
GRI 102-17
Values, principles,
standards and
norms of conduct
Ethical Counseling
Mechanisms and
Concerns
STRATEGY
ETHICS AND INTEGRITY
42
61
57
13
42, 56,
70, 114,
115,
120,
121,
125,
127, 136
27, 37
40
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
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Governance
Structure
GRI 102-19
Delegation of
authority
GRI 102: DISCLOSURES 2016 GENERAL
GOVERNANCE
In April and May of 2018, following instructions from the
Majority Shareholder, there was a change in the Executive
Board of COPEL (Holding), replacing the Chief Executive
Officer, the Corporate Management Officer, the Legal and
Institutional Relations Officer, the Business Development
Officer, and the Director of Governance, Risk and Compliance.
The composition of these bodies can be checked on the link
The competence to deliberate on economic, environmental
and social matters is defined in COPEL’s Bylaws and detailed
in the Internal Regulations of the Board of Directors. The
competencies of the subordinate areas of each executive
board are established in Organization Norms - NCO, and NCO
approval levels - Level of Competence
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GOVERNANCE
There are two directories in the Holding with executive func-
tions related to economic, social and environmental issues.
It is incumbent upon the Chief Financial and Investor Rela-
tions Director to coordinate matters relating to management
and economic, financial, tax,
accounting, budgetary, cost, property and investment in-
surance and investments in the financial market
of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries; define
the eco-nomic-financial guidelines for the acquisition
and participation of the Company and its wholly-owned
subsidiaries in businesses of its interest; and coordinate
activities of economic and financial control of the companies
in which the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries
hold, directly or indirectly.
The Legal and Institutional Relations Director is responsible
for defining and coordinating the social and environmental
corporate social responsibility programs of the Company and
its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Both boards report directly to the Board of Directors, which is
COPEL’s highest corporate governance body.
x
x
7, 70,
93, 94
GRI 102-20
Executive level
responsibility
for economic,
environmental and
social issues
GRI 102-21
Stakeholder
consultation
on economic,
environmental and
Social questions
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GOVERNANCE
For more information on the functions of each body and its
members, and on competencies related to environmental,
social and economic issues, see the Bylaws and Internal
Regulations on the link.
Composition by gender, independence and stakeholder
participation:
Board of Directors: 9 members, 3 women and 5 men
(1 position is vacant), 30% of independent members, 6
members representing majority shareholders (Government and
BNDESPAR), 2 minority shareholders and 1 of employees.
General Assembly: members representing the majority and
minority shareholders.
Fiscal Council: 1 woman and 4 male directors; and 5 alternate
directors, 3 representatives of the controlling shareholder and
2 of the minority shareholders.
Audit Committee: 2 women and 3 men, with independent
majority, according to Art, 48 § 2 of COPEL’s Bylaws, 5
members representing majority shareholders, Nominating
and Evaluation Committee: 5 members, of which 3 are
representatives of the controlling shareholder and
2 of the minority shareholders.
Pursuant to article 19 of the Bylaws, paragraph 2, the
Chairman of the Board of Directors does not also have
COPEL´s executive position.
31, 34
34
GRI 102-22
Composition of the
highest governance
body and its
committees
GRI 102-23
President of the
highest organ of
governance
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GOVERNANCE
COPEL’s Nomination Policy (NPC 0315) has as one of its
principles the promotion of diversity, as established in Item
3,2,8: “Diversity, recognize the importance of the diversity of
training, qualifications and experiences, including in relation to
gender, religion, age and race. “The theme is also present in
the administrative standard for the appointment of members
of statutory bodies (NAC 030311), item 4,2,2:” In the overall
composition of the Council
the diversity and complementarity of professional experiences
among those indicated, as well as the percentage of
established in their respective by-laws and current legislation,
“
The independence of the CAD members follows the criteria
set forth in Laws 6,404 / 1976 and 13,303 / 2016, the
normative deliberations of the State Companies Control
Council (CCEE), the Bylaws, the Indication Policy and NAC
030311, as a capital company also considers rule 10A-3 of
the Securities Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
As COPEL’s majority shareholder, the Paraná Government
is involved in the process of nominating and selecting the
members of the CAD.
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33
GRI 102-24
Appointment and
selection for the
highest governance
body
GRI 102-25
Interest conflicts
x
x
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GOVERNANCE
GRI 102-26
GRI 102-27
GRI 102-28
GRI 102-29
Role of the highest
governance body in
defining purpose, val-
ues and strategy
Knowledge and de-
velopment of the
highest governance
body
Evaluation of the
performance of the
highest governance
body
Identification and
management of
economic, environ-
mental and social
impacts
GRI 102-30
Role of the highest
governance body in
defining purpose,
values and strategy
The attributions of the Board of Directors in the development,
approval and updating of the purpose, mission statement, vision
and values, and definition of strategies, policies and goals related to
economic, environmental and social themes of the organization are
provided for in the Bylaws of COPEL, Art. 30 “Attributions”.
COPEL periodically promotes training for the members of the
Corporate Board of Directors and of the subsidiaries.
In 2018, these trainings addressed social issues related to
compliance, management, exercise of the function, human rights,
among others.
Among the attributions of COPEL Board of Directors is to analyze
and approve the Company’s strategic planning, which includes the
analysis of scenarios and risks. The CAD also approves the policies,
and their respective alterations, aimed at risk management. It is
also the responsibility of the entity, to implement and supervise the
risk management and internal control systems established for the
prevention and mitigation of the main risks to which the Company
is exposed, including risks related to the integrity of the accounting
and financial information and those related to the occurrence of
corruption and fraud, the CAD annually reviews compliance with
the goals and results in the execution of the business plan and the
long-term strategy, and shall publish its conclusions and inform
them to the Legislative Assembly and the State Court of Auditors,
except for the information of a strategic nature whose disclosure
may be evidently detrimental to the Company’s interest. These and
other responsibilities are detailed in article 30 of the Bylaws.
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x
x
x
x
36
35
42, 56,
70, 114,
115, 120,
121, 125,
127, 136
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GOVERNANCE
GRI 102-31
Assessment of
economic,
environmental and
social matters
GRI 102-32
Role of the highest
governance body in
the drafting
sustainability reports
There is no pre-established frequency for conducting discussions
for the evaluation of economic, environmental and social issues
by the highest corporate governance body. However, these bodies
follow an annual calendar of meetings at which the various issues
are evaluated and resolved, which involve the Company, as well
as its impacts, risks and opportunities. In addition, the organs that
are specifically responsible for evaluating and deliberating certain
issues, as established in Bylaws and Internal Regulations, also meet
extraordinarily, as necessary.
The Board of Directors approved, in November 2018, the 15
relevant and strategic topics to be prioritized and addressed in
COPEL’s Integrated Report for that year. The final document was
approved by the board in March 2019.
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GRI 102-33
Communication of
critical concerns
Among its duties, the Statutory Audit Committee has to propose to
the Board of Directors of COPEL (Holding) the promotion of actions
aimed at:
- internal disclosure of procedures for receiving and processing
information on relevant errors or frauds relating to accounting,
auditing and internal controls, as well as noncompliance with legal
and regulatory provisions and internal rules, providing for specific
procedures for the protection of the informant, such as anonymity
and the confidentiality of information;
- annually monitor the quality and integrity of internal control
mechanisms, financial statements and disseminated information
and measurements;
- evaluating and monitoring, quarterly or on a case-by-case
basis, with the administration and Internal Audit, the adequacy
of transactions with related parties in accordance with relevant
policies;
-
evaluate and monitor risk exposures annually.
The Statutory Audit Committee shall, individually or jointly with
the independent auditing firm hired by the Company, formally
communicate to the management bodies, within a maximum of
three business days of its identification, the existence or evidence
of: non-observance of legal and regulatory norms which jeopardize
the continuity of the Company’s business; frauds of any value
perpetrated by the Administration; relevant fraud perpetrated
by employees, or third parties; and errors that result in material
misstatements in the financial and accounting statements.
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1 Report of possible leakage or misuse of information
1 Report of possible receipt of gifts, treats or courtesies
2 Reports of conduct of manager / director
4 Reports of possible bribery / bribery
5 Reports of possible violation of laws
6 Reports of possible theft, robbery or material misuse
7 Reports of Possible Acts of Bullying
8 Reports of Possible Fraud
17 Reports of possible violations of internal norms, policies
and procedures
21 Reports of possible irregularities in contracts / tenders
28 Reports of possible conflicts of interest / favoring Total =
100
The directors and fiscal councilors have their remuneration
defined in the General Meeting, following the determinations
of the majority shareholder established in Deliberação
Normativa CCEE nº 001/2018. The remuneration is composed
only by the honorary, with no payments linked to the
attainment of any targets, nor variable remuneration or by
performance indicators.
For the information required by this indicator, see item 4
of “Fixing the remuneration of Directors and Fiscal Council
members” of the minutes of the 63rd Annual General Meeting
of June 15, 2018 (http: // ri.COPEL.com/ptb / 10263 /
630276,06,2018, pdf) and the Normative Resolution CCEE nº
001/2018 (http://www. fazenda.pr.gov.br/arquivos/File/CCEE/
DN0012018.pdf).
Stakeholders are not involved in COPEL’s compensation
processes.
