INTEGRATED
REPORT
2021
ESG,
OUR
COMMOM
FUTURE
SUMMARY
Message from the President
About the Report Material
Topics
Macroeconomic Context
Regulatory Context
Sustainability
Management Copel
Voluntary Commitments
and the SDGs
Companhia
Paranaense de Energia
Corporate Structure
Business Model
Acknowledgments
Strategic Framework
Governance Practices
Governance Structure
Nomination and
Performance
Assessment of
Members of the Bodies
Integrity
Risk management
Regulatory
Environment
Natural capital
Social and Relationship
Capital
Human Capital
Intellectual Capital
Infrastructure Capital
Financial Capital
Pandemic
Global Compact
Development Goals
GRI Annexes
INTRODUCTION
Message from the President
About the Report
Material Topics
Message from the President
| GRI 102-14 |
In 2021, people and companies around the world needed to remain
resilient. The coronavirus pandemic continued to claim lives and
challenge economic activities. It was necessary to join forces and
invest in science, technology, medicine, and solidarity to save lives
and start the economic recovery. At Copel, the combination of
consistent planning with solid values and the commitment of people
contributed to the achievement of excellent results.
In 2021, we invested R$2.1 billion in
energy generation, transmission, and
distribution works. The energy distribution
sector in Paraná alone invested
R$ 1.6 billion.
Even in the face of this scenario, we focus our efforts on serving our
4.9 million customers with quality, taking care of people inside and
outside the company, protecting the environment and generating value
for society. At the same time, we have taken firm steps in search of
increasingly solid and transparent governance practices.
Throughout the year, we strengthened our strategy of investing in the
electricity sector, reaping good results and providing quality service to
our customers. We concluded the sale of Copel Telecom and started
the process of future divestment in Compagas. We also adhered to
the renegotiation of hydrological risk, which financially compensated
generators in the free market for the lack of energy resulting from
water scarcity.
In 2021, we invested R$2.1 billion in energy generation, transmission,
and distribution works. The energy distribution sector in Paraná alone
invested R$ 1.6 billion. Part of this amount was allocated to the Paraná
Tri-phase Program, through which 6,515 kilometers of new three-phase
networks were built in more than 200 municipalities.
At the same time, we made progress in implementing the Smart
Electricity Network, the largest distribution network modernization
program in Latin America. In 2021, 185,372 smart meters were installed
in 54 municipalities in Paraná. At the end of the year, we launched the
Cada Cliente Importa Program, which provides a package of maintenance
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INTRODUCTIONCOPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT In pursuit of a green and
responsible economy,
we launched the Carbon
Neutrality Plan – a series
of actions aimed at
neutralizing greenhouse gas
emissions by 2030.
actions, with technology and new tools,
to minimize lasting individual interruptions,
going beyond regulatory requirements.
In the generation area, Copel continued to
expand its renewable energy park. The Bela
Vista Small Hydroelectric Power Plant (SHP)
was put into operation, with 29 megawatts
(MW) of installed power. The energy
generated already supplies 100,000 people.
We are focusing our generation investments
on renewable sources. In Rio Grande do
Norte, we started the construction of the
Jandaíra Wind Complex: there will be 26
wind turbines divided into four wind farms,
with 90.1 MW of installed power – enough
to meet the consumption of around 250,000
people. At the end of the year, we acquired
the Vilas Wind Power Complex, with 186.7
MW of installed capacity, in synergy with the
assets we already own. Considering the parks
operating and under construction, we add up
to 920.22 MW of generating capacity in that
state, 100% wind power.
In the transmission area, the completion
of the 525 kV Blumenau-Curitiba East line,
with a length of 144.5 km, contributed to
strengthening the electrical system in Paraná
and the Southern Region as a whole.
Copel’s operations throughout Brazil were
crowned by the growth of Copel Mercado
Livre, an energy trading subsidiary that, in
April, became the largest national trader
in terms of volume of energy sold and
purchased and, since then, has remained in
the top positions.
Historically concerned with society, in
2021, Copel intensified its actions aimed at
innovation and the ESG agenda. The Copel
Volt program has selected and is funding
5 startups that will develop products and
services in the energy area and strengthen
Copel’s position in the innovation ecosystem.
In search of the best governance practices,
in December, we became part of the special
Level 2 listing segment of the Brazilian stock
exchange - B3. We are the only company
in the electricity sector to simultaneously
integrate the Corporate Sustainability (ISE),
Carbon Efficient (ICO2) and Great Place to
Work (IGPTW) indexes, all from B3.
Ratifying the voluntary commitment to
the United Nations Global Compact, we
are carrying out our activities with the
aim of helping to achieve the Sustainable
Development Goals. The main focus is on
those related to the company’s main areas
of activity, such as SDG 7 - clean and
affordable energy.
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INTRODUCTIONCOPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT example is the release of and charities in
Paraná that made R$ 30 million available
for energy efficiency projects in the sector.
The initiative is part of the Energy Efficiency
Program (PEE) of the National Electric
Energy Agency (Aneel).
Internally, the Company took firm steps to
be even more productive and efficient. The
new encouraged dismissal program had 461
adhesions and will save R$ 154 million per
year in personnel expenses.
Brazilian Association of Energy Distributors
(Abradee). The Company also won the best
customer evaluation and economic-financial
management categories.
By the end of 2021, the results achieved by
the company demonstrate the importance of
work focused on productivity and customer
satisfaction. At the same time, it reflects
Copel’s commitment to contributing to the
preservation of the environment and the
development of society.
The first cycle of the company’s meritocracy
program was also concluded, which associates
variable remuneration with the achievement
of clear and objective goals for all employees,
which, for the next cycle, will incorporate the
ESG performance indicator. At the same time,
a new version of the performance management
program began to take effect, structured
around well-defined competencies, aimed at
developing high-performance teams.
The company’s concern with customers
was also recognized. Copel won the award
for best distributor in Brazil, granted by the
These results inspire the company’s
performance in 2022, when Copel will
invest more than R$ 2 billion, of which R$
1.634 billion (79%) in the energy distribution
sector - the largest volume of investments
in this segment in the history of Paraná.
Copel believes that the present effort,
permeated by profitable investments, good
corporate governance practices, socio-
environmental responsibility and focus on
customers, summarizes the best formula for
an increasingly sustainable future for the
company, for Paraná and for Brazil.
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In search of a green and responsible
economy, we launched the Carbon
Neutrality Plan – a series of actions with
the objective of neutralizing greenhouse
gas emissions by 2030. In addition, for the
second year in a row we won the “Gold
Seal” of the Brazilian GHG Protocol, highest
certification level of the main tool used
in the country to understand, quantify,
and manage an organization’s greenhouse
gas emissions.
These actions demonstrate that it is
possible to be economically sustainable
and, at the same time, act with social and
environmental responsibility. A salutary
INTRODUCTIONCOPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT About the report
| GRI 102-1 |
This is the 2021 Integrated Report of Companhia Paranaense de
Energia – Copel, on the Company’s performance in the period
between January 1 and December 31, 2021. The document brings
together the financial information required by current legislation,
presents the business model and the performance in human,
intellectual, social and relationship, natural, infrastructure and
financial capital. GRI 102-50
The most recent previous report was published in 2021, referring to
the 2020 financial year. The publication cycle is annual. GRI 102-51, 102-52
The accounting data, from the Financial Statements, correspond
to Copel Holding, its wholly owned and Subsidiaries. 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., Copel Comercialização
S.A., and Copel Serviços S.A., indicating, when applicable, any
inclusion or exclusion.
Copel’s Integrated Report is organized into two parts, the first
presenting the Company’s business and the second on the
performance of capital and its ability to generate value. The
document was evaluated by the Sustainable Development Committee
(CDS) and submitted for approval by the Gathered Board (Redir) and
the Board of Directors (CAD) before being published. GRI 120-32
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INTRODUCTIONCOPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT Assumptions adopted for the preparation of the Integrated
Report 2021
• Principles of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) – Standards and
indicators of the electricity energy sector supplement, available in
the G4 version. This report was prepared in accordance with the
GRI Standards in the “Essential” option; GRI 102-54
Other Copel reports
• Management Report and Financial Statements
• 20F Report
• Indicators specifically requested by the National Electric Energy
Agency (Aneel) in its Electric Sector Accounting Manual;
GRI 102-54
• Copel Geração e Transmissão’s Social-
Environmental and Economic-Financial
Responsibility Report
• International Financial Reporting Standards - IFRS guidelines,
considered in the information from the Financial Statements;
• Copel Distribuição’s Socio-environmental and
Economic-Financial Responsibility Report
• International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) Integrated
• Copel’s Materiality Report
Reporting Framework;
• Communication of Progress in relation to the commitments
assumed with the United Nations (UN) Global Compact;
• Provision of Law No. 13.303 (State-owned Companies Law), of
June 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), the
United Nations (UN) global platform for voluntary engagement,
which influence the performance of UniCopel, Copel’s corporate
education area.
Check them out at www.copel.com
To express questions or suggestions about this
report, contact: GRI 102-53
Governance, Risk and Compliance Board - DRC
Governance and Sustainability Superintendence - SGS
E-mail: relato.integrado@copel.com
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Materiality
GRI 102-21, 102-29
The material topics for Copel,
relevant to the activity and
to the interested parties,
are used as a basis for the
performance report at each
cycle and as support for the
Strategic Planning process,
being, therefore, fundamental
for the conduction of the
Company’s business, in addition
to considering the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).
For the cycle referring to 2021,
a new materiality process
was carried out following the
premises of the GRI Standards
and the structure of the IIRC
Integrated Report, with the
following steps:
1
analysis of Copel’s
material topics for
the 2020 cycle
2
survey of relevant topics for the
sector, according to sustainability
performance assessments, as well
as ESG standards and guidelines
3
analysis of the
materiality of national
and international peers
6
identification of positive
and negative impacts of
the Company’s operations,
according to intensity,
probability, and frequency
5
sensitive topics,
according to a
media study
4
analysis of Copel’s
corporate documents
(Strategic Planning,
Risk Matrix, etc.)
7
survey with stakeholders
to prioritize topics for each
business segment
8
consolidation of results
and grouping of topics by
management processes
9
analysis of the study
results by the wholly
owned subsidiaries.
10
approval by the responsible Governance Bodies (approval by the
Gathered Board, analysis by the Sustainable Development Committee,
and Approval by the Board of Directors.
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As a result of the materiality process, the number of topics went
from ten to eight. The themes “Economic and Financial Performance,”
“Operational Efficiency” and “Customer Satisfaction” were
maintained. Some topics were unified, given the similarity of the
management processes, such as the topics “People Management” and
“Occupational Health and Safety,” and “Environmental Management”
and “Climate Changes.” The topic “Corporate Governance” was unified
with the topic “Risk Management,” with the inclusion of a new topic,
“Cybersecurity.” The topic “Regulatory Environment” is addressed
within the governance practices. The theme “Communities and Social
Investment” was renamed to “Social Responsibility,” attributing a
greater scope to the topic. A new topic “Transformation of the Energy
Sector” was included. GRI 102-49
In order to achieve synergy with Copel’s Strategic Planning process,
the results of the 2021 Materiality Process will be valid for 2 years
(2021 and 2022) and may be reassessed if necessary. The next
materiality process will be carried out in 2023.
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INTRODUCTIONCOPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT Copel 2021 Corporate Material Topics
Material topics for Copel
| GRI 102-44, 102-46, 102-47 |
Material Aspects GRI Standards
Inside limits
Outside limits
Corporate governance, risk
management and cybersecurity
General standard risk management and corporate governance
indicators not required for reporting in the Essential option:
102-15 and 102-17 to 102-39
Financial implications and other climate change risks and
opportunities (201-2)
Anticompetitive behavior (206-1)
Public policy (415-1)
Customer privacy (418-1)
Socioeconomic compliance (419-1)
Economic-financial performance
Economic-financial performance (201-1, 201-3, 201-4)
Operational efficiency
Organizational profile (EU2)
Availability and reliability (EU6)
Demand management (EU7)
Research and development (EU8)
Planned capacity against projected long-term energy demand
(EU10)
System efficiency (EU11)
Legend
COPEL
(OPERATIONS)
EMPLOYEES
GOVERNMENT
REGULATORY
BODIES
SUPPLIERS
COMMUNITY
CUSTOMERS
DIRECT IMPACT
INDIRECT IMPACT
NO IMPACT
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Material topics for Copel
| GRI 102-44, 102-46, 102-47 |
Operational efficiency
Material Aspects GRI Standards
Inside limits
Outside limits
Losses in transmission and generation (EU12)
Power supply interruptions (EU28)
Average duration of interruptions (EU29)
Average plant availability factor, broken down by energy source
and regulatory system (EU30)
Customer satisfaction
Organizational profile (EU3)
Transformation of the electricity
sector
Environmental management and
actions against climate change
Access (EU23, EU26, EU27)
Provision of information (EU24)
Consumer Units (EU2)
Availability and reliability (EU6)
Research and development (EU8)
System efficiency (EU11, EU12)
Access (EU30)
Materials (301-1, 301-2)
Energy (302-1 to 302-5)
Water and effluents (303-1 to 303-5)
Biodiversity (304-1 to 304-4)
Legend
COPEL
(OPERATIONS)
EMPLOYEES
GOVERNMENT
REGULATORY
BODIES
SUPPLIERS
COMMUNITY
CUSTOMERS
DIRECT IMPACT
INDIRECT IMPACT
NO IMPACT
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Material topics for Copel
| GRI 102-44, 102-46, 102-47 |
Material Aspects GRI Standards
Inside limits
Outside limits
Environmental management and
actions against climate change
GHG emissions (305-1 to 305-7)
Waste (306-1 to 306-5)
Environmental assessment of suppliers (308-1, 308-2)
Biodiversity (EU13)
Employment (401-1 to 401-3)
Labor relations (402-1)
People management and
occupational health and safety
Training and education (404-1 to 404-3)
Diversity and equal opportunity (405-1, 405-2)
Occupational health and safety (403-1 to 403-10)
Non-discrimination (406-1)
Freedom of association and collective bargaining (407-1)
Availability of skilled labor (EU14)
Percentage of employees eligible for retirement in the next 5 and
10 years (EU15)
Employment (EU16 and EU18)
Social responsibility
Market presence (202-1, 202-2)
Legend
COPEL
(OPERATIONS)
EMPLOYEES
GOVERNMENT
REGULATORY
BODIES
SUPPLIERS
COMMUNITY
CUSTOMERS
DIRECT IMPACT
INDIRECT IMPACT
NO IMPACT
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Material topics for Copel
| GRI 102-44, 102-46, 102-47 |
Material Aspects GRI Standards
Inside limits
Outside limits
Indirect economic impacts (203-1, 203-2)
Purchasing practices (204-1)
Child labor (408-1)
Forced labour and mordern slavery or slave-like labor (409-1)
Social responsibility
Rights of indigenous peoples (411-1)
Human rights assessment (412-1 to 412-3)
Local communities (413-1, 413-2)
Social assessment of suppliers (414-1, 414-2)
Local communities (sector – EU19, EU22)
Contingency plans and disaster and emergency response (EU21)
Consumer health and safety (EU25)
Legend
COPEL
(OPERATIONS)
EMPLOYEES
GOVERNMENT
REGULATORY
BODIES
SUPPLIERS
COMMUNITY
CUSTOMERS
DIRECT IMPACT
INDIRECT IMPACT
NO IMPACT
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Material Topics
Economic-financial performance
GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3
Copel is committed to providing due return to its stakeholders
on its operational and financial performance, adequately
remunerating the capital invested and maintaining the financial
capacity necessary for the maintenance of its activities and
sustainable growth.
In this way, the economic-financial performance is directly
related to Copel’s value creation strategy, as well as to its
perpetuity, defining not only where the company wants to go,
but also the means that will be used and the path to be followed
to achieve the goals. Its indicators allow assessing the degree
of success obtained with the capital invested and identifying the
determining factors for the economic result, guiding decision-
making to improve the Company’s efficiency.
This result has a direct impact on management, directing, for
example, the decision to invest resources or external funding; the
ability to maintain and expand the business; the need for continuity
or review of strategies for manageable cost efficiency; the decision
of investors and shareholders; and monitoring of financial risk,
including the ability to pay debts and obligations to financial
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INTRODUCTIONCOPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT Copel is committed to
providing its stakeholders
with a proper return
on its operational and
financial performance,
adequately remunerating
the capital invested and
maintaining the financial
capacity necessary for the
maintenance of its activities
and sustainable growth.
institutions, suppliers, employees, the Union,
the State, municipalities, and shareholders.
Copel’s economic-financial management,
considering the statutory competence of the
Finance and Investor Relations Department,
is guided by the set of internal policies
and rules and financial market laws and
regulations. Such management is carried out
through a set of methodologies, processes,
procedures, and controls, starting with the
annual cycle of the Strategic Planning and
Budget Proposal, which result in objectives,
plans and financial goals for the following
year, for the Company and its business,
considering the requirements of the
interested parties.
To this end, a Management Agreement is
established between Copel (Holding) and
its wholly owned subsidiaries, accompanied
by specialized software. The evaluation of
performance against established goals is
carried out in Critical Analysis Meetings
at the various levels. Periodically, senior
management assesses the economic and
financial situation of the business and
changes in the scenario, approving action
plans to enhance positive impacts and/or
mitigate negative impacts.
The Company publishes its results on a
quarterly basis and, as a publicly traded
company listed on the stock exchange,
practices open, clear, and accessible
communication to internal and external
audiences, especially regarding topics
of interest to the capital market. This
communication is based on the principles
of transparency, information symmetry
and equal treatment, in compliance with
Brazilian and North American legislation,
as well as specific regulations of the Brazilian
Securities and Exchange Commission and
the Securities and Exchange Commission
of the United States of America. The
Investor Relations (IR) area is responsible
for coordinating communication with the
capital markets, through teleconferences,
public meetings, road shows and national
and international events with associations
and stock exchanges. In this sense, the
Investor Relations portal on Copel’s
website is constantly updated.
The assessment of economic and financial
performance management is based on
the analysis of the National Quality
Foundation, in accordance with the
Management Excellence Model adopted
by Copel. Information is compared against
past and expected performance, and with
benchmarking. Externally issued analyst
reports are also used as an analysis tool.
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INTRODUCTIONCOPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT PERFORMANCE 2021
Largest Company
in Paraná
(Ranking 500 Biggest in the
South – Grupo Amanhã/PwC)
Net income of
R$ 5 billion
29.1%
Investments of
R$ 2.2 billion
18.3%
Net Operating Revenue
R$ 24 billion
28.71%
Further information on Economic-Financial Performance:
OBJECTIVES
• Increasing Net Income
• Reducing PMSO Costs
GOVERNANCE
• Investment and Innovation Committee (CII)
• Statutory Audit Committee (CAE)
• Increasing the Return on Equity
• Financial Investment Policy
• Increasing Ebitda
• Policy for Hiring Independent Audit Services
• Dividend Policy
• Investment Policy
• Trading Policy of its Own Issued Securities
• Investor Relations Policy
RELATED RISKS
• Failure in Capital Structure and
Performance
• Failure in Capital Allocation
• Failure to Reduce Costs
Financial Capital (page 189)
Management Report and
Financial Statements
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INTRODUCTIONCOPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT Operational Efficiency
| GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3 |
Operational efficiency is one of Copel’s
strategic objectives, which means achieving
levels of excellence in operations, but with
reduced demand for resources and inputs
and at a lower cost. Operational efficiency is
directly related to the Company’s success,
whether in terms of business continuity,
economic and financial performance, or
customer satisfaction.
The management of operational efficiency
is carried out in accordance with the
guidelines, objectives and goals defined
by senior management in the Company’s
Strategic Planning and aims to achieve the
performance of the best companies in the
sector and constantly seeks to optimize costs.
For this, a Management Agreement is signed
with each wholly owned subsidiary of Copel
(Holding), which use their areas dedicated
to the management of operational efficiency
to monitor and control the established
performance metrics, considering the different
specificities of each operation.
Seeking excellence, operational efficiency
is evaluated in the certification processes.
Currently, Copel has an Integrated
Management System with ISO 9001, 14001
and 45001 certifications in the operation and
maintenance processes of the electric energy
generation infrastructure, and ISO 9001 in
the operation and maintenance processes
of the electric energy transmission and
distribution infrastructure.
It is worth noting that, in the distribution
business, operational efficiency is required by
concession contracts in the form of continuity,
quality and financial sustainability indicators.
Any violations are subject to sanctions, which
may even result in the initiation of a forfeiture
process for contractual default.
In this sense, expanding and maintaining
the distribution system is a vital tool for
maintaining distribution operations. To this
end, studies are carried out based on
the methodologies of the National Electric
Energy Agency (Aneel) and other agents in
the sector, which consider the projection
of consumer market growth, the existing
and future generation potential, and the
characteristics of the equipment that make
up the electrical system, variables that result
in different operating scenarios, digitally
simulated. Such scenarios are used to
define the necessary works, whether for the
construction of new distribution substations,
high-voltage or medium-voltage distribution
lines, or the installation of regulation and
switching equipment.
Operational efficiency is also the object of
the Company’s open innovation program,
Copel Volt, as well as and ofresearch and
development projects related to Aneel. Through
it, Copel applies technology as a differential
for the optimization and transformation of the
business, such as, for example, digitization of
operation and maintenance processes.
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More information about Operational Efficiency:
Plant
Availability
95%
Power generation:
20,284 GWh
39.55%
Transmission
Losses
2.74%
Distribution
Losses:
7.74%
17.66%
DECi:
7.20
FECi:
4.76
7.81%
14.23%
GOVERNANCE
OBJECTIVES
RELATED
RISKS
• Quality Policy
• Equity Participation Policy
• Possessing efficiency standards of the
best companies in the sector
• Increasing cost efficiency
• Increasing plant availability
• Increasing the availability of
transmission assets
• Reducing DECi and FECi
• Loss of concession
• Cybersecurity Failure
• Technological Obsolescence
• Decrease in Performance
• Impacts of Climate Change
Intellectual Capital
(page 160)
Infrastructure Capital
(page 166)
Sustainability Portal
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INTRODUCTIONCOPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT Environmental management and
actions against climate change
GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3
Although it has a predominantly renewable matrix and
the use of its products does not generate waste, Copel
knows that resources such as water, energy and materials
are needed to run its operations, and that its production
processes result in waste and effluents. In this sense, the
Company carries out studies and seeks to adopt measures to
reduce or mitigate the impacts it causes to the environment,
in order to become increasingly sustainable.
Copel works to achieve eco-efficiency, preserve biodiversity,
and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, the
Company conveys its principles of good environmental
management to customers and suppliers.
The guidelines for this action are in the Sustainability
Policy, which is the basis for other regulations, such as
the Climate Change Policy, the Environmental Policy, in the
internal rules of Waste Management, Effects of Climate
Change Management, among others. The Company and
its partners follow the license conditions for each type of
enterprise and the premises of the Eco-efficiency Program,
whose objective is to support projects for better use of
natural resources, raising awareness of the Company’s
areas and complying with the excellence strategy in
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INTRODUCTIONCOPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT costs, processes, and quality. The program
also operates in the areas of mobility and
fuel, education, and communication. The
Eco-efficiency Commission was created
to monitor the program’s progress. It has,
among its attributions, the task of discussing
actions to reduce water and energy
consumption, reducing waste generation
and greenhouse gas emissions, as well
as evaluating related indicators, defining
goals, study the feasibility of implementing
new technologies and develop actions with
the value chain. Another environmental
management group is the Climate Change
Commission, structured to propose actions
aimed at minimizing emissions, adapting
Copel to climate change and assessing
financial risks.
Aware of its responsibility on the subject, the
Company announced, in 2021, its Carbon
Neutrality Plan, through which it intends, by
2030, to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions
and offset residual emissions from the assets it
controls operationally. The actions foreseen in
the plan will be unfolded by a Climate Change
Commission, whose purpose will be to study
the best alternatives to be used, using the
principle of Science Based Targets. Copel will
also evaluate the services offer that make
low-carbon energy available to customers and
consumers. Another novelty is the inclusion
of the effects of climate change on the main
businesses in the Risk Matrix.
Copel’s action on the subject is guided by
the Climate Change Policy, whose guidelines
are based on the recommendations and
methodologies of the GHG Protocol, the
Principles of the Global Compact, the National
Policy on Climate Change, the State Policy
on Climate Change, and the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). The document has
been in force since 2016.
In 2022, Copel remains, for the second
consecutive year, in B3’s Carbon Efficient
Index (ICO2) portfolio. The stock exchange
invites companies holding the 100
most traded shares to participate in the
index portfolio, as long as they prepare
a GHG emission inventory and report it
by December 31 of the year prior to the
portfolio. Copel has inventoried its emissions
annually based on the Brazilian GHG
Protocol program, since 2009.
In 2021, the Board of Directors approved
targets related to ESG aspects for the
variable compensation of employees. As
corporate goals, the performance in the
Corporate Sustainability Assessment - CSA
and the implementation of the Neutrality
Plan are now applied to everyone. In
addition, other sustainability-related goals
are applied to each business, according to
its particularities.
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Creation of the
Sustainable Development
Committee - CDS
Renewable
Installed
Capacity:
6,203 GW
93.75%
of the total
Renewable
Energy
Generation:
18,499 GW
91.20%
of the total
CDP 2021:B
Scope 1:
15,583,53
tCO2e
Scope 2:
452,474,46
tCO2e
53%
159%
Integrates the indexes
ICDPPR-70
Further information on Environmental management
and actions against climate change:
GOVERNANCE
• Sustainable Development
Committee
• Sustainability Policy
• Environmental Policy
• Climate Change Policy
• Expanding and disseminating ESG best
practices
OBJECTIVES
• Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
• Improving performance in sustainability
assessments
RELATED RISKS
• Failure in ESG Practices
• Climate Change Impacts
• Dam Accident
Natural Capital
(page 87)
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INTRODUCTIONCOPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT People management
and occupational
health and safety
GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3
People management and related processes
are a priority in Copel’s management and
aim to increase efficiency and productivity
in its business. Thus, the Company’s
strategy for managing people, health and
safety at work has several objectives, such
as: consolidating the culture of safety,
health, and quality of life; promoting
meritocracy and consequence management;
develop high performance teams; optimize
the workforce; and promote the innovation
culture, which are included in the
Company’s Strategic Planning.
Copel has a meritocracy-based variable
compensation program for all employees, with
financial, operational and sustainability goals,
as well as the expected payment of profit
sharing, as forms of recognition. In addition
to fixed and variable compensation, the
employee receives a series of benefits such
as: salary bonus, vacation bonus, vacation
and thirteenth salary advance, allowances for
food, education, day care and for people with
disabilities, among other practices.
Professional development is supported by
the corporate university, Unicopel, which
assists in the planning and execution of
skills and abilities development programs.
Each business has an area dedicated to this
topic, so that each need and specificity is
considered in the development of employees.
The management of occupational health and
safety starts with the prevention of accidents,
either through technical and awareness
training, or through corporate programs for
the identification and mitigation of accident
risks. In addition to investing in personnel
development, both in-house and outsourced,
the Company follows the rules of current
legislation and provides personal (PPE) and
collective (EPC) protective equipment. In
some operational units that have a higher
risk of accidents, Copel carries out the
OHSAS certification, thus providing stricter
control and monitoring of issues related to
occupational health and safety.
Concerned with the diversity of its workforce,
Copel has a Permanent Commission on
Diversity, a group of employees that studies,
plans and assists in the execution of actions
aimed at promoting equal rights and a safe
and respectful corporate culture for its
employees and its contractors.
In addition to the traditional indicators of
human resources, occupational health, and
safety management, Copel carries out other
surveys to identify the performance of its
management. The main one is carried out by
Great Place to Work (GPTW), internationally
recognized as a best market practice.
Copel is recognized by GPTW as an
excellent company to work for, thus
achieving its strategic objective related to
people management.
Corroborating good practices in people
management, at the beginning of 2022,
Copel received the MEG RH recognition
from the National Quality Foundation (FNQ),
which assesses the maturity of human
resources management.
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Further information on People Management and
Occupational Health and Safety:
Best companies
to work for
– GPTW 2021
Recognition
MEG RH – FNQ 2022
Percentage
of Women in
Management
Positions:
22.83%
Percentage of
Women in Senior
Management:
14.81%
Percentage of
Women in its
Own Workforce:
22.20%
Integrates B3’s
IGPTW portfolio
GOVERNANCE
• Sustainable Development
Committee - CDS
• Human Rights Policy
• Corporate Education Policy
• People Management Policy
• Occupational Health and Safety Policy
• Outsourcing Policy
• Settling the culture of safety, health,
and quality of life
OBJECTIVES
• Promoting people-focused
management, team engagement and a
meritocracy culture
• Being recognized as an excellent
company to work for
• Preparing people with the necessary
skills for new challenges
• Pandemic
RELATED
RISKS
• Failure in People Management
• Failure in Occupational Health and Safety
• Failure in ESG Practices
Human Capital
(page 138)
Sustainability Portal
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INTRODUCTIONCOPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT Corporate governance, risk management and cybersecurity
GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3, 103-30
Corporate Governance
Copel is a mixed capital company, controlled
by the State of Paraná, with public capital
and shares traded on the B3, NYSE and
Latibex. These characteristics demand
a robust governance system which
encompasses an efficient set of mechanisms,
both for incentives and monitoring, in order
to ensure that the performance of managers
is always aligned with the best interests
of the Company, stakeholders and the
government of Paraná.
The model adopted is based on the Code
of Best Governance Practices for Public
Companies, of the Brazilian Institute of
Corporate Governance (IBGC), and is based
on the principles of transparency, equity,
accountability, and corporate responsibility,
following the best market practices.
In December 2021, Copel migrated to B3’s
Level 2 of Corporate Governance
(Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão - São Paulo stock
exchange), which includes differentiated
practices aimed at better performance of the
governance system.
• the increase from two to three in the
number of members elected by non-
controlling shareholders to the Board of
Directors;
This movement consolidates a cycle of
significant advances, among which stand out:
• the complete reform of the Company’s
Bylaws;
• the statutory guarantee of full application
of tariff adjustments approved by the
National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel),
which can only be changed or excluded
if there is approval by the majority of
shareholders holding preferred shares at a
specific meeting;
• the implementation of the Units Program;
• the new Dividend Policy, which offers
predictability, in line with financial solidity;
• the launch of the Investment Policy, with
clear guidelines to guide the Company’s
sustainable growth;
• the creation of three new statutory
committees: Investment and Innovation
Committee, Sustainable Development
Committee and Minority Committee;
• the inclusion of an independent external
member in the Statutory Audit Committee;
and
• the composition of the Board of Directors
by nine members, including seven
independent members.
The Company also complies with the provisions
of Federal Laws No. 6.404/1976 and No.
13.303/2016, the rules of the Brazilian Securities
and Exchange Commission (CVM), the Level 2
Listing Regulation of B3 and other applicable
legislation in Brazil. Abroad, it complies with
the regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) and the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE), in the United States; and
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Spain. Copel’s corporate governance system
also incorporates the governance of wholly
owned subsidiaries, as established in the
sharing agreement. The Company’s main
documents and governance policies can be
found on the website.
Other topics are related to corporate
governance, such as ethics and integrity,
which guarantee the correct behavior of
employees, executives, and directors.
Through the Integrity Program, efforts
are made to prevent harmful acts in the
performance of the Company’s activities.
Copel’s Code of Conduct presents the
set of behaviors required in relation to
integrity, compliance, transparency, safety
and health, social and environmental
responsibility, and respect.
To assess the maturity and quality level
of Copel’s corporate governance, the
Company participates in indexes and market
recognitions that allow comparison with its
peers and companies in different sectors:
Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE B3),
Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and
Pro-Ethics Company Seal. In 2021, Copel’s
performance in these initiatives was once
again recognized, and the Company remains
in the ISE B3 portfolio and renewed the
Pro-Ethics Company Seal.
Another comparison parameter is the
Corporate Governance Report, prepared in
accordance with CVM Instruction 586/2017,
in which Copel reports its level of adherence
to the practices of the Brazilian Code of
Corporate Governance - Listed Companies of
the IBGC.
Risk management
In 2021, Copel’s
performance in corporate
governance was recognized
again, and the Company
remains in the ISE B3
portfolio and renewed the
Pro-Ethics Company Seal.
By pointing out threats and opportunities,
providing information for decision making,
risk management is directly related to Copel’s
performance, directing its activities towards
sustainable development. The Company’s
Risk Management Policy, in force since
2009, provides for the integration of this
management with the definition of strategies
and performance monitoring, the formal
establishment of roles and responsibilities,
the constitution and maintenance of
adequate infrastructure, the definition
of a common methodology for the entire
Company and the risk appetite statement.
To this end, legal, regulatory, socio-
environmental, and reputational aspects are
considered, in support of the decision-making
process and the execution of operational
activities, while the risk classification criteria,
the probability of occurrence and any impacts
generated were previously defined, as well as
the implementation of responses.
The Risk Management Policy covers practices
for the disclosure and control of incidents;
monitoring the adequacy and effectiveness
of risk responses; the accuracy and
completeness of disclosures; the timely
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communication to the Statutory Audit
Committee and the Board of Directors,
responsible for monitoring and inspecting
risk management at Copel. Risk controls are
also tested annually by an external audit.
By pointing out threats and opportunities,
providing information for decision making,
risk management is directly related to Copel’s
sustainable growth.
The policy’s rules are applicable to corporate
areas, wholly owned and subsidiaries,
and are recommended to jointly controlled
companies, associated companies, and other
equity interests of Copel. Its guidelines
are based on the Company’s values, on
its Code of Conduct and on the guidelines
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission
(COSO). The last review took place in
2021 and was approved at an ordinary
meeting of the Board of Directors, after the
favorable recommendation of the Executive
Board and the Statutory Audit Committee.
The Company’s senior management
undergoes annual training on the document,
while employees are trained on the risk
management methodology.
Cybersecurity
At the current stage of technological and
digital development, companies are exposed
to unauthorized access to systems, data, and
strategic information, which places cyber risk
among the ten most relevant, according to the
World Economic Forum risk report 2021. In
Copel’s specific case, cyber risk is classified
as the highest level compared to all corporate
risks listed.
If materialized for Copel, it could generate
serious consequences, such as interruption
of activities; misuse and loss of strategic
information; reputational damage; increased
costs with litigation, insurance, and fines;
and negative impacts on the relationship
with stakeholders. Ultimately, these impacts
can affect business continuity.
The management of cybersecurity in the
Company is treated in a broad and systemic
manner. Its beginning is in the Strategic
Planning through the guideline “Continuously
raise cybersecurity levels,” defined jointly by
the company’s top management and boards.
Additionally, its breakdown reaches the
different levels of Copel through objectives
and targets for the Holding and all its wholly
owned subsidiaries.
Copel adopts the NIST - CSF National
Institute of Standards and Technology -
Cybersecurity Framework as a reference
for cybersecurity-related actions. Annual
maturity measurements in relation to this
framework are carried out by external
consultants with the objective of evaluating
Copel’s effective evolution and directing
complementary actions. The materialization
of the directive present in the Strategic
Planning occurs through corporate indicators
of the “Cyber Security Index (NIST),” whose
goals are incremented annually.
Governance is based on specific information
security policies and rules, management
and performance indicators, internal
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INTRODUCTIONCOPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT controls, budgets, and projects, which are
compiled in Copel’s Cybersecurity Plan,
reviewed annually, and discussed quarterly
in the Statutory Audit Committee and in
the Fiscal and Administrative Councils. In
this context, the considerable increase in
investments directed towards cybersecurity
stands out.
The performance occurs broadly in all five (5)
functions of the NIST - CSF (Identify, Protect,
Detect, Respond and Recover). Thus, some
examples are highlighted as follows:
•
Identifying – asset management and
identification of critical assets, risk and
business impact management and
• Detecting – specialized security
operations center (SOC) services and
monitoring of external threats;
• Protecting – access and identity control
(including the implementation of two-
factor authentication), cybersecurity
training and awareness program involving
employees, managers, directors,
and advisors, increase in protection
technologies (also counting on advanced
technologies for pattern recognition
behavior and performance) and revisions of
the parameterizations of the technologies
that already exist in the park;
• Responding – incident response
plan and communication plan with
implementation of evaluation routines
and effectiveness tests;
• Recovering – new backup policies with
recovery tests, contracting of external
consulting and business continuity plan.
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Further information on Corporate Governance, Risk Management
and Cybersecurity:
Corporate
Governance
Level 2
Integrates the
Portfolio
2021/2022
Pro-Ethics
Company Seal 2021
• Statutory Audit Committee (CAE)
• Minority Committee (CDM)
GOVERNANCE
• Corporate Governance Policy
• Annual Performance Evaluation Policy
• Independent Audit Services Hiring Policy
• Dividend Policy
• Integrated Corporate Risk Management Policy
• Integrity Policy
• Nomination Policy and Rule
• Related Party Transaction Policy
• Equity Participation Policy
• Investor Relations Policy
• Expanding and disseminating best ESG practices and
strengthening risk management, internal controls, and compliance.
OBJECTIVES
• Continually raise cybersecurity levels.
RELATED
RISKS
• Cybersecurity Failure
• Failure in Ethics, Fraud and Corruption
• Failure in ESG Practices
• Political Interference
Corporate Governance
(page 60)
Sustainability Portal
Investor Relations website 20F
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INTRODUCTIONCOPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT Social Responsibility
GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3
Copel’s social responsibility is linked to its existence, since, in addition
to being the largest company in Paraná, which requires solid and
correct social conduct, it is also a provider of essential services, the
distribution of electricity in almost the entire state’s territory, providing
sustainable regional development and improving the well-being of the
population served.
As it implements and operates large electricity generation and
transmission assets in several Brazilian states, it has a link with the
impacted local communities, which is why it pays special attention to
the socioeconomic and cultural components of each region.
The Company’s operations are guided by the Sustainability Policy,
which reflects the importance of dialogue and transparency,
considering the demands, priorities and expectations of the
Company’s various stakeholders, the Sponsorship Policy, and the
Human Rights Policy.
Copel manages mandatory social programs in the context of licensing
projects and operations, and develops other corporate actions aimed at
communities within the scope of corporate sustainability, such as the
Corporate Volunteer Program. The continuous monitoring of the results
obtained with these initiatives allows the establishment of action
strategies, identification of opportunities, proposition of improvements
and communication to all interested parties.
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More information about Social
Responsibility:
An example of a social program is meeting
the demand for energy in traditional
communities (quilombolas and indigenous
peoples) located in environmental
conservation units or other areas where it
is not feasible to implement the distribution
network, in which the Company develops
projects for new energy connections, with
the installation of photovoltaic panels
and guidelines on the efficient use of
electricity, and also registers in the Social
Electricity Tariff, a social program of the
Federal Government.
Social investments are made through
tax incentives and philanthropic actions,
structured to respond to situations of social
or environmental crises, aiming to promote
sustainable development in all dimensions
of the concept of sustainability - social,
environmental, economic, and cultural.
Actions to
Combat the
Pandemic
Corporate Volunteering:
1,109
volunteer
hours
Integrates the
Portfolio
2021/2022
Sesi SDG
Award 2021
Pro-Gender and
Race Equality Seal
GOVERNANCE
• Sustainable Development
Committee (CDS)
• Sustainability Policy
• Human Rights Policy
• Donations and Voluntary
Contributions Policy
• Sponsorship Policy
OBJECTIVES
• Expanding and disseminating
ESG best practices
RELATED RISKS
• Failure in ESG Practices
Social and Relationship
Capital (page 116)
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INTRODUCTIONCOPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT Customer Satisfaction
GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3
Copel is a public electricity distribution utility, therefore, customer
satisfaction is directly related to its business performance and
reputation. The greater the efficiency in operational processes, the
greater the customer satisfaction, and the better the Company’s
reputation with the various stakeholders.
The Company also carries out the control of complaints (FER and DER),
the analysis of recidivism in the ombudsman; monitoring of specialized
websites, such as “Reclame Aqui”; monitoring of internal indicators;
and the creation of working groups focused on improving customer
satisfaction.
The customer’s perception of Copel is monitored through satisfaction
surveys. For residential customers, an annual consultation is carried
out by Aneel. Rural customers are consulted every four years and
public authority customers in the first and last year of the mayors’
term of office.
The Customer Satisfaction Improvement Committee meets periodically
to assess the results obtained. There are also meetings in the areas
of telephone service, face-to-face service, and the Research Results
Analysis Working Group, among others.
Copel Distribuição has an ISO9001-certified Ombudsman and was
considered in 2021 the best in the country by the National Electric
Energy Agency (Aneel).
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INTRODUCTIONCOPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT Regarding the sale of energy, customer
satisfaction is directly related to the renewal
of contracts. In order to provide quality,
products and services were structured
according to known expectations of this
public, such as Simplifique, a system being
implemented that allows consultation of data
and energy measurement reports, at any
time, by Copel Comercialização’s consulting
services customers. Copel is also working on
the digitalization of systems and processes of
the trading operation and on the inclusion of
services in a single platform.
Relationship management is carried out
through e-mail, telephone, and meeting
channels. In 2021, the Customer Relationship
Management (CRM) tool was implemented
to better understand the demands of
commercialization customers and based on
the results, improve service. Improvement of
this feature is planned for 2022.
Also in 2021, a satisfaction survey was
carried out by an outsourced company, in
which several positive and improvement
points were pointed out, the latter of which
are being addressed.
PERFORMANCE 2021
More information about
Customer Satisfaction:
Best Distributor
in Brazil
Abradee Award
Aneel Award
Of Quality
Aneel Award
of Ombudsman
CIER Award
– Bronze Category
DER: 105.21
30.45%
FER: 5.76
8.27%
GOVERNANCE
• Quality Policy
• Copel’s Ombudsman Policy
• Privacy and Data Protection Policy
• Donations and Voluntary
Contributions Policy
• Sponsorship Policy
OBJECTIVES
• Being a reference in customer satisfaction
RELATED RISKS
• Failure to Protect Personal Data
• Cybersecurity Failure
Social and Relationship
Capital (page 116)
Sustainability Portal
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Energy Sector Transformation
GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3
The electric energy market is undergoing a moment of
transformation, as a result of the digitalization of business and
operational processes, the decentralization of electric energy
generation operations, and the decarbonization of the economy
as a whole, especially in the electricity sector.
The emergence of new technologies, which allow the decentralization
of electricity generation and adaptation to environmental demands
and society’s aspirations, stimulate a shift in business activities
towards decarbonization.
Currently, adapting to environmental demands and society’s
aspirations stimulate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and
the improvement of air quality, being priority issues in government
decisions regarding energy planning, due to the concern with climate
change. International agreements and national goals are constantly
used as a guideline for the expansion of the energy matrix in several
countries, encouraging the adoption of less polluting sources, aiming
at decarbonization. In addition, the impacts of climate change are
already being felt in several regions of the world, whether due to the
increase in extreme weather events, or the change in hydrological and
wind regimes, requiring companies to plan for the adaptation of their
businesses and assets.
In addition, a variety of emerging technologies, such as flexible
demand, electric mobility, distributed generation, energy storage
and advanced control devices, are enabling new options for the
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electric energy, creating enormous challenge
in the modernization and adaptation of the
electricity infrastructure.
All these changes influence the activities
and businesses in which Copel operates, and
may, on the one hand, cause loss of revenue
and, on the other hand, generate new
business opportunities or forms of action. In
this scenario, Copel has been structuring and
preparing to anticipate new developments
and protect its portfolio and/or position itself
in promising markets. An example of this
movement is the constant investment in new
renewable generation assets (hydro, wind,
and solar sources), in the expansion and
modernization of the transmission business,
and in the huge investments in the expansion
and modernization of distribution assets.
Since 2016, Copel has had a wholly owned
subsidiary dedicated to energy trading
services, Copel Mercado Livre, which aims to
serve consumers in the free electricity market.
In 2021, it was the supplier that sold the most
energy in the free market, consolidating its
position among the largest in the country.
Copel’s Strategic Plan is periodically updated,
mapping the main trends in the sector,
both in terms of traditional businesses and
emerging technologies. In the last edition,
investment guidelines were established
based on the study of identified trends, and
corporate goals were created to encourage
the monitoring and use of new opportunities
in the sector, whether in auctions, new
ventures or in the acquisition of plants
already in operation. A guideline was also
defined for the advancement of innovation
and structuring of services to be offered to
current and future customers.
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More information about Customer Satisfaction:
Investment in
Energy Distribution
R$ 1,623 million
GOVERNANCE
• Sustainable Development Committee (CDS)
• Investment and Innovation Committee (CII)
• Sustainability Policy
• Investment Policy
• Climate Change Policy
• Information Technology Policy
Investment in
Power Transmission
R$ 117 million
Investment in
Power Generation
R$ 377.6 million
Investment in P&D
R$ 73 million
5 selected startups
Implementation of 185,000 smart
meters in 2021
• Seeking profitable opportunities in new businesses and
services in the electricity sector
OBJECTIVES
• Expanding and disseminate ESG best practices
• Evaluating strategic partnerships
• Applying technologies for business optimization and
transformation
• Continually aising cybersecurity levels
• Fostering innovation to leverage results
RELATED
RISKS
• Cybersecurity Failure
• Technological Obsolescence
• Lack of Digital Transformation
• Impacts of Climate Change
• Operational Failures
• Failure in ESG Practices
Intellectual Capital
(pág. 160)
Infrastructure Capital
(pág. 166)
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INTRODUCTIONCOPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT SECTOR
CONTEXT
AND COPEL
Macroeconomic Context
Regulatory Context
Macroeconomic Context
The Brazilian economy started 2021 with
several signs of recovery, contrasting
with the 3.9% drop observed in the gross
domestic product in 2020. After two
consecutive years of losses, industrial
production increased by 3.9% in the year,
influenced by the results from the capital
goods segment.
The drop in the number of cases and
deaths, resulting from the health crisis,
the end of social isolation measures and
the gradual recovery of urban mobility
increased the demand for services,
reflected in the increase in formal job
vacancies and consequent reduction in
unemployment rates, which ended the
year in percentages below those seen in
2020, however, above the period before
the pandemic.
On the other hand, the official inflation
indicator ended 2021 above the ceiling of the
target established by the National Monetary
Council and the highest value in six years.
With inflationary pressure, the basic interest
rate suffered consecutive increases, reaching
the same level observed in September 2017.
Within this context, the sum of all goods
and services produced in the country ended
the year with an expansion above 4.6%,
according to IBGE data.
Despite the restrictions imposed on economic
activity to contain the Covid-19 pandemic
still present in 2021, the Paraná economy
performance showed a recovery trajectory, in
line with the Brazilian economy. The industrial
sector was the one that most leveraged
the result of the state GDP, and the Paraná
industry production registered growth well
above the observed in the national average.
In addition, retail sales also expanded in the
year, reversing the unfavorable results of the
previous year. The State also consolidated
itself as the fourth unit of the federation
that most created formal jobs during the
year, according to data from the Ministry of
Labor’s General Register of Employed and
Unemployed. On the other hand, there is
an intense negative effect on agricultural
production due to prolonged drought, water
scarcity and high temperatures that should
impact the consolidation of the State’s
quarterly accounts for 2021.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTSECTOR CONTEX Regulatory Context
It can be considered that the year 2021 was an extension of
the year 2020 due to the continuation of measures to combat
Covid-19, in addition to the advancement of discussions on
reforms in the electricity sector. It is worth highlighting the
water scarcity scenario that Brazil faced, resulting from the
worst hydrological sequences in the entire history of flows in
the last 91 years.
As for the permanence of measures to combat Covid-19,
the conversion of Provisional Measure No. 998 into Law No.
14.120/2021, established important changes in the electricity
sector rules, both for the modernization of the sector and also
to mitigate effects on the consumer due to the aids granted to
companies, resulting from the pandemic.
Among the rules amended by Law No. 14.120/2021 to mitigate
the impact on the economy resulting from Covid-19, the
transfer of resources intended for Research and Development
(R&D) and energy efficiency (EE) programs not committed to
projects for the Energy Development Account (CDE) stands out.
Notwithstanding the allocation of resources to the CDE account,
the law established a transition rule to exclude incentives for
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTSECTOR CONTEX The water scarcity scenario
motivated the adoption
of several measures by
the Federal Government,
highlighting the edition of
Provisional Measure No.
1.055/2021, which created
the Chamber of Exceptional
Rules for Hydroenergetic
Management - CREG.
new generation projects from renewable
sources, withdrawing the right to reduce
tariffs for the use of transmission (TUST)
and distribution (TUSD) systems ) for
plants based on solar, wind, biomass, and
qualified cogeneration sources. In relation
to new hydroelectric generation ventures
with power up to 30 MW, the right to
discount on tariffs was maintained at
50% for five additional years and at 25%
for another five years. In this regard, the
Federal Government regulated the subject
through Decree No. 10.893/2021, waiving
the requirement to present a document that
attests to the feasibility of connection in
the transmission and/or distribution system
of generation projects based on solar, wind,
biomass, or qualified cogeneration.
of establishing emergency measures to
optimize the use of hydropower resources
and to face the current water scarcity
situation, in order to guarantee continuity
and electricity supply safety in Brazil.
In order to resume actions within the
scope of the Electric Sector Modernization
Implementation Committee, Law No.
14.120/2021 established a deadline for the
Federal Government to define guidelines
for the implementation of mechanisms that
consider environmental benefits, in line with
mechanisms for the guarantee of security
of supply and competitiveness. Additionally,
it included the provision for contracting
a capacity reserve, in the form of power,
regulated by Decree No. 10.707/2021, with the
objective of guaranteeing the continuity of the
electric energy supply and the legal provision
for the suspension of the electric energy supply
of consumers in the free market.
The water scarcity scenario motivated
the adoption of several measures by the
Federal Government, highlighting the edition
of Provisional Measure No. 1.055/2021,
which created the Chamber of Exceptional
Rules for Hydropower Management -
CREG, established with the objective
Among the measures adopted by CREG,
the institution of the Incentive Program
for the Voluntary Reduction of Electric
Energy Consumption for consumer units of
groups A and B of the regulated market, the
implementation of the Water Scarcity level
Tariff Flag and the determination to contract
reserve energy by carrying out a Simplified
Competitive Procedure for Hiring Capacity
Reserves, with a supply period between
2022 and 2025 stand out. CREG had its term
of validity ended on 11.07.2021.
Finally, the Federal Government published
Provisional Measure No. 1.078/2021, which
allows the structuring of credit operations,
using the CDE for their amortization, as
had happened with the Covid-account. The
MP provides for attenuating the mismatch
between the revenues collected by the tariff
and the energy generation costs through
resources intended for distributors to equate
these costs. Such conditions were regulated
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the establishment of an extraordinary tariff flag, if necessary.
50% of the demand declared by the distributors for hydroelectric
plants of up to 50 MW in the A-5 and A-6 auctions.
In the legislative sphere, the proposals for improving the legal and
regulatory framework of the Electricity Sector were processed in
the National Congress, in particular the Bills - PL No. 1.917/2015
and PLS No. 232/2016, which deal with issues such as the
commercial model of the electric sector, the portability of the
electricity bill and the concessions of electric energy generation.
Other topics also gained prominence in 2021. Firstly, we can
mention the approval of Bill No. 5.829/2019, which establishes
the legal framework for distributed microgeneration and
minigeneration, the Electric Energy Compensation System - SCEE
and the Social Renewable Energy Program - PERS, converted into
Law No. 14.300/2022, providing the definitive and transitional
rules for the composition of consumer units with distributed
generation with installed power below 5 MW, in addition to
establishing to the National Energy Policy Council - CNPE the
competence to define the guidelines for valuing the costs and
benefits of microgeneration and distributed minigeneration.
Law No. 14.182/2021, which provides for the privatization of
Eletrobrás and other measures, such as the determination of
contracting capacity reserve from natural gas thermoelectric
plants in several regions of Brazil and the destination, of at least
Due to the growing wave of cyberattacks, Resolution No.
24/2021 was published by the CNPE, approving the Guidelines
on Cybersecurity for the Electricity Sector considering aspects of
prevention, treatment, response, and systemic resilience. Aneel
published Normative Resolution No. 964/2021 which provides for the
cyber security policy to be adopted by agents in the electricity energy
sector, indicating the guidelines for action and the minimum scope to
be contemplated in its cyber security policies.
Aneel published Normative Resolution No.
964/2021 which provides for the cyber
security policy to be adopted by agents in
the electric electricity sector, indicating
the guidelines for action and the minimum
scope to be contemplated in its cyber
security policies.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTSECTOR CONTEX Finally, Normative Resolution No. 948/2021,
also consolidated the normative acts related
to the thematic relevance “Economic
and Financial Regulation - Regulation of
operations,” after the Public Hearing No.
27/2021, revoking eight normative acts
which were consolidated into a new structure
divided into modules and containing topics
subject to the agency’s prior consent, such
as amendments to the articles of association,
constitution of guarantees, transfer of
corporate control, transaction with assets,
acts and legal transactions between related
parties, among others.
Generation
In 2021, Aneel resumed the discussion
regarding the improvement of the resolutions
that establish the procedures for obtaining the
granting of authorization for projects, in order
to contemplate the implementation of hybrid
plants and/or the constitution of associated
plants, culminating in the publication of
Normative Resolution no. No. 945/2021.
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Considering the RAP
approved for Special Purpose
Entities in which Copel
Geração e Transmissão has
a shareholding, the total
consolidated amount is now
R$ 1,199.0 million.
The regulation of Law No. 14.052/2020
through Normative Resolution No. 895/2020
allowed the CCEE to calculate the grant
extension period related to the compensation
of the effects arising from the implementation
of structuring plants, thermoelectric generation
outside the order of merit and in the import
of electric energy without physical guarantee.
Said resolution was amended by Normative
Resolution No. 945/2021, in order to change
the compensation methodology for plants that
renegotiated the hydrological risk under the
terms of Normative Resolution No. 684/2015.
Consecutively, Aneel ratified the grant
extension deadlines of the plants participating
in the Energy Reallocation Mechanism - MRE
through Ratifying Resolutions No. 2.919 and
No. 2.932, and it is up to those interested in
compensation to adhere to the mechanism by
waiving legal actions related to mitigation of
the hydrological risks of the MRE and protocol
of the term of acceptance by the owners of
the projects.
In 2021, the Ministry of Mines and Energy
- MME promoted ten energy auctions: three
New Energy Auctions (“A-3,” “A-4” and
“A-5”); four Existing Energy Auctions (“A-
1,” “A-2,” “A-4” and “A-5”); an Auction
to supply isolated systems; a Capacity
Reserve Auction aimed at guaranteeing the
continuity of electric energy supply through
the contracting of electric power and
associated energy, from new and existing
generation projects, which add electric
power to the National Interconnected
System - SIN; and finally, in view of the
water scarcity scenario, it carried out
the Simplified Competitive Procedure for
contracting capacity reserve, seeking to
guarantee the continuity and security of
the electrical energy supply in the country,
through the contracting of reserve energy.
Transmission
In 2021, Aneel, through Ratifying Resolution
No. 2.895, amended by Ratifying Resolution
No. 2.959, established the readjustment
of permitted annual revenues - RAPs for
electricity transmission assets for the
2021-2022 cycle. In accordance with this
resolution, the RAP of Copel Geração e
Transmissão’s transmission assets for the
2021/2022 cycle is now R$749.5 million, of
which R$709.1 million corresponds to the
RAP of assets in operation. Considering the
RAP approved for Special Purpose Entities
in which Copel Geração e Transmissão has a
shareholding, the total consolidated amount
is now R$1.2 billion.
It should be noted that, due to the scenario
of strong tariff impact that affected the
electricity sector, resulting from the
Covid-19 pandemic and with a high risk of
default, Aneel chose to gradually reprofile
the payment of the RBSE/RPC financial
component within eight years, for all
transmission concession contracts renewed
under the terms of Law No. 12.783. The
reprofiling was approved by Ratifying
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTSECTOR CONTEX Resolution No. 2.847, which changed the
result of the periodic RAP review, approved
in 2020, associated with Concession
Agreement No. 060/2001.
any supplier from 1.5 to 1.0 MW, with the
objective of promoting the expansion of the
Free Energy Market.
As established in Ordinance No. 279,
two Transmission Auctions were held in
2021. The Aneel Transmission Auction No.
001/2021 won all five lots, with a discount
of more than 60% in one of the lots, a
weighted average discount of 48.12% and
expected investments of R$ 1.3 billion
in transmission. The Aneel Transmission
Auction No. 002/2021 also offered five
lots, which were auctioned off and in one
of the lots the discount exceeded 66%. The
weighted average discount was 50.0% and
investment is expected to be R$2.9 billion
in transmission.
Commercialization
In addition, this schedule established the
presentation of a study coordinated by
Aneel and CCEE on the regulatory measures
necessary to allow the opening of the free
market to consumers with a load below 500
kW, including the regulated energy trader and
a proposal for an opening schedule, starting
on January 1, 2024.
In view of this, Aneel carried out the
opening of Subsidy Taking No. 10/2021,
which received contributions from agents
and society for the development of this
study. The CCEE, consecutively, made
available a Technical Note addressing a
conceptual proposal for the opening of the
market in order to subsidize and encourage
discussions on the subject, covering several
topics such as the last resort supplier figure
and retail marketing.
According to the schedule established by
Ordinance No. 514/2018, the year 2022
began with the reduction of the load limit of
consumers for contracting electricity from
Throughout 2021, Aneel made several
changes to the Electricity Trading
Rules applicable to the Accounting and
Settlement System - SCL, basically,
though changes in its modules, with the
CCEE, when applicable, having to carry
out the processing of the re-accountings
in accordance with the provisions of
the approved rules. The changes were
made through Normative Resolutions No.
924/2021, No. 946/2021 and 960/2021.
In December 2021, through Normative
Resolution No. 957/2021, Aneel approved the
Electricity Trading Convention, as a result of
the consolidation of normative acts related
to the thematic pertinence “Electric Energy
Trading Convention” and “Wholesale Market
of Energy,” establishing the conditions for
the commercialization of electric energy and
the bases of organization, operation, and
attributions of the CCEE.
Additionally, the year 2021 was marked
by the presentation of proposals by the
CCEE of proposals with the objective of
contributing to the development of the
electric energy market. Thus, the Chamber
prepared a Technical Note with proposals to
improve the monitoring of the electric energy
market, as well as the regulation of electric
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTSECTOR CONTEX energy commercialization, suggesting the
adoption of new procedures to identify risks
to the market and investigate indications
of anomalous conduct, substantiated for
the practices and principles adopted in the
financial market, in addition to proposing
to Aneel the opening of a Public Hearing
on the subject and a second proposal to
open a public consultation on improvements
in the models of financial safeguards and
mechanisms to mitigate losses resulting from
default in the Short Term Market - MCP,
with proposals to strengthen the safeguards
structure through mechanisms that would be
triggered sequentially, in a waterfall model,
which considers six layers, where everyone
involved must have a share of responsibility
for the financial security of the market,
including the CCEE as provider of the MCP’s
financial settlement infrastructure. The six
layers of this proposed improvement in the
financial safeguard framework are:
• Pre-constituted individual financial
• Fixed and variable quota of the defaulting
Settlement Fund’s agent;
• Termination of the defaulting agent’s
counterparties’ contracts;
• CCEE share of the Settlement Fund;
• Fixed quota and variable quota of the other
agents of the Settlement Fund; and
guarantee;
• Loss Sharing or apportionment of default
among the creditors of the MCP’s
accounting and settlement.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTSECTOR CONTEX Due to the water scarcity scenario
in Brazil, it was necessary to import
energy from Argentina and Uruguay and
put more thermal plants in operation,
with higher generation cost, in order to
guarantee supply.
Distribution
Due to the water scarcity scenario in Brazil, it was necessary to import
energy from Argentina and Uruguay and put more thermal plants in
operation, with higher generation cost, in order to guarantee supply.
As a result, Aneel’s board approved a new readjustment in the values
of the tariff flags, highlighting the increase in the red tariff flag level 2,
from R$ 6.24 to R$ 9.49 for every 100-kWh consumed, a readjustment
of 52% in relation to the amount that had already been charged from
consumers since June.
However, the increase was not enough to face the deficit of the flags
account. Thus, CREG created an exceptional level of tariff flag, the
water scarcity flag, in the amount of R$ 14.20 for every 100-kWh
consumed, valid for all consumers of the National Interconnected
System from September 2021 to April 2022. CREG’s decision
exempted consumers benefiting
from the Social Electricity Tariffs
(TSEE), who continue to pay the
value of the monthly tariff flag
(yellow, red level 1 or red level
2) with the discounts they were
already entitled to.
Also in August 2021, Aneel,
together with the Brazilian
Association of Electric Energy
Distributors (Abradee) and the
Ministry of Mines and Energy
(MME), launched a public
utility advertising campaign
aimed at guiding the Brazilian
population to raise awareness
about energy consumption. The
campaign was also approved by
the Electric Sector Monitoring
Committee (CMSE).
Another measure taken by the
Federal Government was the
implementation of the Incentive
Program for the Voluntary
Reduction of Electric Energy
Consumption for group B
consumers from September
2021, with the creation of a
bonus to encourage consumers
to reduce their energy
consumption. To be entitled
to the bonus, the consumer
must have reduced energy
consumption by at least 10%
in the months of September to
December 2021 compared to the
same period in 2020.
Finally, Aneel published REN No.
1000/2021, which consolidates
the Agency’s main rules for the
provision of the public electricity
distribution service, in which the
rights and duties of consumers
are laid out. The new resolution
is one of Aneel’s most important
regulations, as it defines in
a simpler and more objective
way the responsibilities of
agents and the procedures to
be followed by consumers so
that universal access to the
electricity service is available
with quality and efficiency.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTSECTOR CONTEX ABOUT
COPEL AND
BUSINESS
MODEL
Companhia Paranaense de Energia
Shareholding Organization Chart
Business Model
Companhia Paranaense de Energia
| GRI 102-2, 102-5, 102-6, 102-7 |
Created on October 26, 1954 and
headquartered in Curitiba (PR), Copel
operates as a mixed capital company,
controlled by the State of Paraná, and
its shares are currently traded on the
São Paulo, New York and Madrid stock
exchanges. Its business activities
are distributed in ten Brazilian states
(see map) and are focused on the
generation, transmission, distribution
and commercialization of energy and
natural gas.
The Company’s electrical system
comprises its own generating facilities and
transmission lines in several Brazilian states,
in addition to interests in other assets of
this nature. In the state of Paraná, Copel
has its electricity distribution assets within
its concession area. The main customers
are consumers in the regulated market
(households, industry, and commerce)
and consumers in the free market (industry
and commerce), both conducted and
supervised by Aneel.
The telecommunications business
was terminated with the sale of Copel
Telecomunicações S.A., which was completed
on 08.03.2021, with its entire structure
transferred to the new owner. GRI 102-10
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTABOUT COPEL AND BUSINESS MODEL Activity Map
| GRI 102-4, 102-6 |
GO
MA
RN
MT
PR
RS
TRANSMISSION LINE
HYDROELECTRIC PLANT
SUBSTATION
WIND FARM
DISTRIBUTION LINE
BA
MG
SP
SC
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTABOUT COPEL AND BUSINESS MODEL Corporate Structure
STATE OF PARANA
Voter 69.66% Total 31.07%
BNDESPAR
Voter 12.44% Total 23.96%
PURCHASE CUSTODY (free float)
Voter 16.13% Total 44.17%
ELETROBRAS
Voter 1.45% Total 0.56%
OTHER SHAREHOLDERS
Voter 0.31% Total 0,24%
B3
VOTER 12.02%
TOTAL 36.22%
NYSE
VOTER 4.09%
TOTAL 7.88%
LATIBEX
VOTER 0.02%
TOTAL 0.07%
COPEL
(1) COPEL
GERAÇÃO E TRANSMISSÃO S.A.
100.0%
(1) COPEL
DISTRIBUIÇÃO S.A.
100.0%
(1) COPEL
SERVIÇOS S.A.
100.0%
1) COPEL
COMERCIALIZAÇÃO S.A.
100.0%
(1) F.D.A. GERAÇÃO DE
ENERGIA S.A.
100.0%
(4) GUARACIABA
TRANSMISSORA DE
ENERGIA (TP SUL) S.A.
Total 49.0%
(1) NOVA EURUS IV
ENERGIAS RENOVÁVEIS
S.A. 100.0%
(1) SÃO BENTO
ENERGIA
100.0%
(1) CUTIA EMPREENDIMENTOS
EÓLICOS SPE S.A.
100%
(1) BROWNFIELD
INVESTMENT
HOLDING LTDA.
100%
(2) ELEJOR -
CENTRAIS ELÉTRICAS
DO RIO JORDÃO
Total 70.0%
(1) BELA VISTA
GERAÇÃO DE ENERGIA
S.A.
Total 100.0%
(1) MARUMBI
TRANSMISSORA DE
ENERGIA S.A.
100.0%
(1) COSTA OESTE
TRANSMISSORA DE
ENERGIA S.A.
100.0%
(1) UIRAPURU
TRANSMISSORA DE
ENERGIA S.A.
100.0%
(2) UEG ARAUCÁRIA
LTDA.
Total 60.9%
(3) FOZ DO CHOPIM
ENERGÉTICA LTDA
Total 35.8%
(4) MATA DE SANTA
GENEBRA
TRANSMISSÃO
S.A.
Total 50.1%
(4) MATRINCHÃ
TRANSMISSORA DE
ENERGIA (TP NORTE) S.A.
Total 49.0%
(4) INTEGRAÇÃO
MARANHENSE TRANS.
DE ENERGIA S.A.
Total 49.0%
(4) CAIUÁ
TRANSMISSORA
DE ENERGIA S.A.
Total 49.0%
(4) CANTAREIRA
TRANSMISSORA DE
ENERGIA S.A.
Total 49.0%
(4) PARANAÍBA
TRANSMISSORA DE
ENERGIA S.A.
Total 24.5%
(5) UHE GOVERNADOR
JAYME CANET JÚNIOR
(MAUÁ)
Total 51.0%
(5) UHE BAIXO IGUAÇU
Total 30.0%
(1) NOVA ASA
BRANCA I ENERGIAS
RENOVÁVEIS S.A.
100.0%
(1) NOVA ASA
BRANCA II ENERGIAS
RENOVÁVEIS S.A.
100.0%
(1) NOVA ASA
BRANCA III ENERGIAS
RENOVÁVEIS S.A.
100.0%
(1) SANTA MARIA
ENERGIAS
RENOVÁVEIS S.A.
100.0%
1) SANTA HELENA
ENERGIAS
RENOVÁVEIS S.A.
100.0%
(1) VENTOS DE SANTO
URIEL S.A.
100.0%
(2) JANDAÍ I ENERGIAS
RENOVÁVEIS
Total 100.0%
GE OLHO
D’ÁGUA S.A
100.0%
(2) JANDAÍ II ENERGIAS
RENOVÁVEIS
Total 100.0%
GE BOA
VISTA S.A.
100.0%
(2) JANDAÍ III ENERGIAS
RENOVÁVEIS
Total 100.0%
GE FAROL S.A.
100.0%
(2) JANDAÍ IV ENERGIAS
RENOVÁVEIS
Total 100.0%
GE SÃO BENTO
DO NORTE S.A.
100.0%
Position on 12/31/2021
(1) wholly owned subsidiary
(2) Subsidiaries
(3) Affiliates
(4) Jointly controlled companies
(5) Consortia
(a) Subsidiary UEG Araucária
Ltda. holds a 19.31% stake in
Estação Osasco Desenvolvimento
Imobiliário S.A.
CENTRAL GERADORA
EÓLICA SÃO BENTO
DO NORTE I S.A.
Total 100.0%
USINA DE
ENERGIA EÓLICA
GUAJIRÚ S.A.
Total 100.0%
VENTOS DE SERRA
DO MEL B
Total 100.0%
(2) COMPANHIA
PARANAENSE DE GÁS
– COMPAGAS
Total 51.0%
CENTRAL GERADORA
EÓLICA SÃO BENTO
DO NORTE II S.A.
Total 100.0%
USINA DE
ENERGIA EÓLICA
JANGADA S.A.
Total 100.0%
EOL POTIGUAR
E 141 SPE S.A
Total 100%
(2) UEG ARAUCÁRIA
S.A (A).
Total 20.3%
CENTRAL GERADORA
EÓLICA SÃO BENTO
DO NORTE III S.A.
Total 100.0%
CENTRAL GERADORA
EÓLICA SÃO MIGUEL
I S.A.
Total 100.0%
CENTRAL GERADORA
EÓLICA SÃO MIGUEL
II S.A.
100%
CENTRAL GERADORA
EÓLICA SÃO MIGUEL
III S.A.
Total 100%
USINA DE ENERGIA
EÓLICA CUTIA S.A.
Total 100.0%
USINA DE
ENERGIA EÓLICA
MARIA HELENA
S.A.
Total 100%
USINA DE
ENERGIA EÓLICA
POTIGUAR S.A.
Total 100%
USINA DE
ENERGIA EÓLICA
ESPERANÇA
DO NORDESTE S.A.
Total 100%
USINA DE
ENERGIA EÓLICA
PARAÍSO DOS
VENTOS DO
NORDESTE S.A.
Total 100%
EOL POTIGUAR
E 142 SPE S.A
Total 100%
(3) CARBOCAMPEL
S.A.
Total 49.0%
EOL POTIGUAR
E 143 SPE S.A
Total 100%
VILA PARAÍBA IV
SPE S.A
Total 100%
EOL POTIGUAR B
61 SPE S.A
Total 100%
3) DONA FRANCISCA
ENERGÉTICA S.A.
Total 23.0%
(4) VOLTALIA SÃO
MIGUEL DO GOSTOSO I
PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Total 49.0%
(4) PARANÁ GÁS
EXPLORAÇÃO
E PRODUÇÃO
Total 30.0%
(4) SOLAR PARANÁ GD
PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.
Total 49.0%
PHARMA SOLAR II
GERAÇÃO DISTRIBUIDA
SPE LTDA.
Total 100.0%
PHARMA SOLAR III
GERAÇÃO DISTRIBUIDA
SPE LTDA.
Total 100.0%
PHARMA SOLAR IV
GERAÇÃO DISTRIBUIDA
SPE LTDA.
Total 100.0%
BANDEIRANTES SOLAR I
GERAÇÃO DISTRIBUIDA
SPE LTDA.
Total 100.0%
BANDEIRANTES SOLAR II
GERAÇÃO DISTRIBUIDA
SPE LTDA.
Total 100.0%
BANDEIRANTES SOLAR III
GERAÇÃO DISTRIBUIDA
SPE LTDA.
Total 100.0%
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTABOUT COPEL AND BUSINESS MODEL Business model
CAPITAL
INPUTS
NATURAL
» Use of water resources to generate 15,798 GWh of electricity
» 93.7% of the Generating Park uses renewable sources
SOCIAL AND RELATIONSHIP
» 4,928,943 consumers
Several relationship channels with
stakeholders:
» Social programs
» Corporate Volunteering
» Engagement with the community
HUMAN
» 6,383 of its own employees
» 8,416 outsourced employees
INTELLECTUAL
» R$ 3.7 million invested in training and
personal development
» R$ 40,671,951.00 invested in R&D by
Copel Distribuição
» R$ 40,707,780.75 invested in R&D by
Copel Geração e Transmissão
INFRASTRUCTURE
» 24 hydroelectric plants
» 2 thermoelectric plants
» 25 wind farms
» 9,616 km of transmission lines
» Substations with a transformation
capacity of 20,462 MVA
FINANCIAL
R$ 2.2 billion invested
OUR ACTIVITIE
S
G O V E RNANCE
MARKETING
Y
C
N
GENERATION
DISTRIBUTION
E
I
C
I
F
F
E
TRANSMISSION
S
T
R
AT
EGY
OUTCOMES
NATURAL
» GHG EMISSIONS
SCOPE 1: 15,583.53 TCO2
SCOPE 2: 452,474.46 TCO2
S
R
E
D
L
O
H
E
K
A
T
S
SHAREHOLDERS
EMPLOYEES
CUSTOMERS
COMMUNITY
PROVIDERS
SOCIAL AND RELATIONSHIP
» 1,109 HOURS OF VOLUNTEERING
» 90.2% ISF - SUPPLIER SATISFACTION INDEX
» CUSTOMER SATISFACTION INDEX
» DEGREE OF SATISFACTION ANEEL
DER 105.21(HOURS)
FER 5.76 (UNIT)
HUMAN
» GPTW SEAL
» R$ 691.66 MILLION PAID IN SALARIES
» R$ 351.73 MILLION PAID IN BENEFITS
» R$ 367.42 MILLION PAID IN PLR+PPD
INTELLECTUAL
» 3 PUBLISHED PATENTS
» 4 PATENTS REQUESTED
» 36 RESEARCH PROJECTS
» COPEL VOLT PROGRAM: 5 SELECTED STARTUPS
INFRASTRUCTURE
» 95% AVAILABILITY OF THE GENERATING PARK
» 2.74% TRANSMISSION LOSSES
» 7.74% OF DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
» DECI 7.20
» FECI 4.76
Mission
Provide energy and solutions
for sustainable development
Vision
To be a reference in the
businesses in which it
operates, generating value in
a sustainable way
REGULATORY
BODIES
FINANCIAL
» 5 BILLION NET INCOME
» 2.2 BILLION IN INVESTMENT
» 24 BILLION IN NET REVENUE
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Acknowledgments
In 2021, Copel received the following acknowledgments:
Awards / Certifications
Certifier
PNQV Award - National Quality of Life Award - Excellence in management in the Large Company category
(Gold Category)
Brazilian Association of Quality of Life (ABQV)
FTSE4 Good Index Series - Recognition of companies’ performance in terms of their environmental, social,
and corporate governance policies and practices
London Stock Exchange
SE B3 - Corporate Sustainability Index
Ibovespa B3
ICO2 - Carbon Efficient Index
Pro-Ethics Seal
B3
B3
B3
Comptroller General of the Union - CGU and the Ethos
Institute of Business and Social Responsibility
Pro-Gender and Race Equality Seal
Ministry of Women, Family and Human Rights
Human Being Award 2021 - Development Category - Performance Award (PPD) - 1st Place
Human Being Award 2021 - Administration Category - Family Day - 1st Place
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Certifier
CIER Award - Customer Evaluation (bronze) and Innovation (bronze)
Comisíon de Integración Energética Regional
- CIER Latin America
Paraná Regional Leaders Award 2021 - Best Company in Sustainable Practices
LIDE Paraná
Best Biogas Award, in the Best Organization category (3rd place)
South Brazilian Forum on Biogas and Biomethane
GPTW Certification and Ranking among the best companies in Paraná for Copel Geração e Transmissão
(15th) and Copel (13th)
Great Place to Work
Paraná Climate Gold Seal
Sesi ODS 2021 Seal
Federal Government of the State of Paraná
Sesi - Industry Social Service
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Sustainability Management
Voluntary Commitments
Copel and the SDGs
Sustainability Management
Copel is a pioneer in the
management of environmental,
social, and corporate governance
issues. Throughout its history,
it has consolidated itself as a
company committed to providing
energy and solutions for the
sustainable development of society,
being the first company in the
electricity sector to join the United
Nations (UN) Global Compact on
July 12 of 2000.
Sustainability management is
carried out through several areas
dedicated to ESG-related topics.
Corporate guidelines are prepared
and disseminated by Copel Holding
through policies and standards that
permeate all areas of the Company,
including its Wholly Owned
Subsidiaries. Each business has its
areas specialized in the management
of socio-environmental aspects,
since each operation has unique
characteristics and requires different
types of action and monitoring,
aiming at socio-environmental
compliance and adherence to best
market practices.
To assess sustainability performance,
the Company monitors key related
data and participates in several
specialized ESG performance
assessments, mainly the B3
Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE/
B3) and the S&P Global Corporate
Sustainability Assessment (CSA).
The results of these assessments are
used as a basis for the continuous
improvement of processes related to
the ESG dimensions.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTSUSTAINABILITY Voluntary Commitments
During its history, Copel has assumed, supported, and disseminated voluntary commitments
recognized worldwide as good corporate sustainability practices. The main one is the
commitment to the Global Compact, a UN initiative to engage companies and organizations
in the adoption of principles in the areas of Human Rights, Labor Rights, Environment and
Anti-Corruption. The Company is part of the Global Compact’s Brazil Network, composed of
companies, agencies of the United Nations system in Brazil, business entities, civil society
organizations, educational institutions, among others.
Other Copel Voluntary Commitments GRI 102-12
Letter name, principle, or
other initiatives
Date of adoption
Voluntary/
mandatory
Stakeholders
involved
United Nations Global Compact
07/12/2000
Voluntary
All
Business Pact for Integrity and
Against Corruption
07/22/2015
Voluntary
All
Business Contribution to the Promotion
of the Green and Inclusive Economy
05/11/2012
Voluntary
All
Call to Action for Governments to
Combat Corruption
12/02/2014
Voluntary
All
Network of Companies for the Learning
and Eradication of Child Labor
11/26/2016
Voluntary
All
Nós Podemos National Movement
03/08/2016
Voluntary
All
PRME - Principles for Responsible
Management Education
Positioning Entrepreneurs for the
Climate - CEBDS
11/16/2018
Voluntary
All
08/31/2021
Voluntary
All
Open Business Letter
Copel’s CEO, Daniel Pimentel
Slaviero, together with 104 other
leaders of national and foreign
companies, as well as sector entities,
signed an open letter in support of bold
environmental goals and in defense
of Brazil’s engagement for an agenda
that aims at sustainable development.
The document was led by the Brazilian
Business Council for Sustainable
Development (CEBDS).
The backdrop for the signing was the
UN Climate Summit, held in Glasgow,
Scotland, in November. The letter
highlighted the need for a low carbon
economy, recognizing the responsibility
of the business sector in this
transformation. The content also
supports the development of a political-
regulatory framework with actions
to preserve the environment and
combat illegal deforestation.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTSUSTAINABILITY Copel and the Sustainable Development Goals
Copel directs its actions related to the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) based
on the results of the study organized by the
Global Compact’s Brazil Network (RBPG),
SDGs in the Brazilian Electricity Sector,
which aimed to analyze and identify which
goals and objectives are more related to the
activities of the Brazilian electricity sector.
possible to identify the relationship with each
material theme.
These objectives and goals are presented in
this report together with the material topics
and are accompanied by Copel’s performance
in each of them. The SDG icons make it
In this way, Copel deals with its quest for
sustainable development with transparency,
in line with the practices encouraged and
monitored worldwide by the UN.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTSUSTAINABILITY Copel and the Sustainable Development Goals
The priority SDGs and their targets for the Brazilian electricity sector are:
7. ACCESSIBLE AND CLEAN ENERGY:
• 7.1 - By 2030, ensure universal, reliable, modern, and affordable access to energy services.
• 7.2 - By 2030, maintain a high share of renewable energies in the national energy matrix.
• 7.3 - By 2030, increase the rate of improvement in energy efficiency in the Brazilian economy.
8. DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH:
• 8.3 - Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity, and
innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to
financial services.
9. INDUSTRY, INNOVATION, AND INFRASTRUCTURE:
• 9.1 - Develop quality, reliable, sustainable, and robust infrastructure, including regional and cross-border infrastructure, to support
economic development and human well-being, with a focus on equitable and affordable access for all.
• 9.4 - By 2030, modernize infrastructure and rehabilitate industries to make them sustainable, with increased efficiency in the use
of resources and greater adoption of clean and environmentally appropriate technologies and industrial processes; with all countries
acting in accordance with their respective capabilities.
11. SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES:
• 11.1 - By 2030, ensure access for all to safe, adequate, and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums.
• 11.4 - Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage.
13. ACTION AGAINST GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE:
• 13.2 - Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies, and plans.
Copel’s performance to reach these goals is presented in specific tables in the performance of capitals, according to their relationship
with each one.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTSUSTAINABILITY Web series on the relationship between
SDGs and the electricity sector
At the end of March, Copel launched the
web series Energia da Sustentabilidade,
which addressed the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) prioritized by the
electricity sector and their application. This
initiative is part of the Educa ODS Program
and has seven episodes of videos and
podcasts. The videos of up to three minutes
present content in a light and didactic way
for those who are not yet familiar with the
topics covered.
The podcast allows for in-depth discussions
around each SDG and was attended by experts
from Copel, universities, public agencies, and
similar institutions. The launch of the web series
took place in a webinar, with the participation of
Copel and Global Compact professionals.
Actions taken by companies and the
market to make compliance with the SDGs
feasible, in accordance with the goals of
the UN 2030 Agenda, were discussed. The
materials for the web series are available
on Copel’s Sustainability Portal, on the
Company’s YouTube channel and on the
main audio platforms.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTSUSTAINABILITY CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
Strategic Reference
Governance Practices
Corporate Governance Structure
Indication and Performance Evaluation of
the Members of the Governance Bodies
Integrity
Risk management
Regulatory Environment
Strategic Reference
Copel’s actions and management decisions are guided by the guidelines established in its Mission, Vision, and Values, presented below.