GRI 102-34
Nature and total
number of critical
concerns
GRI 102-35
Remuneration
policies
GRI 102-36
Process for
determining the
remuneration
GRI 102-37
Involvement of
stakeholders in
compensation
processes
x
x
x
x
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GRI 102-38
GRI 102-39
Proportion of total
annual remuneration
Percent increase of
total annual remu-
neration
GRI 102-40
GRI 102-41
GRI 102-42
GRI 102-43
GRI 102-44
GRI 102-45
GRI 102-46
List of stake-holder
groups engaged by
the organization
Collective bargaining
agreements
Basis for identifica-
tion and selection of
stakeholders to en-
gage in.
Approach to stake-
holder engagement
Key themes and
concerns raised with
stakeholders
Entities included in
the consolidated
financial
statements
Definition of report
content and limits
for each material
topic
ENGAJAMENTO DE STAKEHOLDERS
The identification of which stakeholders are to be engaged is based
on the level of influence of these audiences on COPEL’s activities,
business and decisions, as well as on the level of impact of the
Company on them.
PRACTICES OF REPORTING
The list of entities included in COPEL’s Consolidated Financial
Statements can be found at the link: http://ri.copel.com/ptb/
central-de-resultados#2018
72
72
8, 95
67
8
8, 40,
61, 95
7
6
7, 9
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
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PRACTICES OF REPORTING
GRI 102-47
List of material
themes
GRI 102-48
Reformulations of
information
Page 128: in the report for 2017, water used for cooling of
plants was not reported.
Page 132: in the report for 2017, electricity consumption was
reported in MWh, which did not allow to report total energy
consumption. These values were recalculated in GJ to allow
comparability with those reported for 2018.
GRI 102-49
GRI 102-50
GRI 102-51
Changes in
reporting
Period covered by
the report
The period covered by this report runs from January 1 to
January 2018.
Date of previous
report
The latest COPEL report was published on June 29,
2018, referring to the year 2017.
GRI 102-52
Reporting cycle
The reporting cycle is annual.
GRI 102-53
GRI 102-54
Contact details for
the report
Declaration of
preparation of the
report according to
GRI Standards
relato.integrado@copel.com
This report was prepared according to the GRI Standards:
Essential option.
7, 9, 10,
11
48, 128,
132
11
6
6
6
6
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
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PRACTICES OF REPORTING
The GRI indicators were verified by independent external audit,
whose name and process are detailed in the Audit Opinion,
attached on page 215 of this report,
The document was previously approved by the Board of Directors
of COPEL.
ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE
MATERIAL THEMES
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
GRI 102-55
GRI Standards Con-
tent Summary
GRI 102-56
External verification
INDICATORS
OF THE
ELECTRICAL
SECTOR
EU3
EU4
GRI 103:
2016 MA-
NAGEMENT
APPROACH
GRI 103-1
GRI 103-2
GRI 103-3
Number of consumer
residential, industrial,
institutional and
commercial units
Length of aerial
and underground
transmission and
distribution lines,
broken down by
regulatory system
Explanation of ma-
terial themes and
their limits
Management ap-
proach and its com-
ponents
Evaluation of the
management ap-
proach
163 a
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97
2, 147,
149
29, 38
29, 38
29, 38,
40
x
x
x
x
x
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MATERIAL THEMES
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Main corruption risks identified in 2018: Collusion with
Suppliers
Diversion of resources through sponsorships
Theft, loss or attacks on information
Diversion of financial resources
Conflict of interest
Collusion with clients
Bribery and tips
Manipulation of proposals and pricing
Use of inside information
Physical asset theft
Diverting resources through promotional expenses for events
Receipt of gifts and entertainment above permitted
Overbilling schemes
Diversion of resources through social programs and political
donations
Illegal information agency
Use of agents for influence peddling
Diversion of resources through charitable donations Undue
payments for customs clearance and allowances
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36
38
x
x
x
GRI 205-1
Operations subject
to risk assessments
related to
corruption
GRI 205:
2016 ANTI-
CORRUPTION
GRI 205-2
GRI 205-3
Communication and
training on anti-
corruption policies
and procedures
Confirmed cases of
corruption and ac-
tions taken
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GRI 206:
2016 ANTI-
COMPETI-
TIVE BEHAV-
IOR
GRI 206-1
Lawsuits brought
on by unfair
competition, trust
and monopoly
practices
GRI 415:
2016 PUBLIC
POLI-CIES
GRI 415-1
Total amount
of financial
contributions to
political parties
GRI 103-1
GRI 103-2
GRI 103-3
GRI 403-1
Explanation of ma-
terial themes and
their limits
Management ap-
proach and its com-
ponents
Evaluation of the
management ap-
proach
Workers
represented by
formal health and
safety committees
GRI 103:
2016
MANAGE-
MENT AP-
PROACH
GRI 403:
OC-UPA-
CIONAL 2016
OCCUPA-
TIONAL
HEALTH AND
SAFETY
MATERIAL THEMES
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
COPEL is not the target of lawsuits for unfair competition,
trust and monopoly practices.
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As a joint venture company, COPEL is legally prevented
from making this type of contribution, Article 31, item III,
of Law 9,096, dated Sep-tember 19, 1995, prohibits parties
receiving, directly or indirectly, any form or pretext, monetary
contribution or monetary assistance, including through
advertising of any kind, coming from public enti-ties and legal
entities of any nature, except for the appropriations referred
to in article 38 of that Law and those from the Special Fund
for Campaign Funding.
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK
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80
78, 81
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x
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HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK
Types of injuries recorded by COPEL (Holding):
Forearm injury caused by falling with level difference; burn in
the hand by hot water and foreign body in the outside of the
eye.
Types of injuries recorded by COPEL Telecomunicações:
Foot injury due to object fall and bone fracture due to road
accident.
The injuries registered by COPEL Geração e Transmissão and
COPEL Distribuição are available in the social reports of these
Sis.
COPEL does not control the health and safety indexes by
gen-der and by region. There is no forecast, as it depends on
changes in SAP.
In COPEL, there are no occupations with a high incidence or
high risk of specific to the occupation.
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x
x
Types and rates
of injuries,
occupational
diseases, days lost,
absenteeism and
number of deaths
GRI 403-2
GRI 403:
2016 HEALTH
AND OCCU-
PATIONAL
SECURITY
GRI 403-3
Employees with
high incidence
or high risk of
diseases related to
their occupation
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GRI 403:
2016 OCCU-
PATION-AL
HEALTH AND
SAFETY
GRI 403-4
Health and safety
issues covered by
formal agreements
with trade unions
GRI 406:
2016 CONSU-
MER HEALTH
AND SAFETY
GRI 416-1
Categories of
products and ser-
vices for which
health and safety
impacts are as-
sessed
MATERIAL THEMES
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK
100% of health and safety topics are covered in formal
agreements with unions indirectly. Clause 36 of the Collective
Agreement 2018/2019 provides for meetings between the
Company’s health and safety areas with the trade union
forces every quarter, in which the subjects related to the
subject are treated, including equipment of individual
protection; participation of employee representatives in health
and safety inspections, audits and accident investigations;
training and education; mechanisms for complaints
and complaints; right to refuse insecure work; periodic
inspections; accordance with International Labor Organization
(OIT) standards, among others.
Energy is COPEL’s main product category. Accordingly, it is
considered that 100% of COPEL’s product categories are
assessed for impacts on consumer health and safety. COPEL
follows relevant legislation and adopts additional practices.
COPEL GeT adopts the General Technical Instruction for Live
Line Services in Transmission Lines and Substations and
specific controls that aim at mitigating risks and promoting
the health and safety of all involved.
Electricity distribution services adopt standards defined
by Occupational Safety and Health Management (GSST)
throughout the production chain cycle. These standards
provide for safety measures from the service order to
the closure of the service. The team adopts standardized
procedures for each task, including displacement and parking
of the vehicle, warning, site isolation, no voltage test,
grounding installation, among others.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK
INDICATORS
OF THE
ELECTRICAL
SECTOR: EM-
PLOYMENT
EU16
EU18
Health and safety
of employees,
contractors and
subcontractors
Percentage of
contracted and
subcontracted
workers who have
undergone relevant
health and safety
training
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page
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80
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x
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MATERIAL THEMES
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
GRI 103:
ABORDAGEM
DE GESTÃO
2016
GRI 103-1
GRI 103-2
GRI 103-3
GRI 201-1
GRI 201-2
Explanation of ma-
terial themes and
their limits
Management ap-
proach and its
components
Evaluation of the
management ap-
proach
Direct economic
value generated and
distributed
Financial Implications
and Risks Due to Cli-
mate Change
GRI 201:
DESEMPENHO
ECONÔMICO
2016
GRI 201-3
Coverage of de-fined
benefit of pension
plan of de-fined
benefit that the
organization offers
Only COPEL DIS controls the financial implications of climate
change. COPEL GeT is developing a handbook for vulnerability
assessment in the face of climate change with the help of the
Climate Change Adaptation Committee.
For each regular contribution made by employees in the pension
fund, the sponsor (COPEL) contributes the same amount. In
addition, employees can make contributions to further increase
future income, however, in these cases, there is no counterpart of
the sponsor. The formed reserve is transformed into benefit at the
time of retirement, when the employee starts to receive a monthly
life value, calculated on the basis in the total accumulated, that is,
according to their savings reserve.
Normal Contribution:
Divided into two bands: the first is limited to 10 Social Security
Units (UP) - each in the amount of R$364.94 - with discounts
varying from 2% to 4%. The values of the Real Contribution Salary
(SRC) that exceed the first range will have a discount of 12% on
the difference.
GRI 201-4
Significant financial
aid received from the
government
In 2018 COPEL received R$19,426,008.32 in tax incentives. The
details of these incentives are given in the Appendix.
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156
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a 156
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x
x
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RISK MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
GRI 103-1
GRI 103-2
GRI 103-3
EU11
Explanation of ma-
terial themes and
their limits
Management ap-
proach and its com-
ponents
Evaluation of the
management ap-
proach
Average of the gen-
eration efficiency
of thermal plants
by energy sources
and by regulatory
regime
GRI 103: 2016
MANAGE-
MENT AP-
PROACH
INDICATORS
OF THE ELEC-
TRICAL SEC-
TOR: EFFI-
CIENCY OF
SYSTEM
42 e 46
a 47
42 e 46
a 47
40, 42 e
46 a 47
UEG Araucária (PIE - Independent Energy Producer) is the
result of the partnership between Petrobras and COPEL,
which holds 20% and 80% of the company respectively,
which is the owner of UTE Araucária (combined cycle thermal
plant). COPEL GeT is solely responsible for operating and
maintaining the unit within the availability values. The net
energy efficiency of the plant was 12.5% in 2018. The
management of this data is carried out by the owner (UEG
Araucária), who did not
A Copel
não
possui
gestão
sobre o
indicador.
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x
x
x
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RISK MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
INDICATORS
OF THE ELEC-
TRICAL SEC-
TOR: EFFI-
CIENCY OF
THE SYSTEM
INDICATORS
OF THE
ELECTRICAL
SECTOR:
ACCESS
EU12
EU28
EU29
EU30
Losses in
transmission and
distribution of
energy as
percentage of total
energy
Frequency of
interruptions in
Energy supply
Average duration of
interruptions in the
energy supply
Factor of
availability
average of the
power plant,
discriminated by
power source
and by regulatory
system
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x
2, 47,
48
2, 47,
48
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MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN CAPITAL
GRI 103:
2016 MA-
NAGEMENT
APPROACH
GRI 103-1
GRI 103-2
GRI 103-3
Explanation of
material themes
and their limits
Management
approach and its
components
Evaluation of
the management
approach
Report
page
Omission
External
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tion
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x
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MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN CAPITAL
GRI 202: 2016
MARKET
PRESENCE
GRI 202-1
Variation of the
lowest wage, bro-ken
down by gen-der,
compared to the local
minimum wage
The variation between the lowest salary and the minimum wage
is 1.92 for men and women, considering the minimum wage at
December 31, 2018 (R$954.00). COPEL does not use a minimum
wage as basis for the definition of its wages.
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GRI 401-1
New hiring of em-
ployees and turnover
by age group, gender
and region
GRI 401: 2016
EM-PLOY-
MENT
GRI 401-2
Benefits granted to
employees
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73
Food / Meal Voucher aid
Childcare Allowance: for maids or employees keeping custody of
children between the ages of 7 and 72 months
Extended Motherhood License Paternity License
Release for Medical Follow-up of Family Membership in Profits and
/ or Results - PLR Anticipation of the 13th Salary
Education:
Training in Foreign Language - BABEL Program Library
Vacation Bonus + Vacation Advance Flexibility in Working Hours
Assistance to Employee with Disabilities and Dependent Disabled
Program of Rehabilitation and Rehabilitation Professional Award for
Safety in Traffic
Quality of Life: COPEL’s Internal Games (JICs), Pre-Retirement
Program (PPA)
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MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN CAPITAL
Energy and Health Space, COPEL’s Choral and
volunteering through the Eletricidadania
Complementation Sickness program: COPEL pays the amount
corresponding to the difference between the fixed
remuneration
of the sickness benefit paid by Social Security,
complementing the value of their basic remuneration in
100%,
from the 30th day
Chemistry Dependency Program
Vaccination
Private Pension Plan
Pecúlio (Savings) Plan
Other Benefits: life insurance, funeral assistance;
Low interest loans; bank posts; bridge days
for the establishment of extended holidays; events
special tribute to the employees who complete
10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of work; and discounts
to purchase tickets for cultural events,
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GRI 401-2
Benefits granted to
employees
GRI 401: 2016
EMPLOYMENT
GRI 401-3
Rates of return
to work and
retention after
leave maternity/
paternity
GRI 402: 2016
WORK / MA-
NAGEMENT
RELATIONS
GRI 402-1
Minimum notice
period for
operational changes
COPEL does not have established deadlines for
communicating operational changes. This issue is also not
foreseen in a collective agreement.
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MATERIAL THEMES
MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN CAPITAL
GRI 404:
2016
TRAINING
AND
EDUCATION
GRI 404-1
Average number of
hours of training, per
functional category
and gender Com-
petency manage-
ment programs and
continuous learning
Percentage of em-
-ployees receiving
performance re-views
and career develop-
ment
GRI 404-2
Competency
management
programs and
continuous learning
GRI 404-3
Percentage of
employees receiving
performance
reviews and career
development
GRI 406:
2016 NON-
-DISCRIMINA-
TION
GRI 406-1
Total number
of cases of
discrimination and
remedial measures
taken
77
37, 74,
75, 76
75
x
x
x
For more details on the training and capacity building activities
of COPEL DIS and COPEL GeT, access the reports of these
subsidiaries in the links:
COPEL Distribuição Social-Environmental and Economic-Financial
Responsibility Report
Social and Environmental Responsibility Report
COPEL Generation and Transmission
Six cases of discrimination were confirmed in COPEL in 2018.
1) The Ethics Board (COE) received a complaint concerning
discrimination and five complaints concerning psychological
harassment. Of these complaints, only two were deemed
appropriate and the managers of the accused were advised to take
the appropriate measures. In one case, applied to the denounced
the suspension of 29 days and the conclusion of an adjustment
term of conduct. In the other case, the suspension was also
applied.
2) The Moral Harassment Commission (CADAM) received 97
complaints, 43 of which had no characteristics of moral harassment
and were treated as mere consultations. Of the total, 54 complaints
were analyzed, only one of which was considered appropriate.
complainant was directed to take the appropriate measures.
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INDICATORS
OF THE
ELECTRICAL
SECTOR: EM-
PLOYMENT
GRI 103:
2016 MA-
NAGEMENT
APPROACH
EU14
Availability of
skilled labor
GRI 103-1
GRI 103-2
GRI 103-3
Explanation of ma-
terial themes and
their limits
Management ap-
proach and its com-
ponents
Evaluation of the
management ap-
proach
SUPPLY CHAIN
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103 e
104
103 e
104
40, 103
e 104
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x
x
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SUPPLY CHAIN
For COPEL (Holding), COPEL DIS and COPEL CTE, local
suppliers are located in the State of Paraná, where its
main operations are concentrated. The proportion of these
companies’ expenses with these suppliers is 78%, 63 % and
69%.
GRI 204:
2016
PRACTICES
OF
PURCHASES
GRI 204-1
Proportion of
expenses with
local suppliers in
important operating
units
For COPEL GeT, local suppliers are those that operate in the
states in which the company has operations. Therefore, the
State of Paraná, where the headquarters are located, and
the states of Mato Grosso and São Paulo, where there are
subsidiaries, in addition to the State of Rio Grande do Norte,
where there are wholly owned subsidiaries. The proportion of
expenses with local suppliers in the company is 77%.
The contracting practices of suppliers of COPEL (Holding) and
its wholly-owned subsidiaries are described on pages 105 to
106.
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SUPPLY CHAIN
GRI 308:
2016 ENVI-
RONMENTAL
EVALUATION
OF SU-
PPLIERS
GRI 308-1
Percentage of new
suppliers
selected based
on environmental
criteria
Currently, COPEL only selects or evaluates new suppliers
based on environmental criteria for specific contractual
objects, involving legal requirements in this regard, such
as timber acquisition or contracting of plant suppression
services, for example. Environmental criteria are therefore not
a recurring practice, it is not possible to quantify suppliers
contracted in this way in 2018.
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GRI 308:
2016 ENVI-
RONMENTAL
EVALUATION
OF SU-
PPLIERS
GRI 308-2
Negative
environmental
impacts in the
supply chain and
measures taken
MATERIAL THEMES
SUPPLY CHAIN
There is no COPEL practice of evaluating suppliers to verify
impacts on the environment.
However, for the definition of critical suppliers, there
are those that present a significant risk to the Company,
considering the legal, financial, environmental, occupational
health and safety, safety of the population, image of the
company, perception of the client. The criteria for assessing
the criticality of supply are the factors corresponding to
sustainability and comprehensiveness. Each of the dimensions
of sustainability (economic, social, environmental, etc.) is
assigned a grade that indicates the level of perceived risk,
which are assessed as to the possibility of occurrence
and the severity of the impact. The scope represents the
extension that a certain supply has for the business and if the
consequences of its impacts would be broad or restricted.
The measure adopted in case of non-compliance with
contractual clauses related to the environment is the
application of administrative sanctions to the supplier, such
as warning, fines and sus-pension of participation in bids.
According to the severity of the occurrence, the supplier may
have his contract terminated and have its infraction informed
to the competent legal bodies.