Mission
Providing energy and solutions for sustainable
development.
Vision
To be a reference in the businesses in which it
operates, generating value in a sustainable way.
Values
GRI 102-16
Ethics
Result of a collective pact that defines
individual behaviors aligned with a
common goal.
Respect for people
Consideration for others.
Dedication
Ability to be intensely and completely
get involved in the work contributing to
the achievement of the organization’s
objectives.
Transparency
Accountability of the company’s
decisions and achievements to inform
its positive or negative aspects to all
interested parties.
Security and Health
Healthy work environment in which
workers and managers collaborate to use
a process of continuous improvement to
protect and promote the safety, health,
and well-being of all.
Responsibility
Conducting the company’s life in a
sustainable manner, respecting the rights
of all stakeholders, including future
generations, and the commitment to
sustaining all forms of life.
Innovation
Application of ideas in processes,
products, or services in order to improve
something existing or to build something
different and better.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCORPORATE GOVERNANCE Governance Practices
Copel’s new Bylaws contemplate significant advances in corporate
governance, with emphasis on:
• Guarantee that the current
• Establishment of 3 advisory
statutory provision that requires
the full application of tariff
readjustments, approved by the
National Electric Energy Agency
- Aneel, cannot be changed or
deleted without the approval
of the majority of shareholders
holding preferred shares;
• Increase from 2 to 3 in the
number of members elected by
non-controlling shareholders in
the Board of Directors (CAD);
• Inclusion of an independent
external member in the Statutory
Audit Committee;
committees to the CAD, namely:
• Investment and Innovation
Committee, with the
purpose of evaluating and
issuing recommendations on
the Company’s investment
plans, composed of three
CAD members, one of
them representing minority
shareholders;
• Sustainable Development
Committee in order to assist
CAD in proposing guidelines,
policies and main topics
related to people management
and ESG;
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCORPORATE GOVERNANCE • Minority Committee for the
purpose of analyzing and issuing
recommendations and opinions
on matters involving transactions
between the Company and the
controlling shareholder.
• UNITs program, including:
• Adherence to B3’s Level 2 of
Corporate Governance, which
establishes: among others:
• 100% tag along for Common
and Preferred shares, giving
equal treatment to the
Company’s shareholders;
• Splitting of shares in the
• Voting rights for preferred
proportion of 1 to 10 (the
shares were traded as of
March 12, 2021, according
to the Notice to Shareholders
published on this date);
• Possibility of converting shares
at the ratio of 1 ON to 1 PNB
(and vice versa);
• Formation of UNITs composed
of 5 shares issued by the
Company, being 1 ON (CPLE3)
and 4 PNB (CPLE6);
shareholders in matters dealing
with the transformation,
incorporation, spin-off, or
merger of the Company.
These advances are added to the
robust Corporate Governance system
already in place at the Company and
to the new dividend policy approved
in 2021.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCORPORATE GOVERNANCE Corporate Governance Structure
| GRI 102-18, 102-22, 103-1, 103-2 |
Copel’s corporate governance structure has a board of directors and five executive boards, and is composed of statutory bodies with different levels
of responsibility, namely: General Shareholders’ Meeting, with its Nomination and Evaluation Committee and the Fiscal Council; Board of Directors
with its statutory advisory committees: Statutory Audit Committee, Investment and Innovation Committee, Sustainable Development Committee and
Minority Committee; Internal Audit and Executive Board assisted by non-statutory internal bodies, such as the Ethics Committee.
Click on the names of statutory
bodies to access their
operation details.
GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
NOMINATION AND EVALUATION
COMMITTEE
STATUTORY AUDIT
COMMITTEE
ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL
INTERNAL AUDIT
MEETING BOARD
HOLDING
PRESIDENCY
FISCAL COUNCIL
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE
INVESTMENT AND INNOVATION
COMMITTEE
MINORITY COMMITTEE
Finance and Investor
Relations Department
Business Management
Board
Legal and
Regulatory Board
Business
Development Board
Governance, Risk and
Compliance Board
Notes:
1. The Nomination and Evaluation Committee is shared with Copel’s wholly owned subsidiaries (Holding).
2. Internal Audit is administratively subordinate to the Presidency and functionally to the Board of Directors.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCORPORATE GOVERNANCE Nomination and Performance Assessment of
Statutory Body Members
Nomination and appointment process
| GRI 102-24, 103-2 |
The members of the Board of Directors
are initially appointed by the controlling
shareholder (State of Paraná), with the
exception of three vacancies for non-
controlling shareholders and one vacancy
for the employee representative, for which
an internal election process is carried
out. Copel invites shareholders to present
the candidates via Notice to the Market,
published on the Investor Relations website,
in accordance with Art. 21-L and 21-M of
CVM Instruction 481/2009 and applicable
legislation. Each candidate undergoes
verification of the requirements and
seals performed by the Governance, Risk
and Compliance Board. The Nomination
and Evaluation Committee verifies the
compliance of nominations with legislation
and internal regulations, in particular with
the Nomination Policy and the Internal Rule
for Nomination of Statutory Body Members
(NAC 030311).
According to item 4.2.8 of Copel
Administrative Rule (NAC) 030311,
knowledge and experience on economic
topics are required from the members of the
Board of Directors: “public companies and
mixed capital companies and those with
shares listed in New York Stock Exchange
(NYSE) and/or B3, must ensure that at
least one of the directors has recognized
experience in corporate accounting matters
to be a member of the Statutory Audit
Committee.” Both the Nomination Policy
and NAC 030311 point to diversity as a
principle to be considered in the selection of
directors, including diversity of backgrounds,
qualifications, and experiences, and in
relation to gender, religion, age, and race.
In addition to the above assumptions, Copel
also follows the independence criteria set
out in national legislation (13.303/2016),
and in the US legislation of the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC), as its
shares are listed on the NYSE.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCORPORATE GOVERNANCE Remuneration of corporate governance members
| GRI 102-35, 102-36, 102-37 |
The remuneration policy applied to the members of the governance
bodies is defined by the General Shareholders’ Meeting, in accordance
with specific state legislation. (CCEE Normative Resolution No.
003/2019). For the executives, in addition to the charges, the
compensation comprises a health and social security plan, food
allowance, representation allowance, and profit sharing.
The remuneration of directors and other governance members is
composed only of charges.
Performance evaluation of statutory bodies
| GRI 102-28, 103-3 |
The statutory bodies of Copel (Holding) and its wholly owned subsidiaries
undergo an annual performance evaluation process, as established in
Art. 81 of the Bylaws and in the Annual Performance Assessment Policy
of Statutory Bodies (NPC 0319). The demand for this analysis is also
provided for in the applicable legislation and is part of the best corporate
governance practices. The Board of Directors is responsible, with the
methodological support of the Nomination and Evaluation Committee.
The process comprises collective (peer and body) and individual (self-
assessment) assessments, and independence is ensured by hiring
an external consultancy, which develops the model and applies it,
following the requirements of Federal Law No. 13.303/2016. In
addition to the statutory bodies, the members of the Executive Board
and the Corporate Governance Secretariat are evaluated.
Diversity Indicators in Governance
Total employees by employee category and gender
| GRI 405-1 |
Male
Female
Total by
functional
category
Board of Directors
Administrative
Council
Fiscal Council
Statutory Audit
Committee
Nomination
and Evaluation
Committee
6
8
7
3
3
Total
27
1
1
2
0
0
4
7
9
9
3
3
31
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCORPORATE GOVERNANCE Senior Management Diversity Indicators (%)
| GRI 405-1 |
By age
Up to 30 years old
Between 30 and 50
years old
Board of
Directors
Administrative
Council
Fiscal Council
Nomination
and Evaluation
Committee
statutory
audit
committee
Total
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
71.43%
44.44%
44.44%
33.33%
0.00%
45.16%
Above 50 years old
28.57%
55.56%
55.56%
66.67%
100.0%
54.84%
Total
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCORPORATE GOVERNANCE Development of governance
body members
| GRI 102-27, PRME 1, 2, 3 |
Members of Copel’s senior management
undergo high-level training, face-to-face and
virtual, on economic, environmental, and
social topics. In 2021, training was carried
out for directors and administrators, promoted
in partnership with the Brazilian Institute of
Corporate Governance (IBGC). The training
was mandatory, according to Art. 17 of Law
No. 13.303/16, and was completed by all
members of the senior management. The
topics covered were:
Corporate and capital market legislation;
Disclosure of information; Internal Control
and Risk Management; Code of Conduct
and Integrity; Law No. 12.846/2013 (Anti-
Corruption Law); Communication with the
Market and Transparency and Accountability;
The role of the Administrative and Fiscal
Council in compliance with the Anti-
Corruption Law; Administrative and Judicial
Liability; The role of Audits; The Board of
Directors in the Governance System; Council
Mission; The roles and responsibilities of the
board and director.
Two of the Company’s directors are taking
specialization courses, one in an MBA in
Strategic People Management, and the
other in an Executive MBA, improving their
knowledge of the economic topic.
In addition, to improve knowledge on social
issues, managers participated in the event
“Why do we need to talk about racism?”,
promoted by the Diversity Commission in
partnership with UniCopel.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT Integrity
| GRI 102-16, PRME 1, 2, |
Copel’s Integrity Program was
created based on Law No.
12.846/2013 (Anti-Corruption
Law) and Law No. 13.303/2016
to prevent, detect, and remedy
possible harmful acts involving,
for example, the occurrence
of bribery, conflict of interest,
fraud in bidding and payment
processes, among others. Its rules
are applicable to all employees,
administrators, and tax advisors.
he Code of Conduct, created
in 2003, is periodically revised
and is also subject to public
consultation every four years.
The document incorporates Copel’s
values, the principles of the UN
Global Compact and corporate
governance, presenting a set of
conducts related to the themes of
integrity, compliance, transparency,
safety and health, social and
environmental responsibility,
respect, and relationship with the
various segments in which the
Company operates.
The Code of Conduct is the
instrument that guides the actions
of all people who carry out
activities on behalf of Copel and
its equity interests, establishing
parameters of conduct for
employees, members of the
Executive Board, Boards and
Committees, interns, suppliers,
service providers and contracted
parties. It is noteworthy that
failure to comply with its principles
and commitments subjects the
individual to the penalties provided
for in the functional discipline rule.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCORPORATE GOVERNANCE Conflict of Interests
| GRI 102-25, PRME 1, 2, 3 |
Copel’s guidelines for dealing with conflicts
of interest are described in the bylaws and
internal regulations of statutory bodies,
according to applicable legislation, specific
policy, and the best corporate governance
practices of the Brazilian Institute of
Corporate Governance (IBGC).
According to Copel’s Bylaws (Holding), Art.
77, the shareholder and the members of the
Executive Board, the Board of Directors and
Fiscal Council and statutory committees that,
for any reason, have a direct, indirect, or
conflicting private interest with that of the
Company in a given resolution, must abstain
from participating in the discussion and
voting of this item, even as representatives
of third parties, the reason for abstention
being recorded in the minutes, indicating the
nature and extent of their interest.
Additionally, in the Internal Regulations
of statutory bodies, it is provided that in
case the manager himself does not express
himself, any of those present at the meeting
who are aware of the fact must manifest.
After identifying the conflict of interest or
particular interest, the administrator involved
must be removed from the discussions and
deliberations and must temporarily withdraw
from the meeting.
Furthermore, the Policy on Transactions with
Related Parties and Conflicts of Interest sets
out the rules for transactions between related
parties to be carried out in the best interest
of Copel and its wholly owned subsidiaries,
based on principles of independence,
competitiveness, compliance, transparency,
equity, and commutativity. The Policy is
also applicable as a recommendation to
subsidiaries and jointly controlled companies
and is recommended for affiliated companies
and other equity interests, in compliance
with their corporate procedures.
Conflicts dealt with are recorded in the
minutes of the respective meetings of the
Board of Directors or other Company bodies
and made available on Copel’s website.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCORPORATE GOVERNANCE Integrity training
| GRI 102-16, 205-2, PRME 1, 2, 3 |
The training courses are developed by Copel, in
the Distance Learning (DL) modality, with the
objective of bringing to employees and members
of the senior management the principles that
guide the Company’s conduct.
Annually, Copel’s senior management
and the members of the governance
bodies undergo training on economic,
environmental, and social topics, covering
topics related to: Internal Control and
Risk Management; Integrity; Law No.
12.846/2013 (Anti-Corruption Law);
Communication with the Market and
Transparency and Accountability; the role
of the Board of Directors and Supervisory
Board in compliance with the Anti-
Corruption Law.
The Code of Conduct course was offered
to employees, developed so that all people
who work on behalf of Copel are aware
and can remember what the Company’s
recommended conduct is, within the
principles of Integrity, Compliance,
Transparency, Security and Health, Social
and Environmental Responsibility and
Respect. These principles guide internal
conduct and must always be considered in
all decisions.
In 2021, the Governance, Risk and
Compliance Department (DRC) offered
training on the concepts of internal controls
and best practices for managers and control
enforcers in Copel’s legal area, totaling 95
employees trained.
The trainings were recorded and are
available to the internal public on the Legal
Portal. The disclosure and dissemination of
the Integrity Program and other compliance
initiatives are periodically carried out
electronically throughout the Company. The
entire content can be consulted through the
Integrity Portal for the internal public and
through the Integrity section on Copel’s
website for the external public.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCORPORATE GOVERNANCE Members of governance bodies and employees trained in anti-corruption policies and procedures
| GRI 205-2 |
Members of the
governance body
Members of governance bodies who
received training
Percentage of governance body
members who received training
34
Employees
6,383
34
Employees who
received training
4,764
Percentage of employees
who received training
100%
76%
Total employees, by
functional category
Total number of employees, by functional
category, who received training
Percentage of employees, by functional
category, who received training
29
1,577
3,541
1,236
204
13
21
6,621
20
1,226
2,543
973
46
13
21
4,842
69%
78%
72%
79%
23%
100%
100%
74%
72
Functional category
Operational
Technical High School
Professional
High School Professional
Higher Education Professional
Intern
Director
Advisor
Total
COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCORPORATE GOVERNANCE Anti-corruption practices
| GRI 205-1, 205-3 |
Copel’s anti-corruption
practices are based on Law
No. 12.846/2013 (Anti-
Corruption Law) and Decree
No. 8.420, which deal with
the implementation of integrity
programs, as well as the
administrative accountability of
legal entities for the practice of
acts against the public, national
or foreign administration.
The Company’s internal
control structure follows the
standards of the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission (Coso),
an internationally recognized
framework, and Copel’s Integrity
Program allows for the integrated
management of internal controls,
as well as providing reasonable
assurance on authorizations and
records of adequate accounting
transactions, enabling the
preparation and disclosure of
financial reports in accordance
with current regulations.
In addition to the Integrity
Program and the Code of Conduct,
the most relevant guiding
instruments for preventing and
fighting corruption within the
Company, Copel has corporate
policies that are periodically
reviewed and aligned with the
US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
(FCPA) of 1977, and Sarbanes-
Oxley Act, 2002, and Coso.
Considering Copel (Holding) and
its wholly owned subsidiaries,
100% of its operations were
submitted to an assessment of
risks related to corruption in 2021,
without any cases of this type
being identified.
Considering Copel (Holding) and
its wholly owned subsidiaries,
100% of Copel’s operations were
submitted to an assessment of
risks related to corruption in 2021,
without any cases of this type
being identified.
Pro-Ethics Seal
The Pro-Ethics Company seal recognizes integrity
initiatives voluntarily adopted by companies, with
measures aimed at the prevention, detection,
and remediation of acts of corruption and fraud.
Participation in the Program is voluntary and carried out
through the completion of evaluation questionnaires. In
the 2020/2021 edition, 327 companies of all sizes and
from different fields of activity requested access to the
program, of which 195 were admitted and, after the
evaluation process, 67 companies were approved and
recognized as a Pro-Ethical Company 2020/2021. Copel
obtained the seal for the second consecutive cycle.
Established in 2010, through a partnership between
the Comptroller General of the Union (CGU) and the
Ethos Institute for Business and Social Responsibility,
Pro-Ethics is an initiative that aims to encourage
the voluntary adoption of integrity measures by
companies, through public recognition of those who
are committed to implementing measures aimed
at preventing, detecting, and remediating acts of
corruption and fraud.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCORPORATE GOVERNANCE Communication channels
| GRI 102-17, 102-43 |
In order to receive opinions, criticisms,
complaints, denunciations, and queries,
Copel provides communication channels that
contribute to the fight against fraud and
corruption through the external reporting
channel, as well as the clarification of
doubts from consumers and other interested
parties, by the ombudsman. Another
positive characteristic of the channels is
the expansion of the relationship with the
interested parties. The Company encourages
these parties to report any situation that
indicates a violation of ethical principles,
policies, rules, laws and regulations or other
misconduct. The communication channels
are publicized through articles on the intranet
and banners posted at work centers, on
the intranet and on the internet. In 2021,
advertisements were broadcast on radio
stations in the State of Paraná and in training
related to the topic of integrity given to
employees, administrators, and directors,
among other audiences.
The management of the Whistleblower
Channel is carried out by the Governance,
Risk and Compliance Department. Complaints
about: harassment and discrimination,
corruption, destruction or damage to
company assets, misconduct, favoritism,
fraud, or theft of goods and/or money,
irregularities in financial statements and/
or management reports, environment,
non-compliance with internal policies and/
or procedures, misuse of Copel resources,
leakage or misuse of information, violation
of laws, violations of Law No. 12.846/2013
(Anti-Corruption Law), and other illegalities.
COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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In 2021, 351 reports were received in the Whistleblower
Channel, as follows
Nature of the Report
Moral harassment
Sexual harassment
Conduct
Conflict of interests
Query/Doubt
Corruption
Destruction or damage to company assets
Discrimination (race, color, sex, religion, etc.)
Favoring suppliers or customers
Fraud or theft of money
Environment
Non-compliance with internal policies and procedures
Others
Theft, stealing or diversion of goods
Misuse of company resources
Leakage or misuse of information
Violation of laws - others
Violation of environmental laws
Violation of labor laws
Violation or loss of customer data
Grand Total
Amount
11
2
54
18
19
5
8
2
4
10
4
57
106
4
19
5
4
2
9
5
351
Note: “Other” reports are classified as “SOX Tests”
(these are test records to verify the Channel’s correct
operation) and those considered as “Out of Scope” of
the Reporting Channel, that is, they do not refer to the
request for clarification of doubts, or failure to comply
with legal and regulatory provisions of the Code of
Conduct or Copel’s internal rules.
All information is received by Contato Seguro, an
independent outsourced company specialized in
receiving complaints and forwarded according to
the determined flow. The Ethics Committee is the
collegiate body whose purpose is to ensure that the
ethical and moral positioning of Copel and its Wholly
Owned Subsidiaries is maintained at high levels. The
Commission for the Analysis of Complaints of Moral
Harassment is the body responsible for analyzing
complaints of moral harassment at Copel and its
wholly owned subsidiaries. Copel has an Ombudsman
with its processes certified by ISO9001, and in
2021 it was elected the best ombudsman by the
National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel).
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Ethics Committee in 2021
233 complaints
118 queries and other demands
Status
Invalid
Out of scope
Insufficient Data
Valid
SOX tests
Clarified doubts
Partially valid
Under Analysis
Total
92
85
69
39
21
18
10
17
351
Risk management
Some of the main threats to Copel
and its wholly owned subsidiaries
are described throughout this report,
as well as the forms of mitigation
adopted. Further information on the
subject is available on Form 20-F
and on the Company’s website.
Copel is aware that not properly
managing its risks can generate
financial, image, operational or
socio-environmental impacts, which,
consequently, result in financial
losses, damage to reputation and
the normalization of operations, or
damage to environmental resources
and the society.
The strategic risks associated with
its operations are reviewed during
the preparation of the Strategic
Planning, work carried out jointly
by the top management of Copel
(Holding) and its subsidiaries
through the identification and
analysis of risks, definition of a
control and contingency plan and
establishment of monitoring actions.
Included in the operational risk
category, socio-environmental risks
are those related to the impacts of
Copel’s operations on society and
the environment, which may affect
reputation and generate sanctions
from inspection bodies. They are
also related to the effects of severe
weather, the rupture of dams, the
scarcity of natural resources, the
mobilization of communities or
health crises, which may affect the
performance of services provided
and cause losses to Copel.
The opportunities arising from
sustainability management
are reflected in the new
businesses that the Company
has been developing, such as
the construction of the largest
electrical track (infrastructure
prepared for electric vehicles) in
Brazil, with 730 kilometers of
extension, connecting the Port of
Paranaguá to Cataratas do Iguaçu,
in Foz do Iguaçu; the acquisition
of photovoltaic plants for the
generation of distributed energy;
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCORPORATE GOVERNANCE the development of research and development projects with universities aimed at improving distributed generation; and the prospection of
energy generation businesses from biomass and biogas from agro-industry, forestry assets and waste and from the decomposition of organic
matter from solid waste.
Main risks, impacts, and opportunities for Copel | GRI 102-15, 102-34 |
Topics
Risks
Impacts
Strategy
Risks associated with senior management decision making and strategic
planning.
Substantial loss in Copel’s economic value.
Reputation
Negative publicity.
Losses resulting from the deterioration of Copel’s brand with the market,
customers, and regulatory bodies.
Market
Changes in market prices, such as exchange and interest rates and share prices.
Fluctuation in fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument.
Liquidity
Insufficient resources, cash, or other financial asset.
Inability to settle the obligations on the scheduled dates.
Credit
Failure of customers to fulfill their contractual obligations.
Difficulty in receiving amounts billed to its customers or from a counterparty
in a financial instrument.
Disclosure
Lawsuits
Possibility of issuing incomplete, inaccurate or untimely financial, managerial,
regulatory, tax, statutory reports.
Penalty by Copel with fines or other sanctions.
Inefficiency and ineffectiveness of Copel’s operations, including financial and
operational performance targets.
Losses resulting from failure, deficiency or inadequacy of internal processes,
people, and systems, or from external events.
Information
Technology (IT)
Access control vulnerabilities, segregation of duties failure, policy violation,
external attacks, IT environment downtime, improper information alteration
or disclosure
Socio-
environmental
Impacts of Copel’s operations on society and the environment.
It is also related to the effect of severe weather, the scarcity of natural
resources or the mobilization of communities.
Unauthorized access to Company data and information.
Impacts on the Company’s reputation and assessment by supervisory bodies.
It can also cause interruption in the provision of services or loss of energy production.
Projects
Laws and
regulations
Fraud and
corruption
Risks related to transmission, generation, distribution, telecommunications,
research, and development projects, among others
Implication of additional costs, delay in project delivery and assessment by
regulatory bodies.
Non-compliance with environmental, labor, tax, and regulatory laws to which
Copel is subject, including internal policies and rules.
Assessment by regulatory bodies.
Theft of physical assets, information brokerage, embezzlement of financial
resources, conflict of interest, influence peddling, bribery, kickbacks,
collusion with suppliers and customers, among others.
Financial losses, fines, sanctions and penalties by inspection bodies, and
deterioration of Copel’s image.
LGPD
Risks under the General Personal Data Protection Law
Related to any activity of the Company that requires data processing and/or
uses personal data in its operation, such as: collection, production, reception,
classification, use, access, reproduction, transmission, distribution, processing,
archiving, storage, elimination, evaluation or control of information, modification,
communication, transfer, dissemination, or extraction of data.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCORPORATE GOVERNANCE In 2021, Copel monitored, through its
Corporate Risk Management methodology,
the process of identifying adverse events
with the Strategic Planning review process,
work carried out by the Governance, Risk
and Compliance Department. This procedure,
which identified 13 main risks, allowed a
comprehensive view of how risks and critical
concerns can impact the strategic objectives
defined by the Company. gri 102-34
In accordance with the Company’s Risk
Management Policy, during 2021, periodic
reports were made of the risk portfolio and
the respective mitigation plans to Senior
Management (quarterly for analysis by the
Audit Committee and Fiscal Council and
every six months for analysis by the Board
of Directors). This same procedure is also
planned for the year 2022. Therefore, Copel’s
strategic risk management process has been
continuously improved, in line with the best
market practices and in compliance with
current legislation.
Cybersecurity
In February 2021, some of Copel’s servers
suffered a cyberattack by hackers,
immediately detected by the operation
and protection systems. The Company
followed the security protocols, including
suspending the operation of its computerized
environment to protect the information’s
integrity, restoring normality in stages.
The internal assessment of the incident
was completed, with the information
being directed to follow-up by the Civil
Police and the containment and correction
actions carried out as soon as possible. It
is important to highlight that energy supply
and telecommunications services were not
interrupted due to the episode.
Copel has a Privacy and Data Protection Policy
that establishes guidelines for obtaining,
using, and disclosing the information collected
on Copel’s websites.
Click here and access the Privacy
Policy portal - Copel | Paraná
Energy Company
Note: 418-1 - Copel monitors complaints from customers and
regulatory bodies about access to personal data, in accordance with
the General Law for the Protection of Personal Data (LGPD), and for
reasons of data sensitivity, chooses not to disclose them publicly.
Cybersecurity in the
Covid-19 Pandemic
| GRI 103-2 |
As a result of the pandemic, most
of the primary and outsourced
employees started to work outside
Copel’s facilities, especially in their
homes. As a result, there was a
significant increase in connection
points on the network, consequently
increasing the surface exposed
to cyber-attack risk. To mitigate
it, Copel adopted best practices
for identity and access
management, such as, the adoption
of VPN with strong access
segmentation and mandatory
use of the second authentication
factor for connection.
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Dam safety
| EU21 |
Dams are important structures for the
Company’s business, as they concentrate
most of the energy generation capacity.
The structures assembled for hydroelectric
plants have well-established construction
standards and safety criteria and their
condition is checked at all stages – design,
construction, and operation. However,
as in any structural work, they present
a risk of failure associated with different
factors, internal or external. In order to
mitigate this risk and ensure the integrity
of the dams under its responsibility, Copel
acts in a preventive manner, according to
criteria and procedures in line with the best
engineering practices and current legislation.
The hydroelectric plants have a Dam Safety
Plan (PSB) and an Emergency Action
Plan (PAE), both in compliance with legal
parameters. The Company also maintains
the Dam Safety Engineering Sector, whose
employees are responsible for carrying
out maintenance procedures and for the
continuous monitoring of these structures.
The Operation and Maintenance areas control
the indicator “Number of PAEs simulations in
Power Plants,” established in the Management
Agreement, with goals that were 100% met
in the last three years. As a way of evaluating
and validating the procedures provided for in
these plans, two internal tabletop simulations
were carried out in 2021.
The PAEs are disclosed and delivered
to representatives of city halls and Civil
Defense coordinators of the municipalities
potentially affected in the event of a dam
failure, as well as to the state Civil Defense
coordinators, in addition to being subject to
inspection by Aneel.
Copel’s actions are guided by the National
Dam Safety Policy (PNSB) and Resolution
No. 696 of the National Electric Energy
Agency (Aneel), which establish standards,
regulations, monitoring procedures, among
other guidelines, for dams destined for the
accumulation of water for any use, the final
or temporary disposal of tailings, and the
accumulation of industrial waste.
The Operation and
Maintenance areas control
the indicator “Number of
PAEs simulations in Power
Plants,” established in the
Management Agreement,
with goals that were 100%
met in the last three years.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCORPORATE GOVERNANCE Hydrological Risk
| GRI 102-34, SASB IF-EU-140a.3 |
About 90% of Copel’s generation is
hydraulic, most of it in the Iguaçu River
basin, in the states of Paraná and Santa
Catarina, in southern Brazil. Hydroelectric
generation is characterized by the non-
consumptive use of water in the process,
with the water being returned immediately
downstream in the same amount. The
greatest water management risks are
associated with extreme hydrological events
(floods and water scarcity situations).
According to data from the Brazilian Water
Resources Situation Report published by
the National Water and Basic Sanitation
Agency (ANA), in 2021, although Copel’s
projects are not in a permanent water
stress zone, over the years 2020 and 2021,
in the southern region, the Iguaçu Water
Resources Management Unit faced one of
the most severe periods of water shortages
in its 90-year history of flows.
The State Government decreed a water
emergency in the State of Paraná to
prioritize emergency actions to face the
water crisis. State Decree No. 4.626/2020
also created a Working Group, in which
Copel participates as a guest and
collaborates with the data availability from
its hydrological monitoring network, in order
to guide decision-making.
Copel maintains a Reservoir Monitoring
System (SMR), which allows monitoring
and processing of hydraulic-operating
information for managing the hydraulic
operation of reservoirs and energy in real
time, continuously monitoring the amount of
water available for hydroelectric generation.
And it maintains a hydrological monitoring
network in the hydrographic basins where it
has hydroelectric plants in operation, which
is composed of several hydrological stations
where water level data from rivers and
reservoirs and rainfall data are collected. This
data helps and guides the operation of the
plants. The data are available on the Copel
Hydrological Monitoring website and on the
ANA website. In addition, real-time monitoring
of the hydrological situation, meteorological
conditions and the results of meteorological
models that simulate future water availability
conditions is carried out, with the objective of
evaluating possible preventive actions in the
operation of its reservoirs.
Reservoir operation rules are also registered
with the National Electric System Operator
(ONS), the entity responsible for coordinating
the operation of the National Interconnected
System (SIN).
Copel analyzes cyclical water availability
scenarios (historical variation) for energy
planning purposes, revenue estimation
(generation of the Energy Reallocation
Mechanism, short-term prices) and
associated risks.
In the enterprise risk management
methodology, the possibility of changes in
local regulations is taken into account. In
this sense, Copel actively participates in
discussion forums, such as the Crisis Rooms
in the Southern Region and Paranapanema
and, in particular, in the National and State
Councils for Water Resources and in the
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCORPORATE GOVERNANCE Hydrographic Basin Committees, where
regional water resources issues are dealt
with and discussed, ensuring that matters
related to changes in water availability are
always under discussion and being properly
monitored and dealt with by Copel.
The impacts on Copel’s price structure and
business are minimized, as its plants are part
of the National Interconnected System (SIN),
which has hydroelectric, thermal, and solar
plants and interconnected transmission lines
to meet the energy demands of all regions
from Brazil.
The risk analyzes do not show that there may
be a significant change in the short term,
which could impact the Company, even so,
Copel participates in discussions within the
scope of the Technical Water Resources
Groups and Operation of the Brazilian
Association of Electric Power Generation
Companies - ABRAGE.
Copel also has an internal standard that
establishes rules and responsibilities
related to the management of the
Company’s reservoirs, and aims to regulate
multidisciplinary management activities
(environmental, property, social, etc.)
in the geographic area that includes the
reservoirs, water, and areas surrounding the
project. Management is the responsibility
of the Institutional Reservoir Management
Committee, together with the local
committees of each production unit.
The use of the hydraulic potential of the
plants maintained and operated by Copel is
also preceded by the Granting of the Right
to Use Water Resources, an instrument of
the National Water Resources Policy (Law
No. 9.433) which aims to guarantee the
quantitative and qualitative control of water
uses and the effective exercise of the right
of access to water. The projects are also
subject to environmental licensing for their
effective operation.
As it is a surface water use, although not
consumptive, hydroelectric generation is
subject to the risk of changes in the average
monthly precipitation, which may cause an
increase in the average flows of the tributaries
of plants operated by Copel. This type of
phenomenon can result in structural impacts,
with the need to review the dimensioning
of structures and possible operation and
maintenance costs, and in environmental
impacts, such as diffuse pollution, silting of
reservoirs, in addition to possible impacts on
surrounding communities.
On the other hand, the lack of rain can
compromise the reservoir storage of Copel’s
hydroelectric plants, resulting in a temporary
reduction in the company’s generation
capacity. Considering the priorities for the
use of water resources established in Law
no. 9.433/1997, in case of water scarcity,
the supply for human consumption and
animal watering is a priority, minimizing the
generation of hydroelectric energy and the
reservoirs are directed to meet the needs of
the above-mentioned predominant uses.
Copel also carries out periodic monitoring
of water quality in the region where its
reservoirs are located (upstream and
downstream), analyzing various physical,
chemical, and biological parameters, in
addition to qualitative and quantitative
monitoring of local phytoplankton.
As a measure to protect the reservoirs, Copel
periodically inspects its reservoirs, evaluating
possible environmental interventions in the lakes
and their surroundings and defining specific
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(capacity for swallowing the generating
units, productivity, spillage capacity). The
projects are designed to use a certain
amount of water in their processes during
their useful life (producibility of generating
units x historical hydrological series).
consumption and animal watering (Law
No. 9.433/1997) Copel’s hydraulic energy
generation suffered a negative variation with
financial impacts in 2020, partially offset by
energy generation from other sources. It was
the first year that the Company performed
this type of calculation.
measures to remedy identified irregularities
such as construction in the concession area,
discharge of effluents, use and occupation
of Permanent Protection Areas (PPA), illegal
hunting and fishing, among others.
Copel carries out inspections in the plants’
areas of influence and contemplates the
multiple uses identified in the projects’
operating rules, in order to mitigate conflicts
over the use of water.
In order to resolve conflicts over water
resources, the National Water Resources Law
– Law nº 9.433/97, defines that they must be
dealt with, in the first instance, at the local
level by the Hydrographic Basin Committees.
In this way, Copel participates in the
committees of the basin where its plants are
located to seek solutions to possible conflicts
related to water resources.
These actions are aimed at optimizing energy
generation, in order to avoid wasting water
resources (unnecessary spills).
Generating units’ availability targets are based
on intensity and reviewed annually.
In the design of the overflow structures,
conditions for energy dissipation are defined
in order to reduce impacts to the region
downstream of the projects. In addition,
periodic hydro-sedimentological monitoring
is carried out in the region covered and,
eventually, bathymetric surveys in reservoirs.
In the design and dimensioning phase of
the projects, the physical characteristics of
the facilities and equipment are established,
Faced with a water scarcity scenario,
and given the priority uses for human
Investment in monitoring and forecasting
actions is around 6.5 million reais per year.
Recently, Copel recorded heavy rains that
caused damage to its projects in at least two
situations. In 2014, Copel was impacted by
an extreme rainfall event in the Iguaçu River
basin, which resulted in additional costs for
the recovery of small hydroelectric plants
due to the damage caused. In 2016, a new
significant event occurred in the Tibagi River
basin, causing damage to the facilities of
another small hydropower plant.
Click here and access the
Hydrological Monitoring page
– Copel | Paraná Energy Company
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCORPORATE GOVERNANCE Regulatory environment
| GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3 |
The Brazilian electricity sector is regulated
by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME),
the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE),
the Electricity Sector Monitoring Committee
(CMSE) and the National Electric Energy
Agency (Aneel).
The MME is responsible for defining the
sector’s policies, which govern everything
from the use of natural resources and other
sources of electricity generation to the
promotion of the development and adoption
of new technologies. Aneel is responsible
for establishing rules for the electricity
generation, transmission, distribution, and
commercialization segments, in addition to
tariffs that provide favorable conditions for
market development, with a balance between
agents and for the benefit of society.
The Agency is responsible for granting
concessions, permissions and authorizations
for projects and electric energy services by
delegation of the Federal Government and
also defines service quality standards and
technical and economic indicators, also being
responsible for monitoring compliance with
them. Together with the Electric Energy
Commercialization Chamber (CCEE), it also
establishes all actions in the free energy
market, whether with regard to the operation
of the market itself and on which ranges of
customers can migrate to it, as well as in
relation to the calculation of prices.
The determinations of these various bodies,
therefore, have a direct impact both on the
operation itself and on the relationship with
customers, and Copel must adapt and follow
what is stated in the resolutions, under
penalty of incurring sanctions (warning and
fines), in addition to running the risk of not
having the investment amounts recognized or
even losing the concession. In addition, any
changes in policies aimed at the electricity
sector interfere with the Company’s business,
both in terms of strategic and operational
issues, and may affect revenues.
Currently, topics such as solar energy, micro
and mini-generation and new technologies
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the risks and uncertainties inherent in the regulatory
environment and make its monitoring even more important.
Copel is an active agent in the electricity sector by
participating in specific meetings with the regulatory body,
public hearings, and consultations, and taking subsidies.
The Company is involved in the preparation of regulatory
acts, which contributes to the improvement of regulatory
frameworks and, thus, to the generation of value in the
medium and long term. The responsibility for monitoring
and acting in this regard is of the Company’s regulatory
area, which, on a daily basis, publicizes acts and news
in the electricity sector; maps the risks; identifies the
areas and processes involved; and ensures compliance
with regulatory deadlines, in addition to controlling the
regulatory remuneration base and the tariff readjustment
and review processes.
The regulatory area is shared between Copel (Holding)
and its wholly owned subsidiaries, acting in accordance
with the contract. Its performance is evaluated through
specific indicators: control of deadlines for compliance with
regulatory consultancy; control of deadlines for meeting
administrative processes; and effectiveness in participating
in Aneel Hearings and Public Consultations, the first
indicator being part of the performance evaluation of the
Company’s regulatory area.
Energy Planning and
Demand Increase
| GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3, EU10, EU19 |
Under state responsibility, the electrical sector planning activity
is currently carried out by the Energy Research Company (EPE),
as provided for in Federal Law 5.174/2004. This entity periodically
publishes a series of indicators, studies, and reports, including the
“National Energy Plan” and the “Ten-Year Energy Plans,” documents
that design and define the energy generation and transmission projects
of interest to the Brazilian State from gross domestic product (GDP)
growth projections.
Before being approved, the plans undergo a Public Hearing, at which
time they are disclosed for analysis by interested parties, with a view
to receiving contributions from the most diverse sectors of Brazilian
society. Only after this participation are they published as instruments
of sectoral public policy.
The same occurs with the concession notices for services related
to the electricity sector, which undergo a period of Public Hearing
before being approved. Thus, the process of planning and
concession of public electric energy generation and transmission
services is conducted in a participatory manner between Copel
and the Brazilian State.
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Participation in associations | GRI 102-13 |
The representation in electricity sector associations and the performance of Copel’s
regulatory area, together with its technical areas, makes the Company actively participate
in the regulation and legislative process related to bills in the electricity sector, exercising its
influence policy to defend its interests and that of society as a whole.
Participation in electricity sector associations also occurs within the scope of subsidiaries,
through representatives with expertise in their businesses.
Get to know the electricity sector associations that Copel Geração e Transmissão and Copel
Distribuição participate in and at what level in the Social-Environmental and Economic-
Financial Reports of these subsidiaries.
Main Associations
Energy sector associations
Brazilian Association of Electric Power Companies - ABCE
Brazilian Wind Energy Association - ABEEÓLICA
Brazilian Association of Electric Energy Distributors - ABRADEE
Brazilian Association of Electric Power Generation Companies - ABRAGE
Brazilian Association of Clean Energy Generation - ABRAGEL
Annual value of
contributions 2021
R$ 44,403.00
R$ 84,000.00
R$ 584,040.55
R$ 586,364.64
R$ 100,800.00
Brazilian Association of Electric Power Transmission Companies - ABRATE
R$ 186,572.30
Brazilian Association of Independent Electric Power Producers - APINE
R$ 194,905.08
Brazilian Association of Mineral Coal - ABCM
Brazilian Association of Maintenance and Asset Management - ABRAMAN
Brazilian Photovoltaic Solar Energy Association - ABSOLAR
Total Contributions
R$ 35,280.00
R$ 4,062.00
R$ 48,576.00
R$ 1,869,003.57
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCORPORATE GOVERNANCE CAPITAL
PERFORMANCE
Natural capital
Social and Relationship Capital
Human capital
Intellectual capital
Infrastructure Capital
Financial Capital
NATURAL
CAPITAL
Copel, concerned with sustainable
development, is guided by the preservation
and better use of Natural Capital, and
believes that sustainable companies add
value to their businesses, gaining conditions
to better face possible economic, social, and
environmental risks. The Company’s actions
in this regard can be accessed through the
Sustainability Portal.
complying with economic analysis. In order
to monitor good practices and the quality of
environmental management, Copel adopts a
series of indicators, periodically monitored by
the Company’s environmental areas, among
which the following stand out:
• Consumption of natural resources
(eco-efficiency: water, energy, fuels, paper);
In order to carry out its actions, Copel’s
environmental goals are developed based
on the company’s history, seeking the best
use of resources, minimizing impacts and
• Waste; and
• Atmospheric and greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions.
Eco-efficiency goals
Electricity
Reducing electricity consumption by 5% by the
end of 2022 (base year 2017). The target was
fractionated to 1.25% per year from 2019 to 2022.
Base value = 33,136.87 MWh
| GRI 302-4
Fleet emissions
Reducing emissions by 2% (base year 2017). The
target was fractionated to 0.5% per year from 2019
to 2022. Base value = 13,172.00 tCO2
DIS reuse
and recycling
Allocating 90% of the waste generated in DIS
operations for reuse and recycling.