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SUPPLY CHAIN
GRI 414:
2016 SOCIAL
EVALUA-
TION OF
SUPPLIERS
GRI 414-1
GRI 414-2
Providers selected
based on social
criteria
Social negative im-
pacts in the chain
of suppliers and
measures taken
The evaluation of suppliers based exclusively on social criteria
is not adopted by COPEL. These criteria are only object of
evaluation for determination of critical suppliers (see indicator
414-1).
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COPEL does not evaluate its suppliers with relation to social
impacts, only evaluation for the definition of Critical suppliers,
as mentioned in the indicator 414-1.
ENGAGEMENT WITH INTERESTED PARTIES
GRI 103:
2016 MA-
NAGEMENT
APPROACH
GRI 103-1
GRI 103-2
GRI 103-3
Explanation of
material themes
and its limits
Approach of man-
agement and its
components
Approach of man-
agement and its
components
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ENGAGEMENT WITH INTERESTED PARTIES
INDICATORS
OF THE ELEC-
TRICAL SEC-
TOR: LOCAL
COMMUNI-
TIES
EU19
Participation of
stakeholders in
decision-making
processes
For merger / acquisition processes and participation in auctions,
there are flowcharts approved in the Board of Executive Officers
that contemplate the participation of the necessary stakeholders in
each phase of the process, from the identification of the business
opportunity, to its implementation. Prior to the implementation
of the projects, participation of local communities is guaranteed
through public Hearings and informative meetings, and obtaining
the consent of the municipalities and intervening bodies. The
Company has an active participation in the decision-making
processes related to sectoral policies, both regional and national,
through participation in representative institutions of the most
varied sectors related to the energy issue, such as the Brazilian
Association of Independent Producers of Electric Energy, the
Brazilian Association of Wind Energy and the Brazilian Association
of Electric Power Distributors. It is noticed, therefore, that the
planning and development of projects in the Brazilian electricity
sector is very complex, with the existence of several institutions
and norms that regulate both the processes related to the planning,
implementation, commercialization and operation of assets as well
as the minimum mechanisms of popular consultation and social
participation, which must be followed by entrepreneurs.
Description of the roles of key stakeholders in the Company’s
decision-making processes: COPEL’s Business Development Board
is responsible for analyzing business opportunities and conducts
approval with the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors
(CAD), responsible for approving strategic decisions, COPEL
(Holding) rules and approves all investment decisions of COPEL.
The Government of the State of Paraná controls the common
shares and maintains the administrative control of COPEL (Holding).
It is involved in all strategic decisions of COPEL and its subsidiaries.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) acts directly and
indirectly (through its related companies) in the decision-making
process for investments in infrastructure in the energy sector. The
bodies linked to the MME act as follows: National Electric Energy
Agency (ANEEL): regulates and supervises the services rendered
by the generation companies), transmission, distribution and
commercialization of electric energy; Energy Research Company
(EPE): carries out the planning of the national energy sector;
National System Operator (ONS): operates the generation and
transmission facilities of the National Interconnected System.
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ENGAGEMENT WITH INTERESTED PARTIES
INDICATORS
OF THE ELEC-
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COMMUNI-
TIES
EU19
Participation of
stakeholders in
decision-making
processes
Organized civil society is represented by governmental and non-
governmental bodies for discussions of organized infrastructure
projects, representations or trade unions. There is also the Con-
sumer Council representing the various classes of electricity con-
sumers at all levels of planning,
COPEL GeT: Energy Planning in Brazil is divided into Operation
Planning and Expansion Planning, the first occurs centrally in the
National Electric System Operator (ONS) and the second in the
Energy Research Company (EPE), both under the regulation of the
National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel). For the decision-making
process, mathematical models developed in the Center of Research
in Electric Energy (Cepel) and made official through regulation.
The EPE is responsible for the publication of the “National Energy
Plan” and the “Ten-Year Energy Plans”, documents
which project and define the projects of generation and
transmission of energy of interest of the Brazilian State from
projections of growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Before
being approved, the plans pass through Public Hearing, moment
in which the documents are made public, for the analysis of the
interested parties, aiming at receiving contributions from the most
diverse sectors of Brazilian society, for later to be published as
sectorial public policy instruments.
The same happens with the concession announcements of the
services related to the electric sector, which go through a Public
Hearing period before they are approved. In this way, the process
of planning and concession of the public services of generation and
transmission of electric energy is conducted in a participatory form
by the Brazilian State.
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INDICATORS
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COMMUNI-
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EU19
Participation of
stakeholders in
decision-making
processes
GRI 103:
2016 MA-
NAGEMENT
APPROACH
GRI 103-1
GRI 103-2
GRI 103-3
Explanation of ma-
terial themes and
their limits
Management ap-
proach and its
components
Evaluation of
the management
approach
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COPEL GeT participates in the process in the operation of the
plants with production of inputs and implementation of the energy
policies defined by the ONS, always according to the Operation
License of the projects issued by the competent environmental
agency. In addition to the bodies already mentioned, the Energy
Trading Chamber, state environmental agencies and the Ministry of
Mines and Energy are involved in this process.
COPEL DIS: according to current environmental legislation and
environmental licensing bodies criteria, in the preparation of envi-
ronmental studies consultations are carried out with residents of
the area directly affected by the projects. This helps in the analy-
sis of socio-environmental feasibility, the community and made
available communication channels (website, e-mail, telephone).
These actions aim to take information about the enterprises to the
community and gather information to analyze possible impacts of
projects and propose mitigating measures. The authorities involved
are the environmental agencies responsible for licensing (IAP,
Secretariats IBAMA, ICMBio), the intervening agencies (Iphan,
Funai, Instituto das Águas, among others), the city halls and the
State Public Prosecutor’s Office, are eventually questioned by
community associations, ONGs and popular groups about the
implementation of enterprises. In these cases, COPEL seeks to
provide all the necessary clarifications.
The subsidiary participates in political decisions through the
Brazilian Association of Electric Energy Distributors (Abradee).
CLIMATE CHANGES
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123
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GRI 305-1
GRI 305-2
GRI 305-3
GRI 305-4
GRI 305-5
GRI 305-6
Direct Emissions of
Greenhouse Gases
– GEE (GHG) -
SCOPE 1
Indirect Emissions
of Greenhouse
Gases – GEE (GHG)
- SCOPE 2
Indirect Emissions
of Greenhouse
Gases – GEE -
SCOPE 3
Intensity of
Emissions of
Greenhouse - GEE
(GHG)
Reduction of
Emissions of
Greenhouse Gases
– GEE (GHG)
Emissions from
Substances
that destroy
ozone layer (SDO)
MATERIAL THEMES
CLIMATE CHANGES
The chosen base year was 2014. For 2019, it will start a
new four-year cycle. Heating potential source:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) in 2007.
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123
See additional information in this index, no. 305-1.
123
The reductions include scopes 1 and 2. Base year is 2014.
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124
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124
COPEL does not produce, import or export SDOs.
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MATERIAL THEMES
CLIMATE CHANGES
GRI 305:
2016
EMISSIONS
GRI 305-7
Emissions of NOx,
SOx and other sig-
nificant atmospher-
ic emissions
INDICATORS
OF THE
ELECTRICAL
SECTOR:
ORGANI-
ZATIONAL
PROFILE
EU5
Allocation of
allowances for
emissions of CO2
equivalents, broken
down by struc-
ture of the car-bon
credits market
The New Business Board addressed carbon pricing in pre-
feasibility studies of thermoelectric generation projects
conducted in 2017, motivated by COPEL’s perception that
Brazil should adopt taxation per ton of CO2 equivalent,
emitted as a national pricing instrument.
In this sense, the scenarios of the financial impact on the
projects were defined based on estimates of CO2 emission
per project and considering the different contexts of internal
carbon price.
The result of this activity was used to assist with risk
and opportunities assessments associated with a possible
mandatory pricing in the future,
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES
GRI 103:
2016 MAN-
AGEMENT
APPROACH
GRI 103-1
GRI 103-2
Explanation of
material themes
and their limits
Management
approach and its
components
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124
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86 e 87
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MATERIAL THEMES
GRI 103:
2016 MA-
NAGEMENT
APPROACH
INDICATORS
OF THE
ELECTRICAL
SECTOR:
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOP-
MENT
GRI 103:
2016 MA-
NAGEMENT
APPROACH
GRI 103-3
EU8
Evaluation of the
management ap-
proach
Activities related
to research and
development and
expenditures with
the objective of
reliably provid-
ing electricity
and promoting
sustainable
development.
GRI 103-1
GRI 103-2
GRI 103-3
Explanation of
material themes
and their limits
Management ap-
proach and its com-
ponents
Evaluation of the
management ap-
proach
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
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x
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GRI 307:
2016 ENVI-
RONMENTAL
COMPLIANCE
GRI 307-1
Non-compliance
with environmental
laws and / or
regulations
GRI 419:
2016 SOCIO-
ECONOMIC
COMPLIANCE
GRI 419-1
Non-compliance
with laws and
regulations in
the social and
economic area
GRI 103:
2016 MA-
NAGEMENT
APPROACH
GRI 103-1
GRI 103-2
GRI 103-3
Explanation of ma-
terial themes and
their limits
Management ap-
proach and its com-
ponents
Evaluation of the
management ap-
proach
MATERIAL THEMES
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
In 2018, COPEL Generation and Transmission paid a fine
in the amount of R$543,504.84, issued by the State
Department of the Environment of Mato Grosso due to an
Environmental Infringement Notice filed in 2014 as a result
of the death of fish occurred in the fourth span of the Colíder
HPP spillway.