GET reuse and
recycling
Allocating 70% of industrial waste (class I)
generated in GET operations for reuse and recycling.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Eco-efficiency
Energy and fuel consumption
In 2014, Copel instituted a program for the efficient use of natural
resources, with actions that include combating the waste of energy,
water, fuels, and materials, in addition to reducing waste and
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. By raising the awareness of its
employees and aiming at reducing the Company’s natural resources
and costs, the Ecoefficiency Program seeks to disseminate
education for sustainability, respect for the environment and
concern for future generations.
Energy
Energy consumption from non-renewable fuels | GRI 302-1
Type of fuels
Gasoline
Diesel oil
Airplane kerosene
TOTAL
Note: the details of the conversions are in the GRI summary corresponding to the indicator.
There was no consumption of kerosene due to the sale of the aircraft
In 2021, Copel’s energy consumption increased compared to last
year with the gradual intensification of operational activities.
Highlight for fuel consumption (gasoline and ethanol), with greater
use of the fleet. Electricity consumption has also increased. The
data is presented below:
Consumption (GJ)
2019
2020
2021
Variation
2020 x 2021 (%)
3,001.09
1,278.71
1,858.95
45.38%
127,032.50
98,926.87
85,611.67
-13.46%
58.41
-
-
-
130,092.00
100,205.58
87,470.62
-12.71%
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Total consumption of energy from renewable fuels
Type of fuels
Consumption (GJ)
Variation
2020 x 2021 (%)
Ethanol
Biodiesel
TOTAL
TOTAL FUELS
37,387.36
19,051.17
21,814.88
14.51%
13,666.23
15,884.18
10,045.81
-36.76%
51,053.59
181,145.59
34,935.35
135,140.93
31,860.69
119,331.31
-8.80%
-11.70%
2019
2020
2021
Variation
2020 x 2021 (%)
Electricity consumption (GJ)
201.244,45
265.886,34
237.888,98
-10,53%
Total energy consumption (GJ)
382,390.04
401,02.26
357,220.29
-10.92%
2019
2020
2021
Variation
2020 x 2021 (%)
Electricity sold (GJ)
55,189,100.00
65,413,543.83
70,751,504.92
8%
2019
2020
2021
Variation
2020 x 2021 (%)
Note: the details of the conversions are in the GRI summary corresponding to the indicator.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Copel’s energy intensity | GRI 302-3
Electric energy consumed (GJ)
78,175.32
64,957.8
93,083.55
43.3%
2019
2020
2021
Variation
2020 x 2021 (%)
Total owned employees
7,095
6,667
6,383
-4.3%
Copel’s energy intensity (GJ consumed of electricity/no. of owned employees)
11.02
9.74
14.58
50%
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Total energy consumption
Unit
Financial Year
2018
Financial Year
2019
Financial Year
2020
Financial Year
2021
Goal 2021
a) Non-renewable fuels (nuclear fuels,
coal, oil, natural gas, etc.) purchased
and consumed
MWh
4,785,505.2
468,331.2
360,748
24,297.39
Note 1
b) Purchased non-renewable electricity
MWh
5,083,510
5,003,320
6,317,540
6,243,760
Note 2
c) Steam/heating/cooling and other
(non-renewable) purchased energy
MWh
0
0
0
0
NA
d) Total renewable energy (wind,
solar, biomass, hydro, geothermal,
etc.) acquired or generated.
e) Total non-renewable energy
(electricity and heating &
cooling) sold
MWh
24,832,784.96
24,970,861.55
30,854,164.26
30,484,240
Note 2
MWh
3,330,980
3,303,928
3,260,770
3,282,870
Note 2
TOTAL CONSUMPTION OF NON-RENEWABLE
ENERGY (A+B + C-E)
MWh
6,565,087.2
2,167,723.2
3,417,510.08
2,985,187.39
Notes 1 and 2
Total costs of energy consumption
Currency
6,412,512,398.47 5,461,481,019.06 6,853,594,464.78 9,534,247,174.70
NA
Note 1 - the Company’s goal was defined in terms of reducing the emission of greenhouse gases (2%) for the fleet.
Note 2 - the Company’s target was defined in terms of reducing the consumption of renewable and non-renewable electricity by 5%.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Actions to reduce energy consumption and reductions obtained (GJ) | GRI 302-4
Action
Energy type
Reduction obtained in GJ
Fleet modernization, incentive to use ethanol in flex-fuel vehicles, use of electric vehicles and optimization of the
displacement of field teams.
Energy from fuel
Change in employee behavior and reduced consumption in administrative facilities.
Operational changes and consumption reduction in substations.
Replacement of 42 reflectors of 400W and 800W for 100W in hydroelectric plants
Replacement of conventional light bulbs with LED in the hydroelectric plant
Total
Electricity
Electricity
Electricity
Electricity
17,650.19
79.89
2,289.66
105,996.00
19,048.10
145,063.84
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Water
Water withdrawal
GRI 303-1
About 80% of Copel’s generation capacity
comes from hydroelectric plants. The
company operates 21 hydroelectricity plants,
located in the hydrographic basins of the
Iguaçu, Tibagi, Alto Ribeira and Atlântico
Sudeste rivers. The most significant impacts
of water use in energy generation are
related to the transformation of the lotic
environment (river) into a lentic environment
(reservoir), such as, for example, the increase
in transparency and sedimentation of solid
particles due to the water velocity decrease.
To define the operating rules of its projects,
Copel seeks to know the multiple uses of the
hydrographic basin, so as not to affect them.
These rules are defined according to the
characteristics of the asset (such as generation
capacity, spillage, and operational levels of
the reservoir) and the hydrographic basin
(backwater, natural rates of flow variation,
maximum and minimum flows, among others).
To this end, specific hydrological studies are
carried out, which include monitoring prior
to the installation of the enterprise and field
inspections, to characterize the main users and
restriction flows.
In a transparent manner, Copel publishes
data on the hydraulic operation of each
project in real time, at a specific electronic
address. To learn more about Copel’s
initiatives on this topic, access the
Sustainability Portal.
Copel does not consume water in its
production process, as the resource
used returns to the water body with the
same quality and quantity, in accordance
with national legislation. Regarding
water consumption in the administrative
environment, the Company uses water from
the public supply network and, in some
places, from underground collection. Such
data are monitored monthly and monitored
by the Ecoefficiency Program.
Water withdrawal in 2021 (in megaliters)
GRI 303-3
2020
2021
Surface water
113,167.91
109,152.10
Underground water
21.73
40.42
Third party water
117.46
95.29
Total water abstracted
113,307.09
109,287.81
Note: Information on the parameters used by Copel is described in
the GRI Summary.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE The company monitors the
flow of effluents every six
months through collections
carried out in accordance with
the guidelines and procedures
contained in the collection
manuals for each asset.
In sanitary systems equipped with a
sinkhole, there is no monitoring, as there
is no discharge of effluents into surface
water bodies. These infrastructures promote
adequate infiltration of the treated effluent
into the soil, in accordance with NBR
13969:1997 (“Septic Tanks - Complementary
treatment and final disposal of liquid
effluents units - Design, construction, and
operation”). There are no specific disposal
parameters for the hydroelectric sector.
The conditions and standards adopted by
Copel are derived from Conama Resolution
430/2011.
Water disposal
| GRI 303-2, 303-4 |
The generation projects operated by Copel
release sanitary effluents with a nominal
flow that is irrelevant compared to the
flow of the receiving body. Even so, the
Company monitors this data every six months,
through collections made in accordance with
guidelines and procedures contained in the
collection manuals of each asset and guided
by the guidelines of the Standard Methods
for the Examination of Water and Wastewater
(APHA 2012).
Water disposal (ml) | 303-4
Surface water
Underground water
Sea water
Third party water
Total water disposal
Total
109,152.10
33.02
-
76.95
109,262.07
Notes:
1. Compilation of data obtained from the operation of the projects.
2. Surface Water - Unitization of the volumes used for cooling (HPU GNB, HPP GJC, HPP GJR, HPP GBM, HPP GPS, and HPP CLR).
3. All surface water captured for energy generation is returned to the water body, characterizing non-consumptive use.
4. Facilities that have a sewage collection network are connected to the network of the local concessionaire for the treatment of
effluents in appropriate treatment stations.
5. The other operations do not capture surface water and sea water.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Materials
| GRI 301-1, 301-2 |
Copel’s material management considers only the resources necessary for the generation, transmission, and distribution of energy in the
operational scope, in addition to the role also in the administrative scope.
Consumption of Materials (tons)
Copel Distribuição
Copper and aluminum conductors
Concrete, fiber and polymer posts and crosspieces.
Equipment: transformers, insulators, meters, and other operating equipment
Iron
Total
Copel Geração e Transmissão
Aluminum, Copper, Iron and Steel
Insulating and Lubricating Oil
Insulators, Glass, and Porcelain
Chemicals, Tow, Polymers and Paper
Electronic Components
Total
Copel Telecomunicações
Optical fiber
Total
Total Grupo Copel
Note: Copel does not manage the use of recycled materials.
2020
2021
7,359.35
8,533.79
132,201.83
176,648.01
6,220.68
1215.83
7,809.12
1417.08
146,997.69
194,408.0
15,397.31
33,978.48
-
-
-
194,923.10
162,749.10
15,857.07
1,035,399.01
103,805.87
49,375.79
1,512,734.15
1,134,753
1,134,753
1.129.448,00
1,129,448.00
1,331,126.48
2,836,590.15
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Waste generation
| GRI 306-1, 306-2 |
Copel runs the Solid Waste Management
Subprogram, developed in accordance with
the National Solid Waste Policy and other
legislation and regulations in force. The main
objectives of the program include meeting
the legal requirements and conditions of
environmental licensing of projects, promoting
the correct management of solid waste from
operation to final destination, and mitigating
related environmental impacts.
The program manages the waste generated in
operations and administrative activities, making
it possible to monitor consumption, the amount
allocated and the progress of goals.
Waste transport is guided by the Manual for
Transporting Hazardous Substances and the
occupational safety area actively acts in the
instructions and requirements made to the
contractors, such as the presentation of an
Emergency Action Plan.
The activities of generation, transmission, and
distribution of electric energy in themselves
do not depend directly on the consumption
of inputs, however, the operation and
maintenance of the equipment generate
waste in a secondary way, which is properly
segregated and sent to adequate storage until
its final destination, thus avoiding possible
negative impacts, such as contamination of
water, soil, and groundwater.
Recyclable waste that can be donated is sent
to cooperatives to reduce the consumption of
raw materials, as well as contributing to the
communities that use these materials for their
economic development.
Waste
GRI 306-3
Waste generated, in 2021, by composition | GRI 306-3
Waste
composition
Waste
description
Class I
hazardous
waste
Batteries; lead-acid batteries; portable
batteries; treated wood crosspieces;
useless equipment containing insulating
mineral oil; lamps; stacks; posts; oils;
solvents and paints
Class II
non-hazardous
waste
Paper; cardboard; food waste; pruning
waste; sanitary waste; glass; metals;
plastics and residual fiber optic scrap
from telecommunications operations
Total weight of waste
generated (in tons)
2020
2021
Variation 2020
x 2021 (%)
3,885.41
4,523.66
16%
47,415.73
53,335.13
12%
Total waste
51,301.14
57,858.79
13%
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Waste diverted from disposal, by composition | GRI 306-4
Hazardous waste
2020
Total
2021
Total
%
At Copel Outside Copel
At Copel Outside Copel
Total weight of waste
(in tons)
Total weight of waste
(in tons)
Recycling
Reuse
Re-refine
Co-processing
-
2,948.81
2,948.81
-
-
-
-
-
14.76
0.00
0.00
14.76
-
-
-
-
3,971.16
3,971.16
35%
311.50
311.50
-
252.58
252.58
50.77
50.77
244%
55%
Total hazardous waste diverted from disposal
0.00
2,963.57
2,963.57
0.00
4,586.01
4,586.01
Non-hazardous waste
2020
Total
2021
Total
%
Total weight of waste
(in tons)
Total weight of waste
(in tons)
Recycling
Compost
At Copel Outside Copel
At Copel Outside Copel
-
46,337.73
46,337.73
32.00
37,511.21
37,543.21
-19%
14.49
-
14.49
13.42
9,914.50
9,927.92
68416%
Total non-hazardous waste diverted from disposal
14.49
46,337.73
46,352.22
45.42
47,425.71
47,471.13
Total waste diverted from disposal
14.49
49,301.30
49,315.79
45.42
52,011.72
52,057.14
49,315.79
-
52,057.14
-
6%
-
2%
6%
-
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE
Waste allocated for disposal, by composition | GRI 306-5
Hazardous waste
2020
Total
2021
Total
%
At Copel Outside Copel
At Copel Outside Copel
Total weight of waste
(in tons)
Total weight of waste
(in tons)
Incineration without energy recovery
Landfill
Total hazardous waste allocated for disposal
-
-
-
78,78
78,78
134,15
134,15
212,93
212,93
-
-
-
77,18
77,18
-2%
155,39
155,39
15%
232,57
232,57
9%
Waste generated throughout the year is stored and periodically disposed of, thus, the amount generated in a year may be different from the amount allocated in the
same period.
Non-hazardous waste
2020
Total
2021
Total
%
At Copel Outside Copel
At Copel Outside Copel
Total weight of waste
(in tons)
Total weight of waste
(in tons)
Landfill
Total non-hazardous waste allocated for disposal
Total waste allocated for disposal
-
-
-
-
13,171.3
13,171.39
13,171.39
13,171.39
13,384.32
13,384.32
13,384.32
-
-
-
-
-
Note: The value of composting increased from one year to the next as a result of the report that started to be carried out for the pruning of vegetation.
2,169.43
2,169.43
-84%
2,169.43
2,169.43
2,401.13
2,401.13
2,401.13
-
-84%
-82%
-82%
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Biodiversity
Copel has assets in different regions of
the country and, for this reason, operates
in different Brazilian biomes, especially in
the Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, Amazon and
Caatinga. In this way, the minimization
and compensation of the impacts arising
from their activities involves different
ecosystems. GRI-304-1
Within the scope of Copel’s activities, the
most significant impacts on biodiversity result
from the modification of the environments
where the implementation and operation
of its energy generation, transmission and
distribution projects takes place. GRI-304-2
Due to this, the environmental studies
carried out in the different stages of
the environmental licensing include the
characterization and monitoring of the
changes in the fauna and flora in the area
where the enterprise will be inserted,
which often consist of areas little explored
scientifically. Based on this, environmental
programs and measures are defined that seek
to avoid impacts, reduce their intensity, or
compensate for them. GRI-304-2
Considering the Brazilian mega-biodiversity,
there is a large gap in knowledge about species
of fauna and flora existing in the national
territory. For this reason, in many cases these
studies have been an important source of data
for the academic and scientific community,
contributing to report the occurrence of new
species and to inform about the distribution of
understudied species. GRI- 304-2 b
Copel’s actions in favor of biodiversity include:
• the protection and/or restoration of
areas intended for the compensation of
plant suppressions necessary for the
implementation of projects;
• the restoration of Permanent Preservation
Areas;
• special care for rare and endangered species
of fauna and flora, performing rescues and
relocation of individuals when necessary;
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Extension of Bordering
Units to Protected Areas:
285.08 km2
Extension of Units in Areas
with High Biodiversity Value:
1,293.11 km2
Extension of Units
within Protected Areas:
89.83 km2
• collection and destination of seeds for
research and seedling production, in order
to guarantee the maintenance of regional
biodiversity and the genetic variability of
endemic species of flora, and
• monitoring of fauna and flora communities
to verify possible impacts and compensate
them whenever necessary.
It’s important to emphasize that energy
generation, transmission and distribution
projects also cause positive impacts
on biodiversity, which are usually
permanent and provide greater protection
to natural environments.
To learn more about how Copel’s activities
relate to Biodiversity and the Company’s
actions in this regard, access the
Sustainability Portal.
Generation business practices
GRI 304-2
All Copel projects undergo environmental
licensing, during which Environmental Impact
Studies and their respective Environmental
Impact Reports (EIA/Rima) or Simplified
Environmental Reports (RAS) are prepared,
depending on their size. It is identified
whether these impacts are positive or
negative; its spatialization (affected areas);
the phase of occurrence in relation to the
work; the incidence, whether direct or
indirect; temporality (immediate, medium,
or long term); durability (temporary or
permanent) and reversibility.
Subsequently, studies are prepared that
indicate which environmental programs
should be developed to avoid, minimize, or
compensate for the possible effects of each
one of them. At this stage, documents such
as the Basic Environmental Plan (PBA) and the
Detailed Report on Environmental Programs
(RDPA) are produced.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE HPP Colíder fish transposition
system
telemetry monitoring, it is possible to record the
passage of numerous species of fish.
The Colíder Hydroelectric Power Plant,
installed in the State of Mato Grosso, has
a Fish Transposition System (STP).
Shaped like a Vertical Slot ladder - the
largest of its kind in Brazil, with about 693
meters in length - the STP was designed
to allow a wide variety of species of
these animals to cross it, thus allowing
the flow of gene between populations
downstream and upstream of the dam. By
means of daily monitoring of the ladder
display, periodic scientific collections and
84 species of fish
(50 of them migratory) were
registered in the system
428 fishes
access the structure daily in
periods of lower river flow
About 4,280 fishes
use STP in the high season
The Colíder Hydroelectric
Power Plant, installed in the
State of Mato Grosso, has
a Fish Transposition System
(STP). Which was designed
to allow a wide variety of
species of these animals to
cross it, thus allowing gene
flow between populations
downstream and upstream
of the dam.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Distribution
business practices
GRI 304-2
A relevant initiative is the Birds and Bats
Monitoring Program, from LDAT 138 kV Marechal
Cândido Rondon - Santa Helena. In 2021 the
program was in the phase of scaring away and
rescuing fauna.
For undertakings that interfere with state
conservation units, Copel, together with the
environmental agency, defines compensatory
measures, such as those to control invasive alien
species in state parks.
In the projects’ operation phase, two actions
by the Company stand out:
• Integrated Vegetation Management:
in place of mowing in strips crossing
distribution lines - which cause
habitat fragmentation, soil erosion
and favor invasive exotic species - the
implementation of Integrated Vegetation
Management (MIV) is in progress. The MIV
is a set of practices that aim to establish,
in the long term, a plant community with
growth characteristics that do not interfere
with the operational performance of
electrical installations or that require
minimal interventions, in addition to
providing soil protection, shelter and food
for the fauna, among other benefits. In
2021, the Research and Development
project (R&D Aneel) “Integrated
management of vegetation in the opening
of pass lanes in high and medium voltage
distribution lines” was continued, to
understand how the use of IVM in the
opening of pass lanes alters the recovery
of vegetation and influences the amount
of interventions and cost for opening and
maintenance. The environmental impacts
and externalities of this methodology
will also be evaluated in comparison to
the one currently used. The pilot project
is being carried out on the high voltage
distribution lines that pass through the
Saint-Hilaire/Lange National Park (LDAT
138 kV Tax Office - Matinhos, Guaratuba
- Matinhos and Tax Office - Guaratuba),
on the coast of Paraná, and has been
highlighted by reducing the need for
clearing and the environmental impacts
caused by the activity. If approved, the
measure may be replicated to other
conservation units.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE • Urban Forests Program: since 2007,
Copel has supported City Halls in
planning the afforestation of public
roads, contributing to the environmental
improvement of cities, and reducing
interruptions in energy supply caused
by the conflict between trees and the
electrical system. Among the program’s
actions, the production of seedlings in
the Company’s forest gardens stands out,
which, in addition to benefiting interested
municipalities, enables compliance with
environmental licensing conditions.
Since the implementation of Urban
Forests, around 70,000 seedlings have
been planted in urban afforestation. In
2021, 9,563 seedlings were supplied to
31 municipalities. Copel is part of the
Inter-institutional Work Committee
for the evaluation of Municipal Urban
Afforestation Plans, coordinated by the
Public Ministry of the State of Paraná
(MP-PR). In addition, it is carrying out
a vegetation georeferencing project
to manage the pruning performed on
urban trees.
Environmental Preservation Area (EPA)
Owned, leased, or managed operating units within protected areas | GRI 304-1
Area name
Size (km2)
Location
Type of operation
Biodiversity value
Rio dos Touros Ecological Station
1.42
Reserva do Iguaçu (PR)
Vila Velha State Park
0.05
Ponta Grossa (PR)
Guartelá State Park
0.21
Tibagi (PR)
Pau-Oco State Park
0.02
Morretes (PR)
Energy Generation
and Transmission
Pico Marumbi State Park
2.84
Morretes (PR), Piraquara (PR) and
Quatro Barras (PR)
Guarani River State Park
0.25
Três Barras do Paraná (PR)
Serra da Baitaca State Park
0.03
Piraquara (PR) and Quatro
Barras (PR)
Conservation Units intended for the maintenance of
ecosystems free from alterations caused by human
interference, admitting only the indirect use of their
natural attributes. The limitation of uses of these
spaces varies according to the category:
Ecological Station: aims to preserve nature and carry
out scientific research; Park: in public ownership and
domain, and the private areas included in its limits will
be expropriated, in accordance with the provisions of
the law; and
Wildlife Refuge: aims to protect natural environments,
where conditions for the existence or reproduction of
species or communities of local flora and resident or
migratory fauna are ensured.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE
Area name
Size (km2)
Location
Type of operation
Biodiversity value
Vale do Codo State Park
Guaricana National Park
Campos Gerais National Park
0.02
4.94
1.92
Jaguariaíva (PR)
and Campo Largo (PR)
Morretes (PR), São José dos
Pinhais (PR) and Guaratuba (PR)
Carambeí (PR), Castro (PR)
and Ponta Grossa (PR)
Energy Generation
and Transmission
Tibagi River Wildlife Refuge
0.38
Ponta Grossa (PR)
Mono Castro Wildlife Refuge
0.27
Castro (PR)
Corumbataí, Botucatu and Tejupa
Environmental Protection Area
Corumbataí Perimeter
Campinas Environmental
Protection Area
Iguaçu Environmental
Protection Area
Iraí Environmental
Protection Area
Passaúna Environmental
Protection Area
Pequeno Environmental
Protection Area
Paraíba do Sul River
Environmental Protection Area
Rio Verde Environmental
Protection Area
1.71
0.48
0.34
0.34
1.23
Analândia (SP), Corumbataí (SP),
Itirapina (SP) and São Carlos (SP)
Campinas (SP), Jaguariúna (SP)
and Pedreira (SP)
Curitiba (PR) and
São José dos Pinhais (PR)
Colombo (PR), Pinhais (PR),
Campina Grande do Sul (PR)
Campo Largo (PR), Campo Magro
(PR), Curitiba (PR), Almirante
Tamandaré (PR), Campo Magro
(PR), Araucária (PR)
0.42
São José dos Pinhais (PR)
0.7
0.7
São José dos Campos (SP)
Campo Largo (PR)
Energy Generation
and Transmission
Conservation Units intended for the maintenance of
ecosystems free from alterations caused by human
interference, admitting only
the indirect use of their natural attributes. The
limitation of uses of these spaces varies according to
the category:
Ecological Station: aims to preserve nature and carry
out scientific research; Park: in public ownership and
domain, and the private areas included in its limits will
be expropriated, in accordance with the provisions of
the law; and
Wildlife Refuge: aims to protect natural environments,
where conditions for the existence or reproduction of
species or communities of local flora and resident or
migratory fauna are ensured.
These are Conservation Units (CUs) in which the
exploitation of the environment is allowed, but in such
a way as to guarantee the continuity of renewable
environmental resources and ecological processes,
maintaining biodiversity and other ecological attributes,
in a socially fair and economically viable way. The
limitation of uses of these spaces varies according to
the CU category:
Environmental Protection Area: a generally extensive
area, with a certain degree of human occupation,
endowed with abiotic, biotic, aesthetic, or cultural
attributes that are especially important for the quality
of life and well-being of human populations. Its basic
objectives are to protect biological diversity, discipline
the occupation process and ensure the sustainability
of the use of natural resources.
Private Natural Heritage Reserve: private area,
recorded in perpetuity, with the objective of
conserving biological diversity.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Area name
Size (km2)
Location
Type of operation
Biodiversity value
Escarpa Devoniana State
Environmental Protection Area
10.61
Jaguariaíva (PR), Carambeí (PR),
Castro (PR), Tibagi (PR), Ponta
Grossa (PR), Balsa Nova (PR),
Campo Largo (PR), Palmeira (PR)
Serra Da Esperança State
Environmental Protection Area
0.04
União da Vitória (PR)
Guaratuba State Environmental
Protection Area
43.83
Piraquara State Environmental
Protection Area
Piracicaba Juqueri Mirim
Environmental Protection Area 1
Piracicaba Juqueri Mirim
Environmental Protection Area 2
Cantareira System
Environmental Protection Area
Morro da Mina Natural Heritage
Private Reserve
Perna do Pirata Heritage
Private Reserve
Full protection
conservation units
Full protection
conservation units
Morretes (PR), São José dos
Pinhais (PR), Guaratuba (PR),
Tijucas do Sul (PR)
Piraquara (PR)
Analândia (SP), Corumbataí (SP),
Itirapina (SP) and Rio Claro (SP)
Energy Generation
and Transmission
Amparo (SP), Bragança Paulista
(Sp), Campinas (SP), Igaratá (SP),
Jaguariúna (SP), Morungaba (SP),
Pedreira (SP), Piracaia (SP)
Atibaia (SP), Bragança Paulista
(SP), Igaratá (SP), Morungaba
(SP), Piracaia (SP)
0.05
2.16
4.07
3.3
0.04
Antonina (PR)
0.0022
Morretes (PR)
0.93
Estado do Paraná
5
Estado do Paraná
RAMSAR Sites - Guaratuba
Full Protection Area
1.5
Guaratuba, Mandirituba, Tijucas
do Sul, Matinhos, Pontal do
Paraná, São José dos Pinhais
and Morretes (PR)
RAMSAR ESEC Guaraqueçaba
0.01
Guaraqueçaba (PR)
These are Conservation Units (CUs) in which the
exploitation of the environment is allowed, but in
a way that guarantees the perpetuity of renewable
environmental resources and ecological processes,
maintaining biodiversity and other ecological attributes,
in a socially fair and economically viable way. The
limitation of uses of these spaces varies according to
the CU category:
Environmental Protection Area: a generally extensive
area, with a certain degree of human occupation,
endowed with abiotic, biotic, aesthetic, or cultural
attributes that are especially important for the quality
of life and well-being of human populations. Its basic
objectives are to protect biological diversity, discipline
the occupation process and ensure the sustainability of
the use of natural resources.
Private Natural Heritage Reserve: private area,
recorded in perpetuity, with the objective of
conserving biological diversity.
High Voltage Distribution
Lines (LDAT)
It includes national parks, state parks, wildlife refuge,
biological reserve, and ecological station for the
protection of terrestrial ecosystems.
34.5 kV (RDs) voltage
electricity distribution
networks
It includes national parks, state parks, wildlife refuge,
biological reserve, and ecological station for the
protection of terrestrial ecosystems.
SE Vossoroca, SE
Chaminé, SE Salto do
Meio, High Voltage
Distribution Lines (LDAT),
Power Distribution
Networks (RDs)
The Ramsar Guaratuba Site has a high biodiversity
value, considering its high diversity of living beings
and rich landscape, composed of mountains, altitude
fields, rivers, waterfalls, plains, mangroves. This is an
area of natural distribution of the swamp boll weevil
(Formicivora acutirostris), an endangered species.
34.5 kV voltage power
distribution networks
Full protection conservation unit, in the public domain,
formed by mangroves, sandbanks and coastal islands.
It is the area of occurrence of the Purple-faced Parrot -
Amazona brasiliensis.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Biodiversity restored
GRI EU13
The soils of most of the sites
restored or under restoration by
Copel were used for grazing,
crops, or commercial reforestation,
presenting themselves, therefore,
partially, or completely altered.
For recovery, techniques such as
planting with native tree species,
green manure, nucleation, among
others, are applied.
Over time, the biodiversity of these
sites tends to increase, approaching
the state before degradation.
With the flora recovery, the areas
begin to attract species of native
fauna, according to the degree of
development. The period required
to achieve this objective varies
according to the conditions of
each location. In 2021, there
were 12 Copel enterprises with
compensation projects, four of
which were in new areas.
For the transmission lines (LT)
500 kV Araraquara II - Taubaté
and LT 500 kV Blumenau -
Curitiba Leste, and for the small
hydroelectric power plant (SHP)
Bela Vista, part of the forest
compensation took place through
the institution of perpetual
environmental easement. In the
other areas, forest restoration
actions or the eradication
of exotic species have been
concluded and are being
monitored until the indicators
determined in the legislation are
fully met.
To compensate for the changes
caused by the reservoir of HPP
Colíder, located in the State of
Mato Grosso (MT), a Permanent
Preservation Area (PPA) was
established next to this project.
More than 97 thousand meters
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE of fences were built along it, providing
isolation for the cattle and, consequently,
the beginning of the natural regeneration
process. As part of the Flora Rescue
Subprogram, approximately 290 thousand
seedlings of native tree species were planted
on 172 hectares and direct sowing (muvuca)
on approximately 50 hectares. Additionally,
restore cores were installed.
In 2021, Copel GeT joined the Serra do Mar
Large Mammals Monitoring Network, which
will enable structured monitoring of some of
the conserved areas that the Company has
in Serra do Mar Paranaense, contributing to
the generation of data on the biodiversity of
Paraná and Brazil.
Size and location of all areas of protected or restored habitat | GRI 304-3
Area name
Size (ha)
Geographic location
Actions carried out from the perspective of preservation or restoration and their results
Forest
Compensation
Projects
285.00
EPAs Paraná
3,499.00
Due to the need to carry out plant suppression for the implementation of projects, Copel carries out forest
compensation programs to restore or protect an area equivalent to or greater than the affected area,
according to environmental conditions.
Different restoration techniques can be developed depending on the ecological characteristics of each location,
always following the premises of environmental legislation and those determined by licensing agencies.
Currently, forest compensation actions are distributed as follows:
• 120 hectares of compensatory plantations;
• 17 hectares of exotic species eradication; and
• 148 hectares of perpetual environmental easement, of which 82 hectares are still in the registration
process but have already been approved by the environmental agency.
It’s important to highlight that the monitoring of compensatory actions is carried out until the full
restoration of the area, except for the environmental easement in which monitoring must be continuous
throughout the concession of the enterprise. The amount does not include areas where forest
compensation actions have already been completed.
In compliance with applicable legislation, Copel maintains the respective Permanent Preservation Areas
(PPAs) around the artificial reservoirs of its Hydroelectric Power Plants (HPPs).
In addition to the legal prerogative (Law No. 12.651/2012), in the technical aspect, the preservation of
these areas also helps to improve water quality and reduce the contribution of sediments to the interior of
the reservoirs, contributing to the conservation of their useful life. Annually, a report is produced with the
EPAS’ situation in the reservoirs in the previous year.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE
Area name
Size (ha)
Geographic location
Actions carried out from the perspective of preservation or restoration and their results
PPAs Mato Grosso
5,495.00
Serra do Mar Areas -
PARNA Guaricana
6,003.83
Guaratuba (PR)
In the HPP Colíder Permanent Preservation Area, out of a total of 5,495 hectares, 4,869 hectares have
forest cover without the need for intervention. In other words, 88.6% of the reservoir’s PPA already fulfills
its environmental function. Two hundred and sixty-five hectares are still devoid of vegetation due to land use,
requiring interventions for their restoration, scheduled for the coming years. The areas will be targeted for
restoration interventions in the coming years. There is a specific contract to continue the activities, however the
company built 5 thousand meters of fences and asked for the contract to be terminated. A new contracting of
restoration services for the PPA is currently underway.
The areas located in Serra do Mar are composed of several spaces that are intended for the environmental
conservation of properties affected by the Guaricana National Park (Guaratuba - PR).
The properties located in Serra do Mar are as follows:
• Castelhanos – 1,210 ha
• Cubatão Grande - 1210 ha
• Ribeirão do Salto – 1836.78 ha
• Salto Cubatão Grande – 166.25 ha
• Canavieiras – 1580.8 ha
Serra do Mar Area -
HPP Chaminé
3,513.36
Tijucas do Sul (PR)
Property acquired by Copel but intended only for environmental conservation. The properties are as
follows:
• Araçatuba – 730.74 ha
• Porto Bonito – 1900.12 ha
• São João – 882.50 ha
Serra do Mar Areas -
HPP Guaricana
795.42
Diversos (PR)
Properties acquired by Copel, but which are not and will not be used for operational purposes (considered
unusable for this purpose), being destined exclusively for conservation. Part of them is located in the
Guaricana National Park, in the municipalities of São José dos Pinhais, Morretes and Guaratuba (PR).
Serra do Mar Areas-
Various
70.05
São José dos Pinhais
Copel’s properties that are currently only intended for environmental conservation:
• Osso Danta – 67.25 ha
• Colônia Santos Andrade – 2.8 ha
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Area name
Size (ha)
Geographic location
Actions carried out from the perspective of preservation or restoration and their results
Tia Chica Ecological
Station
423.05
Pinhão (PR)
The Tia Chica Ecological Station will be classified as Full Protection, with the aim of preserving
nature and carrying out scientific research. The area declared to be of Public Utility for the purpose of
expropriation has not yet been declared a Conservation Unit - the process is in progress. The Station will
serve as environmental compensation for the HPP Derivação do Rio Jordão and is located in the Mixed
Ombrophilous Forest or Araucaria Forest, in the backwater of the plant’s reservoir.
For more information, access
Copel’s Sustainability Portal
Copel performs the classification of the conservation status of the
species recorded in the environmental studies of the projects, analyzing
whether they are categorized as endangered or not.
For this classification, the red lists produced by environmental agencies
and international, federal, and state institutions are used, such as the
international (IUCN), national (ICMBio - MMA) and state (IAT) lists.
The data produced on the occurrence of endangered species are useful
to support plans and actions. For more information, access Copel’s
Sustainability Portal.
Number of species according to threat | GRI 304-4
Critically endangered
Threat of extinction
Vulnerable
Almost threatened
Little concern
Total
15
63
106
77
724
985
Note: The information refers to the fauna and flora species of all of Copel’s generation projects, in expansion
or operation, in which periodic monitoring, forest inventory and/or fauna and flora rescues are carried
out. Among the distribution projects, the results of the forest inventory reports of high voltage
distribution lines, substations and medium voltage distribution networks prepared in 2021 were
considered. The survey considered 100% of the forest inventories prepared in the period (14 high
voltage distribution lines, one substation and 68 medium voltage distribution networks).
For the collection of fauna data, data from simplified environmental reports (RAS) prepared in 2021
were considered, with 13 studies carried out for Copel Distribuição works, including six High Voltage
Distribution Lines and seven Substations, in addition to two RAS and a PCA of Accessor High Voltage
Distribution Lines. The most up-to-date international (IUCN), national (ICMBio - MMA) and state (IAT)
lists of species classification in endangered categories were considered. If the species was classified
differently among the lists, it was considered the category of greatest threat.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Actions Against Climate Change
The effects of climate change directly affect Copel’s business, impacting its operation,
whether in the capacity to generate energy or in the demand for maintenance of transmission
lines, substations, or other facilities, resulting in costs, the need for labor and losses for the
consumers. Copel has been developing a methodology to identify risks and opportunities
associated with the topic.
13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies, and plans
Indicator
Base line
Number of companies in the electricity sector (generation,
transmission, and distribution) with targets approved by the SBTi.
2020 - 5 companies in the electricity sector.
Suggested goal
15 companies in the electricity sector (generation, transmission,
and distribution) with science-based targets approved by 2023.
Indicator 2
Base line 2
Percentage of energy generated in Brazil covered by science-based
targets.
14% of the electricity generated in Brazil in 2019 is currently
covered by an SBTi commitment.
Suggested goal 2
40% of energy generated in Brazil with approved science-based
targets by 2023.
Copel’s performance
In 2021, Copel approved the preparation of the Neutrality Plan,
which is being developed with science-based goals, which will be
validated in the SBTi.
Note: the Science Based Targets Initiative is a partnership between the Carbon Disclosure Project, Global Compact, the World Resources
Institute (WRI) and the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) that aims to mobilize companies to adopt greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction
targets based on science. In the specific case of the electricity sector, there is a guide produced by the coalition to assist in the
formation of these goals.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE CO2
CH4
N2O
HCFC
SF6
NF3
Total
Greenhouse gas emissions in 2021 (in tCO2e) | GRI 305-1, 305-2, 305-3
Greenhouse gases
Scope 1
Scope 2
Scope 3
14,108.45
452,474.46
10,903.42
24.78
97.79
412.08
940
-
-
-
-
-
-
15,583.53
452,474.46
34.10
214.38
-
-
-
11,151.91
1,274.29
Biogenic C02 emissions (t)
15,612.00
-
Note: SF6 data correspond to the operations of Copel’s wholly owned subsidiaries. SF6 gas is used as an insulator in electrical
equipment and may have small leaks during operation. In 2021, the emission of SF6 was 0.04, which corresponds to a reduction of
74.84% compared to 2020, when the emission was 0.159 metric ton.
Comparison of 2020 and 2021 emissions (in tCO2e) | GRI 305-1, 305-2, 305-3
2020
2021
Scope 1
Scope 2
Scope 3
Total
33,534.45
174,382.95
13,956.52
221,874.22
15,583.53
452,474.46
11,151.91
479,209.90
Variation (%)
-54%
159%
-20%
116%
Note: Copel’s greenhouse gas emissions values may change after the end of the audit and will be registered and published on the
GHG Protocol website.
Emission intensity | GRI 305-4
Scope 1 Emission/employee (tCO2e/employee)
Scope 1 Emission/revenue (tCO2 e/million R$)
2.44
0.65
Paraná Climate Seal
In December, Copel received the
Gold Paraná Climate Seal, during
the seventh edition of the Paraná
Climate Seal, a government
initiative to combat climate
change and increase economic
competitiveness in the context of
a low carbon economy. The gold
version recognizes companies that
submit the Emissions Inventory
to independent third-party
verification, accredited by Inmetro.
GHG Protocol
For the second consecutive
year, Copel received the “Gold
Seal” from the Brazilian GHG
Protocol Program, the highest
level of certification of the
main tool used in the country
to understand, quantify, and
manage an organization’s
greenhouse gas emissions.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Task Force on Climate-related
Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
Based on the data and information monitored
in the management of climate change and
used in the assessment of the Carbon
Disclosure Project - CDP, Copel discloses its
practices related to Climate Change in line
with the recommendations of the TCFD.
Governance
Climate change is a topic of great
importance to the Company and is
periodically monitored by the Sustainable
Development Committee (CDS) that advises
the Company’s Board of Directors. Based
on the results of the greenhouse gas
inventory and sustainability assessments,
strategic decisions such as approving
policy updates, commitments and targets
are part of the Board’s attributions.
Operationally, the topic is conducted within
the Company’s Governance, Risk and
Compliance Department and the discussion
of regulations or projects to improve
climate change management is conducted
by the Climate Change Commission,
which has representatives from all wholly
owned subsidiaries and boards. In 2021,
the Company instituted goals related to
climate change in the variable compensation
program that covers all employees.
Strategy and Financial Planning
The issue of climate change is analyzed
in the Company’s strategic planning
process, integrating corporate decisions
over a five-year horizon. Among which is
the implementation of the greenhouse gas
emissions neutrality plan, in which the
Company intends to neutralize its Scope
1 emissions by 2030. Another guideline is
related to the commercialization of i-REC
in the business of energy generation and
commercialization, which is being studied
by the technical teams. Additionally, the
Company has developed technology to
improve the management of electricity
distribution with the modernization of assets
and expansion of the Smart Grid Program.
Within the financial planning, budgets are
foreseen for technological development,
and the construction of new sustainable
projects, such as hydroelectric, wind and
solar plants. In addition, the incorporation
of future climate scenarios, carbon
pricing and the development of studies to
adapt to climate change have guided the
Company’s decision making. These studies
and investments help in monitoring and
forecasting the availability of teams to
respond to emergencies.
Climate risks and opportunities
The Company’s risk management uses a
specific methodology that incorporates
climate change in its analyses, which is
described in the Integrated Corporate Risk
Management Policy. When evaluating a
given process, such as the management of
reservoirs or the operation of distribution
lines, it is possible to analyze the risks
and possible measures to mitigate the
risk, allowing to identify the probability,
severity, and intensity.