The receipt or payment of fines or non-monetary sanctions
was not recorded in 2018 due to non-compliance with laws
and regulations in the social and economic area by COPEL
DIS, COPEL GeT, COPEL COM and the Holding Company, and
CTE, the Administrative Process nº 53516,008345 / 2011-29
was administratively judged, condemning the company to the
payment of a fine in the amount of R$322,261.68 due to the
non-licensing of 40 stations. However, it should be noted that
the obligation to license stations no longer exists to COPEL
Telecommunications since June 2017.
SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY
x
x
x
x
x
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109
107 a
109
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RESPONSABILIDADE SOCIAL
COPEL’s investments in infrastructure are made
through its subsidiaries. For details on the investments
made by COPEL Distribuição, access the Social and
Environmental Responsibility Report Company’s financial
information, available here. In 2018 COPEL GeT did not invest
in infrastructure on behalf of the surrounding community.
However, the company met with managers from four
municipalities in the State of Rio Grande do Norte where the
wind farms of the Brisa Potiguar Wind Complex are installed
to host and agree actions of interest to the municipalities for
social investments. It was defined that the resources will be
directed to the area of education, specifically for the reform of
schools. It will be reformed a school in each municipality. The
information related to COPEL Telecomunicações are included
in the indicator 203-2.
GRI 203-1
Investments in
infrastructure and
services offered
GRI 203:
2016
INDIRECT
ECONOMIC
IMPACTS
GRI 203-2
Significant indirect
economic impacts,
including the extent
of the impacts
GRI 413:
2016 LOCAL
COMMUNI-
TIES
GRI 413-1
Community
Engagement
Programs, Impact
Assessments
and / or Local
Development
Details of the programs executed by COPEL DIS and COPEL
GeT can be checked in the reports of these subsidiaries,
available on the links:
COPEL Distribuição Social-Environmental and Economic-Financial
Responsibility Report
COPEL Geração e Transmissão Social-Environmental and
Economic-Financial Responsibility Report
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100,
113, 151
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MATERIAL THEMES
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The impacts mentioned in pages 107 and 111 refer to all
COPEL operations. The location of operations can be verified
on page 21.
In addition to the impacts reported in the content of this
report, the following stand out:
COPEL CTE: main products and services are the provision of
telecommunications solutions - broadband Internet access,
COPEL CTE does not cause direct negative impacts on local
communities. Misuse of products and services, however,
may cause negative impacts in the general community, such
as the dissemination of fake news, digital pedophilia, digital
discrimination, racial or anti-minority hatred, cyberbullying,
among other practices.
COPEL GeT: pressure for urban infrastructure and public
services resulting from the demographic and urban in-
crease during the construction of the projects; interfer-
ences in economic activities related to the use of natural
resources and / or linked to the polygon of the properties
affected by the projects; compulsory displacement of
populations and changes in their way of life due to chang-
es in economic production, local ties and social organiza-
tions; risks of economic retraction and population empty-
ing in the municipalities after the completion of the works;
discomfort to neighboring populations to facilities result-ing
from increased circulation of people and vehicles; and noise
emission.
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GRI 413:
2016 LOCAL
COMMUNI-
TIES
GRI 413-2
Operations with
negative impacts
on communities
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COPEL DIS: generation of waste and dust; increased levels of
noise and vibration; visual impact / alteration of the natural
landscape due to the suppression of vegetation; limitation on
use and occupation of the soil; interference in the daily life
of surrounding communities; accidents with third parties;
handling of vegetation under the nets and interference in the
urban landscape.
GRI 413:
2016 LOCAL
COMMUNI-
TIES
GRI 413-2
Operations with
negative impacts
on communities
INDICATORS
OF THE ELEC-
TRICAL SEC-
TOR: LOCAL
COMMUNI-
TIES
INDICATORS
OF THE
ELECTRICAL
SECTOR:
ACCESS
EU20
EU22
EU23
EU27
Approach for
management of
displace-ment
impacts
Number of persons
physically and eco-
nomically displaced
and indemnity by
type of project
Programs to
improve access to
electricity
Number of
residential
disconnections due
to non-payment,
broken down by
period / duration
of the shutdown
and by regulatory
system.
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x
109
109
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MATERIAL THEMES
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
EU24
Practices to deal
with barriers to
access to electricity
INDICATORS
OF THE
ELECTRICAL
SECTOR:
PROVISION
OF
INFORMA-
TION
INDICATORS
OF THE ELEC-
TRICAL SEC-
TOR: HEALTH
AND SE-
CURITY
CONSUMER
EU25
Number of
accidents and
deaths of service
users involving
company assets,
judicial decisions
and settlements, as
well as outstanding
judicial cases
related to diseases
Explanation of
material themes
and their limits
Management ap-
proach and its com-
ponents
Evaluation of the
management ap-
proach
HUMAN RIGHTS
GRI 103:
2016 MA-
NAGEMENT
APPROACH
GRI 103-1
GRI 103-2
GRI 103-3
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113
114 e
115
114 e
115
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HUMAN RIGHTS
GRI 407:
2016
FREEDOM OF
AS-SOCIA-
TION AND
COLLEC-
TIVE BAR-
GAINING
GRI 407-1
Cases in which
freedom of
association
and collective
bargaining may
be violated
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GRI 408:
2016 CHILD
LABOR
GRI 408-1
Operations and
suppliers at risk of
child labor
MATERIAL THEMES
HUMAN RIGHTS
COPEL does not assess the risks related to child labor, but
actively manages and supervises labor contracts, which have
clauses of commitment to comply with labor laws and combat
this practice.
The Company’s confidential communication channel is
open to complaints of irregularities or damages. If these
irregularities are proven, managers are notified so that
appropriate action is taken, including the application of
administrative sanctions or even the offer of denunciation
to the Ministry Public, if the illegal conduct departs from a
contracted company.
All of the Company’s contracts with suppliers have clauses
on social and environmental responsibility, in which a
commitment is made not to employ children under the age of
18 years for night work, dangerous or unhealthy, and under
16 years of age for any work, except as an apprentice. It is
also mandatory to incorporate the Global Compact Principles,
in addition to other social commitments. Suppliers must
also present the “Declaration of Social and Environmental
Responsibility” in the qualification, this being one of the rules
for judgement of the proposals.
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HUMAN RIGHTS
There is no formal assessment of COPEL and its subsidiaries
of these risks in its operations and suppliers. To prevent this
type of practice from occurring, COPEL adopts measures such
as those on prevention of child labor mentioned in disclosure
408-1. COPEL GeT, however, considers that activities that
require the temporary housing of workers - especially in rural
areas - for the implementation of Company’s projects, such
as construction, assembly of electromechanical components,
suppression of vegetation, environmental monitoring, etc.
In addition to the dormitories, it is necessary to provide
dining rooms, bathrooms, lavatories, living areas, etc., whose
requirements may be in disagreement with those established
in Regulatory Norms, and may characterize
conditions analogous to slavery.
115
117
115
115
x
x
x
GRI 409:
2016
FORCED OR
ANALOGUE
TO SLAVE
GRI 409-1
Operations and
suppliers with risk
of occurrence of
slave labor cases
GRI 411:
2016
RIGHTS OF
INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES
GRI 412:
2016 HUMAN
RIGHTS AS-
SESSMENTS
GRI 411-1
GRI 412-1
GRI 412-2
Cases of violations
of the rights of
indigenous and
traditional peoples
Operations subject
to analysis or
human rights
Training of
employees
in policies or
procedures of
human rights
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MATERIAL THEMES
HUMAN RIGHTS
GRI 412:
2016 HUMAN
RIGHTS AS-
SESSMENTS
GRI 412-3
Investment
agreements and
contracts that
include human
rights clauses
ENERGY PLANNING AND DEMAND INCREASE
GRI 103:
2016 MA-
NAGEMENT
APPROACH
GRI 103-1
GRI 103-2
GRI 103-3
INDICATORS
OF THE
ELECTRICAL
SECTOR:
ORGANIC
ZATIONAL
PROFILE
EU1
EU2
Explanation of
material themes
and their limits
Management ap-
proach and its com-
ponents
Evaluation of the
management ap-
proach
Installed capacity,
broken down by
primary energy
source and by regu-
latory system
Net energy produc-
tion, broken down
by primary energy
source and by regu-
latory system
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51 e 52
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52
2, 144
2, 144
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x
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MATERIAL THEMES
ENERGY PLANNING AND DEMAND INCREASE
EU6
Availability and
reliability of electric
energy
EU10
Planned capacity
against projected
energy demand in
the long term, bro-
ken down by energy
source and regulato-
ry regime
More information related to this indicator can be obtained in the
social and environmental report of COPEL Distribuição, which
implements the Energy Efficiency Program through the application
of financial resources determined by Law No. 9,991 / 2000 and
Normative Resolution Aneel No. 830/2018.
The Federal Government is responsible for planning the expan-
sion of the generation capacity of the National Interconnected
System. However, in recent years, the Government has opted to
prioritize cheaper sources, such as wind, solar and hydroelectric
plants without reservation, which are intermittent and depend on
conditions of the environment, such as rainfall, wind and solar
ir-radiation to generate energy. The option for these sources has
brought insecurity to the operation capacity of the SIN.
47
145
EU7
Demand Management
Programs
For more information, access the Reports:
COPEL Generation and Transmission Social-Environmental and
Economic-Financial Responsibility Report
Social-Environmental and Economic-Financial Responsibility Report
of COPEL Distribuição
DIVERSITY
GRI 103-1
GRI 103-2
GRI 103-3
Explanation of
material themes
and their limits
Management ap-
proach and its com-
ponents
Evaluation of the
management ap-
proach
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69 a 71
40, 69 a
71
INDICATORS
OF
ELECTRICAL
SECTOR:
AVAILABILITY
AND
RELIABILITY
INDICATORS
OF
ELECTRICAL
SECTOR: MA-
NAGEMENT
OF THE DE-
MAND
DIVERSITY
GRI 103:
2016 MA-
NAGEMENT
APPROACH
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x
x
x
x
x
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Disclosure
Answers / Complementation / Comments
Page re-
port
Omission
External
verifica-
tion
MATERIAL THEMES
DIVERSITY
GRI 405:
2016
DIVERSI-
TY AND
EQUALITY OF
OPPORTUNI-
TY
GRI 405-1
GRI 405-2
Diversity of groups
responsible for
governance and
employees
Proportion of
basic salary and
remuneration
between men and
women
MANAGEMENT OF FINITE NATURAL RESOURCES
GRI 103:
2016 MA-
NAGEMENT
APPROACH
GRI 301:
MATERIALS
2016
GRI 103-1
GRI 103-2
GRI 103-3
Explanation of
material themes
and their limits
Management ap-
proach and its com-
ponents
Evaluation of the
management ap-
proach
GRI 301-1
Materials used, by
weight or volume
GRI 301-2
GRI 301-3
Percentage of
materials used from
recycling
Products and
their packaging
recovered
This is the first time COPEL reports this indicator. The total
weight of materials used was estimated. It was not possible
for the 2018 report to make the separation of renewable or
non-renewable materials.
Due to the nature of the activities, the major use in the
provision of services is from heavy industry materials and
therefore this dis-closure does not apply to COPEL.
It does not apply to COPEL.
34, 35,
67, 68
72, 73
120 e
121
120 e
121
40, 120,
121
133
x
x
x
x
x
x
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Disclosure
Answers / Complementation / Comments
Report
page
Omission
External
verifica-
tion
MATERIAL THEMES
MANAGEMENT OF FINITE NATURAL RESOURCES
GRI 302-1
GRI 302-2
Energy
consumption within
the organization
Energy
consumption
outside the
organization
GRI 302-3
Energy intensity
GRI 302-4
Reduced energy
consumption
GRI 302-5
Reductions
in energy
requirements for
products and
services
GRI 302:
ENERGY
2016
x
x
x
131, 132
131
131
131
131
It does not apply to the type of activity performed by COPEL
Comercial and COPEL (Holding). Only COPEL DIS calculated
the reductions obtained in the energy requirements, as shown
below:
Diesel: increase of 3.76% in the distance traveled per l of fuel
consumed
Gasoline: 1.73% increase in the distance traveled per liter of
fuel consumed
Ethanol: 14.9% increase in the distance traveled per liter of
fuel consumed
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Disclosure
Answers / Complementation / Comments
Report
page
Omission
External
verifica-
tion
MATERIAL THEMES
MANAGEMENT OF FINITE NATURAL RESOURCES
GRI 303-1
Total water
withdraw-al by
source
GRI 303:
2016 WATER
GRI 303-2
GRI 303-3
GRI 304-1
GRI 304-2
GRI 304:
2016
BIODIVER-
SITY
Water sources
significantly
affected by water
withdrawal
Percentage and
total volume of
water recycled and
reused
Own operating
units, leased or
managed in
protected areas
Significant impacts
of activities,
products and
services on
biodiversity
129
The water consumption in the administrative headquarters
comes from the municipal water supply company of the
State of Paraná, Sanepar. Regarding the water used by the
mills, the use is considered non-consumptive. According to
the National Water Agency, non-consumptive use does not
involve the direct consumption of water, as in the generation
of hydroelectric energy, leisure, fishing and navigation (http: //
www3.ana.gov. br / portal / ANA / water uses / other uses).
Thus, the water used by COPEL's hydroelectric power plants
does not significantly affect its water sources.
The percentage of water recycled and reused was not report-
ed because it is still reduced in relation to the total consump-
tion of the Company, not reaching 1%.
130
The table with all operating units in protected areas and other
details required by disclosure is in Appendix 2.
138
136
x
x
x
x
x
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MATERIAL THEMES
MANAGEMENT OF FINITE NATURAL RESOURCES
GRI 304-3
Protected or
restored habitats
GRI 304:
BIODIVER-
SITY 2016
GRI 304-4
Species included
in the IUCN red
list and in national
conservation lists
The table with all protected and restored habitats and other
details requested by the disclosure is in the Appendix 2
COPEL GeT: if the species evaluated does not fall into cate-
gories that denote some degree of extinction risk (Extinct in
Nature, Extinct), or “ “Unclassified” (Insufficient Data and
Not Evaluated), it is classified as “Safe or Not Worrisome”,
abundant and widely distributed species are included in this
category, when COPEL reports of studies on fauna and flora,
these indicate species with some degree of threat. The Lesser
Concern species only appear on the lists as records, but rarely
come with an indication of its category and it is not possible
to indicate all species under that classification.
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COPEL DIS: to respond to this indicator, as data of the flora
were considered the results of the reports of forest inventory
of enterprises of lines high-voltage distribution grid, substa-
tions and medium voltage distribution grids elaborated in the
year 2018. For the collection of fauna data, the simplified
envi-ronmental high voltage distribution lines.
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x
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Divulgação
Repostas/ Complementações/ Observações
TEMAS MATERIAIS
GERENCIAMENTO DE RECURSOS NATURAIS FINITOS
GRI 306-2
GRI 306-3
GRI 306-4
EU13
Total weight of
waste by type and
method of disposal
Total number
and volume of
significant leaks
Transport of
hazardous waste
Biodiversity of
compensation are-
as compared to
biodiversity in af-
fected areas
GRI 306:
2016
EFFLUENTS
AND WASTE
INDICATORS
OF THE
ELECTRICAL
SECTOR:
BIODIVER-
SITY
COPEL does not transport hazardous waste within the
terms of the Basel Convention.
The table with the details requested by the disclosure is in
Appendix 2
Página
do
relatório
Omissão
Verifica-
ção
externa
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de Energia - Copel
Limited Assurance Report
of the Independent Auditor
on the GRI Standards Indicators
Contained in the 2018 Integrated Report
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S LIMITED ASSURANCE REPORT
ABOUT THE STANDARD GRI INDICATORS CONTAINED IN THE 2018 INTEGRATED REPORT
To the Directors and Shareholders
of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL Curitiba - PR
Introduction
We were hired by the Administration of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (“Company”) to present our limited assurance report on the
compilation of information related to the “Global Reporting Initiative - GRI” indicators in its “Standard” version, contained in the Company’s 2018
Integrated Report for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Responsibilities of the Company’s Management
The Company’s Management is responsible for the proper preparation and presentation of information on GRI indicators, contained in the 2018
Integrated Report, in accordance with the criteria defined by GRI “Standard” and the internal controls that it determined as necessary to enable the
preparation of such information, free from relevant material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or error.
Responsibility of the independent auditors
Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the information related to the GRI indicators, contained in the 2018 Integrated Report, based on the
limited assurance work carried out in accordance with Technical Communication - CT no. 07/12, approved by the Conselho Federal de Contabilidade
- CFC (Federal Accounting Council – CFC), and elaborated based on NBC-TO-3000 - Assurance Assignment Other than Audit and Review, issued
by the CFC, which is equivalent to the International Standard ISAE 3000, issued by the International Federation of Accountants - IFAC, applicable
to non-historical information. These standards require compliance with ethical requests, including independence requirements, and that the work be
performed with the objective of obtaining limited security that the information related to the GRI indicators, contained in the 2018 Integrated Report,
taken jointly, are free from relevant distortions.
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Company and other professionals of the Company who are involved in the elaboration of information related to GRI indicators in the 2018 Integrated
Report, as well as in the application of analytical procedures to obtain evidence that allows us to conclude in the form of limited assurance on the
information taken as a whole. A limited assurance work also requires the execution of additional procedures, when the independent auditor becomes
aware of matters that lead him / her to believe that related information to the GRI indicators, contained in the 2018 Integrated Report, taken together,
may present relevant distortions.
The procedures selected were based on our understanding of the aspects related to the compilation and presentation of the information related to
the GRI indicators, contained in the 2018 Integrated Report, and other working circumstances and our consideration of areas in which distortions
could exist.
The procedures comprised:
a) The planning of the work, considering the relevance, the volume of quantitative and qualitative information and the operational and internal
controls systems that served as the basis for the preparation of information related to GRI indicators, contained in the 2018 Integrated Report of
the Company.
b) Understanding the calculation methodology and the procedures for compiling indicators through interviews with managers responsible for
preparing the information.
c) Application of analytical procedures on quantitative information and inquiries about qualitative information and its correlation with the indicators
released in the information related to GRI indicators, included in the 2018 Integrated Report.
d) Comparison of indicators of financial nature with the financial statements and / or accounting records.