Some of the risks and opportunities
related to climate change, identified by
the Company’s risk management, are
presented below.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Risks and opportunities arising from
climate change GRI 201-2
Climatic extremes: studies indicate that in
the coming years there will be an increase in
maximum temperatures in the northern region
of the state of Paraná, impacting the operation
and maintenance of energy transmission in this
region, and may incur fines for non-supply.
Tropical cyclones: studies indicate that in
the coming years there will be an increase
in windstorms in the northern and western
regions of the State of Paraná, leading to the
fall of towers and, consequently, impacting
the operation and maintenance of energy
transmission in this region.
Risks of a regulatory nature: the Brazilian
government has been advancing in the study
of a model for charging an emissions fee.
In this sense, there is a concern about how
this will be implemented, since the business
models for the Brazilian electricity sector
indicate the trend of increased investment
in thermoelectric plants in the coming years,
the expansion of which can bring financial
impacts to these projects.
Cap and Trade Carbon Market Mechanisms:
the Brazilian electrical system has a low
level of emissions, as it has a less polluting
energy matrix and is highly interconnected
and organized, which reduces transmission
and distribution losses. However, there is a
possibility that the sector may be chosen to
introduce this type of mechanism, which limits
emissions through operating permits, which
can increase costs for enterprises.
Risks of other natures: the risk analysis
identifies that, in the coming years, there
is a possibility of a greater frequency of
interruption in the energy supply if there is no
modernization to adapt the transmission and
distribution systems, resulting in consumer
dissatisfaction and impacting the dealership
reputation. In addition, the indicators of
availability and quality of energy supply will be
impacted, reflecting on the fulfillment of the
concession agreement goals.
Opportunities of a physical nature: it is
expected that, in the coming years, the greater
frequency of climatic extremes, in relation to
temperature, will cause an increase in energy
consumption, mainly in the southern region
of Brazil, resulting in an increase in energy
demand and Copel services.
Physical impacts associated with
risks and opportunities arising from
climate change
Climatic extremes: the occurrence of extreme
weather events, such as tropical cyclones,
directly impacts the quality and continuity
of energy supply, which may result in the
application of sanctions or fines to the
distribution concessionaire for violations of
energy distribution quality requirements,
determined in Aneel’s Procedures for
Distribution of Electric Energy in the National
Electric System (Prodist), as well as for energy
transmission companies, under the terms of
the current regulation.
Goals and Actions
Copel has emission reduction targets that
will be completed in 2022. As a result
of the Neutrality Plan approval and the
commitment to study measures that are in
line with the Science Based Target, Copel
is examining possible scenarios that could
promote the reduction of its own emissions
by 2030 and leverage the growth of its
renewable matrix and the expansion of more
efficient and low-carbon services, such as
investment in electric stations, development
of projects for distributed generation and
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE the construction of new transmission lines
to enable the flow of renewable energy.
With the approval of the Neutrality Plan and
the commitment to study measures in line
with the Science Based Target (SBTi), Copel
is studying possible scenarios that could
promote the reduction of its own emissions
by 2030 and leverage the growth of its
renewable matrix, as well as the growth
of more efficient and low-carbon services,
such as investment in electric stations,
development of projects in distributed
generation and the construction of new
transmission lines to enable the flow of
renewable energy.
For 2022, the targets related to the
Neutrality Plan for variable compensation
(Performance Award) were approved,
which were prepared in accordance with
the specificities of each wholly owned
subsidiary and each executive board
of Copel Holding, with actions that
include the reduction of fossil fuels
consumption, reduction in electric energy
consumption, improvement of the Smart
Grid service offer, advance in the search
for new technologies and improvement of
performance in corporate questionnaires
focused on climate change.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE SOCIAL AND
RELATIONSHIP
CAPITAL
Relationship with Stakeholders
GRI 102-40, 102-42
Copel uses the mapping carried
out based on the AA1000
methodology as a basis for
its stakeholder engagement.
The evaluation considered
the degree of impact and
influence (impacted, heavily
impacted, impacting and
focused on value), generating
an illustration in which the
publics were represented in
the shading areas according to
the level of relationship with
the organization. In addition
to the environment, priority
stakeholders are shareholders,
customers, communities,
competitors, employees, and
suppliers.The Company provides
several Dialogue Channels for
interested parties, in addition
to providing an independent
reporting channel.
Mapping of our stakeholders
All those who influence and/or are
influenced by the Company
Agents
impacting
Value-focused
agents ($)
ONGs
Media
Regulatory bodies
Government
Suppliers
Environment
Outsourced
Future
Generations
Competitors
Shareholders
Customers
Partners
Employees
Community
Retirees
Strongly
impacted
agents
Agents
impacted
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Stakeholder GRI 102-40
Approach for engagement | GRI 102-43
Shareholders
Customers
Communities
Sector Agents
Employees
Suppliers
Shareholders and investors are responsible for providing Copel with part of their 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 audience. The relationship takes place especially
through the Investor Relations area, which has its own corporate policy.
Copel seeks to meet the main expectations of this public: to provide energy and internet at a low price, error-free
billing and fast, quality service, as well as favorable conditions for contracting. To this end, a series of online
and face-to-face channels are available. The manifestations, complaints and claims recorded are essential for
mapping opportunities to improve services.
With each new project, studies of the socioeconomic environment are carried out as part of the licensing
process, with a frequency that varies according to the complexity of the work. The results support socio-
environmental programs, which aim to mitigate and compensate for possible negative impacts, as well as
sensitize the surrounding communities.
The Company maintains a relationship with other companies in the sectors in which it operates, directly in search
of partnerships, and indirectly through various sector associations with the objective of mutually strengthening
the sector’s agents.
The Company adopts different communication channels to get closer to its employees, keep them informed,
and identify their needs and expectations, such as the Great Place to Work Survey (GPTW) and the Confidential
Channels (Cadam, COE, Ombudsman and Complaints – see pages 59 to 61). Professional development policies
and processes are also available to the staff, in addition to remuneration in accordance with the market, which
Copel promotes by prioritizing transparency and equity in its actions.
Copel maintains a constant relationship with its suppliers (including possible ones) through the supply
management areas, as well as with the managers of each contract. In addition to direct channels with buyers
and managers, Copel provides dedicated channels such as: website for suppliers and partners (www.copel.com/
site/fornecedores-e-parceiros), dedicated emails (cadastro@copel.com, compras@copel.com, contasapagar@
copel.com and contato.fornecedordis@copel.com), Confidential Communication Channel: 0800 643 5665, and
Integration Meetings with Investors.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Customer Satisfaction
Customer satisfaction is a corporate material
topic for Copel and is highlighted in the
Company’s Strategic Planning. The electricity
distribution business serves more than 4.5
million customers in the State of Paraná, and
Copel’s operation is the most perceived in
the daily lives of the population served. The
distributor’s concession contract has supply
quality indicators, which directly impact
customer satisfaction.
Customers’ perception of Copel is monitored
through surveys. Consultations are
systematically carried out with residential,
industrial, rural customers and with the public
authorities. For residential customers, there
are two annual editions - one coordinated by
Abradee, applied in the first semester, and
another by Aneel, in the second semester.
The requirements extracted from the surveys
are dealt with by the permanent customer
satisfaction committee.
Research
2019
2020
2021
Abradee Satisfaction Survey - Residential Customer
80.70%
84.40%
83.80%
Abradee Satisfaction Survey - Non-Residential Group B
Customer
NR
NR
NR
Abradee Satisfaction Survey - Group A Customer
80.01%
80.90%
85.60%
Aneel Customer Satisfaction Survey - IASC
75.01%
78.09%
SR
Cier Customer Satisfaction Survey
Prata
Prata
Bronze
Rural Customer Satisfaction Survey
Customer Satisfaction Survey Public Authorities
76.54%
89.30%
NR
NR
NR
NR
In 2021, Copel Distribuição carried out more
than 35 million services to consumers, most of
them through virtual service, as shown in the
figure below:
The proportion of complaints per service
performed is less than 0.3%, and all complaints
were resolved, as shown in the tables below:
Virtual Service:
Personal Service:
Number of customer complaints sent
24,486,303
to the company
96,059
9,093,653
to Aneel
1,839
Telephonic Service:
to Procon
2,242
1,926,929
to justice
0
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE New digital features
In December, the new version
of Copel’s application was made
available on iOS and Android stores,
which is more user-friendly and
has a more modern design. The new
version was built on a system that
allows the development of new features
with greater flexibility. One of the main
advantages is to allow password-free
access to various services, including
the request for new energy connections.
The application continues to allow the
simultaneous management of several
units, a practicality that is especially
relevant for entrepreneurs, third sector
managers and owners of leisure homes or
farms, for example.
That same month, the new version of
Copel’s website went live, focusing on
customer service and facilitating the
customer journey. The version has a
new look to make navigation more
intuitive, with simplified language
and prioritization of the most
searched services.
Complaints resolved
Complaints resolved
During service
Up to 30 days
Between 30 and 60 days
More than 60 days
Complaints deemed valid in relation to the total of complaints received
Complaints resolved in relation to the number of valid complaints
Number of innovations implemented due to interference from the ombudsman and/or
customer service
100,140
0
99,862
256
22
31,675
31,675
2
Copel monitors the complaints handling indicators required by the National Electric Energy
Agency (Aneel), DER (Equivalent Complaint Duration), and FER (Equivalent Complaint
Frequency per Thousand Consumer Units), and in recent years these indicators showed a
stable performance.
5
0
.
1
1
1
1
2
.
8
3
0
.
1
5
1
2
3
.
5
3
7
.
5
0
1
6
7
.
5
DER (hours)
FER (unit)
120
2019
2020
2021
COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Distribution customer profile
Consumer units GRI EU3
2021
Residential shutdowns
GRI EU27
Residential
4,038,454
Industrial
Institutional (public
power and service)
71,651
45,020
Commercial
423,812
Other classes (rural, own
consumption etc.)
Total consumer units
349,989
4,928,926
The number of cuts in 2021 was higher than
in 2020, but lower than the average observed
in previous years due to Aneel’s impediment
to suspending supply due to the pandemic.
The default result was little affected - the
Corporate Default indicator reached 1.33%
in 2021, compared to 1.37% in 2020. The
suspension process is carried out automatically
by the commercial management system, with
identification of consumer units / invoices that
received a notice of maturity with a period of
15 days to effect the discharge, which are
subject to cut, according to the due date
and cut-off criteria. After the suspension,
if the invoice is paid and there is no other
outstanding invoice that prevents the
reconnection, the reconnection service is
automatically generated by the consumer
management system for that consumer unit.
The reconnection services are performed
as a priority and in compliance with the
established technical standards.
Power reconnections after payment in 2021,
by term
Residential termination for non-payment
in 2021
Less than 24 hours
272,312
From 24 hours to 48 hours
15,688
From 49 hours to 72 hours
From 73 hours to 96 hours
From 97 hours to a week
Over a week
9,728
4,662
7,572
45,927
Less than 48 hours
354.423
From 48 hours to 1 week
39.457
From 1 week to 1 month
58.257
From 1 month to 1 year
47.881
Over 1 year
0
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Accessibility
GRI EU24
The issue of Accessibility is dealt with at
Copel and is also focused on electricity
consumers. Through the initiative, actions
such as making energy bills in Braille
available to blind customers have already
been implemented. The Company’s website
is suitable for access by people with visual
and hearing impairments. The results of the
program are measured by the Satisfaction
Survey carried out by the Brazilian Association
of Energy Distributors, in which there are
specific indicators, such as service without
discrimination and a company that respects
consumer rights. In the most recent edition,
Copel had indexes of 88.2 and 86.5,
respectively, in these indicators.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Copel carries out a bidding
process to classify and hire
its suppliers. For services
and products that are related
to environmental impacts,
the Company requires
environmental certificates and
qualifications from the company
and its professionals.
Suppliers
GRI 102-9, 308-1, 408-1, 412-3, 414-1
Copel’s suppliers vary according to the
business and include electricity generators and
transmitters, manufacturers of materials, heavy
machinery, service providers, among others. In
2021, there were 4,899 suppliers across the
Company, with which R$13.4 billion was spent.
The acquisition and contracting processes are
based on the Internal Regulations for Bidding
and Contracts, in force as of 05/01/2021,
as well as in the respective legislation that
regulates the forms of contracting (through
bidding and its modalities, through waiver
in accordance with the foreseen items or
by means of unenforceability, characterized
by the infeasibility of competition),
including Laws No. 10.520/2002 - which
institutes the bidding modality called
trading, and Complementary Law No.
123/2006 - institutes the National Statute
of Microenterprises and Small Businesses.
In compliance with current legislation, the
Company uses compliance with labor, human
rights, tax, and environmental legislation
as criteria in the selection of suppliers,
which are applicable to all companies that
may be contracted. The main policies and
goals related to the “supply chain” subject
are contained in the following normative
documents: Internal Regulation of Bidding
and Contracts, in compliance with Federal
Law No. 13.303/2016, NAC 030904 -
Contract Management; NPC 0201 - Supply
Policy, NAC 030406 - Supplier Assessment,
Company Code of Conduct, Supplier Manual
and Solid Waste Management Manual,
NPC 0322 - Privacy Policy and Protection
of Personal Data (LGPD, No. 13.709/2018
of August 14, 2018, General Law for the
Protection of Personal Data). The main
processes of the Holding are those that
provide services or materials with a profile
for corporate use, that is, for the common
service of the company’s business. As
an example, providers of cleaning and
conservation services, surveillance,
reception, property rental, maintenance and
renovation of facilities, consulting, travel
agency, among others.
Copel carries out a bidding process
to classify and hire its suppliers. For
services and products that are related
to environmental impacts, the Company
requires environmental certificates and
qualifications from the company and
professionals in order to select the most
qualified and legally compliant suppliers
to perform the contract. As for social
impacts, these parameters are included
in the requirement to comply with labor,
human rights, and tax legislation, applicable
to all companies. In the qualification phase
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE for this process, all suppliers are required
to present a “Declaration of Social and
Environmental Responsibility,” in which they
claim not to hire persons under 18 years of
age (except for apprentices over 14 years
of age); not adopting a labor relationship
characterizing forced labor or slave-like
labor; respect human rights; not to allow
any form of discrimination; and not to
adopt practices harmful to the environment.
Depending on the object to be contracted,
specific clauses are included in the bidding
documents. Contractual demands include
incorporating the Global Compact Principles;
prioritize the hiring of local and small and
medium-sized suppliers; hire and train
professionals with disabilities; inhibit moral
and sexual harassment practices in the work
environment; among others. To reinforce all
these points, Copel sends its Sustainability
Policy to its suppliers. GRI 308-1, 414-1
When the environmental or social
responsibility contractual clauses are not
complied with, Copel applies a sanction
according to severity, which includes a
written warning, in the case of a low-
impact obligation that does not cause
concrete damage to Copel, the environment
or third parties, and contractual fines. The
most serious cases, which have serious
consequences or significant impact on
Copel or the public interest or due to the
occurrence of a serious accident linked to
the execution of the object of the contract,
with permanent injury or death, occurred
with Copel employees, its contractors or
third parties as a result of proven fault or
intent on the part of the contractor, result
in temporary suspension of participation in
bidding and impediment to contract with
Copel and its wholly-owned and controlled
subsidiaries for a period of up to two years.
Depending on the seriousness, the contract
may be terminated and the competent legal
bodies informed of the breach.
Copel carries out inspections at the
contractor’s headquarters or at the location of
the activity at any time to inspect compliance
with contractual clauses, including those
relating to environmental and/or social
impacts. The Company also promotes
awareness-raising meetings and makes
information material available on topics such
as forced or slave-like labor. GRI 408-1, 409-1
8.3 Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation,
entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro, small
and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services
Indicator
Percentage of participation of micro, small and medium-sized companies
in the business volumes carried out by energy generation, distribution, and
transmission companies.
Base line
Update
Suggested
goal
Copel’s
Performance
Foster strategies/initiatives for contracting micro, small and medium-sized
companies, expanding the participation of these companies in the value chain
(goal/objective of implementation).
Copel adopts practices of differentiated and favored treatment for Micro
and Small Businesses (ME and EPP), provided for in Federal Law 147/2014,
enabling the participation of these suppliers in the contracting processes.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Copel’s Human Rights Policy
was created in April 2020,
and formalizes guidelines to
prevent, mitigate and repair
violations that may occur in the
Company, in its production chain
or in impacted communities,
providing decent, inclusive work
environments and eliminating
inequalities. The document was
revised in December 2021, when
it incorporated guidelines to
combat discrimination in relation
to gender, sexual orientation,
race/color, beliefs, origin and
ethnicity, people with disabilities
and age; dissemination of
the reporting channel and
appreciation of diversity.
Based on it and on its own
methodology for identifying
human rights risks, developments
are foreseen in the company’s
various areas of activity.
The policy follows the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights,
established in 1948 by the UN,
comprising basic civil, political,
economic, and cultural rights
common to all human beings.
The document also follows
the international standard of
the UN Guiding Principles on
Business and Human Rights,
the Global Compact Principles,
the Declaration of Fundamental
Principles and Labor Rights of the
International Labor Organization
(ILO), and ISO 26000/2010:
Social Responsibility.
The policy is added to Copel’s
Human Rights Program, guided
by the same documents and
initiatives. The Program is based
on the following practices:
• analysis, elaboration, and
refinement of Copel’s policies
and regulations for the
prevention, inspection, and
mitigation of violations;
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Human rights at work: Shall we talk?
COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE • production and dissemination of teaching
materials, with information on Copel’s
reporting channels to be accessed if
violations are identified;
• and holding courses, lectures and
awareness-raising actions aimed at the
internal public, outsourced employees, the
production chain, and the local community.
Check out the main actions developed
through the program:
• offer of training on Human Rights prepared
by Copel in a Distance Learning format
(DL), composed of contents that include the
relationship between human rights and the
Constitution of Brazil, guidance to identify
violations inside and outside the Company
and the applicable complaints channels.
By the end of 2021, 2,337 employees had
completed the course. Of this total, 27
finished in 2021. GRI 412-2
• availability of a booklet and video on Human
Rights at work, in simple, objective, and
accessible language. Its target audience
is the Company’s outsourced employees,
which is why a commitment was made to
show the video at all company integration
meetings. The materials are available on
Copel’s website and social networks.
• availability of a Manual for the
Identification and Prioritization of Risks in
Human Rights that presents a methodology
developed by Copel for its activities and
those of its contractors.
• Launching of booklets for the Migration
and Refuge Project, structured to facilitate
access for migrants, especially those
receiving humanitarian and refugee
services, to information on the Company’s
basic services and the social programs of
the Federal and State governments. The
material was published in 5 languages:
Haitian Creole, Spanish, French, English and
Portuguese, with dissemination to various
institutions through the State Council of
Migrants and Refugees of Paraná (CERMA)
and to Copel’s service teams. The launch
event had the participation of Cáritas
Brasileira, an organization that works
with this audience and that presented
an overview of the migration and refuge
scenario in the State of Paraná. (access)
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Social Responsibility
GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3, 203-1
The implementation of new ventures generates jobs and income for the municipalities,
as well as promotes local development. However, situations are identified that need
mitigation or compensation through social programs described in the basic environmental
plans (PBA), in simplified environmental reports and in the reports detailing the
environmental programs of each enterprise.
11.4 Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage
Indicator
Number of socioeconomic diagnoses carried out in traditional
communities belonging to the projects’ area of influence.
Suggested
goal
Indicator
By 2025, carry out socio-economic diagnoses in traditional
communities impacted by electricity sector operations to support the
implementation of voluntary projects.
Projects aimed at preserving material and immaterial historical heritage
and which have become self-sufficient (not exclusively dependent on
resources from companies in the sector).
Suggested goal
By 2030, ensure the maintenance of projects aimed at preserving
material and immaterial historical heritage, ensuring greater efficiency
in allocated resources and effectiveness of initiatives.
Copel’s
Performance
Copel carries out projects for the preservation of material and
immaterial historical heritage through Copel GeT and Copel DIS.
The initiatives can be checked in the socio-environmental reports of
these wholly owned subsidiaries, available on the website.
Throughout 2021, Copel invested R$ 2.1
billion in energy generation, transmission,
and distribution works
Distribution Business Investments
Copel Distribuição invests in the
development of the electrical system to
meet the consumer market’s demand in
the State of Paraná. The investments are
intended for the expansion, renewal, and
improvement of the Company’s assets,
aiming to maintain the quality and reliability
of the electric energy supply in the state
of Paraná, within the levels recommended
by the regulatory body. In 2021, Copel
Distribuição invested approximately
R$1,227 million in the development of the
electrical system infrastructure. Investments
were concentrated in the construction
and expansion of substations, lines, and
distribution networks.
In the context of substations and high
voltage distribution lines, we highlight
the energization of the Chaves Boa Vista
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE da Aparecida Station and the Antônio
Olinto and Santa Amélia substations, all
operating at 34.5 thousand Volts. Operating
at 138 thousand Volts, we highlight the
Vila Gaúcha Substation. In addition to
these projects, seven (7) new high voltage
transformers (above 69 thousand volts) and
two (2) new medium voltage transformers
(34.5 thousand volts) were installed.
Regarding the high voltage distribution
lines, four (4) circuits were completed or
renovated in the concession area. These
structural works have an important role in
increasing the strength of the distribution
system, increasing the energy availability
to the state, and improving the population’s
quality of life. Investment amounts in these
segments were R$362 million in 2021.
In the scope of medium and low voltage
networks, the company invested approximately
R$ 865 million, with emphasis on the actions
of the Paraná Triphasic, Intelligent Networks
and Total Reliability Programs.
In the Paraná Triphasic program, whose
objective is to make investments to triple-
phase and interconnect rural distribution
networks, the Company built around 3,700
km of networks in 2021. In the Reliability
Program’s scope, the main highlights of
2021 were the installation of equipment
for expanding communication coverage,
automating equipment, building networks to
increase reliability, and installing equipment
to enable automatic reconfiguration of the
distribution system. In the Smart Networks
program, the company installed around
185,381 smart meters.
Specifically with regard to social
investments in infrastructure in the
communities, actions were developed
throughout 2021 aimed at improving the
facilities of institutions that provide social
care to the elderly, families in situations
of vulnerability and refugees in the
municipalities of Londrina, Maringá and
Cascavel, linked to the Boa Vizinhança
Program, totaling an investment of
approximately twenty-two thousand
reais (R$ 22,000.00) with the Company’s
own resources.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Generation Business Investments
BNDES Brisa Potiguar Project
Linked to the Brisa Potiguar Wind Complex, the subsidiaries of Copel
GeT, Nova Asa I Energias Renováveis S.A. and Santa Maria Energia
Renováveis S.A., provided funds for social investment in contracts
signed with BNDES. The investments will be made for the four
municipalities where the wind farms of the complex were installed,
with investment for the acquisition of goods that will be tendered by
the company and passed on to the municipalities through donation
with charges. It will be up to the municipalities to carry out all prior
adjustments that may be necessary for the receipt, installation, and
operation of each of the items.
NDES HPP Colíder Social Project
In 2021, the social project in the municipality of Itaúba, in the state
of Mato Grosso, was completed, with the delivery of the Van vehicle
for public health, which reinforced the infrastructure for transporting
patients between the municipalities in the region that carried out the
displacement for care in clinics and hospitals.
Interactive Classrooms Project
The other project completed was the Education project - “Interactive
Classrooms” - Copel delivered 25 notebooks to the municipality, the
last equipment needed to implement the classrooms.
Actions to Combat the Pandemic
In 2021, Copel donated financial resources
to support the fight against the Covid-19
pandemic through the Invoice Solidarity
campaign. For each customer opting for
a digital invoice, the Company donated
R$ 2.00 to promote actions to combat
Covid-19, and if they opted for automatic
debit, another R$ 3.00 was added to the
donation. The amount of R$ 1.1 million was
raised, which resulted in the purchase of
21 respirators and fans for the public health
network of the state of Paraná.
Copel also donated 217 cylinders to
the Government of Paraná for medical
oxygen storage.
In voluntary actions by employees, around
R$ 55 thousand were collected for the
purchase of food via the Solidarity Basket,
from the State Government. In all, 820 basic
food baskets were purchased, totaling 16
tons of food.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Community engagement
initiatives
GRI 413-1, PRME 3, 5, 6
EletriCidadania
Copel’s corporate volunteer program.
Employees can voluntarily and spontaneously
dedicate up to eight hours of their workday
every two months to carry out social actions.
In 2021, 192 volunteers were involved in
actions, who performed 1,109 hours of
volunteer work. Due to the new coronavirus
pandemic, volunteer actions needed to be
adapted to be carried out at a distance.
Among the initiatives, the following stand out:
1. Professions Cycle Project: developed in
partnership with Tecpar, it aims to help
high school students from public schools
in the planning of their careers, providing
the opportunity to learn about different
areas of activity so that they can evaluate
the careers with which they identify. This
project mobilized 133 volunteers who did
261 hours of volunteering and was divided
into two phases:
• Professions Exhibition: opening lecture
on Career Planning and videos on various
professions, showing the daily life of
professionals, the necessary training, etc. The
Professions Exhibition videos are available on
the Official Tecpar Youtube Channel.
• Mentorship: online meetings with a mentor,
that is, a professional volunteer who offers
advice related to the planning and/or
development of the professional life of high
school students, reporting on learnings and
obstacles overcome by them, expanding
perspectives on the different realities that
surround them.
2. Paraná Volunteering Week: initiative of
the Government of Paraná, held from
September 24th to 30th, to encourage
and multiply voluntary actions throughout
the state, providing prestige and also
collaborating with projects and actions
already carried out. During this week, 154
Copel employees and volunteer community
members were involved in these actions:
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE • Share Energy Campaign: Solidarity
drive-thru at seven Copel poles for
the collection of non-perishable food
and sanitary towels. 6 tons of food,
488 packages of sanitary towels and
41 hygiene items were collected.
500 seedlings of native plants were
distributed to donors. The items collected
were donated to ten social institutions
in Paraná, which serve 2,628 people in
vulnerable situations.
• “Protection and integration of migrants
and refugees in the state of Paraná”
lecture with Cáritas Paraná: event
to launch the booklet “Migration and
Refuge Project” to facilitate access
to Copel’s electricity services. The
booklet is available in five languages:
Portuguese, English, Spanish, French
and Haitian Creole.
• Seedlings planting in Maringá: 31
volunteers planted 450 seedlings of
plants for landscaping and two seedlings
of yellow ipê in Praça Professora Nadir
Apparecida Cancian and in front of the
Copel building, in Maringá.
• Launch of five new educational videos
of the Illuminating Generations Program:
the Program’s volunteers intensified the
dissemination of the videos to students
from the municipal education network
of Paraná and delivered kits containing
a booklet with guidelines and activities
on the conscious and safe use of electric
energy, notebook, pencil, eraser, ruler,
and sharpener. Results obtained: 1,479
participating students on 09/30/2021
(among videos and materials received).
• “Show your Talent” Training - how to
prepare a resume and video resume and
how to behave in a job interview” for
students participating in the mentorship
of the Professions Cycle Project and
vacancies for the community.
• Garbage removal effort from the Cascavel
River basin: action in partnership with
Sanepar, which involved the participation
of 40 volunteers in planting 150 seedlings
and cleaning the Cascavel River, around
the Municipal Lake, where approximately
12 tons of trash.
Get more information about the
EletriCidadania Program on the
Sustainability Portal.
Cultivate Energy
Corporate program that enables the
implementation of community gardens under
Copel’s power lines in partnership with
municipal governments. Developed as an
auxiliary strategy in the fight against irregular
occupations in properties under the Company’s
responsibility, it also aims to promote the
environmental improvement of urban space and
encourage food security and income generation
for socially vulnerable families.
The program is aligned with the municipal
public policy on food security and contributes
to the Sustainable Development Goals,
more specifically to SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
and Sustainable Agriculture (goals 2.1 and
2.4); SDG 10 - Reduce inequality within
and between countries (targets 10.1 and
10.2), and SDG 17 - Strengthen the means
of implementation and revitalize the global
partnership for sustainable development
(target 17.17).
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE In addition to the continuity
of the productive gardens
in Maringá, Cascavel and
Ponta Grossa (Vila Esperança
Community Garden, Parque
Itaipu Community Garden,
Cidade Canção Community
Garden, Parque Verde
Community Garden and Costa
Rica Community Garden),
in 2021 production was
consolidated in the two new
gardens inaugurated in Curitiba
in 2020, which represented
the expansion of the program
through the partnership with the
capital of Paraná, and benefiting
some of the poorest regions
of the city, in the Uberaba and
Cidade Industrial neighborhoods.
In 2021, the Jardim Nova
América Community Garden
was inaugurated in Umuarama,
and the Clênio Faust Garden
was implemented in Francisco
Beltrão. Copel also received new
demands from municipalities
interested in participating in
the program. Campo Mourão,
Londrina, Guarapuava, Marialva,
Paranaguá and São José dos
Pinhais are some of them.
The nine community gardens
currently in operation benefit
approximately 862 people
directly, and another 1,164 people
indirectly, considering the average
number of interactions of direct
beneficiaries with third parties,
who access the food produced in
the gardens through exchange,
donation and/or commercialization.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Iluminando Gerações
The Iluminando Gerações Program provides
information and preventive guidance to
communities in the municipalities in Copel’s
concession area on sustainability, conscious
and safe use of electricity, use of natural
resources and correct disposal of waste,
through lectures, theater, and distribution
of booklets. In 2021, due to the continued
interruption of face-to-face classes in schools,
due to the pandemic, the program’s actions
focused on expanding educational videos and
providing public access. The videos created
by the Program were also broadcast on the
educational channel of the Secretary of State
for Education as complementary content
to those made available in virtual classes
for students during the pandemic. 80,000
students were assisted by viewing the videos
produced and receiving school kits with
booklets produced by Copel.
Migration and Refuge Project
The project was created in 2020 with the
objective of facilitating the access of migrants
and refugees to information about Copel’s
basic services and the social programs of
the Federal and State governments, since
Paraná was one of the states in Brazil that
received the most migrants and refugees
in recent years. The first consolidated step
was the publication in 2021 of a booklet for
this audience in five of the most expressive
languages in the state: Haitian Creole,
Spanish, French, English and Portuguese.
The material was disseminated to several
institutions through the Paraná State Council
of Migrants and Refugees (CERMA) for
Copel’s service teams and is available on the
Sustainability Portal. The texts followed the
logic of linguistic integration, which means not
only translating the content, but also teaching
the terms in Portuguese, so that the reader
becomes familiar with the words and identifies
them when accessing the Company’s website
and other channels. In 2022, it will be expanded
in partnership with the Eletricidadania program,
of corporate volunteering.
Actions promoted by the
Government of Paraná GRI
GRI 203-2
Electricity Social Tariff (TSEE)
Program that offers discounts on electricity
consumption, up to a monthly limit of 220
kWh, to families enrolled in the Single
Registry of Social Programs of the Federal
Government, provided that the other criteria
set out in Aneel Resolution No. 414/2010
are observed. In 2021, 370,919 consumer
units were benefited, and an amount of
R$95,480,968.48 were transferred by Aneel
for the execution of the program.
Programa Luz Fraterna
Government program that pays the bills of
consumers enrolled in the Social Electricity
Tariff, provided that monthly consumption
does not exceed 120 kWh. In 2021, an
average of 183,000 families were served by
the program, representing a 15.3% increase
in the average number of families served in
relation to the previous year.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Night Irrigation Tariff and Rural
Night Tariff
The Rural Night Tariff aims to encourage
agricultural productivity through a 60% to
70% discount on the electricity tariff used for
production in the period between 9:30 pm and
6 am. In 2021, 13,868 consumer units of rural
producers benefited from the program, and
the discount granted on electricity bills was
equivalent to R$52.6 million.
The Night Irrigation Tariff, on the other hand,
offers subsidies for the construction or
reinforcement of networks to serve irrigators.
In 2021, 3,789 consumer units benefited,
totaling R$ 15,977,979.73 in subsidies.
Morar Bem Paraná Program
Program that aims to encourage the
construction and acquisition of new housing
units, requalification, expansion or renovation
of urban and rural properties, land tenure
regularization and urbanization for families
with a monthly income of up to six minimum
wages (national), as well as developing social
interest in the State of Paraná. Copel is
responsible for building energy distribution
networks and implementing service entrances
to housing units, through reimbursement by
the State Government, through the State
Secretariat for Planning and Structuring
Projects (SEPL). In 2021, 1,675 consumer
units were serviced and more than R$4.95
million was transferred to Copel DIS.
Safe use of electricity
GRI EU25
The number of individuals involved in
accidents with electricity in Copel’s network
decreased from 34, in 2020, to 24, in 2021.
The number of deaths, however, increased
from 9 to 15. That year, there were 104
lawsuits related to Public safety in progress,
while 6 have been resolved.1
Annually, Copel promotes the Safety Month
with the Community, in which actions to
guide the population on the safe use of
electricity are intensified, through lectures
for public school students, guidance for
civil and rural construction workers, visits
to private works, delivery of informative
material in shops and for informal service
providers, leafleting in public places, and
dissemination on radios, TVs, and social
networks. Copel also promotes several
recreational initiatives to educate the
population about the safe use of energy,
such as actions linked to the Iluminando
Gerações Program, carried out with
elementary school students from municipal
schools, companies and non-governmental
institutions. The program also addresses
conscious use and care for the environment.
In its participation in the Paraná Cidadão and
Mutirão da Cidadania government programs,
the Company deals with the safe use of
energy in educational games and in a vehicle
called Energy Efficiency VAN. The topic
is also on the Awareness Program agenda
with construction workers and specific
relationship actions.
1. In the 2020 Copel Integrated Report, the value of 33 accidents was published instead of 34.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Management of displacement impacts
GRI EU20, EU22
Copel is committed to providing full support
to the population compulsorily relocated
due to the implementation of its projects,
reformulating the principles of respect for
people and human dignity.
In the case of hydraulic energy generation
projects, Copel complies with environmental
legislation and applies the population’s
socioeconomic register. For transmission
projects, joint work is carried out between
the social, land and engineering areas, still
in the phase of defining the route, in order
to avoid situations that could be relocated
as much as possible. During the planning
phase of the projects, a telephone (0800) and
e-mail communication channel is disclosed
to the entire population directly affected,
so that they can resolve doubts about the
process. Once the project is established
and the families that can be relocated
are identified, approaches are carried out
in loco, in addition to the contact of the
land and social technician responsible for
monitoring the process being made available.
At this stage, dialogues with those affected
are strengthened. In cases of involuntary
displacement, Copel acts on two fronts:
• in situations where those affected are
owners, it carries out an assessment of the
unfeasible property’s area, the property,
and other improvements, in addition to
production losses, in accordance with
specific legislation. After collecting the
indemnity amounts, the negotiation process
begins, focusing on an amicable agreement.
At the end of the process, compensation is
paid. In specific cases, in which the family
presents some type of vulnerability or needs
support in the relocation, Copel carries out
social monitoring.
• when dealing with squatters and
sharecroppers, in which compensation is
impossible for legal reasons, it assesses the
residence, improvements and productive
losses. If their value does not allow for self-
relocation, the family receives additional
assistance through social compensation,
to ensure that they go to a dignified and
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE safe place. This entire process is monitored
by the Company’s social area team, which
also makes contact with municipal public
services to accompany the family in their
adaptation process.
Cooperation Agreement, with the objective
of releasing the security lane of irregular
occupations, making it possible to carry out
the rehabilitation work within the deadlines
stipulated by Aneel and, consequently,
adequate housing outside the risk areas.
Copel is monitoring the upgrading of the
230kV Santa Monica - Pilarzinho Transmission
Line (SMC-PIL), authorized by Aneel
Authorization Resolution nº 8.543/2020; with
the forecast of replacement of approximately
60% of the structures, in addition to the
conductor cables along the entire length of
the TL. During the work studies, it was found
that this line has approximately 235 irregular
occupations, of which 89 occupations directly
affect the 40m strip and need to be handled
in order to release the area.
The lawsuits proposed by Copel Geração
e Transmissão have deadlines outside the
Company’s controls, which sought, together
with Companhia de Habitação do Paraná -
Cohapar and the Municipality of Almirante
Tamandaré, for alternatives for the relocation
of families, thus outlining a Technical
It was not possible to issue the agreement
for all 89 cases that directly affect the
area, thus 55 priority cases were chosen by
the construction and land engineering, for
which consultations will be carried out for
the proposal of the Agreement; if, of the 55
prioritized occupants, a part does not adhere,
the other occupants will be consulted until the
closure of the 55 units. The expense in 2021
was R$ 43.8 thousand per family served. The
total forecast for the service is R$ 2.4 million.
Regarding electricity distribution operations,
there was no need to move people, however,
the Company paid compensation to properties
on the occasion of the installation of new lines
and substations. In 2021, R$ 53.6 million was
allocated to this type of cases.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Relationship with
indigenous peoples
GRI 411-1, 413-1, PRME 3, 5, 6
Copel runs Socioeconomic and Cultural
Sustainability Programs in Indigenous Lands
in two communities where it has facilities:
Apucaraninha, in the municipality of Tamarana
(PR), where the Apucaraninha hydroelectric
plant is located, and Barão de Antonina, in
São Jerônimo da Serra (PR), intercepted by
the 230 kV Figueira – Apucarana Transmission
Line. The actions are agreed in Terms of
Conduct Adjustment (TACs) signed between
the Company, the respective indigenous
communities, the National Indian Foundation
(Funai) and the Federal Public Ministry
(MPF). The execution of activities was made
possible through the creation of specific
funds in the ownership of these indigenous
lands (TIs), with the objective of sponsoring
projects within them. The innovation of
the governance model adopted is its hybrid
management, since the funds are managed by
joint management committees, composed of
Copel representatives and indigenous
representatives, with monitoring by Funai
and the MPF. The application of resources is
defined in a dialogue with the communities
and their representatives, respecting their
forms of organization and tradition.
In 2021, due to the measures to contain the
Covid-19 pandemic and in compliance with
the determinations of Funai Ordinance nº 419/
Pres, which restricted access to indigenous
lands, face-to-face activities with these
communities were temporarily suspended.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE In addition, the following actions were taken:
• Monitoring, together with Copel
• Apucaraninha TAC (2002) Named Financial
Compensation TAC. In 2021, the following
activities were carried out under this TAC:
• Monitoring the calculation of annual financial
compensation amounts and accountability to
TAC signatories.
• Monitoring of monthly payments of energy
consumption bills of the Indigenous
Community of Apucaraninha.
• Articulation with Copel Dis, Municipal
Social Assistance Secretariat (SMAS)
of Londrina, FUNAI and MPF for the
permanent registration update of the
families who own the APC IT consumer
units, aiming at maintaining the benefits
of the Electric Energy Social Tariff.
Dis, the process of completing the
installations of the service entrances
and network extension to regularize the
interconnections in the Apucaraninha
Indigenous Land.
• In addition, this year, negotiations began
for the construction of an educational
program for the efficient and safe use
of electricity in partnership with the
State University of Londrina; this action
will contribute to the implementation of
one of the proposed counterparts and
the strengthening of relations with the
interested parties.
• Apucaraninha TAC (2006) Named Financial
Indemnity TAC: Expenses for 2021 focused
on holding a single face-to-face meeting
of the Management Committee, with the
participation of representatives of the
Apucaraninha Indigenous Community, Funai
and Copel GeT employees, in 12/06/2021.
At this meeting, the release of the payment
of the remaining expenses for 2020 was
approved, finalizing the resources available
in the Fund. In addition, in 2021, the Final
Report of the RTVGSC Program 004/2020
was also filed with the MPF and Funai,
informing the actions taken over the 12 years
of TAC implementation - 2008 to 2020.
• Barão de Antonina TAC (2006) Named
Financial Compensation TAC: In 2021, a
payment of R$ 76,779.02 was made (on
04/15/2021) in favor of the Indigenous
Community.
• Barão de Antonina TAC (2009) Named
Financial Indemnity TAC: In 2021, seedlings
of native species were supplied to restore
areas near and upstream of the mine where
water is collected for use by the community.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE HUMAN
CAPITAL
Copel is part of B3’s
IGPTW Portfolio
Copel is listed on the B3 IGPTW,
a theoretical portfolio of assets,
prepared according to the certified
companies and the best companies
to work for, based on the national
ranking cycle, both prepared by the
Great Place to Work (GPTW).
Human Capital and Diversity Profile
GRI 102-7, 102-8
Total employees by job type and gender
Owned employees
Full time
Part-time
Total by gender
Percentage
Women
Men
Total
1,411
4,963
6,374
6
3
9
1,417
22.2%
4,966
6,383
77.8%
Outsourced employees
Full time
Part-time
Total by gender
Percentage
People Management
GRI 102-43 PRME 1, 2, 3
Copel assesses employee satisfaction with
people management through internal culture,
innovation, and organizational climate
surveys. The Company also considers external
rankings, such as the Great Place to Work,
in which it appeared, in 2021, for the second
consecutive year. Based on the results of
these initiatives, action plans are drawn up to
improve the most critical aspects.
Women
Men
Total
Grand total (owned and
outsourced)
887
7,529
8,416
14,790
0
0
0
9
887
10.5%
7,529
89.5%
8,416
14,799
Notes:
1. Copel does not have its own employees with temporary contracts.
2. The data refer to Copel and its wholly owned subsidiaries. The reduction in the total number of employees from
6,667 to 6,383 is mainly due to the dismissal of 153 employees who joined the Incentive Dismissal Program
(PDI). In all, 287 employees left the Company in the year. The replacement of personnel through recruitment
via a public contest was of only one employee, who was added to the three employees reinstated on the
INSS initiative to cancel their disability pensions. There are no other seasonal factors that generate significant
variations in the number of employees
3. In addition to the informed third parties, Copel has 106 outsourced apprentices.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Women in leadership positions
Total employees by functional category and gender (405-1)
The search for gender equality is a commitment signed by
Copel, as presented on page 233. In this sense, the Company
has already achieved a proportion of the leadership positions
occupation equivalent to the participation of women in the
workforce: 689 executives in management positions compared to
1417 women in total.
108 women in management positions, representing a total of
22.83% of the total number of managers.
63 women in initial management positions, representing a
total of 23.77% of the total number of initial managers.
8 women in senior management positions, representing a total
Total by
functional
category
Owned employees
%
%
%
Operational
29
0.45%
0
0
29
100%
Technical
High School
Professional
High School
Professional
Higher Education
Professional
1,577
55.48%
110
93.02% 1,467
6.98%
3,541
24.71%
974
73.06% 2,567
27.51%
1,236
19.36%
333
26.94%
903
73.06%
of 18.18% of the total senior management.
Total
6,383
100%
1,417
22.20% 4,966
77.80%
1 woman in a management position, representing 14.29%
Outsourced employees
of the total number of boards.
1 woman on the Board of Directors, representing 11.11%
of the total.
46 women in management positions in revenue-generating areas,
representing a total of 14.60% of the total of these managers.
161 women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering,
and Mathematics) areas, representing 14.72% of the total
professionals in the areas
302 women in administrative positions, representing
45.28% of the total number of professionals in
these positions.
Nota de tradução: Ciências, Tecnologia, Engenharia e Matemáticas – CTEM.
Conservation/
Security of
Facilities
Engineering
Works
Administrative
Services
998
11.86%
357
35.77%
641
64.23%
2007
23.85%
47
2.34%
1,960
97.66%
218
2.59%
69
31.65%
149
68.35%
Auxiliary Services
22
0.26%
16
72.73%
6
27.27%
Business/
Support Services
Technical/
Operational
Services
433
5.14%
294
67.90%
139
32.10%
4738
56.30%
104
2.20%
4,634
97.80%
Total
8,416
100%
887
10.54% 7,529
89.46%
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE
Total employees by region
Diversity indicators of owned employees (%) | GRI 405-1
Operational
Prof. Nível
Médio
Intermediate
Level Tech.
Prof.
Higher
Level Prof.
Total
By age
Up to 30
0.00%
1.98%
1.46%
0.89%
1.63%
Between 30
and 50
6.90%
68.54%
74.32%
68.53%
69.69%
Above 50
93.10%
29.48%
24.22%
30.58%
28.69%
Total
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
Other diversity groups
Nordeste
15
Centro-Oeste
39
Sudeste
20
Total
6,383
Sul
6,309
% of black
and mixed (in
relation to the
total number of
employees by
job category)
total % of owned
employees
corresponding
to Persons with
Disabilities
at Copel (in
relation to the
total number
of employees
per functional
category)
17.24%
13.81%
15.47%
7.69%
13.05%
0.00%
3.02%
0.51%
0.81%
1.96
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Rotation | GRI 401-1
Men
Women
Total2
Up to 30
Between 30 and 50
Above 50
South
Southeast
Midwest
Northeast
Total admissions1
Admission rate (%)
Total terminations
Rotation rate (%)
By age
3
1
4
0
2
2
3
0
0
1
75%
25%
0
50%
50%
75%
0
0
25%
190
97
287
20
158
109
284
1
2
0
1.87%
3.24%
2.18%
4.41%
1.71%
3.17%
2.18%
2.27%
2.38%
5.00%
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Notes:
1. Considers 1 admitted and 3 reinstated.
2.The turnover rate is calculated using the formula (hired + terminated/2)/by the total number of employees in the previous year.
COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE The Permanent Commission
on Diversity, which is linked
to the Diversity Program,
has the role of planning,
executing, and monitoring
actions and strategies to
combat discrimination in
the workplace.
Diversity Program and
Standing Diversity Commission
GRI 406-1, PRME 3, 6
The encouragement and good management
of diversity provide greater productivity
and employee engagement, generate better
social, economic, and financial performance,
and positively influence stakeholders to
adopt best practices related to the topic. In
addition, they minimize the risks of lack of
plurality of ideas and limitation of the staff’s
creative potential, as well as the risk of
non-compliance with Law No. 8.213/1991
(Quotas Law).
Since 2015, Copel has had a Permanent
Committee on Diversity that is linked to the
Diversity Program, whose role is to plan,
execute and monitor actions and strategies
to combat discrimination in the workplace,
as well as promote the appreciation of
diversity. In 2021 it was renewed and
its pillars are a) awareness and training;
b) active communication, transparency,
and dialogue; c) analyses, indicators,
and strategy. To this end, resources are
allocated annually from Copel (Holding) and
its subsidiaries to carry out the initiatives
proposed by the Committee, reviewed at
each new period.
Its priority themes are gender, race/color,
LGBTQIA+ groups, accessibility, and people
with disabilities, although the Commission
is not limited to these. The objective of the
actions is to achieve a safe, healthy, and
respectful corporate culture for all people,
also influencing the company’s stakeholders.
After all, by becoming a catalyst for
important issues, Copel considers itself to
have a positive impact that goes beyond the
corporate scope. The processes under the
responsibility of the Commission and the
Diversity Program, in addition to considering
Copel’s values and policies, take into account
dialogue with society, alignment with public
policies and with the 2030 Agenda.
The Commission has specialists in the topics
covered and representatives of the areas
mapped as strategic for the promotion of
diversity, in addition to promoting periodic
consultations with the internal staff. Aiming
at their continuous training and updating,
its members undergo mandatory training
annually, which can be extended to other
relevant areas or open to all interested
parties, depending on the objective.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE 2021 Achievements
GPTW survey analysis
The GPTW survey is applied annually
at Copel, with the participation of more
than 80% of the workforce. In 2021, the
Diversity Commission started to carry out
a stratified analysis of the results, with
the purpose of creating and monitoring
satisfaction indicators linked to gender, race,
age, sexual orientation, and disability. Thus,
a new mechanism was created to map and
monitor priority aspects for the promotion of
diversity in the company.
Diversity Trainings and Events
“The electricity sector and indigenous
and traditional populations” was intended
for areas that work directly and indirectly
with these populations, with the aim of
updating professionals on the subject and,
consequently, refining Copel’s practices.
“Communication for Respect and
Promotion of Diversity” is promoted
annually to Copel’s Communication
and Marketing professionals, with a
different focus each edition. In 2021,
the training was about images,
representation and intersectionality.
“Diversity and Inclusion: LGBTI+ people
“Within Pandemic Limits” was a dialogue
and the work environment” addressed basic
concepts about gender and sexual orientation,
legal aspects, and the challenges to foster
inclusive and diverse workspaces. It was
open to all Copel stakeholders. In addition,
meetings were held on the topic with Copel’s
Compliance and HR areas.
“Why do we need to talk about racism
at work?” was open to the Company’s
stakeholders and clarified the concept of
Structural Racism, which is fundamental
for understanding ethnic-racial relations
in Brazil. The training also addressed
the subjective manifestations of racism,
historical facts, and indications of how the
non-black population can act in the face
of racism in the country, especially in the
workplace.
Events
“Men’s X-Ray” was a sincere
conversation about masculinity with Papo
de Homem, aimed at the male audience,
which today represents more than 70% of
the internal staff.
with women, about the burden and mental
health of this group, which during the
Covid-19 period, was significantly impacted.
“Women in Science” featured researchers
from Copel, Tecpar, Sanepar and the Federal
University of Paraná, and addressed the role
of women in Science and the application
of research in companies. It was open to
all audiences, with special invitations to
elementary schools.
Launch of the first edition of “ExataMente:
girls and women in exact sciences,” with
state school Leoncio Correia.
“Inclusion, Volunteering and the Role of
the Allied Person,” held together with
the Corporate Volunteering Program,
Electricidadania, was a lecture for Copel
volunteers, encouraging activities with
these groups.
The training and events took place in an
online format and with a sign language
interpreter, totaling 18 hours in the year.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE In all, 1,175 people participated, including
employees, managers, suppliers, schools,
partner companies and the community in
general. Nevertheless, participants gave
scores above 90 in all actions, on a scale
from zero to 100, reaching the target
established by the Commission.
ExataMente Project
Women are only 13% of Copel’s engineering,
where entry is by public contest. This is
a reflection of the Composition of many
faculties. Research shows that girls are
discouraged from entering exact sciences
courses during school life, so they represent
a smaller percentage. ExataMente works with
high school students to encourage women
to enter these careers, with the support of
Copel engineers and through conversation
circles. When the Covid-19 pandemic
subsides, technical visits to the Company’s
facilities will be planned.
Accessibility
Capacity building, accessibility, legislation,
visible and non-visible disabilities were the
main topics of informative communications
about people with disabilities, listed after
a consultation with this group at Copel. In
addition to giving suggestions, interested
people participated in a planning meeting with
the Diversity Commission. The works to make
all Copel facilities accessible, which began in
2015, are in the process of being completed,
in line with current legislation.
Diversity Newsletter
Launched in December, it provides a summary
of the Commission’s actions in the period and
encourages contact with diversity content in
the company. With the objective of making the
subject a constant and impacting the corporate
culture, the newsletter is published quarterly.
Diversity Focus Groups
In order to improve contact with the
internal staff of different municipalities and
facilitate listening, with a view to expanding
the engagement and adequacy of the
Commission’s actions, focus groups were
structured with voluntary registration for the
topics: gender, race/color; accessibility and
people with disabilities, age and religiosity.
The meeting schedule will start in 2022.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Campaign to Eliminate Violence
against Women
Faced with the increase in cases of violence
against women, aggravated by the social
distance maintained during the Covid-19
pandemic, the Commission has prepared a
campaign of four short videos that started in
2021 and will end in 2022. The content was
prepared based on the guidelines of the Public
Ministry and the Maria da Penha Institute.
The performance was made voluntarily by
members of Copel’s Energia Boa theater
group, which increased the engagement
and identification of the internal staff. The
material is available on the Sustainability
Portal and on Copel’s YouTube channel.
Throughout the year, communications on
diversity were published on Copel’s website,
on the Sustainability Portal, on the Company’s
internal channels and in contact with
suppliers. Events and campaign videos are
available on Copel’s YouTube channel.
In 2021, Copel received, for the third time,
the Pro-Equity of Gender and Race Program
seal, coordinated by the Secretariat of Policies
for Women (SPM), linked to the Ministry of
Women, Family and Human Rights (MDH).
The Pro-Equity of Gender and Race Program
was created to disseminate new concepts in
people management and organizational culture
to achieve equality between women and men
in the work world. In the sixth edition of the
seal, 122 companies participated and 64
were awarded.
The promotion of Diversity is mainly linked
to Sustainable Development Goals 5, 8,
10, 16 and 17. Throughout its existence,
the Commission has contributed to the
promotion of human rights, especially
by aiming at more egalitarian working
relationships. Diversity, therefore, represents
an opportunity for Copel to consolidate
universal values in its practices.
In 2021, a case of discrimination was
registered, through the reporting channel, for
which the necessary measures were applied in
accordance with Copel’s internal rules. GRI 406-1
Compensation and benefits
GRI 202-1, 401-2
Copel’s careers and their respective
compensations are established in the
document Careers and Compensation
Structure, based on market practices for
position, function and level of education and
qualifications. The benefits and short-term
variable compensation are established in
the Collective Bargaining Agreement, held
annually between the unions and Copel.
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 the 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
for jobs; establish rules for the functional
(vertical) and salary (horizontal) movement
of employees; and highlight opportunities for
career growth and development.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE The benefits package
offered by Copel is granted
to all employees, regardless
of their working hours.
This package exceeds that
defined by legislation.
The benefits package offered by Copel to its
staff exceeds that defined by the legislation,
being compatible with that of companies
that are reference in people management.
This package is granted to all employees,
regardless of their working hours. Annually,
Copel’s Balance of Benefits (BBC) is
published, a statement of salary, bonuses,
profit sharing, pension plan, food allowance,
day care allowance, performance award
and health plan, among others. The BBC is
available to employees on the SAP Portal.
According to the latest BBC, the benefit
that encompassed the most people and
mobilized resources in 2021 was the PLR
(Participation in Profits and Results), with
100% of employees assisted and R$ 419.1
million in expenses. The benefits policy
is one of the Company’s attractions. The
package, including the one that is extended
to family members, can be consulted on page
197. Periodically, Copel sends employees
information on the subject, via e-mail.
The Performance Award (PPD) is a variable
and periodic remuneration to recognize
employees for extraordinary performance,
conditioned to the achievement of
different levels of financial, operational and
sustainability goals.
The purpose of the PPD is to reinforce
the culture of meritocracy at Copel
and recognize the results at different
organizational levels (management,
superintendence, department, division). In
practice, it is an opportunity for the goals to
be discussed and monitored more frequently
and with greater attention by everyone,
facilitating the prioritization of activities and
the definition of work methods, encouraging
the employee to plan his work to achieve
their area goals and stay informed about the
accumulated results in each period.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Parental leave
All of Copel’s own employees are entitled to parental leave. The benefit totals six months for
women and 20 days for men. Additionally, in the case of women, after returning from leave,
the working day is reduced to 6 hours for 60 days, for breastfeeding. Copel, in partnership with
Fundação Copel, continuously conducts training for future parents, with guidance on initial care
and as a way of encouraging the monitoring of parents in prenatal consultations.
GRI 401-3
License
Employees who did not
return after Leave
Beginning 2020 End 2020 Beginning 2020 End 2020 Beginning 2020 End 2020
Maternity
Paternity
Maternity
Paternity
Maternity
Paternity
180
18
6
156
47
29
0
0
Return
in 2022
Return to work rate (%)
100
100
Employees who did not stay
within 12 months of leave
Retention rate (%)
2
7
3
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
46
155
97.87
99.36
-
-
119.57
122.58
Breastfeeding rooms
Copel maintains breastfeeding rooms in some
of its units so that employees who return
from maternity leave have an appropriate
environment for the removal and storage of
milk to be offered to the infant, so that they
can continue breastfeeding. The environments
are certified by the Ministry of Health, in
recognition of the support given to the women
who make up the Company’s staff.
Social Name
The adoption of the social name at Copel is a
way for people to use the
identity with which they
identify. In order to make
them feel comfortable in
their work environment,
the employee can choose
to use the social name on
the badge, e-mail, and internal telephone guide,
according to internal regulations. This action
contributes to significant cultural advances in
the internal environment related to the gender
issue, an issue addressed in the scope of the
corporate diversity program.
Diversity Copel
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Supplementary pension and
retirement plan
GRI 201-3, 404-2
Copel offers, through Fundação Copel, a
supplementary pension plan for retirement,
in which the employee has the possibility
of forming a financial reserve fund during
his professional life. For each regular
contribution, the sponsor (Copel) contributes
the same amount and employees have
the option of making contributions to
increase future income, without the
sponsor’s counterpart. The reserve formed
is transformed into a benefit at the time of
retirement. Upon retirement, the employee
receives a monthly amount for life, which is
calculated based on the accumulated total,
that is, according to their savings reserve. All
Copel employees are eligible for retirement
plans, simply by joining, which also makes
them beneficiaries of the health plan.
In addition, Fundação Copel promotes Viva
Tranquilo, a financial and social security
education program for employees, on the
importance of a supplementary pension
plan. It also encourages employees to
transfer their pension from banks and
insurance companies to the Foundation.
On the institution’s page, the employee can
simulate the value of their future benefit
based on their current contribution and
extra contributions. Viva Tranquilo helps
employees in their transition to retirement,
addressing issues such as managing
finances and the importance of an active
life. In addition, Copel has maintained, since
1979, the Retirement Preparation Program
(PPA), with a series of lectures on social
security financial education, consumption
and savings behavior, entrepreneurship,
quality of life and health.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE In the next 5 years, 24% of Copel’s own workforce will be able to retire, as shown in the table below:
Current or estimated percentage of workers who may retire in the next 5 or 10 years by job type | GRI EU15
Job type
Line and connection workers
Power plant operators
Engineers
Maintenance mechanics
Others
%
19.89%
17.17%
17.41%
20.14%
26.68%
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Relocation program
The search for new opportunities
and challenges is transparently
disseminated through the
Relocation Program. Opportunities
are made available on the Employee
Portal and published by e-mail,
allowing those interested in changing
their role, area, or location to apply
for the available vacancy. This practice
makes it possible to value and enhance
human capital within the Company, with
equal opportunities for employees in the
process of moving.
Professional development
management
GRI 404-2, EU14, PRME 1, 2, 3
Professional development at Copel is guided
by the management of competencies,
determined by the identification of the
training and qualification needs of the staff.
The Corporate Education Policy establishes
guidelines for the promotion of training
actions, ranging from basic training to
postgraduate and research courses. Actions
are organized into corporate programs;
training for qualification (aimed at basic
training to exercise the function); mandatory
training (courses aimed at specific activities);
training for professional development; events
(seminars, lectures, workshops, congresses,
etc.); and research and development projects.
Copel also offers courses with content
related to quality management, processes,
and projects, and on tools to support this
management, for the entire internal public.
The Company runs a foreign language training
program for employees who use another
language in their work activities. Copel invests
in lato and stricto sensu postgraduate courses
for professionals who need to deepen their
knowledge in their area of expertise.
Since 2016, the Company has also signed,
through a public notice, partnerships with
educational institutions that are interested
in granting benefits to employees, some
of which are extended to dependents. The
partnerships include basic, higher, and
professional education, and qualification and
improvement courses.
Performance evaluation
Copel has been running its Performance
Management Program, called Nossa Energia,
since 2013. The intention is that, at each
cycle, lessons learned and improvements are
acquired to provide greater adherence to the
Company’s culture and reality.
Until the 2020 cycle, evaluated in 2021,
the Nossa Energia program consisted of
Organizational Competencies evaluated
equally by all employees. For managers, the
People Management Competency was also
added. The program subsidizes decision-
making regarding promotions, functional
suitability, participation in conferences,
training, graduate programs, and foreign
language courses, among others.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE For the 2021 cycle, in line with Copel’s
strategic objectives, defined in the Strategic
Map (2021-2025), the Nossa Energia
program was revitalized, with a focused
and structured Performance Management
program with well-defined competencies
as a guideline. This revitalization process
counted on the participation of a large part
of Copel’s leadership and with the support of
the consulting firm of Fundação Instituto de
Administração - FIA/USP.
The new Nossa Energia model is anchored
on the following pillars: Competencies, Areas
of Operation and Levels of Complexity,
which seek to assess and differentiate
the attributions and responsibilities of
professionals, according to their role,
development, maturity, and career
evolution. The model also started to have
self-assessment, mid-term assessment
and the preparation of development plans
as mandatory steps for all employees.
Furthermore, the evaluation consistency
analysis step was incorporated into the
evaluation process flow, which aims to enable
a greater degree of balance and homogeneity
in the application of the evaluation, through
the consolidation of previous evaluations
and critical analyzes with recommendations
pointing out some situations that must be
observed by managers.
As a rule, the program covers all Copel
employees considered suitable, with the
exception of graduates, newly hired /
reinstated or on leave employees who worked
less than 180 days during the assessment
cycle. In this last cycle, employees belonging
to the risk group were also dismissed, unable
to work (in person or remotely) for 180 days or
more, due to the nature of the activities and/or
procedures related to the coronavirus pandemic
(Covid-19). With this, despite the persistence of
the difficulties imposed by the pandemic, 100%
of the employees able to receive the evaluation
were evaluated.
In 2021, 100% of eligible employees were
evaluated. GRI 404-3
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Investment in human capital
Investment in training and development
Total and average hours of training by gender | GRI 404-1
Total
employees
Training
hours
Average training
hours
4,966
121,499.19
24.47
1,417
22,849.19
6,383
144,348.38
16.13
22.61
Men
Women
Total
2019
R$ 8.3 million
2020
R$ 3.1 million
2021
R$ 3.7 million
Note: the drop in investments made in 2020 and 2021, compared to previous years, is justified by the
impacts of the Covid-1 9 pandemic on labor relations.
Total and average training hours by employee category | GRI 404-1
Total employees
Training hours
Operational
High School
Prof.
Tech. High
School Prof.
Higher
Eudcation Prof.
Total
29
3,541
1,577
1,236
6,383
584.50
48,645.34
48,646.08
46,472.43
144,348.35
Average training hours
20.16
13.74
30.85
37.60
22.61
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Occupational Health and Safety
GRI 103-1, 103-2, 103-3, 403-1,403-2, 403-3, 403-4, 403-5, 403-7, 403-8, EU16, EU18, PRME 1, 2, 3
Occupational health and safety are topics
present in Copel’s Strategic Map and
Strategic Reference, constituting one of the
Company’s values. Based on this premise, we
seek to ensure a healthy work environment,
in which workers and managers collaborate
for the continuous improvement of protection
and promotion of safety, health and well-
being for all.
The guidelines adopted by Copel are
contained in the Occupational Health and
Safety Policy. Management is carried out by
a multi-professional team, from engineering,
occupational medicine, and social assistance,
which monitors absenteeism indicators,
the performance of periodic and preventive
exams, and the frequency and severity rates
of accidents involving its own staff and third
parties. Health and safety indicators are
defined in the strategic planning process based
on the Balanced Scorecard methodology,
being included in the Management
Agreement, and broken down into indicators
of the Management Commitments of the
superintendencies and departments.
To promote a health and safety culture,
Copel carries out a series of initiatives,
detailed below.
• Medical Control and Occupational Health
Program (PCMSO) - NAC 40406 - Medical
Examinations: establishes rules for
occupational examinations
• Occupational Health and Safety
Management – GSST: its purpose is to
define procedures and identify risks and
preventive actions for the execution of
operational tasks.
• Preserving Life Program (PPV):
establishes the inspection, in the field, of
the technical and safety procedures during
the execution of the activities of employees
and contractors, in accordance with the
standards of the GSST area.
• Preliminary Risk Analysis (APR):
application that records the prior
assessment of the risks involved in
carrying out a particular job.
Risk assessment,
identification of possible
hazards and application of the
control hierarchy to eliminate
or minimize them is carried
out annually in accordance
with the Environmental Risk
Prevention Program (PPRA).
• Copel Video Monitoring (VMC): process
of distribution operational teams that uses
images from cameras installed in fleet
vehicles to improve accident prevention
mechanisms.
• Serious Accident Analysis Meeting (RAAG):
when a serious accident occurs, the RAAG
is held with the participation of staff, the
security area, Cipa and the manager of the
responsible area, in order to identify the
causes and provide blockages.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE • Minor Accident Analysis Meeting (RAAL):
when a minor accident occurs, the RAAL
is held, with the participation of the
occupational safety area’s technical staff, in
order to identify the causes of the accident
and provide blockages. Integration in
Occupational Health and Safety: meetings
with outsourced employees in which all
precautions related to occupational health
and safety are addressed.
is necessary to forward a situation for
analysis, the requests arising from these
discussions are communicated to the
occupational safety areas, which will
provide the appropriate referral. Cipas
annually promote Internal Accident
Prevention Weeks, when lectures on topics
related to health and safety are presented,
given by both employees, and externally
hired professionals.
• Safety Month: meetings held with each
superintendence, in which everyone
concentrates efforts on taking preventive
actions.
• Joint committee formed between Copel and
the Union of Electricity, Gas, Water, Works,
and Services Companies of the State of
Paraná (Sineltepar): it aims to improve the
workforce’s health and safety conditions.
• BMI (Body Mass Index) Program:
application of a manual that establishes
the procedures for the control and
monitoring of the body mass index
and weight of the workforce (owned
employees and third parties) who perform
the electrician function, as there are
critical indexes that must be followed
for the promotion of safety and health at
work and accident prevention.
• Internal Accident Prevention Commissions
• Safety Sectors: Cipas groups formed
(Cipas): distributed among Copel’s
establishments with the responsibility
of identifying the risks of the work and
preparing the risk map and the plan that
enables preventive action. During their
participation in Cipas, employees discuss
issues related to health and safety. If it
by departments and/or divisions whose
attributions are to multiply good safety
practices and engage employees in carrying
out preventive actions.
156
COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE • Technical Meetings: to promote a culture of
safety at work and develop the performance
of the electrician’s role, Copel encourages
the participation of these employees in the
Electricians’ Rodeo, with the basic premise
of following safety standards, act with
expertise and have the ability differentiated.
• Safety Trophy: created with the purpose
of encouraging and offering recognition for
accident prevention work carried out by the
areas that make up the Cipas.
The assessment of risks, identification of
possible hazards and the application of the
control hierarchy to eliminate or minimize
them is carried out annually in accordance
with the Environmental Risk Prevention
Program (PPRA) in all areas of the Company,
whether administrative or field. In external
activities, inspections are carried out by
employees who have knowledge of safety
standards and procedures, following specific
parameters. The workers themselves can
report hazards or hazardous situations related
to work through Caça ao Risco, a process
in which the accident analysis group and
the responsible Cipa president will take the
necessary measures to block it or improve the
standards of procedures to field activities.
The standards related to training in
occupational health and safety are NPC
0402 - Occupational Health and Safety
Policy, NAC 040414 - Occupational Health
and Safety and NAC 040501 - Personal
Training and Development. No employee
or third party may perform any activity
considered to be risky or unhealthy, or that
require specific knowledge without carrying
out the necessary training.
The Training area surveys the needs and
these are identified, analyzed, and monitored
by the employee’s management, following
the guidelines of the Training area. There is
the SG3 system, which aims to control and
audit all documentation related to contracted
third parties, including health and safety
training, offering a complete document audit
of Labor, Social Security, Land, Safety and
Occupational Medicine obligations.
At the beginning of the activities, the
contractors undergo Integration training, in
which the risks and precautions related to
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE health and safety for the execution of the
tasks are addressed. Additionally, for risky
activities, certificates of mandatory training
completion are required, as provided for in
the MTE Regulatory Norms, in addition to
the presentation of a valid Occupational
Health Certificate (ASO).
For owned employees, training is provided in
the company itself by its own employees or
by a company contracted for this purpose,
or external training on the premises of
the contracted company. For outsourced
employees, the training is external, except for
the Safety Integration, which is carried out by
Copel, preferably on the company’s premises.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is
provided to employees according to the
company’s Technical Specifications,
appropriate to the risk, upon registration
through the Term of Receipt and
Responsibility for PPE and Uniforms and
replaced whenever necessary, due to wear,
damage, or other needs, according to the
internal standard that deals with safety
equipment and uniforms. For contracted
parties, PPE must follow Copel’s Technical
Specifications, available on the company’s
website, following the same criteria for
supplying them. The supply must also be
registered through the aforementioned Term
of Receipt.
Whenever necessary, the work safety
areas, together with Copel (Holding),
change the technical specifications of their
PPE, replacing them with more effective
ones. Under Regulatory Rule-10, federal
employment regulation, employees have the
right to refuse work situations that could
cause illness, injury, or accident. At Copel,
everyone is protected from reprisals by the
Occupational Health and Safety Policy and
the Code of Conduct.
With regard to health, employees undergo
not only legal examinations, but also special
assessments whenever there is a suspicion
of illnesses that are caused by or may
interfere with work activities. Whenever a
restriction is identified, action is taken in
conjunction with local management so that
there is no exposure to a certain risk (either
through its elimination or other forms of
control). There is also ongoing coordination
of actions with occupational safety
professionals, analysis of environmental
risks identified and recorded in an electronic
management system and association with
complementary exams for monitoring and
control of exposure and aptitude. Owned
employees have access to services either
by calling, as in the case of monitoring
absenteeism or external legal examinations,
or by personal demand manifested to
management or by submitting statements
and other medical certificates.
All of Copel’s own employees are covered by
a health and safety system.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Health and quality of life
GRI 403-6
Copel provides a health insurance (a closed non-profit pension and supplementary assistance
entity), with monthly fees that are co-participated and offer, through a vast network
accredited in the State of Paraná, medical, dental, and pharmaceutical care, including an
outpatient plan, hospital and obstetric care and psychology and physiotherapy care. In addition
to the periodic medical examinations, the Company includes an additional stage of preventive
examinations associated with cardiac, gynecological, prostatic, colorectal, and ophthalmological
diseases, according to the age and sex of the employee, providing specialized medical evaluation
and complementary exams, free of charge. It also provides, in an institutionalized way, the
chemical dependency program, with specific medical treatment for the recovery of employees from
the use of illicit drugs and alcohol, including hospital and outpatient, medical and psychological
care. Expenses are fully funded and the Company’s social and health services are monitored,
adapting environmental activities and risks for personal and collective safety. Since 2019, the
Equilibradamente program has been carried out, with the aim of promoting the treatment and
monitoring of eligible beneficiaries with emotional disorders such as anxiety, depression, among
others. Treatment is free. Consultations are carried out online, with psychologists, and a hotline
is available for emergency consultations with the specialized team, 24 hours a day. A team of
specialized professionals guides employees in situations considered to be risky. There is also an
application to monitor the health of employees who use the program. Copel also offers annual
flu vaccination free of charge, within its premises, as per the prior request for the dose through
an electronic system and decentralized application calendar at various Company addresses. In
conjunction with the Cipas, information and awareness campaigns are conducted on Yellow
September, Pink October, Blue November, among others, with lectures and material on suicide
prevention, breast, and prostate cancer, encouraging the use of the health insurance’s
partner network.
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CAPITAL PERFORMANCECOPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT Work-related injuries | GRI 403-9
Owned employees
Fatalities
Rate
Serious injuries
Rate
Other types of injuries
Rate
Third party employees
Fatalities
Rate
Serious injuries
Rate
Other types of injuries
Rate
2020
0
0
0
0
23
2.19
2020
5
0.31
1
0.08
119
7.35
2021
0
0
0
0
21
1.85
2021
2
0.13
0
0
118
7.38
Calculation of rates considered 1,000,000 working hours, according to NBR 14.280 - Occupational Accident Record - Procedure and classification.
8.3 Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent
job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation, and encourage the
formalization and growth of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, including
through access to financial services
Training in Occupational Health and Safety | EU18
Indicator
Number of deaths resulting from accidents at
work (owned and third parties).
Base line
28 deaths recorded in 2019.
Suggested target
Zero occurrence of deaths of owned
Copel’s performance
In 2021, Copel recorded 2 deaths in its business operation
Contractors and subcontractors undergoing safety training
Total contracted and subcontracted employees
Percentage of contracted and subcontracted employees
undergoing safety training
4,726
14,799
31.93%
Note: 100% of employees and outsourced workers received mandatory occupational health and safety
training.
160
COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE INTELLECTUAL
CAPITAL
Research, Development, and Innovation
PRME 4 | EU8
For the electricity sector, investment in R&D
is also a regulatory requirement, established
by Federal Law No. 9.991/2000 and
supervised by the National Electric Energy
Agency (Aneel) within the scope of the
Research and Technological Development
Program for the Electric Energy Sector
(ProP&D). All companies in this sector must
allocate part of their net operating revenues
(NOR) to the activity.
ProP&D proposes several lines of research,
such as alternative sources of electricity
generation, management of basins and
reservoirs, energy efficiency and quality
and reliability of services, among others.
The Company develops projects along these
lines, always linked to its strategy, based on
demands arising from everyday problems,
such as the need for new technologies or the
construction of low-cost generation projects.
Each project has its own schedule, with
deadlines for completion that are regulated
by Aneel.
The R&D areas of the subsidiaries support
the initiatives’ management, including the
initial hiring, the management of monthly
payments and the monthly verification
of the financial statements. In 2021,
R$40,671,951.00 were invested by Copel
Distribuição and R$40,707,780.75 by
Copel Geração e Transmissão. The
monitoring of R&D programs and their
In 2021,
R$ 40,671,951.00
was invested by Copel
Distribuição and
R$ 40,707,780.75
by Copel Geração e
Transmissão.
budget execution can be checked on the
Innovation Portal, which serves as a support
tool for project managers.
The indicator for monitoring the Innovation
Sector, of the Business Development
Department, in 2021, was the number
of hypothesis tests, proofs of concept or
9.1 Develop quality, reliable, sustainable, and robust infrastructure, including regional and cross-border infrastructure, to support affordable
technology for all
Indicator
Base line
Number of public electric stations installed.
913 public electric stations in 2019 (IEA).
Suggested target
Achieve by 2030 at least 80,000 public electric stations installed in the country.
Copel’s Performance
Copel manages an electric road that connects the state of Paraná from east to west and has been investing in studies
and tests of electric stations at its facilities.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE innovation businesses started in the year.
In 2021, six proofs of concept (POC) were
carried out. The registration of the numbers
of hypothesis tests, proofs of concept or
innovation businesses started in the year are
monitored by the Innovation Sector of the
company’s Business Development Department,
which also monitors the indicator’s evolution
and collaborates in the Company’s actions to
promote the dissemination of the innovation
culture. Also, in early 2021, Copel, in
partnership with Renault do Brasil, launched
the Copel Carsharing Program with the aim
of developing a proof of concept focused on
sustainable electric mobility at Copel’s Km3
hub in Curitiba, allowing the shared use of
electric vehicles by means of temporary rental
via the app, for the professional and private
use of employees, this being an unprecedented
factor in the Company’s environment.
Open innovation is the systematic that aims to
improve the development of products or services,
increasing the efficiency of the development and
innovation processes of organizations, with a
shorter term, lower cost, or adding new services
through partnerships with different entities,
such as startups, educational institutions, or
technological institutes.
In the corporate strategic map, innovation
gained momentum and was considered even
more essential to leverage results. Copel
clearly sees the importance of innovation
to remain active and strong in the markets
where it operates. In 2021, the Investment
and Innovation Committee was established,
composed of 3 CAD members, and published,
in early 2021, the Economic/Financial/
Accounting Investment Policy - NPC 0109,
also dealing with investments in innovation.
Copel Volt, with a budget of around R$ 2
million, is an initiative with the objective of
bringing agility to the development of new
products and services for the implementation
of new businesses and entry into new markets.
The challenges addressed are: electromobility;
energy and beyond energy; clean energy and
new energy matrices; new business models;
customer relationship.
To reach the number of 30 startups
participating in the Pitch Days, around
50 members of the innovation committee
evaluated more than 200 companies from
all over the world, enrolled in the scouting
phase. Before the last phase, 15 startups had
the opportunity to participate in three days
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Copel Volt, with a budget
of around R$ 2 million,
is an initiative with the
objective of bringing agility
to the development of new
products and services for
the implementation of new
businesses and entry into
new markets.
of Bootcamp provided for in the program.
After the Bootcamp phase, 5 startups were
selected to receive the financial support for
the execution of the proofs of concept, the
PoCs, that is, an opportunity for startups
to present evidence that the solutions
they defend can be successful in the real
environment of application. The development
of PoCs will take place in 2022.
9.4 By 2030, modernize infrastructure and rehabilitate industries to make them sustainable, with increased
efficiency in the use of resources and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound industrial
technologies and processes; with all countries acting in accordance with their respective capabilities
Indicator
Base line
Number of patents and licenses requested per year / Total amount invested in R&D
projects per year.
Average of 15.4 patents and licenses requested per year (average of 21 years of
program monitored by Aneel).
Suggested
target
By 2030, increase the number of patents and licenses requested for every million
reais invested in R&D projects.
Copel’s
Performance
In 2021, twenty-one (21) applications were filed among patents, industrial design
and software registration with the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI),
which resulted in three (3) patent grants, six (6) registration certificates of industrial
design and nine (9) certificates of software registrations.
Investment in Research and
Development in 2021 (by topics)
2021
% in relation
to total
investments
2020
% in relation
to total
investments
Energy storage
Energy Efficiency
Alternative sources of electricity
generation
Management of Basins and
Reservoirs
Environment
Measuring, billing, and combating
commercial losses
R$ 2,824,659.65
R$ 7,351,989.21
R$ 2,170,382.58
R$ 371,068.65
R$ 6,952,157.43
R$ 1,174,690.00
Operation of Electric Power Systems
R$ 7,424,135.32
3%
9%
3%
0%
9%
1%
9%
R$ 2,734,966.00
R$ 2,034,225.73
R$ 8,802,238.55
R$ 947,687.03
R$ 7,094,331.50
R$ 1,783,024.00
R$ 11,335,544.81
Electric Power Systems Planning
R$ 12,441,896.39
15%
R$ 9,153,478.50
3%
2%
11%
1%
9%
2%
14%
11%
Supervision, Control and
Protection of Electric Power
Systems
Safety
Quality and Reliability of Electric
Power Services
Others
RD&I Management
Total
R$ 10,557,231.21
13%
R$ 10,224,057.54
12%
R$ 7,208,946.81
R$ 8,183,922.37
R$ 13,808,435.05
R$ 909,355.98
9%
10%
17%
1%
R$ 3,893,698.17
R$ 4,807,064.63
R$ 19,606,243.45
R$ 706,979.99
5%
6%
24%
1%
R$ 81,379,097.52
100%
R$ 83,123,539.90
100%
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Main R&D projects in 2021
Generation business R&D
Copel GeT has an area dedicated to
management and support in the development
of scientific/technological projects related to
the Research and Technological Development
Program for the Electric Energy Sector. The
R&D projects developed by the Company are
aimed at direct application in its activities,
involving the creation of new equipment,
materials, techniques or methodologies. In
2021, Copel Geração e Transmissão invested
R$ 40,707,780.75 in the execution of 36
R&D projects, among which, 7 are strategic,
withe themes that were established by Aneel
through a Public Call for R&D Projects. It also
invested more than R$ 72 thousand in the
management of the R&D Program through
management projects.
For the next three years, Copel GeT expects
an investment of approximately R$ 50
million in new R&D projects applied to its
processes of generation, maintenance,
and resource management. Projects must
be carried out in at least 6 university
centers, 4 research institutes and 4 national
technology companies, and approved upon
evaluation by the Copel GeT R&D Committee
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE and/or public call administered by Aneel.
Such institutions will have up to 5 years to
execute these projects, as defined in the
PROP&D (Procedures of the Research and
Technological Development Program for the
Electric Energy Sector).
In 2021, Copel GeT deposited 4 new patents
arising from its R&D projects in progress.
R&D Distribution Business
The Research and Development Program’s
mission is to produce technical and
operational, economic, social, and
environmental benefits, generating and
adding value to Copel Distribuição and to
society as a whole.
Adhering to of the electricity sector’s
future vision, investments in Research and
Development and in Innovation are essential
for our positioning in the market within a
long-term perspective. It is part of Copel’s
corporate strategic guidelines to invest in
research, development and innovation with
added value. The main objective is to comply
with Law 9991/2000 and avoid the risk of
fines by the regulatory body, Aneel. Regarding
the social issue, there is the opportunity to
carry out innovative projects in important
areas of society such as urban mobility,
security, producing technical and operational,
economic, social, and environmental benefits,
generating, and adding value for COPEL DIS
and for society as a whole.
Electric car sharing
In early 2021, Copel, in partnership with
Renault do Brasil, launched the Copel
Carsharing Program with the aim of
developing a proof of concept focused on
sustainable electric mobility at Copel’s Km3
hub in Curitiba, allowing the shared use of
electric vehicles through temporary rental via
an application, for the professional and private
use of employees, this as a unique factor in
the Company’s environment.
2 Zoe vehicles are used, 100% electric,
recharged by solar source. To use the
services, simply access the Mobilize Share
application and schedule.
The program is another step towards the
consolidation of electric mobility in the
Company, an initiative that began in 2018
with the implementation of the largest
electric road in the country, with 12 charging
stations along 730 kilometers of the BR-277
highway, connecting the east end to the
western end of the state.
The services meet three global trends
in the electricity sector: digitization,
decentralization and decarbonization.
Vehicles are cleaner, quieter and use energy
efficiently.