The limited assurance work also included adherence to the guidelines and to the criteria of the GRI elaboration in its “Standard” version, applicable
to the preparation of information related to GRI indicators, contained in the 2018 Integrated Report.
We believe that the evidence obtained in our work is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis to our conclusion in a limited way.
Scope and limitations
The procedures applied in a limited assurance work are substantially less extensive than those applied in an assurance work which aims to express
an opinion on the information related to the GRI indicators, contained in the 2018 Integrated Report.
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an opinion. If we had carried out a work for the purpose of expressing an opinion, we could have identified other issues and possible distortions
that may exist in the information related to the GRI indicators, contained in the 2018 Integrated Report. Therefore, we do not express an opinion on
this information.
Non-financial data are subject to more inherent limitations than financial data, due to the nature and diversity of the methods used to determine,
calculate or estimate such data. Qualitative interpretations of materiality, relevance and accuracy of the data are subject to individual assumptions
and judgments. Additionally, we do not perform any work on data reported for previous periods or future projections and targets.
It is worth mentioning that the assured indicators are those related to the material themes obtained in the materiality study of COPEL Holding,
held in 2018.
Conclusion
Based on the procedures carried out and outlined in this report, nothing has come to our attention that would lead us to believe that the information
related to the GRI indicators, included in the 2018 Integrated Report, have not been compiled, in all material aspects, in accordance with the
guidelines defined by the GRI “Standards”.
Other subjects
Scope of assurance
The criterion for defining the scope of assurance consisted in the selection of indicators directly associated with the material aspects reported by the
Company during the planning stage of the work, also excluding data and information of projects and initiatives in the Annex to the 2018 Integrated
Report of the Company. Here are the indicators that were not subject to this assurance:
- Indicators related to “Emissions”: 305-1, 305-2, 305-3, 305-4, 305-5, 305-6 and 305-7.
- Indicators related to “Sector Supplement”: G4-EU3, G4-EU4, G4-EU13, G4-EU14, G4-EU19, DMA G4-EU20, G4-EU22, G4-EU23 and DMA G4-
EU24, G4-EU27, G4-EU28, G4-EU29 and G4-EU30.
- Indicators related to “Occupational Health and Safety”: 416-1. Indicators related to “Human Capital”: 401-1, 401-2 and 404-2.
- Indicators related to “Supply Chain”: 204-1. Indicators related to “Human Rights”: 407-1 and 411-1.
- Indicators related to “Management of Finite Natural Resources”: 306-3.
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Guidelines and specifications
According to GRI guidelines in its “Standard” version, the Company declares to be in accordance with the “Core / Essential” specifications in its
Integrated Report for the year ended December 31, 2018, which reports on the essential performance indicators and the supplement indicators of
the energy sector.
Curitiba, June 17, 2019
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Accountant
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Relato Integrado Copel 2018
a p p e n d i x
Incorporation of the Global Compact Principles and ODS
The Company ratifies its commitment to the United Nations Global Compact and the Sustainable Development Objectives,
and presents as an Appendix to this Communication of Progress (COP), which specifies the initiatives developed to
implement the principles of the Global Compact and the ODS Throughout the publication of which this appendix is part,
the results of these initiatives and the progress of their commitments in 2018 are also presented, which can be found in
the GRI indicators reported by COPEL.
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PARTICIPATIONS AND POLICIES
PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES, THEY
RESPOND TO
Start / End Date
GLOBAL COMPACT
ODS
remuneration and personal development
Policies and Management Systems
Adherence to voluntary commitments in the effort to promote
sustainability, ethical conduct and best corporate governance
practices: Global Com-pact; National Movement ODS We Can
Paraná; Statement Call to Action for Governments in the Fight against
Corruption; Business Pact for Integrity and against Corruption and
Principles for Sustainable Executive Education (PRME).
Supply Chain Sustainability Management: aims to contribute to
the development of suppliers, establishing parameters linked to
sustainability proposing actions that promote and strengthen good
practices along the supply chain.
Our Energy Program: includes the acquisition of new career
opportunities,
to
performance.
Generation by renewable sources: compliance with the strategic and
sustainability guidelines established for the generation business.
Ethical Guidance Board: Appreciates and issues guidance on
processes related to ethical conduct in the Company.
Moral Harassment Reporting Commission: aims
to provide
information on allegations of moral harassment in labor relations
within the Company.
Integrity and Portal Compliance Program: a set of internal
mechanisms and procedures for integrity, auditing and incentive to
report irregularities and in the effective application of codes of ethics
and conduct, policies and guide-lines with the objective of detecting
and correcting deviations, fraud, irregularities and unlawful acts
committed against the public administration, national or foreign.
1 to 10
16, 17
Several / Undetermined
1 to 10
16, 17
2008 / Undetermined
6
2013 / Undetermined
7, 8, 9
7, 17
Undetermined
1 to 10
5, 8, 16
2003 / Undetermined
1 to 10
5, 8, 16
2009 / Undetermined
10
16
2015 / Undetermined
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PARTICIPATIONS AND POLICIES
PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES, THEY
RESPOND TO
Start / End Date
GLOBAL COMPACT
ODS
Policies and Management Systems
COPEL's Transparency Portal: has the purpose of making information
available in compliance with federal and state legislation.
Diversity Program: aims to raise awareness and mobilize the functional
framework aiming at the promotion of equal rights, opportunities
and recognition for all, as well as promoting and supporting internal
actions aligned with public policies and movements focused on
diversity.
Internal Environmental Commissions - CISAS: act as multipliers of
sustainability concepts, enabling the identification of problematic
situations in the socio-environmental aspect, strengthening the
relationship with stakeholders.
COPEL Corporate University - UniCOPEL: implementation of
Educational Planning and management of Leadership Development
Programs, Post-graduate Master's and PhD and Languages.
Corporate Climate Change Management Program: aims to discuss
and deliberate actions related to the study of the effects of climate
change, implementation of COPEL's Climate Change Policy and
voluntary commitments assumed,
Support for Public Policies and Management Improvement
Participation in the Brazilian Committee of the Global Compact and
the National Movement ODS We Can Paraná.
Participation in the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program: founding
member
10
16
2014 / Undetermined
1 to 10
2, 5, 8 10, 16,
17
2014 / Undetermined
1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
12, 13
2012 / Undetermined
1, 2, 7, 8, 9
16, 17
2007 / Undetermined
1, 2, 7, 8, 9
11, 13, 17
2011 / Undetermined
1 to 10
1, 2, 7, 8, 9
16, 17
11, 13
2016 / Undetermined
2008 / Undetermined
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PROJECTS / PROGRAMS / MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS /
PARTICIPATIONS AND POLICIES
PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES, THEY
RESPOND TO
Start / End Date
GLOBAL COMPACT
ODS
Policies and Management Systems
Participation in organizations that discuss and promote energy
efficiency: Assoc, Bras, Electric Energy Concessionaires, Energy
Planning Company, As-soc, Independent Power Producers, Assoc,
Bras, Electric Power Generation Companies, Assoc, Bras, Electric
Energy Distributors , Assoc, Bras, Large Electric Power Transmission
Companies, Bras Committee of Large Dams, Regional Council of
Engineering, Architecture and Agronomy of PR, FUNCOGE,
Participation in associations that discuss and promote environmental
improvements: Paranaense Forum Agenda 21, Federation of Industries
of Paraná, Interinstitutional Commission of Environmental Education
of the Na-tional Program of Environmental Education, Committees of
Basins of the State of Paraná, Committee of Environment of the Cigré,
Regional Council of Engineering, Architecture and Agronomy of the
State of Paraná, Trash and Citizenship Forum (Lixo e Cidadania) PR,
Paranaense Forum of Climate Change, Environmental Committees of
the PR Public Prosecution Service.
Participation in the Paraná Council of Corporate Citizenship - CPCE,
for joint promotion of social responsibility in the State of Paraná.
Voluntary participation in the Competitive Paraná Movement and
in examining boards of the prizes: National Quality, MPE Brazil and
Paranaense Quality in Management.
Integrated Water and Soil Management: a partnership between
COPEL, Sanepar and Secretariats of the State, whose purpose is to
create synergy between the actions carried out in the hydrographic
basins and to promote the improvement of water quality and availability
through improved use, proper management and conservation soil,
water and forests.
Cities Program of the UN Global Compact: since November 2017,
COPEL has been the seat and coordination of the United Nations
Cities Program Center for the Southern Region of Brazil, in conjunction
with the State Council for Economic and Social Development of
Paraná - CEDES and Autonomous Social Service Paraná city.
1 to 10
6, 7, 15
Several / Undetermined
7, 8, 9
6, 15, 17
Several / Undetermined
1 to 10
16, 17
2005 / Undetermined
1 to 10
2000 / Undetermined
1, 2, 7, 8, 9
6, 15, 17
2010 / Undetermined
1 to 10
11, 17
2017 / Undetermined
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RESPOND TO
Start / End Date
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ODS
Policies and Management Systems
Social and Environmental Programs, Projects and Initiatives
Program for the collection of donations to welfare entities and social
service institutions, not for profit and of collective interest, through
the invoicing of energy.
Annual donation, through tax incentives, to the Fund for the Rights
of Children and Adolescents - FIA, Rouanet Law, the Elderly Law,
Sports Promotion Law, PROFICE, PAIC, PRONON and PRONAS.