Subsequently, Copel will analyze data
such as usage, behavior, user interest
and perception, technical performance,
consumption, availability for use, expenses,
and revenues, among others, to define the
continuity of the initiative.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE INFRASTRUCTURE
CAPITAL
Generation and Energy
Copel operates 50 of its own plants and has a stake in another 11, of
which 24 are hydroelectric, 34 wind farms, 2 thermoelectric and 1
solar, totaling a generating park with an installed capacity of 6,616.3
MW and with a physical guarantee of an average of 3,116.8 MW, as
detailed in the table of plants in operation below:
GRI EU 1
Enterprises
Hydroelectric Plants
HPP Gov. José Richa (Salto Caxias)
HPP Gov. Ney Aminthas de Barros Braga (Segredo)
HPP Gov. Bento Munhoz da Rocha Netto (Foz do
Areia-FDA)
HPP Gov. Pedro Viriato Parigot de Souza (GPS)
HPP Gov. Jayme Canet Junior (Mauá)
HPP Guaricana
HPP Chaminé
PCH Cavernoso li
HPP Apucaraninha
HPP Derivação do Rio Jordão
CGH Marumbi
HPP São Jorge
CGH Chopim 1
HPP Cavernoso
CGH Melissa
Installed
Power (MW)
Physical
Guarantee
(average MW)
Property %
Installed
Power (MW)
Proport.
Physical Guarantee
(Average MW)
Proport.
Start of
Commercial
Operation
Expiration of
Grant
1,240.0
1,260.0
1,676.0
260,0
361.0
36.0
18.0
19.0
10.0
6.5
4.8
2.3
2.0
1.3
1.0
605.6
578.5
603.3
109.0
197.7
16.1
11.6
10.5
6.7
5.9
2.4
1.5
1.5
1.0
0.6
100%
100%
100%
100%
51%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
1,240.0
1,260.0
1,676.0
260.0
184.1
36.0
18.0
19.0
10.0
6.5
4.8
2.3
2.0
1.3
1.0
605.6
578.5
603.3
109.0
100.8
16.1
11.6
10.5
6.7
5.9
2.4
1.5
1.5
1.0
0.6
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03.20.2033
09.29.1992
09.25.2032
10.01.1980
12.21.2024
09.03.1971
01.03.2053
11.23.2012
05.27.2047
01.01.1957
07.21.2028
01.01.1930
08.02.2028
05.15.2013
12.06.2050
04.06.1949
01.27.2027
12.02.1997
06.21.2032
04.05.1961
-
01.01.1945
07.24.2026
05.28.1963
-
12.07.1965
06.23.2033
01.31.1966
-
168
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CGH Salto do Vau
CGH Pitangui
HPP Baixo Iguaçu
HPP Colíder
PCH Bela Vista
HPP Santa Clara e Fundão
HPP Dona Francisca
PCH Arturo Andreoli
PCH Santa Clara I e Fundão 1
Installed
Power (MW)
Physical
Guarantee
(average MW)
Property %
Installed
Power (MW)
Proport.
Physical Guarantee
(Average MW)
Proport.
Start of
Commercial
Operation
Expiration of
Grant
0.9
0.9
350.2
300.0
29.8
240.3
125.0
29.1
6.1
0.6
O.1
172.4
178.1
18.6
133.0
75.9
20.4
4.9
100%
100%
30%
100%
100%
70%
23%
36%
70%
0.9
0.9
105.1
300.0
29.8
168.2
28.8
10.4
4.3
0.6
O.1
51.7
178.1
18.6
93.1
17.3
7.3
3.4
01.01.1911
-
02.08.2019
12.03.2049
03.09.2019
01.30.2046
06.12.2021
01.02.2041
07.31.2005
06.11.2040
02.05.2001
09.21.2037
10.25.2001
08.15.2032
08.13.2005
12.19.2032
Total Hydroelectric Power Plants
5,980.2
2,755.1
5,369.4
2,425.2
Thermoelectric Power Plants
UTE Figueira
UTE Araucária
Total Thermoelectric Power Plants
Solar Power Plants
Solar Paraná
Total Solar Power Plants
20.0
484.2
504.2
2.3
2.3
10.3
365.2
375.5
-
-
100%
81.2%
49%
49%
20.0
393.1
413.1
1.1
1.1
10.3
296.5
306.8
-
-
04.08.1963
03.27.2019
09.27.2002
12.23.2029
09.15.2021
09.15.2046(4)
169
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Wind Farms
Palmas
Santa Maria
Santa Helena
Olhod'Água
São Bento do Norte
Eurus IV
Asa Branca I
Asa Branca lI
Asa Branca IlI
Farol
Ventos de Santo Uriel
Boa Vista
Cutia
Esperança do Nordeste
Guajiru
Jangada
Maria Helena
Potiguar
Paraíso dos Ventos do Nordeste
São Bento do Norte I
São Bento do Norte lI
São Bento do Norte IlI
Installed
Power (MW)
Physical
Guarantee
(average MW)
Property %
Installed
Power (MW)
Proport.
Physical Guarantee
(Average MW)
Proport.
Start of
Commercial
Operation
Expiration of
Grant
2.5
29.7
29.7
30.0
30.0
27.0
27.0
27.0
27.0
20.0
16.2
14.0
23.1
27.3
21.0
27.3
27.3
27.3
27.3
23.1
23.1
23.1
0.4
15.7
16.0
12.8
11.3
12.4
12.1
11.9
12.3
8.8
9.0
5.2
9.6
9.1
8.3
10.3
12.0
11.5
10.6
10.1
10.8
10.2
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
2.5
29.7
29.7
30.0
30.0
27.0
27.0
27.0
27.0
20.0
16.2
14.0
23.1
27.3
21.0
27.3
27.3
27.3
27.3
23.1
23.1
23.1
0.4
15.7
16.0
12.8
11.3
12.4
12.1
11.9
12.3
8.8
9.0
5.2
9.6
9.1
8.3
10.3
12.0
11.5
10.6
10.1
10.8
10.2
11.12.1999
09.29.2029
04.23.2015
05.08.2047
05.06.2015
04.09.2047
02.25.2015
06.01.2046
02.25.2015
05.19.2046
08.20.2015
04.27.2046
08.05.2015
04.25.2046
09.15.2015
05.31.2046
09.04.2015
05.31.2046
02.25.2015
04.20.2046
05.22.2015
04.09.2047
02.25.2015
04.28.2046
12.22.2018
01.05.2042
12.29.2018
05.11.2050
12.29.2018
01.05.2042
12.29.2018
01.05.2042
12.29.2018
01.05.2042
12.29.2018
05.11.2050
01.05.2019
05.11.2050
01.31.2019
08.04.2050
01.29.2019
08.04.2050
04.09.2019
08.04.2050
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São Miguel I
São Miguel lI
São Miguel IlI
Vila Ceará I (Paraíba IV)
Vila Maranhão I
Vila Maranhão lI
Vila Maranhão IlI
Vila Mato Grosso I
Santo Cristo
Reduto
São João
Carnaúbas
Total Wind Farms
TOTAL SOURCES
Discover Copel’s plants
Copel’s strategic guideline is to increase
the share of renewable energy sources
in the generation matrix, in line with its
sustainability principles and especially in the
sector’s decarbonization.
Installed
Power (MW)
Physical
Guarantee
(average MW)
Property %
Installed
Power (MW)
Proport.
Physical Guarantee
(Average MW)
Proport.
Start of
Commercial
Operation
Expiration of
Grant
21.0
21.0
21.0
32.0
32.0
32.0
32.0
58.9
27.0
27.0
27.0
27.0
9.3
9.1
9.2
17.8
17.8
17.8
16.6
28.6
15.3
14.4
14.3
13.1
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
49%
49%
49%
49%
21.0
21.0
21.0
32.0
32.0
32.0
32.0
58.9
13.2
13.2
13.2
13.2
9.3
9.1
9.2
17.8
17.8
17.8
16.6
28.6
7.5
7.1
7.0
6.4
02.14.2019
08.04.2050
02.02.2019
08.04.2050
02.14.2019
08.04.2050
12.19.2020
01.14.2054
02.11.2021
01.11.2054
03.31.2021
01.14.2054
09.29.2020
01.14.2054
06.11.2021
12.06.2054
06.30.2015
04.18.2047
06.26.2015
04.16.2047
06.30.2015
03.26.2047
06.30.2015
04.09.2047
887.9
413.7
7,374.6
3,545.1
832.7
6,616.3
384.6
3,116.8
The generation park’s composition by installed capacity is:
81.16%
hydroelectric
plants
12.59%
wind
farms
6.24%
thermoelectric
plants
0.01%
solar
station
171
COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Net Energy Generation
EU2
In 2021, the electricity generation park produced 20,284.25
GWh, almost 40% more than in 2020, when production was
14,534.60 GWh.
Net Energy Generation by source and by year (GWh)
2019
2020
2021
17,750.02
11,232.5
15,798.15
1,915.02
994.6
2,691.39
hydroelectric
plants
thermoelectric
plants
wind farms
99.90
2,307.5
1,784.57
solar
station
-
-
10.14
Total
19,765.52
14,534.60
20,284.25
Plant Efficiency
EU6, EU11, EU30
The plants with an installed
capacity of more than 50 MW,
which corresponds to most of
the generation, have the volume
dictated by the National System
Operator (ONS) according to the
conditions of the reservoirs and
the electrical system’s demand.
Therefore, the amount of energy
to be produced is not defined by
Copel itself, as it is subject to
ONS dispatch. The availability
factor of hydraulic power plants
was 94%, compared to the
recent history of 93% in 2020,
and 94% in 2019.
Wind generation depends
on the availability of wind
turbines (affected by operation
and maintenance) and on the
availability of wind resources,
which can vary in the region
over time. The amount reported
in 2021 also includes wind
farms located in the Northeast,
which constitute Copel’s special
purpose company.
In thermal generation, only the
gas unit operated, with an average
efficiency of 46.2%. The coal unit
continues to be modernized.
Average plant availability factor
94%
93%
94%
2019
2020
2021
172
COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Investments in Generation
GRI 102-10, EU10, EU23
PCH Bela Vista
The small hydroelectric plant, located on
the Chopim River, will have the capacity to
produce 29.81 MW. The PCH has a budget
of R$ 217 million and will benefit around
100 thousand consumers. The work began
in August 2019 and partially entered into
commercial operation, 3 generating units, still
in 2021. The total start-up of the generating
plant is scheduled for the first half of 2022.
Jandaíra Wind Farm
With an estimated investment of R$ 411.0
million, the Jandaíra Wind Farm, which
will have 90.1 MW of installed capacity
and a physical guarantee of 47.6 MWm,
will be built in Rio Grande do Norte, a
region in which Copel already has other
wind generation assets, which will provide
operational synergies with the projects that
are already in operation. After the issuance
of the environmental licenses, the works
started in January 2021, ending the year
with 77% of the work carried out. The start-
up is scheduled for mid-2022, staggered by
wind turbine.
Vilas wind farm
At the end of 2021, Copel concluded the
acquisition of 100% of the Vilas Wind Farm
as part of the Company’s strategy, and
of the Investment Policy, to increase its
portfolio in renewable energy, expanding
the diversification of the generation matrix,
predominantly hydraulic. The enterprise
comprises 5 wind farms, in operation, with
186.7 MW of installed capacity located in Rio
Grande do Norte.
Solar Paraná
Implementation of a complex with 6
photovoltaic plants in rural Paraná, with
up to 4.25 MW of installed power and
classified as Distributed Generation,
according to Aneel. Three plants, already
in operation, with a power of 3 MW serve
a network of pharmacies in the State of
Paraná in remote self-consumption. The
other 3 plants will be implemented in 2022
and will serve customers in remote self-
consumption or shared generation.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Distributed mini-generation
In 2021, the first generating units of the Bandeirantes Photovoltaic Solar
Power Plant, built in northern Paraná, went into operation, totaling 5.36
MWp (megawatt-peak, photovoltaic power unit) of installed power, enough to
meet energy consumption of approximately 10 thousand people.
The project is part of Copel’s new business model, in which the Company
implements and operates distributed energy generation units and the customer
signs a lease agreement for the plant. The generated energy is used to offset
consumption, resulting in a discount on the electricity bill. This segment is
expanding in Brazil and, according to data from the National Electric Energy
Agency, solar distributed generation assets with about 2.5 gigawatts of capacity
are currently in operation in the country, against about 1 gigawatt in June of last
year, totaling more than 200 thousand units connected to the network.
Built in the municipality of Bandeirantes, 100 kilometers from Londrina, in partnership
with Sistechne Participações, the solar complex is made up of 6,900 photovoltaic panels,
which occupy an area of 10.35 hectares (the size of almost ten soccer fields). Each plate
is formed by polycrystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, which, interconnected in series,
react with the incidence of the sun’s rays, releasing electrons that are transferred to a
circuit inside the plate or solar panel.
Copel is working to develop other similar projects and invites companies
interested in offsetting their energy consumption through distributed
generation to contact Copel via the website and carry out simulations to
verify the feasibility of migrating to the new system.
Modernization of the Governador Bento
Munhoz da Rocha Netto Hydroelectric
Power Plant
The second phase of the modernization was
completed in August 2021, with an investment of
R$150 million. The four 436 MW turbines were
modernized and the speed and voltage regulators
were replaced. With the increments, a turbine
with superior efficiency was obtained, increasing
the physical guarantee, and reducing the
maintenance cost. The construction and financial
schedules were met as foreseen in terms of time,
budget, and quality. This modernization stage
absorbed around R$ 150 million in investments.
Modernization of the Figueira Thermoelectric
Power Plant
The Company restarted the modernization works
in January 2021, with completion expected in
mid-2022. The modernization aims to increase
efficiency and reduce the emission of gases and
particles resulting from the burning of coal.
Investments planned for 2022:
R$ 331.5 million
174
COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Power Transmission
EU4
The segment’s main attribution is to provide services for the transport
and transformation of electric energy, being responsible for the
construction, operation, and maintenance of substations, as well as for
the lines intended for power transmission.
The transmission concessions in operation currently generate a RAP of
R$ 1.22 billion, proportional to their participation in the projects.
The Company fully owns and participates in transmission concessions
in operation, corresponding to 9,616 km of transmission lines, with
transforming power of its substations in the order of 20,462 MVA, as
shown in the following table:
175
COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Transmission Lines and Substations
Owned lines and substations
Contract no. 060/2001
Various transmission facilities (1)
Both
Various
Circuit
Voltage
(kV)
Extension
(km)
Transformation
Capacity (MVA)
Start of
Commercial
Operation
Expiration of
the Grant
Contract no. 07512001
LT Bateias - Jaguarialva
Contract no. 006/2008
LT Bateias - Pilarzinho
Contract no. 027/2009
LT Foz do Iguaçu - Cascavel Oeste
Contract no. 010/2010
LT Araraquara 2 - Taubaté
Contract no. 015/2010
SE Cerquilho IlI
Contract no. 022/2012
Contract no. 002/2013
Contract no. 02112014
LT Londrina - Figueira C2
LT Foz do Chopim - Salto Osório C2
LT Assis - Paraguaçu Paulista lI C1 e C2
SE Paraguaçu Paulista lI
LT Foz do Chopim - Realeza
SE Realeza
Contract no. 022/2014
LT Assis - Londrina C2
SE Medianeira Norte
SE Andirá Leste
SE Curitiba Centro
SE Baixo Iguaçu
Contrato nº 006/2016
LT Curitiba Centro - Uberaba C1
LT Curitiba Centro - Uberaba C2
LT Baixo Iguaçu - Realeza Sul
LT Curitiba Leste - Blumenau
LT Baixo Iguaçu - Cascavel Oeste
CS
CS
CS
CS
-
CS
CS
CD
-
CS
-
CS
CS
-
-
-
CS
CS
CS
CS
CS
3,328
2,063
138
32
117
334
-
92
10
83
-
52
-
230 kV
230 kV
525 kV
500 kV
230/138 kV
230 kV
230 kV
230 kV
230 kV
230 kV
230/138 kV
500 kV
122
230/138 kV
230/138 kV
230/138 kV
230 kV
230 kV
230 kV
230 kV
525 kV
230 kV
-
-
-
-
8
8
37
144
57
14,390
12,440
-
-
-
-
Various
01.01.2043
11.01.2003
08.17.2031
09.14.2009
03.17.2038
12.06.2012
11.19.2039
07.27.2018
10.06.2040
300
06.01.2014
10.06.2040
-
-
-
150
-
300
-
300
300
300
-
-
-
-
-
-
06.30.2015
08.27.2042
03.29.2015
08.27.2042
01.25.2016
02.25.2043
01.24.2016
02.25.2043
03.05.2017
09.05.2044
01.15.2017
09.05.2044
09.05.2017
09.05.2044
06.09.2019
04.072046
09.07.2019
04.07.2046
09.04.2019
04.07.2046
12.21.2020
04.07.2046
09.04.2019
04.07.2046
09.04.2019
04.07.2046
08.04.2019
04.07.2046
03.28.2021
04.07.2046
12.21.2020
04.07.2046
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Linhas
Transmission Lines and Substations
Property
Circuit
Voltage (kV)
Extension
(km)
Transformation
Capacity (MVA)
Start of
Commercial
Operation
Expiration of
the Grant
Special Purpose Companies
6,238
6,1172
Costa Oeste Transmissora de Energia S.A.
100%
LT Cascavel Norte - Cascavel Oeste
Contract no. 001/2012
LT Cascavel Norte - Umuarama Sul
SE Umuarama Sul
Caiuá Transmissora de Energia S.A.
49.0%
Contrato nº 007/2012
LT Umuarama - Guaíra
LT Cascavel Oeste - Cascavel Norte
SE Sanle Quiêria
SE Cascavel Norte
Marumbi Transmissora de Energia S.A.
100.0%
Contrato nº 008/2012
LT Curitiba - Curitiba Leste
SE Curitiba Leste
Martrinchã Transmissora de Energia (TP Norte) S.A.
49.0%
LT Paranatinga - Ribeirãozinho
LT Paranaita - Cláudia
LT Cláudia - Paranatinga
Contract no. 012/2012
LT Sinop - Intersecção Santa Carmen
SE Paranaita
SE Cláudia
SE Paranatinga
SE Sinop
CS
CS
-
CS
CS
-
-
CS
-
CD
CD
CD
CS
-
-
-
-
230kV
230kV
230/138kV
230kV
230kV
230/138/13,8 kV
2301138 kV
525 kV
525/230 kV
500 kV
500 kV
500 kV
500 kV
500 kV
500 kV
500 kV
500 kV
29
130
-
105
37
-
-
29
-
710
594
708
21
-
-
-
-
-
-
08.31.2014
01.12.2042
08.31.2014
01.12.2042
300
07.27.2014
-
-
400
300
-
672
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
05.12.2014
07.02.2014
06.10.2042
06.01.2014
05.10.2042
07.02.2014
05.10.2042
05.10.2042
06.28.2015
06.28.2015
05.10.2042
05.10.2042
07.29.2016
10.09.2015
05.10.2042
07.29.2016
05.10.2042
10.09.2015
05.10.2042
800
10.09.2015
05.10.2042
177
COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Transmission Lines and Substations
Property
Circuit
Voltage (kV)
Extension
(km)
Transformation
Capacity (MVA)
Start of
Commercial
Operation
Expiration of
the Grant
Mata de Santa Genebra Transmissão S.A.
50.1%
Contract noº
001/2014
SE Fernão Dias
LT Bateias - Itatiba
LT Araraquara 2 - Itatiba
LT Araraquara 2 - Fernão Dias
Guaraciaba Transmissora de Energia S.A.
49.0%
LT Ribeirãozinho - Rio Verde Norte C3
LT Rio Verde do Norte - Marimbondo II
Contract noº 013/2012
SE Marimbondo II
SE Rio Verde
Paranaiba Transmissora de Energia S.A
24,5%
Contract noº
007/2013
LT Barreiras II - Rio das Éguas
LT Rio das Éguas - Luziânia
LT Luziânia - Pirapora 2
Cantareira Transmissora de Energia S.A.
Contract noº 019/2014 LT Estreito - Fernão Dias C1 e C2
Uirapuru Transmissora de Energia S.A.
Contract noº 02/2005
LT Ivaiporã - Londrina ESUL
49,0%
100.0%
Total
-
CS
CS
CS
CS
CD
-
-
CS
CS
CS
CD
CS
500/440 kV
500 kV
500 kV
500 kV
500 kV
500 kV
500 kV
500 kV
500 kV
500 kV
500 kV
-
414
222
249
240
690
-
-
244
350
373
500 kV
656
500 kV
122
9,616
3,600
02.07.2020
05.15.2044
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
20,462
03.05.2020
05.15.2044
03.24.2020
05.15.2044
03.05.2020
05.15.2044
08.30.2016
05.10.2042
08.30.2016
05.10.2042
08.30.2016
05.10.2042
08.30.2016
05.10.2042
01.30.2017
05.02.2043
01.30.2017
05.02.2043
01.30.2017
05.02.2043
03.05.2018
09.05.2044
07.09.2006
03.05.2035
178
COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Transmission Efficiency
EU6
Technical transmission losses are related to the
transport of energy to the “Center of Gravity,” where
they are apportioned at 50% for generators and 50%
for energy consumers, pursuant to current regulations.
The history of increase in the last three years can
be explained by the increase in energy generation,
restrictions on the transmission system and the
installation of new equipment in the system.
Another cause of the increase in losses is due to the
concentration of generation at points far from the load
center, causing a significant variation in the exchange
of energy.
Technical Transmission Losses
EU12
2019
2.62%
2020
2.71%
2021
2.74%
179
COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Investments in Transmission
EU23
Lot E – Aneel Auction no. 05/2015
Copel received a concession to build, operate
and maintain several transmission projects. In
addition to the substations and transmission
lines that have been operating since 2019,
the contract also includes the 525 kV Curitiba
Leste - Blumenau transmission line, which
began commercial operation in 2021 and
represents approximately R$42.6 million in
RAP. Considering the other projects that were
already in operation, the entire lot represents a
RAP for Copel in the order of R$ 133.3 million.
Authorizing Resolution No. 7.384/2018
Modernization in the 230 kV substations
Realeza Sul, São Mateus do Sul, Pato Branco,
Ponta Grossa Sul, Londrina ESU and Ibiporã,
and in the Londrina - Ibiporã transmission
line, with an investment of approximately R$
111.0 million and a RAP of approximately R$
15.0 million.
Authorizing Resolution No. 7.515/2018
Modernization of the 230 kV Cascavel,
Ponta Grossa Norte, Umbará, Maringá and
Uberaba substations, with an investment of
approximately R$ 70.0 million and RAP of
approximately R$ 9.5 million, from the start of
commercial operations. The Umbará, Maringá
and Uberaba substations, Ponta Grossa Norte,
were completed in 2021. The others have
deadlines set by Aneel for completion in the
1st half of 2022.
Authorizing Resolution No. 8.543/2020
Modernization of the 230 kV transmission lines
Pilarzinho - Santa Mônica, Bateias - Pilarzinho,
Santa Mônica, Bateias and Pilarzinho, with
a total investment of approximately R$
32.5 million and RAP of approximately R$
4.2 million, as from the start of commercial
operation, which Aneel expects to be in
January of 2023.
Authorizing Resolution No. 9.219/2020
Modernization of the 230 kV Guaíra substation,
with an investment of approximately R$ 38.8
million and RAP of approximately R$ 6.0 million,
as from the start of commercial operation,
which Aneel expects to be in April of 2024.
Authorizing Resolution No. 9.564/2020
Modernization of the 230 kV Sarandi
substation, with an investment of
approximately R$ 21.0 million and RAP of
approximately R$ 3.4 million, as from the start
of commercial operation, which Aneel expects
to be in June of 2023.
Authorizing Resolution No. 9.741/2021
Modernization of the 230 kV Campo
Comprido-Santa Quitéria transmission line,
with an investment of approximately R$ 4.3
million and RAP of approximately R$ 577.7
thousand, as from the start of commercial
operation, which Aneel expects to be in
August of 2023.
Authorizing Resolution No. 10.688/2021
Modernization of the 230 kV CIC substation,
with an investment of approximately R$ 24.4
million and RAP of approximately R$ 3.7
million, from the start of commercial operation,
which Aneel expects to be in April of 2024.
Investments planned for 2022:
R$ 89.1 million
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Energy Distribution
EU4
Copel is responsible for distributing energy to approximately 4.8 million
consumers in 1,113 locations in 394 municipalities in Paraná and in Porto
União (SC). The Company maintains installations at voltage levels of 13.8
kV, 34.5 kV, 69 kV and 138 kV, manages approximately 202 thousand
km of distribution networks and has 378 automated substations, with
an installed capacity of 11.3 thousand MVa. The share is 6.2% of the
Brazilian market and 33.3% of the market in the South Region - in Paraná,
the share is estimated at 97.0%.
Wired Market
Wired market (Tusd)
Captive Market
Concessionaires and Licensees
Free Consumers
Wired Concessionaires
Wired Market
Captive Market
Energy sold (GWh)
Residential
Industrial
Commercial
Rural
Others
Total
Number of consumers
Distributed energy (GWh)
Dec/21
Dec/20
4,926,608
4,835,852
2
2,318
5
2
1,871
5
4,928,933
4,837,730
%
1.9
-
23.9
-
1.9
2019
7,499
2,648
4,730
2,361
2,546
Dec/21
19,312
86
11,531
846
31,775
2020
7,910
2,314
4,172
2,451
2,333
Dec/20
19,180
76
10,025
798
30,079
2021
8,068
2,275
4,149
2,461
2,359
19,784
19,180
19,312
%
0.7
13.2
15.0
6.0
5.6
% 20/21
2.0
1.7
0.6
0.4
1.1
0.7
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Operational Efficiency
EU6, EU28, EU29
Operational efficiency and the quality of
energy distribution are evaluated using the
indicators Equivalent Interruption Duration
per Consumer Unit (DEC) and Equivalent
Interruption Frequency per Consumer Unit
(FEC). Additionally, comparisons are made
with other agents in the sector, in order to
identify Copel’s current position in relation
to its peers.
The FEC indicator has shown a downward
trend in the last three years, with the year
2021 presenting the best result in the
distributor’s history (4.83 for total FEC and
4.76 for FECi). The global goal established by
Aneel in 2020 was 7.24 interruptions.
The DEC indicator had the same behavior,
showing a downward trend in the last
three years, with the year 2021 presenting
the best result in the distributor’s history
(7.22 for total DEC and 7.20 for DECi).
Considering only the events that occurred
in the distribution system (DECi), this value
was 7.22 hours, 22% below the global target
established by Aneel (9.28 for 2021), the
lowest value ever achieved by the Company.
Efficiency Indicators
DECi
Copel
DECi
Aneel
FECi
Copel
FEC
Aneel
9.10
7.81
7.20
10.5
9.78
9.28
6.00
5.55
4.76
7.66
7.38
6.84
2019
2020
2021
Global, technical, and non-technical losses | GRI EU12
2019 2020 2021
Global Losses - Distribution (%)
8.4
9.4 7.74
Technical losses - Distribution (%)
Non-technical losses - Distribution (%)
6
1
6 5.85
1.8 1.89
Note: Technical losses refer to the portion of distribution losses,
inherent to the transport process, voltage transformation and energy
measurement in the concessionaire’s network. Non-technical losses,
in turn, represent all other losses associated with the distribution of
electricity, such as energy theft, measurement errors, errors in the
billing process, consumer units without measuring equipment, among
others. The average of the global losses of the last three years is 8.51%.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE In 2021, global losses represented 9.2% of all
energy injected into the distributor’s system,
with 5.8% of technical losses, 1.9% of non-
technical losses and 1.5% of losses in the
basic network.
Distribution losses can also be defined
as the difference between the electricity
purchased by the distributors and that
billed to their consumers, that is, calculated
through the metering system and the market
billed by the Company.
Loss Index
(%)
8.38%
9.39%
9.20%
1.6%
1.5%
1.8%
1.9%
1.4%
1.0%
6.0%
6.0%
5.8%
2019
2020
2021
Basic grid
Non-technical losses
Technical losses
11.1 By 2030, ensure access for all to safe, adequate, and affordable housing and basic services and
upgrade slums
Indicator
Percentage of non-technical losses.
Base line
Average of 15% (series from 2008 to 2018).
Suggested goal Achieving, by 2030, real non-technical losses of less than 13%.
Copel’s
Performance
Non-technical losses are calculated on the Distributor’s low voltage market: the
value realized in 2021 was 4.3% and the regulatory target (Aneel) from Jul/21
to Jun/25 is 4.47%.
Energy Efficiency
GRI EU7, 203-2, PRME 3, 4, 5
Law No. 9.991/2000 and Aneel Normative
Resolution No. 892/2020 determine the
application of financial resources in the
Energy Efficiency Program (PEE), aimed at
promoting the efficient use of electricity
in all sectors of the economy. Annually,
Copel makes public calls for consumers to
submit project proposals that demonstrate
the importance and economic feasibility
of improving the energy efficiency of
equipment, processes, and end uses of
energy. Industrial, residential (condominium),
rural, commercial, and service consumers,
public authorities, public lighting, and public
services can participate. The public call is
part of Copel’s Energy Efficiency Program
(PEE), which completes 20 years of activities,
under the regulation of the National Electric
Energy Agency (Aneel). In this period, more
than R$ 530 million were invested in all the
municipalities in the distributor’s concession
area, operating in various consumption
classes, including low-income families.
Copel’s program that finances actions to
combat electrical energy waste is completing
two decades of operation, with the execution of
a record public call to encourage projects. The
exchange of old equipment for more efficient
ones will benefit 11 hospitals, 275 teaching
institutions and 27 thousand public lighting
points, among others, thanks to the application
of a budget estimated at R$ 147 million.
The performance in the public services
area stands out, such as the exchange of
equipment in 30 hospitals, more than a
thousand charities 25 universities and more
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE than a thousand public schools. “Another front of the program is the modernization of public
lighting, with the allocation of resources to more than 300 municipalities, bringing a huge gain
to society, both in terms of energy efficiency and public safety,” he points out.
Investments in Distribution
EU 7, EU23
Energy efficiency
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Energy Saved (MWh/year)
6,925.30
6,189.99
14,586.53
7,064.71
17,476.67
Demand Reduction at the Peak (kW)
1,853.52
1,169.35
2,521.38
776.30
2,607.27
Energy efficiency
2019
2020
2021
Energy Saved (MWh/year)
14,586.53
7,064.71
1,601.89
Energy Saved (tCO2/ano)1
Demand Reduction at the Peak (kW)
1,283.61
2,521.38
621.69
776.30
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¹Conversion of MWh and tCO2 according to the annual National Energy Balance Synthesis Report - BEN 2019 (page 10), available at: http://www.
epe.gov.br/pt/publicacoes-dados-abertos/publicacoes/balancoenergetico-nacional-2019. (88 kg CO2 to produce 1 MWh of electricity).
7.3 By 2030, increase the rate of improvement in energy efficiency in the Brazilian economy
Indicator
Total electrical efficiency (GWh or equivalent).
Base line
Electrical efficiency in 2019 (2,149 GWh).
Suggested goal Contribute to achieving 5% gains in electrical efficiency by 2030.
Copel’s
Performance
In 2021, the electricity generation park produced 20,284.25 GWh, almost 40%
more than in 2020, when production was 14,534.60 GWh. To improve and
guarantee the operational efficiency of its plants, Copel is making a series of
investments, such as the modernization of the Figueira thermoelectric plant.
UEGA’s net generation efficiency in 2021 reached 44.01%.
Investment in the expansion of distribution
networks guarantees consumers and
municipalities access to electricity, an input
with a positive impact on the population’s
quality of life and that enhances local
economies, attracting new investments in
businesses and industries.
The largest program of its kind in Brazil and
the largest rural electrification initiative in
the state since the 1980s, Paraná Trifásico
provides for six years of investments in the
rural electrical network of the entire territory
of Paraná, from 2020 to 2025. There will
be 25 thousand kilometers of three-phase
networks and investments in the order of
R$ 2.8 billion. The program reached 6,693
Investments planned for 2022:
R$ 1.6 billion
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE kilometers of new electricity
networks already implemented
in the state by the end of 2021.
This result exceeds by 11% the
total planned for the year, which
was 6,000 km completed, and
is approximately twice and half
the distance, in a straight line,
between the municipalities of
União da Vitória in Paraná, and
Manaus, in Amazonas.
The new cables are protected,
with a reinforced level of
resistance when hit by tree
branches or other objects.
The new distribution networks
provide redundancy to the
energy supply, since, with three-
phase, there is interconnection
between them. That way, if the
power goes out at one end, the
other takes over and, in case
of power outages, the power is
restored faster.
The three-phase networks also
allow advanced technologies to
be installed and integrated with
the rest of Copel’s networks.
An example is the automation
that has been implemented
throughout the state, such as
automatic reclosers.
In the West and Southwest
alone, the budget foresees the
start-up of a total of five new
substations, 470 kilometers of
high voltage distribution lines
and around 700 new reclosers,
switches, voltage regulators and
power transformers.
In 2021, the budget applied
to maintenance of distribution
networks was around R$ 132
million. The modernization
initiatives resulted in more than
1,300 automated equipment
and the implementation of more
than 260 self-healing systems
(automatic recomposition). As
a result, reductions in DEC and
FEC of approximately 8% and
14% were recorded in relation
to 2020, respectively. Other
ongoing projects include, for
example, the implementation
of the WorkForce Management
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE The pilot project of the Intelligent
Electric Network Program,
developed in the municipality
of Ipiranga, reduced the need
for reconnections and visits,
in addition to improving the
efficiency of the city’s
electrical network.
system, with the following advantages;
adoption of the Advanced Distribution
Management System (ADMS) platform -
which controls in real time the network and
electrical energy distribution substations
equipment, calculates the power flow,
manages energy interruptions, among
other integrated management and support
services; and review of the periodicity of
preventive equipment maintenance.
Center, facilitating the control of the entire
chain, from the substation to the final
consumer. With this, consumption reading can
be done remotely, giving citizens autonomy to
monitor this index in real time, by application.
The intelligent network now also has sensors
and remote-control devices that allow
automatic restarting in most cases and, if this
does not occur, Copel can immediately detect
and remedy any disconnection problems from
the integrated center.
and visits, in addition to improving the
efficiency of the city’s electrical network.
The program implementation step, Phase
1, covers the Center-South, Southeast
and West regions of Paraná, with direct
benefit to 1.5 million people from Paraná
(462 thousand consumer units). Phase 2
should cover another 78 municipalities and
one million Consumer Units. The phase 2
contracting bidding should be completed in
the first half of 2022.
The network will be the largest in Brazil,
following a model that already exists in
countries such as the United States and
Japan. Fully automated, it will allow, among
several new solutions, to put an end to
energy theft, make cities increasingly smart
and ensure extensive monitoring of the
network to even lower tariffs. The program
will be implemented at no additional cost to
customers. The first phase of implementation
should last 30 months and will take the new
technology to residential consumer units and
urban and rural companies.
In July, Copel concluded the first stage of
Total Reliability, a set of works that totals
R$ 300 million of investments scheduled for
the period from 2020 to 2022, in the areas
of network automation, construction of
substations and communication technology
between teams field and remote system
operation. All the actions foreseen by
the program are dedicated to increasing
reliability, that is, to avoiding disconnections
in the electricity grid and enabling faster
reconnection in the event of an interruption
in the supply to consumers.
With the new system, the digital meters of
the consumer units communicate directly
with Copel’s Integrated Distribution Operation
Intelligent Electric Network Program - the
pilot project developed in the municipality of
Ipiranga reduced the need for reconnections
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Another of Total Reliability’s action front
is the resizing of feeder circuits, in order
to prevent the impact of shutdowns from
reaching a large number of consumer units.
An automatic source transfer system
was also implemented in seven power
substations and two new switch stations
were built, in Rosário do Ivaí, in the North
of the State, and Sapopema, in the Center-
South region. By the end of 2022, 86 new
substations or switch stations will have
been installed in small municipalities that do
not yet have one of these units.
In the area of communication, the program
foresees the implementation of 65
additional VHF radio repeater sets for the
network used by electricians, in addition
to the implementation of a new satellite
communication system, to service points
without radio coverage.
7.1 By 2030, ensure universal, reliable, modern, and affordable access to energy services
Indicator
Base line
Suggested goal
Copel’s Performance
Proportion of population with access to electricity.
99.8% of the population with access to electricity (2019).
By 2030, enabling access to electricity for 100% of the Brazilian population, encouraging the use of new technologies and
ensuring affordable prices and quality supply.
Copel already meets all criteria for universal access to electricity established by the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel)
and is promoting improvements in distribution assets in remote or difficult-to-access locations.
11.1 By 2030, ensure access for all to safe, adequate, and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums
Indicator
Base line
Number of smart meters installed.
Unidentified to measure a specific goal for the installation of smart meters (develop baseline and form of monitoring).
Suggested goal
Expanding initiatives associated with smart cities by 2030.
Copel’s Performance
Copel already has 305,000 smart meters installed in its concession area. In 2021 alone, 185,000 were installed.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Energy Trading
With regard to the energy trading business,
operational efficiency indicators include
those related to security in commercialization
contracts, cost reduction and predictability,
negotiation flexibility, reliability, among others,
in addition to the Price Projection Correctness
Index, subsidized by the analysis and calculation
of market and credit risks of energy purchase
and sale operations.
The management of this operation has been
improved in recent years, with the adoption
of various systems and methodologies for
governance and customer and market service,
among which the MEG stands out, due to the
success in the Company’s other businesses.
In 2021, the FNQ coordinated the assisted
self-assessment process of Copel Mercado
Livre, which promoted the creation of working
groups to study, deepen and disseminate
MEG knowledge internally. The indicator of
the model’s implementation percentage has
been monitored year after year and the stage
of maturity of organizational management in
relation to the Fundamentals of Management for
Excellence is “Under development.”
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE The energy trading
business is undergoing
a digital transformation,
with a budget dedicated to
investments in hardware
and software and personnel
hiring and outsourcing.
In 2021, the Management Maturity Index
was 409.5 points.
The energy trading business is also
undergoing digital transformation, with
a budget dedicated to investments in
hardware and software and personnel
hiring and outsourcing. The objective is to
create sufficient conditions to expand the
customer base and develop new products
and services, in order to comply with the
commercialization strategies. A variety of
tools are being deployed, at different stages:
• Free Energy Market Management System
(CML): under development to replace
the current contracted system. It will
allow the registration of energy purchase
and sale operations, generating the
energy balance of the portfolios, with
features for billing and payment and
energy registration at the Electric Energy
Commercialization Chamber (CCEE)
• Customer Relationship Management System
(CRM): enables the management of sales,
marketing, and customer service processes;
• Construction of a marketplace platform;
• Implementation of Robotic Process
Automation;
• Signing contracts using the e-Protocol tool,
a document management system of the
government of the State of Paraná that
brings more security, reliability, and ease in
the processing of documents, processes,
and the like, in a digital and sustainable
way, in view of the elimination of the use of
paper and printing supplies; and
• Management System with Telemetry -
• Study for the implementation of blockchain
Simplify: allows consulting data and energy
measurement reports, at any time, by
consulting services clients;
technology, to record transactions,
track assets and increase trust in
commercialization processes.
• Copelmercadolivre.com website: constantly
improving with a focus on customer service
features through integrations with CML,
CRM and Telemetry systems;
In 2021, Copel appeared several times
in the first place in the Electric Energy
Commercialization Chamber ranking, an
indication of operational efficiency, even more
taking into account that the commercialization
market is predominantly private.
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL
CAPITAL
Third largest
Net Profit
Copel maintained its position as the largest
company in Paraná, in a survey among the
100 largest in the state carried out by Grupo
Amanhã in partnership with the international
consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
In the regional ranking, the Company remains
the 3rd largest in the South, behind only BRF,
2nd place, and Bunge, ia. Copel is also positioned
as the largest company in the energy segment
among all representatives of the three states in
the region and for having the highest net revenue
in the local electricity sector.
The electricity sector was the third fastest growing
in relation to 2020. With an increase of 23%, it
was behind only the wood and paper and pulp
sectors. The classification of companies is based
on a survey of public information extracted from
various sources, such as financial statements,
accounting reports and institutional websites.
Criteria such as size, efficiency, and ability to
turn revenue into profit are evaluated.
In 2021, consolidated net income was R$ 5,048.6 million, 29.1%
higher than the R$ 3,909.8 million obtained in the previous year.