Corporate Volunteer Program - Electricity: program allows employees
to use up to four hours per month for the execution of voluntary
work.
Choral: it promotes the integration of employees, the quality of life
at work, the development of culture and music education, as well
as the appreciation of COPEL's brand in relation to the community.
Support room for breastfeeding and reduction of the working day:
comfortable and cozy place where the mother can withdraw and
store the milk to timely offer for her child.
Energy Cultivation Program: the objective is to implement community
gar-dens in the safety bands of COPEL's electricity grids, in
partnership with municipal governments and residents' associations.
Corporate Accessibility Program: aims to make the Company
adaptable in the issues of accessibility.
Eco-efficiency Program: concentrates the several eco-efficiency
initiatives developed at COPEL in a single program operating as a
hub, interconnecting them, strengthening them, empowering them,
and enabling new ways of doing business.
EducaODS Program: aims to train and develop professionals, formal
and informal leaders of COPEL, on issues related to sustainability.
1 to 10
1, 10, 17
1999 / Undetermined
1, 2, 5
1
2006 / Undetermined
1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8
10, 16, 17
2001 / Undetermined
6
1, 2, 6
3
3
2010 / Undetermined
2016 / Undetermined
1, 7, 8, 9
2, 10, 11, 12,
17
2009 / Undetermined
1, 2, 6
11, 16, 17
2007 / Undetermined
7, 8, 9
6, 8, 12, 13
2014 / Undetermined
1 to 10
4, 12, 13
1998 / Undetermined
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ODS
Policies and Management Systems
Susie Pontarolli Sustainability Trophy: aims to recognize and support
initiatives that aim to contribute to the promotion of sustainable
development and improvement of quality of life.
Fraternal Light Program: Government of Paraná Program that
performs the payment of the bills of consumers enrolled in the Social
Tariff of Electric Energy, provided that the consumption does not
exceed 120 kWh.
Morar Bem Paraná Program: in partnership with the Housing
Company of Paraná - Cohapar - housing program for families with
monthly income of up to six national minimum wages.
Night Rural Tariff Program: incentive to increase agricultural
production, for poultry farmers and swine farmers, by means of
tariff discount for consumer units classified as rural, served in low
voltage.
Night Irrigation Program: stimulation of the use of irrigation to
increase agricultural and poultry production, as well as improvement
of the quality of life in rural areas, tariffs and equipment subsidized
to rural consumers.
Energy Efficiency Program: focused on the efficient use of electricity
in residential, industrial, commercial and public facilities, located in
the concession area of COPEL.
Paraná Citizen Program: promoted by the Special Secretariat for
Community Relations, with the objective of offering free services
that promote citizenship and social inclusion, COPEL participates in
providing services about its services and guidelines on the safe and
efficient use of electric energy.
1 to 10
10, 16, 17
2012 / Undetermined
1, 2, 4, 5, 10
1, 7, 11, 17
2003 / Undetermined
1, 2, 4, 5, 10
1, 7, 11, 17
2003 / Undetermined
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
11, 17
2007 / Undetermined
1, 2, 8
8, 11, 17
2003 / Undetermined
1, 2, 8
7
2000 / Undetermined
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 10
1, 7, 10, 17
2003 / Undetermined
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Paraná Digital Program: digital inclusion in public education, through
the connection of state schools to the Internet, in partnership with
the State Government and Education Department, with priority for
low IDH localities.
Paraná Connected Program: the initiative provides access to
the internet in fiber optics at popular prices and a speed of 1
Mbps, according to the Broad-band State Plan, despite not being
commercialized since 2017, the customer base is maintained.
State Broadband Plan - PEBL: aims to disseminate cheap Internet
access to all municipalities in Paraná, city halls and providers that
adhere to the communication services plan assume a commitment
to provide a popular Internet access service.
Social Energy Electricity Tariff: established by Law 10,438 / 2002,
it offers dis-counts on electric power consumption, up to a limit
of 220 kWh, to families enrolled in the Single Registry of Social
Programs of the Federal Government, provided that the other criteria
set forth in the Resolution Aneel 414/2010.
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implementation, expansion and
consolidation of social investment projects and programs for the
community.
Smart grid project: installation of 2,000 telemetering points in the
urban area of Curitiba and 1,000 points in the rural area of Colombo
and Bocaiúva do Sul, the reading is done hourly making it possible
to detect errors, lack of energy and obtain reading for billing without
displacements.
Telemetering: it allows the automated collection of data in real time
(on time), optimizing the process in view of the precision in the
collection, treatment and availability of data, also for clients, via the
Internet.
than Energy:
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 10
1, 9, 11
2003 / Undetermined
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 10
1, 9, 11
2010 / Undetermined
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 10
1, 9, 11
2010 / Undetermined
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 10
1, 7, 11
2002 / Undetermined
1, 2
1, 7, 10, 11, 16,
17
2014 / Undetermined
1, 2, 7, 8, 9
7, 9, 13, 17
2015 /
8, 9
7, 9, 13
2010 / Undetermined
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Illuminating Generations Project: lectures for students of the 4th
year of Elementary School in public schools, with an informative and
preventive nature regarding the conscious and safe use of electric
energy, use of natural resources (energy and water) and correct
disposal of waste.
More Clic Rural Program: improvement of the quality of electricity
supply in the rural area, focusing on agricultural activities integrated
with production processes sensitive to interruptions.
Solidarity Invoice: incentive to customers who choose to receive the
invoice by e-mail, each adhesion to COPEL donates R$1.00 to the
APAEs of the State of Paraná.
Integrated Citizenship and Development Actions Program - UPS
Citizenship: integrated actions of urban development and social
promotion, and rescue of citizenship in the areas of installation
of the Paraná Seguro Units (UPS) are carried out, the initiative is
developed in partnership with agencies and entities of the federal,
state, municipal, and civil society organizations that contribute to
improving public safety and development socioeconomic.
Corporate Waste Management Program: aims to implement and
systematize the best waste management practices, so that all waste
generated is treated or disposed of correctly, so as not to harm the
environment.
Collective Solidarity Collection: it has as objective to destine the
solid administrative waste to associations of collectors of recyclable
materials, contributing with the social inclusion and the environment.
PREVENTION: public awareness of the importance of caring for pets
to prevent accidents with COPEL and Sanepar readers and post-
men.
1, 2
4
1970 / Undetermined
1, 2, 7, 8, 9
7, 11
2015 / Undetermined
1, 2
10, 12, 17
2015 /
7, 8, 9
7, 11, 17
2013 / Undetermined
7, 8, 9
8, 11, 12
2006 / Undetermined
7, 8, 9
1, 10, 11
2009 / Undetermined
7, 8, 10
4
2015 / Undetermined
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Urban Forests Program: works with municipalities to plan the
afforestation of public roads, contributing to the environmental
improvement of cities and reducing interruptions in energy supply
caused by the conflict between vegetation and electric systems.
Riparian Forest Program: aims to recover natural environments
surrounding the reservoirs of the plants and other areas of interest
of the Company.
Ichthyofauna Monitoring and Resettlement Program: its objective
is to monitor and repopulate the Company's reservoirs and rivers
where COPEL's ventures exercise some influence.
Experimental Station of Ichthyology Studies: study and reproduce
species suitable for repopulation of rivers and reservoirs of Paraná.
Control of invasive and / or exotic species: monitoring and control of
invasive and / or exotic species of fauna and flora.
Recovery of degraded areas: monitoring and recovery of degraded
areas.
Forestry Garden: objective is the production of seedlings suitable for
application in other programs of the Company.
Botanical Garden: has exotic ornamental plant species, for conserva-
tion purposes and also shelter col-lections and research plants.
Iguaçu Regional Museum: presents the social, cultural and
environmental characteristics of the populations that have occupied
the banks of the Iguaçu River. It maintains a collection from the
programs of Archaeological Salvage and Cultural Memory and Sci-
entific Utilization of Flora and Fauna in the implantation of the UHE
Governador Ney Braga.
7, 8, 9
11, 15, 17
2008 / Undetermined
7, 8, 9
6, 15
2006 / Undetermined
7, 8, 9
7, 8, 9
7, 8, 9
7, 8, 9
7, 8, 9
7,8,9
6, 15
6, 15
15
15
15
15
1993 / Undetermined
1992 / Undetermined
2000 / Undetermined
1999 / Undetermined
1973 / Undetermined
2010 / Undetermined
7, 8, 9
4, 10, 11
2000 / Undetermined
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Life Cycle Analysis: tool that quantifies the environmental impacts
of a certain product or service. Composed of categories such as:
greenhouse gas emission - GEE (GHG), acidification, eutrophication,
toxicity, consumption of natural resources and depletion
of the ozone layer.
Reverse Logistics: plan, recommend and structure actions
regarding the subject, within the scope of the Corporate Waste
Management Program.
Internet Program Without Bullying - the project aims to raise the
awareness of children and young people in the 7th, 8th and 9th years
of elementary schools in Paraná, to the problem of cyberbullying,
through the awareness lectures. It seeks to obtain the commitment
of the students not to practice and report cases of bullying, as well
as instruct teachers to detect cases and know what to do.
7, 8, 9
7, 8, 12, 13
2015 / Undetermined
7, 8, 9
12
20145 / Undetermined
1, 2
4, 17
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