2,878
579
33
1,193
5,049
3,910
2020
Ebitda
Income tax
and social
contribution
Depreciation
and
amortization
Financial
result
2021
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Net operating revenue
GRI 102-7
In 2021, Copel’s Net Operating Revenue was R$23,984.29 million,
representing an increase of R$5,351.0 million or a 28.7% increase
compared to 2020. This variation is mainly due to:
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provision
Electricity
supply
Availability of
the electrical
network
Construction
revenue
2021
2020
1) increase of R$ 584.9 million in Electricity Supply Revenue, mainly
due to the readjustment reflexes of Copel DIS’ Energy Tariff of
11.32% perceived by the consumer as of 06.24.2021 and the
growth in the number of Copel Comercialização customers;
2) increase of R$ 2,272.1 million in Electricity Supply, mainly due to
the UEGA thermal plant’s dispatch, which generated 2,195 GWh in
2021 due to water restrictions, 79% higher than the generation of
1,224 GWh in relation to 2020, as well as due to the higher average
PLD of R$280.37 in 2021, 52% higher than the average PLD of
R$184.42 in 2020 and the 62.3% growth in the volume of energy
sold under Copel Comercialização’s bilateral contracts;
3) increase of R$922.5 million in Revenue from the Electricity Grid’s
Availability, essentially due to: (i) the remuneration result on the
contracts of energy transmission superior in relation to the same
period of the previous year, due to the increase of the contractual
indexes (IGPM and IPCA) applied to the asset balance, which was
also increased with new works and (ii) the increase in Copel DIS’
revenue resulting from the effects of the User Tariff readjustment
by 8.73% and the resumption of fio market growth, which showed
an increase of 5.6% in 2021;
4) increase of R$ 537.5 million in Construction Revenue, mainly due to
higher investments in the energy distribution segment;
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financial assets
and liabilities
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distribution
Recovery of
PIS/Pasep
and Cofins
on ICMS
Adjusted
value of the
concession’s
indemnifiable
asset
Other
operating
income
2021
2020
5) increase of R$ 1,594.0 million
in Income from sector financial
assets and liabilities, mainly as
a result of the energy purchase
and charges for use of the
network higher than those
considered in the calculation of
Copel DIS’ electricity tariff;
7) positive effect in the previous year
of R$ 810.6 million as a result of
the final and unappealable action
that recognized Copel DIS’ right
to exclude the full amount of
ICMS from the PIS and Cofins
calculation basis, non-recurring
in 2021;
Operating Costs and Expenses
In 2021, operating costs and expenses increased by R$4,331.0 million,
representing a 29.7% increase compared to 2020. This variation is
mainly due to:
Unmanageable
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purchased for
resale
Charges for use
of the electrical
network
Natural gas and
supplies for gas
operation
Raw material
and inputs for
the production of
electricity
2021
2020
6) increase of R$ 209.6 million
in Revenue from Piped Gas
Distribution, due to the
increase in consumption
and the dispatch of the
thermoelectric plant;
8) decrease of R$ 44.0 million in
1) increase of R$ 2,674.2 million in Electricity Purchased for Resale,
Other Operating Income, mainly
due to the decrease in the fair
value of the energy purchase
and sale agreements of Copel
Comercialização, offset by the
increase in rental income.
mainly due to the impact of the water crisis on energy prices and to
cope with the higher volume of energy sold in the period;
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COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE 2) increase of R$976.0 million in Charges for the Electricity Grid’s Use,
mainly due to the higher value of Charges for System Services - ESS
due to the higher thermal dispatch outside the order of merit to face
the water crisis and the tariff readjustment of the basic network
contracts;
3) an increase of R$ 151.4 million in Natural gas and inputs for gas
operations due to the higher volume of acquisitions for resale; and
5) decrease of R$51.0 million in Personnel and Managers, mainly
reflecting the reduction of R$114.3 million in the provision for
performance and profit sharing, the reduction in the number of
employees and the cost reduction policy, offset by the readjustment
salary of 10.78% in October 2021 due to the higher inflation rate
in the period (3.89% in October 2020), according to the collective
bargaining agreement and the R$73.2 million increase in the
provision for the voluntary termination program in the period;
4) an increase of R$ 1,450.4 million in raw materials and inputs for the
production of electricity to meet the dispatch of a thermoelectric
plant (UEGA).
6) increase of R$ 482.3 in construction costs, reflecting investments
made in the transmission and distribution infrastructure of energy
and piped gas;
Manageable
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Reversals, mainly due to the increase of R$52.6 million in the
estimate of expected credit losses and of R$39.8 million in
provisions for litigation, partially offset by the increase of R$ 110.3
million in the reversal of Impairment in the generation segment,
mainly due to higher dispatch from UEGA;
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0
0
,
1
8) increase of R$ 148.6 million in third-party services, due to the
increase in costs with maintenance of the electrical system, as a
result of actions to reduce interruptions to consumers (DEC/FEC) and
the increase in O&M services with full entry of wind farms;
Staff and
administrators
Construction
cost
Credit losses,
provisions, and
reversals
Depreciation and
amortization
2021
2020
194
COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE 9) decrease of R$ 23.8 million in other operating costs and expenses,
mainly due to gains from disposals of assets and rights, greater
recovery of costs and expenses, including recovery of invoices and
taxes, and gains from updating the values of assets payable in the
generation segment, offset by the increase in financial compensation
for the use of water resources and the adjustment of coal stock
valuation. Additionally, in September 2021, the compensation for
the renegotiation of the hydrological risk was recognized through
the right to extend the concession of Copel’s plants referring to the
portion of the costs incurred with the GSF, assumed by the holders
of the hydroelectric plants participating in the Energy Reallocation
Mechanism - MRE, in the amount of R$ 1,570.1 million (see
explanatory note No. 1(b) of the financial statements)
6
.
6
0
7
0
.
8
5
5
8
.
8
4
2
6
.
8
2
2
Third party
services
Pension and
assistance plan
8
.
9
6
7
.
2
7
Material
2021
2020
5
.
9
0
3
3
.
3
3
3
Other operating
costs and
expenses
195
COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Debt
The Company finances liquidity and capital needs
mainly with funds provided by operations and
through financing, aiming at the expansion and
modernization of the businesses related to the
generation, transmission, commercialization, and
distribution of energy.
It is important to point out that the Company
seeks to invest in projects and, for this purpose,
uses financing lines available in the market,
which make sense in Copel’s capital structure, in
terms of financial leverage in view of the return
of projects. It should be noted that the prospects
for financing, as well as cash available, will be
sufficient to meet the investment plan for the
year. In 2021, the resources presented in the
following table were obtained:
Payments made in the year totaled R$2,609.1
million, of which R$2,054.6 million were
principal and R$554.5 million were charges.
The long-term debt maturity schedule,
including loans, financing and debentures is:
9
2
7
,
1
1
9
8
4
4
8
,
1
4
5
5
,
1
4
8
4
1
0
6
,
2
2
0
1
,
9
Enrollment - 2021
Company
Financier
Amount (In R$ millions)
Lot E financing agreement
Copel Geração e Transmissão
BNDES
Colíder financing agreement
Copel Geração e Transmissão
BNDES
7th Issue of Debentures
Copel Geração e Transmissão Debenture holders
6th Issue of Debentures
Copel Distribuição
Debenture holders
Financing agreement
Financing agreement
Financing agreement
Financing agreement
Jandaíra I
Jandaíra II
Jandaíra III
Jandaíra IV
Banco do Nordeste
Banco do Nordeste
Banco do Nordeste
Banco do Nordeste
Financing agreement
Complexo eólico Vilas
Banco do Nordeste
Total
51.0
1.2
1,500.0
1,500.0
7.3
18.3
21.5
21.9
13.1
3,134.3
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
After 2027
Total
196
COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Ebtida
In R$ millions
Net income for the period - continuing operations
Net income for the period - discontinued operations
Deferred IRPJ and CSLL - continuing operations
Deferred IRPJ and CSLL - discontinued operations
Provision for IRPJ and CSLL - continuing operations
Provision for IRPJ and CSLL - discontinued operations
Financial expenses (income), net - continuing operations
Financial expenses (income), net - discontinued
Lajir/Ebit
Depreciation and Amortization - continuing operations
Depreciation and Amortization - discontinued
Lajida/Ebitda
Assigned to the shareholders of the parent company
Attributed to non-controlling shareholders
Consolidated
2021
3,859.0
1,189.6
790.4
128.4
469.2
526.8
327.4
25.7
7,316.5
1,082.5
1.9
8,400.9
8,208.9
192.1
2020
3,834.2
75.6
24.9
(2.2)
1,260.5
45.4
(866.3)
33.4
4,405.4
1,009.9
107.5
5,522.8
5,426.5
96.2
197
COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE In R$ millions
Ebitda Margin Calculation
Ebitda
Net Operating Revenue - ROL
Ebitda Margin% (Ebitda + ROL)
922
2,272
5,523
Consolidated
2021
2020
8,400.9
5,522.8
23,984.3
18,633.2
35.0%
29.6%
1,594
563
2,674
976
1,612
8,401
1,450
1,570
726
173
2020
Electricity
supply
Availability
of the
electrical
network
Result
of sector
financial
assets and
liabilities
Other
revenue
Electricity
purchased
for resale
Charges for
the use of
the electrical
network
Raw
material
and inputs
for energy
production
Hydrological
Risk
Renegotiation
(GSF)
Other
operating
costs and
expenses
Equity
Income
Ebitda
discontinued
operations
2021
198
COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Added Value
GRI 201-1
In 2021, Copel recorded R$21,227,400,000 in Added Value - a total 41% higher than the previous year, in the amount of R$15,052,000,000 million. The
full statement can be found in the Financial Statements.
9.3%
8.4%
6.0%
4.5%
2021
2.0%
12.0%
6.4%
8.7%
2020
58.1%
13.7%
54.1%
16.8%
Government
Retained
Personnel
Shareholders
Third parties
Discontinued operations
199
COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Investment Program
Performed
Subsidiary/SPE(1)
Copel Geração e Transmissão
Copel Distribuição
Copel Telecomunicações
Copel Comercialização
Copel Serviços
Holding
Other(1)(2)
Total
(1) Regarding Copel’s participation in the Project.
(2) Includes Uega.
2021
494.8
1,623.0
54.4
2.0
0.7
3.5
0.5
2020
457.3
1,279.6
103.4
1.0
-
0.6
-
2,178.9
1,841.9
Predicted
2021-2020
407.3
1,634.5
-
2.9
2.4
6.7
13.3
2,067.1
Variation%
2021-2020
8.2
26.8
(47.4)
100.0
-
483.3
-
18.3
200
COPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORTCAPITAL PERFORMANCE Covid-19 pandemic
Copel’s senior management acted in a timely
manner to deal with the continuity of the
pandemic in 2021, having found support in
the robust corporate governance structure for
decision-making and crisis management.
Since the beginning of the health crisis,
the Company has maintained a committee
that periodically assesses the actions to
be taken considering the degree of risk of
contamination inside and outside its facilities,
as well as the safety conditions for the
health of employees, including monitoring
of vaccination data. In addition, the topic
is dealt with within the scope of the Fiscal
Council and the Nomination and Evaluation
Committee, respectively, every two and every
three months.
Rules were issued to ensure compliance
with measures to contain the spread of the
disease in the Company and minimize its
impacts on administrative, operational, and
economic-financial areas. The Contingency
Commission continued to monitor and act on
the pillars of people’s safety; continuity of
essential activities; monitoring of guidelines
and requirements from regulatory bodies and
preservation of adequate financial conditions
to withstand the crisis.
During 2021, the Company continued to
telework in areas where it was possible to
adopt this format, with travel restrictions,
holding meetings by videoconference, daily
monitoring of the health and well-being of
employees and adoption of contingency
protocols, in order to fully maintain the
operations of the electricity and piped gas
infrastructure, while preserving the health of
its professionals.
During the pandemic, Copel’s first concern
with its economic and financial health was
the preservation of cash, in view of the
slowdown in global economic activity as a
result of restrictions related to social distancing
and mandatory isolation. There was special
concern with the liquidity of the energy
market and the short-term price, as well as
with negotiations with the granting authority
for the implementation of guidelines that
guarantee the maintenance of the economic
and financial sustainability of the entire chain
of generation, transmission, commercialization,
and distribution of electrical energy. With
the constant and systematic assessment of
the impacts, Copel was able to implement
the necessary measures for the continuity
of operations in the period of consumption
reduction and default impact, with a view to
preserving cash flow.
In January 2022, with 95% of the staff
having already taken the first dose, among
which 82% with two doses or a single dose,
the Board decided to return all employees to
Copel’s physical premises at the beginning
of the year, allowing the hybrid regime
established in the Home Office Program,
which provides for at least one day and a
maximum of four days of telework per week.
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GRI 102-55
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that the GRI content index is clearly presented and the references
for Disclosures 102-40 to 102-49 align with appropriate sections
in the body of the report. The service was performed on the
Portuguese version of the report.
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GRI 101: 2016 FUNDAMENTALS
GRI 102: GENERAL CONTENTS 2016
ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE
GRI 102-1
Organization name
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel
Rua José Izidoro Biazetto, n°158, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil
GRI 102-2
Activities, brands, products, and services
GRI 102-3
Location of the organization’s
headquarters
GRI 102-4
Location of the organization’s operations
GRI 102: General
Contents 2016
GRI 102-5
Nature of ownership and legal form of
the organization
GRI 102-6
Markets served
GRI 102-7
Size of the organization
GRI 102-8
Information about employees (owned
and third parties)
GRI 102-9
Supply chain
GRI 102-10
Main changes regarding size, structure,
or shareholding
7
48
49
48
48, 49
48, 140, 192
140
123
48, 173
1. Para o Materiality Disclosures Service, a GRI Services revisou se o Sumário de conteúdo da GRI está apresentado com clareza e se as referências para as Disclosures 102-40 a 102-49 estão alinhadas às seções
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GRI 102-11
Precautionary principle
GRI 102: General
Contents 2016
GRI 102-12
External initiatives
GRI 102-13
Affiliations to associations
STRATEGY
GRI 102-14
Message from the CEO
GRI 102-15
Description of the main impacts, risks,
and opportunities
ETHICS AND INTEGRITY
GRI 102-16
GRI 102-17
Values, principles, standards, and rules
of conduct
Advice mechanisms and ethics
concerns
The Company’s principle is to conduct its actions with social
and environmental responsibility, minimizing impacts on
the environment and society, contributing to sustainable
development. Aligning risk management and good socio-
environmental practices, the Company’s principle is to
conduct its actions responsibly and to contribute to the
generation of value for all stakeholders. In line with this
principle, the risk management methodology adopted by the
Company considers legal, regulatory, socio-environmental,
and reputational aspects to support the decision-making
process and the execution of operational activities. The
methodology defines the risk classification criteria, the
probability of occurrence and the impacts generated,
as well as the implementation of responses to the risks.
Additionally, the Corporate Risk Management Policy provides
for instruments for the adequate monitoring of risks and
protection of the Company’s value, highlighting those
described below:
Practices for incident reporting and control;
Monitoring the adequacy and effectiveness of risk
responses, the accuracy and completeness of disclosures
and the timely correction of deficiencies;
Periodic reporting of the risk portfolio to the Statutory
Audit Committee and the Board of Directors.
56
85
4
11, 77
61, 69, 71
11, 74
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GOVERNANCE
GRI 102-18
Governance structure
GRI 102-19
Delegation of authority
GRI 102: General
Contents 2016
GRI 102-20
Executive-level responsibility for
economic, environmental, and social
issues
GRI 102-21
Stakeholder consultation on economic,
environmental, and social issues
As established by Art. 28 of Copel’s Bylaws (Holding), it
is CAD’s responsibility to provide the Company’s general
direction, including defining objectives and priorities
in meeting public policies compatible with the area of
operation and the corporate purpose, seeking sustainable
development, in addition to approving and monitoring
general policies. The Statutory Committee for Sustainable
Development has the purpose of advising CAD in proposing
guidelines, policies and main topics related to people
management and Environmental, Social and Governance
(ESG), just as the Investment and Innovation Committee has
the purpose of evaluating and issuing a recommendation
on the Company’s investment plans. The competence to
resolve on economic, environmental, and social matters
is defined by the Company’s Bylaws and detailed in the
Internal Regulations of the Gathered Board of Directors. The
competencies of the subordinate areas of each executive
board are established in Organizational Standards (NOC) and
in Competence Levels (NCO).
According to Copel’s Bylaws, the Chief Executive Officer and
the Executive Board together are responsible for economic,
social, environmental, climate change and corporate
governance issues. See articles 34 (items I, III and IV) and
42 (item I) of the document. The first is related, according to
the Board’s Internal Regulations, to the Legal and Institutional
Relations Director (Article 5), the Finance and Investor
Relations Director (Article 4) and the Governance, Risk and
Compliance Director (Article 7 ). All report to the Chief
Executive Officer, the Gathered Executive Board, and CAD.
The aforementioned documents are available on the
Company’s website.
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Composition of the highest governance
body and its committees
GRI 102-23
Chairman of the highest governance
body
GRI 102-24
Appointment and selection for the
highest governance body
GRI 102-25
Conflicts of interest
The positions of Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief
Executive Officer or main executive of the Company cannot
be accumulated by the same person, as established in § 6 of
Art. 17 of Copel’s Bylaws.
GRI 102: General
Contents 2016
GRI 102-26
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 purpose, mission statement, vision
and values, and definition of strategies, policies and goals
related to economic, environmental, and social issues of the
organization are provided for in Art. 28th of Copel’s Bylaws
and in Art. 10 of its Internal Regulations.
GRI 102-27
Knowledge and development of the
highest governance body
GRI 102-28
Performance assessment of the highest
governance body
GRI 102-29
Identification and management of
economic, environmental, and social
impacts
GRI 102-30
Effectiveness of risk management
processes
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65
70
68
66
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25
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Assessment of economic,
environmental, and social issues
GRI 102: General
Contents 2016
Copel adopts an annual calendar of meetings and ordinary
assemblies of the governance bodies during which economic,
environmental, and social issues are evaluated and resolved, as
well as their impacts, risks, and opportunities, as established in
Copel’s Bylaws and Internal Regulations of the governing bodies.
Some subjects have a pre-defined agenda, in accordance with
applicable legislation, in particular regulatory issues and those
associated with the Instructions of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, which determine the obligation of monitoring and
rendering of accounts, such as: approval of the Annual Letter
of Public Policies and Corporate Governance, Reference Form,
Governance Report, Sustainability Report (Integrated Report),
other corporate reports and risk and impact monitoring reports.
Governance bodies also hold extraordinary meetings.
The Company also has a Sustainable Development Committee,
which is an independent statutory body, of an advisory and
permanent nature, providing advice to the Board of Directors on
issues related to people management and environmental, social
and governance (ESG) aspects.
GRI 102-32
Role of the highest governance body in
the preparation of sustainability reports
The role of the Board of Directors in the preparation of
sustainability reports is described in article 13 of Copel’s
Bylaws, item XXIV, according to which the body must
approve the document. The CAD also annually approves the
materiality matrix on which the report’s content is based.
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GRI 102-33
Communicating critical concerns
In 2021, Copel monitored, through its Corporate Risk
Management methodology, the process of identifying
adverse events with the Strategic Planning review process,
a work carried out by the Governance, Risk and Compliance
Department. This procedure allowed a comprehensive view of
how the risks and critical concerns can impact the strategic
objectives defined by the Company.
The work was carried out in conjunction with the Company’s
Superintendencies and Boards of Directors, based on the
Three Lines Model, prepared by the IIA (Institute of Internal
Auditors), which helps organizations to identify structures and
processes that best assist in achieving the objectives, aiming
to contribute for strong governance and risk management.
Being the 1st line formed by the Executive Boards,
superintendents, and managers of the areas, in addition to the
managers of projects and processes. This line is responsible
for identifying and assessing risks and routinely conducting
control procedures in order to mitigate the vulnerabilities of its
activities. Tier 2 provides risk management, internal controls,
and compliance frameworks, assisting Tier 1 in developing
effective processes and controls.
The Governance, Risk and Compliance Department operates
in the 2nd line. And the 3rd tier, comprising Internal Audit,
carries out independent assessments of the effectiveness
of governance, risk management and internal controls,
including how AI and 2nd tier achieve risk management and
control objectives. In accordance with the Company’s Risk
Management Policy, during 2021, periodic reports were made
of the risk portfolio and the respective mitigation plans to
Senior Management (quarterly for analysis by the CAE Audit
Committee, CF Fiscal Council, and every six months to the
analysis of the CAD Board of Directors). This same procedure
is also planned for the year 2022. Therefore, Copel’s strategic
risk management process has been continuously improved,
in line with the best market practices and in compliance with
current legislation.
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Nature and total number of critical
concerns
GRI 102-35
Remuneration policies
GRI 102-36
Process for determining compensation
GRI 102-37
Stakeholder involvement in
compensation processes
The only stakeholder involved in the compensation process is
the government of the State of Paraná, through the Control
Council of State Companies (CCEE).
77, 78, 80
66
66
66
GRI 102: General
Contents 2016
GRI 102-38
Proportion between total annual
remuneration
GRI 102-39
Percentage increase in total annual
compensation
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
GRI 102-40
List of stakeholder groups engaged by
the organization
In 2021, salaries were increased through monetary correction
approved in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The ratio
between the total annual compensation of the highest-paid
individual and the annual average of Copel’s employees was
5.43%. In 2020, the value was 7.34%.
In 2021, salaries were increased through monetary correction
approved in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The percentage
increase in the remuneration of the highest paid individual and in
the total annual average remuneration was the same.
11
GRI 102-41
Collective bargaining agreements
100% of Copel’s own employees are covered by collective
bargaining agreements.
GRI 102-42
Basis for identifying and selecting
stakeholders to engage with
GRI 102-43
Approach adopted for stakeholder
engagement
GRI 102-44
Main themes and concerns raised with
stakeholders
117, 118, 203
117
74, 118, 140
11, 12, 13, 14
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REPORTING PRACTICES
GRI 102-45
Entities included in the consolidated
financial statements
The entities included in the Financial Statements are Copel
Holding, its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, and Subsidiaries.
GRI 102-46
Definition of report content and limits
of each material topic
GRI 102-47
List of material topics
GRI 102: General
Contents 2016
GRI 102-48
Information reformulations
In 2021 there were no reformulations of information.
GRI 102-49
Period covered by the report
GRI 102-50
Previous report date
GRI 102-51
Reporting cycle
The 2020 Copel Integrated Report was filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) on 05/24/2021.
GRI 102-52
Contact details regarding the report
Annual
GRI 102-53
"According" option chosen by the
organization
relato.integrado@copel.com
GRI 102-54
Content Summary GRI Standards
This report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI
Standards: Essential option.
GRI 102-55
Content Summary GRI Standards
GRI 102-56
External verification
ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE
Electric Sector
Disclosures
EU4
Length of overhead and underground
transmission and distribution lines,
broken down by regulatory system
The GRI Standards indicators are assured by the independent
external auditor Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, as detailed in the
Assurance section of this document.
11, 12, 13, 14
11, 12, 13, 14
10, 203
7
7
7
8
8
203
227
175, 181
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MATERIAL TOPICS
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE RISK MANAGEMENT AND CYBERSECURITY
GRI 103-1
Explanation of material themes and
their limits
GRI 103: Management
Approach 2016
GRI 103-2
Management approach and its
components
GRI 103-3
Assessment of the management approach
GRI 201: Economic
Performance 2016
GRI 201-2
Financial implications and other risks
and opportunities arising from climate
change
GRI 205-1
Operations subject to risk assessments
related to corruption
GRI 205: Fight against
Corruption 2016
GRI 205-2
Communication and training on anti-
corruption policies and procedures
GRI 206: Unfair
Competition 2016
GRI 205-3
GRI 206-1
Confirmed cases of corruption and
actions taken
Lawsuits brought by unfair competition,
trust, and monopoly practices
In 2020, Copel did not identify any lawsuits filed for the
aforementioned reasons.
GRI 415: Public
Policies 2016
GRI 415-1
Total value of financial contributions to
political parties
As a mixed capital company, Copel is legally prohibited from
making this type of contribution. Art. 31, item III, of Law No.
9.096, of September 19, 1995, forbids parties to receive,
directly or indirectly, in any form or pretext, contribution or
pecuniary assistance or estimable in cash, including through
advertising of any kind , originating from public entities and
legal entities of any nature, except for the provisions referred
to in art. 38 of this Law and those from the Special Fund for
Campaign Financing.
25, 64
25, 64, 65, 78
25, 66
11, 114
73
71, 72
73
11
11
GRI 418: Customer
Privacy 2016
GRI 418-1
Proven complaints regarding breach
of customer privacy and loss of
customer data
Copel monitors complaints from customers and regulatory
bodies about access to personal data, in accordance with
the General Law for the Protection of Personal Data (LGPD),
and for reasons of data sensitivity, chooses not to disclose
them publicly.
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GRI 419:
Socioeconomic
Compliance 2016
GRI 419-1
Non-compliance with laws and regulations
in the social and economic area
In 2021, no monetary sanctions and payment of fines related
to social and economic aspects were identified.
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OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
GRI 103-1
Explanation of material themes and
their limits
GRI 103: Management
Approach 2016
GRI 103-2
Management approach and its
components
GRI 103-3
Assessment of the management
approach
ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE
EU2
Net energy production, broken
down by primary energy source and
regulatory system
AVAILABILITY AND RELIABILITY
EU6
Availability and reliability of electrical
power
Electric Sector
Disclosures
DEMAND MANAGEMENT
EU7
Demand management programs
including residential, commercial,
institutional, and industrial programs
EU8
Research and development
AVAILABILITY AND RELIABILITY
EU10
Planned capacity against projected
long-term energy demand
18
18
18
11, 12, 172
11, 12, 172,
179, 182
11, 183
11, 12, 162
11, 84, 173
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Disclosures
SYSTEM EFFICIENCY
EU11
EU12
ACESS
EU28
EU29
EU30
Average generation efficiency of
thermal plants by energy sources and
by regulatory regime
Losses in energy transmission and
distribution as a percentage of total
energy
Frequency of power supply
interruptions
Average duration of power supply
interruptions
Average plant availability factor, broken
down by energy source and regulatory
system
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
GRI 103-1
Explanation of material themes and
their limits
GRI 103: Management
Approach 2016
GRI 103-2
GRI 103-3
GRI 201-1
GRI 201: Economic
Performance 2016
GRI 201-3
Management approach and its
components
Assessment of the management
approach
Direct economic value generated and
distributed
Coverage of defined benefit pension
plan obligations that the organization
offers
11, 12, 172
12, 179, 182
12, 182
12, 182
12, 172
15
15
15
11, 199
11, 150
GRI 201-4
Significant financial assistance received
from the government
In 2021, Copel received an amount of R$27,058,381.00 in
tax incentives.
11
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PEOPLE MANAGEMENT AND WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY
GRI 103-1
Explanation of material themes and
their limits
GRI 103: Management
Approach 2016
GRI 103-2
Management approach and its
components
GRI 103-3
Assessment of the management
approach
GRI 401-1
New employee hires and turnover by
age group, gender, and region
GRI 401: Employment
2016
GRI 401-2
Benefits granted to employees
GRI 401-3
Return to work and retention rates after
maternity/paternity leave
23, 155
23, 155
23, 155
13, 143
147
13, 149
GRI 402: Labor
Relations 2016
GRI 402-1
Minimum period for notification of
operational changes
At Copel, there are no established deadlines for
communicating operational changes. This issue is also not
provided for in the collective agreement. However, the
Company maintains a close relationship with employee
representatives and usually informs them in advance when
significant operational changes will occur in the organization.
13
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GRI 404-1
Average number of hours of training, by
employee category and gender
GRI 404: Training and
Education 2016
GRI 404-2
Competency management and lifelong
learning programs
GRI 404-3
Percentage of employees receiving
performance and career development
reviews
GRI 405-1
Diversity and Equal Opportunity
GRI 405: Diversity
and Equal
Opportunities 2016
GRI 405-2
Ratio of base salary and remuneration
received by women and those
received by men
13, 154
150, 152
13, 153
66, 67, 141,
142
Ratio of base salary between women and men:
Middle Level Professional 100%
Medium Level Technical Professional 101%
100% Higher Level Professional
Annual proportion of remuneration between women and men:
Middle Level Professional 101%
Medium Level Technical Professional 104%
Higher Level Professional 108%
13
Note: there are no women in an operational role at the moment
GRI 406: Non-
Discrimination 2016
GRI 406-1
Total number of incidents of
discrimination and corrective
measures taken
144, 147
GRI 407: Freedom
of Association and
Collective Bargaining
2016
GRI 407-1
Cases in which freedom of
association and collective bargaining
may be violated
There is a risk of freedom of association and collective
bargaining violation in contracts with the assignment of
outsourced labor. To mitigate this risk, the Company requires
specific items from suppliers in the notices and contracts,
which guarantee full compliance with the specific legislation
in force. In case of violation of these provisions, the Company
applies the applicable penalties, the biggest of which is the
contractual termination.
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Disclosures
EMPLOYMENT
EU14
Availability of skilled labor
EU15
EU16
EU18
Percentage of employees who can
retire in the next 5 and 10 years,
broken down by occupational category
and region
Health and safety of employees,
contractors, and subcontractors
Percentage of contracted and
subcontracted workers who have
undergone relevant health and
safety training
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
GRI 403: Occupational
Health and Safety
2018
GRI 403-1
Occupational health and safety
management system
GRI 403-2
Hazard identification, risk assessment
and incident investigation
GRI 403-3
Occupational health services
GRI 403-4
Participation, consultation, and
communication of workers on
occupational health and safety
GRI 403-5
Training of workers in occupational
health and safety
GRI 403-6
Promotion of worker's health
151
150
155
155, 160
155
155
155
155
155
156
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GRI 403-7
Prevention and mitigation of impacts on
occupational health and safety directly
linked by commercial relationships
GRI 403-8
Workers covered by an occupational
health and safety management system
GRI 403-9
Work-related injuries
GRI 403: Occupational
Health and Safety
2018
GRI 403-10
Work-related health problems
In 2021, there were no recordable occupational diseases or
fatalities resulting from work-related illnesses.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND ACTIONS AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
GRI 103-1
Explanation of material themes and
their limits
GRI 103: Management
Approach 2016
GRI 103-2
GRI 103-3
GRI 301-1
GRI 301: Materials
2016
Management approach and its
components
Assessment of the management
approach
Materials used, broken down by weight
or volume
155
155
160
20
20
20
96
GRI 301-2
Percentage of materials used from
recycling
Copel and its wholly owned subsidiaries do not use recyclable
materials in their operations.
96
GRI 302: Energy 2016
GRI 302-1
Energy consumption within the
organization
89
GRI 302-2
Energy consumption outside the
organization
Copel does not manage energy consumption outside its
organizational boundaries.
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Copel Distribuição:
Gasoline - An energy value of 10,400 kcal/kg and a density
of 0.742 kg/L was assumed - It was considered that the
recorded amount of gasoline consumed in liters contained
27% of anhydrous ethanol, in which, for this, an energy
value of 6,750 kcal/kg and density of 0.791 kg/L was
assumed.
Diesel - An energy value of 10,100 kcal/kg and a density
of 0.840 kg/L was assumed - It was considered that the
recorded amount of diesel consumed in liters contained 12%
of biodiesel, in which, for this, an energy value of 9,000
kcal/kg and density of 0.880 kg/L was assumed.
Ethanol - Considered hydrated ethanol. An energy value of
6,300 kcal/kg and a density of 0.809 kg/L were assumed.
Electricity - It was assumed that 1 kWh is equivalent to
3,600 kJ
Aviation kerosene: Copel sold its aircraft in 2020.
GRI 302: Energy 2016
GRI 302-3
Energy intensity
91
CTE:
For gasoline and diesel, the conversion of 28.99 Mj/liter of
gasoline and 36 Mj/liter of diesel S10 was used. For ethanol,
the conversion of 20.09 Mj/liter of ethanol was used.
Copel Geração e Transmissão:
To calculate fuel consumption, the following proportion
was considered: Gasoline with 27% ethanol and Diesel
with 12% biodiesel. Electricity consumption includes: Copel
Geração e Transmissão administrative units, Copel Geração e
Transmissão substation and the plants’ own consumption. For
energy sold and the plants’ own consumption, the following
were considered: CCEAL ,CCEARs and CER of SPEs: BRISA I
Complex, BRISA II Complex, SÃO BENTO Complex,
CUTIA Complex, CUTIA Complex, BENTO MIGUEL Complex,
FDA (Foz do Areia), Bela Vista and Vilas.
GRI 302-4
Reduction of energy consumption
GRI 302-5
Reductions in energy requirements for
products and services
Does not apply to Copel
88, 93
94
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GRI 303-1
GRI 303-2
Interactions with water as a shared
resource
Management of water discharge
impacts
GRI 303-3
Water catchment
GRI 303-4
Water disposal
GRI 303: Water
and Effluents 2018
GRI 303-5
Water consumption
GRI 305-1
GRI 305-2
GRI 305-3
GRI 305-4
Direct Emissions of Greenhouse Gases
(GHG) - SCOPE 1
Indirect Emissions of Greenhouse
Gases (GHG) - SCOPE 2
Other indirect greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions - SCOPE 3
Intensity of Greenhouse Gases (GHG)
emissions
Copel's operational activities have non-consultative use of
water, and all water withdrawn returns to its water body
in the same quality and quantity. For administrative use,
from third-party funding, Copel adopts as a standard the
consumption of 20%, and the disposal of 80%, of the
total withdrawn. Thus, in 2021, 95.29 megaliters were
withdrawn from third-party capture, of which 19.06 mega
liters were consumed.
GRI 305: 2016
Emissions
GRI 305-5
Reduction of Greenhouse Gases (GHG)
emissions
The total reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by Copel in
2021 was 17,701.6720 tCO2e.
GRI 305-6
Emissions of substances that deplete
the ozone layer (ODS)
Copel does not control this indicator.
GRI 305-7
NOx, SOx, and other significant air
emissions
The Figueira Thermoelectric Power Plant has been in the
process of modernization since 2017, not generating ash-type
waste, and not emitting particulates, NOx, and SOx, since
then. The other subsidiaries and Copel (Holding) do not have
operational activities that result in atmospheric emissions.
95
94
95
95
112
112
112
112
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GRI 306-1
Waste generation and significant
waste-related impacts
GRI 306-2
Management of significant waste-
related impacts
GRI 306: Waste 2020
GRI 306-3
Generated waste
GRI 306-4
Waste not intended for final disposal
GRI 306-5
Waste not intended for final disposal
GRI 308-1
New suppliers selected based on
environmental criteria
GRI 308-2
Negative environmental impacts in the
supply chain and measures taken
GRI 304-1
Owned, leased, or managed
operating units within or adjacent to
environmental protection areas and
areas of high biodiversity value located
outside environmental protection areas
GRI 304-2
Significant impacts of activities,
products, and services on biodiversity
GRI 304-3
Habitats protected or restored
GRI 308:
Environmental
Assessment of
Suppliers 2016
GRI 304:
Biodiversity 2016
Copel carries out an assessment of suppliers that have
negative impacts. Practices can be carried out by verifying
contractual compliance related to environmental aspects,
or by evaluating suppliers for environmental criteria, such
as greenhouse gas emissions. Copel’s critical supplier
identification methodology is being updated.
97
97
97
98
99
123, 124
110
100, 101, 103
108
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GRI 304:
Biodiversity 2016
GRI 304-4
Species included on the IUCN Red
List and national conservation lists
with habitats in areas affected by the
organization’s operations
Electric Sector
Disclosures
GRI 307:
Environmental
Compliance 2016
BIODIVERSITY
EU13
Biodiversity of offset areas compared
to biodiversity of affected areas
GRI 307-1
Non-compliance with environmental
laws and/or regulations
In 2021, no monetary sanctions and payment of fines related
to environmental aspects were identified.
110
107
32
32
32
121
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
GRI 103-1
Explanation of material themes and
their limits
GRI 103: Management
Approach 2016
GRI 103-2
Management approach and its
components
Electric Sector
Disclosures
GRI 103-3
Assessment of the management
approach
ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE
EU3
ACCESS
EU23
EU26
Number of residential, industrial,
institutional, and commercial
consumer units
Programs, including those in partnership
with the government, to improve or
maintain access to electricity services
and customer support
Percentage of population not served in
licensed distribution or service areas
According to Order 2344 and Attachment I of Aneel of July
17, 2012, Copel concluded the Universalization Plan in urban
and rural areas, respectively, in 2006 and 2010.
173, 180, 184
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EU27
Number of non-payment residential
disconnections, broken down by
disconnection duration and regulatory
regime
Electric Sector
Disclosures
INFORMATION PROVISION
EU24
Practices to address barriers related
to language, culture, low literacy,
and disability by safely accessing
and using electricity services and
customer support
SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY
GRI 103-1
Explanation of material themes and
their limits
GRI 103: Management
Approach 2016
GRI 103-2
GRI 103-3
Management approach and its
components
Assessment of the management
approach
GRI 202: Market
Presence 2016
GRI 203: Indirect
Economic Impacts
2016
GRI 202-1
Variation in the lowest wage, broken
down by gender, compared to the local
minimum wage
GRI 202-2
GRI 203-1
GRI 203-2
Proportion of senior executives hired
from the local community
Investments in infrastructure and
services offered
Significant indirect economic impacts,
including the extent of impacts
121
122
30
30
30
The ratio of the lowest wage paid to women in relation to the
minimum wage is 1.98.
Note: there is no variation between the lowest salary paid to men or women.
There is no variation between the lowest wages paid to men and women.
Employees working four or six hours a day were not considered. Copel does
not have information on the salaries paid to outsourced employees.
147
The Company’s operations are located in Brazil, and all of the
Company’s officers are Brazilian. The Company does not have
directors of operating units in its structure.
GRI 204: Purchasing
Practices 2016
GRI 204-1
Proportion of expenses on local
suppliers at key operating units
Copel adopts practices of differentiated and favored treatment
for Micro and Small Businesses (ME and EPP), provided for
in Federal Law 147/2014, enabling the participation of these
suppliers in the contracting processes.
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133, 183
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GRI 408: Child Labor
2016
GRI 408-1
Operations and suppliers with risk of
incidents of child labor
GRI 409: Forced or
Slave-like Labor 2016
GRI 409-1
Operations and suppliers with risk of
incidents of slave labor
GRI 411: Rights of
Indigenous Peoples
2016
GRI 411-1
Cases of violation of the rights of
indigenous peoples
123, 124
124
137
GRI 412-1
Operations subject to human rights
analysis or assessment
Copel does not have a formalized human rights due diligence
process, which is being prepared.
However, the Company carries out procedures for evaluating
and monitoring occupational health and safety practices
and respect for diversity, both in its operations and in its
suppliers.
126
GRI 412: Human
Rights Assessment
2016
GRI 412-2
Employee training in human rights
policies or procedures
GRI 412-3
Significant investment agreements and
contracts that include human rights
clauses or that have undergone a
human rights review
123
130, 137
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GRI 413-1
Community engagement programs,
impact assessments and/or local
development
Details on the programs carried out by Copel DIS and
Copel GeT can be found in the sustainability reports of
these subsidiaries.
GRI 413: Local
Communities 2016
GRI 413-2
Operations with negative impacts on
local communities
Negative impacts occur within the scope of Copel GeT and
Copel DIS. The main negative impacts resulting from Copel
GeT’s operations are: pressure for urban infrastructure and
public services resulting from the demographic and urban
increase during construction; interference 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
ways of life due to changes in economic production, local
ties and social organizations; risks of economic downturn
and population depletion in the municipalities after the works
are completed; and nuisances to populations neighboring
the facilities resulting from greater circulation of people and
vehicles, emission of typical noise from equipment. The main
impacts of Copel DIS are: generation of waste and dust;
increased noise and vibration levels; visual impact/alteration
of the natural landscape due to vegetation suppression;
limitation in land use and occupation; and interference in the
daily life of the surrounding communities. The most significant
socio-environmental impacts of the distribution networks
(low voltage and 13.8 and 34.5 kV) are accidents with third
parties, the management of vegetation under the networks and
interference in the urban landscape. For more details, see the
subsidiaries’ socio-environmental reports on copel.com.
GRI 414: Social
Assessment of
Suppliers 2016
GRI 414-1
New suppliers selected based on social
criteria
123, 124
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GRI 414-2
Negative social impacts on the supply
chain and measures taken
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Electric Sector
Disclosures
EU19
Stakeholder participation in decision-
making processes
EU20
EU22
Approach to managing displacement
impacts.
Number of physically and economically
displaced persons and compensation by
type of project
Copel carries out an assessment of suppliers that have
negative impacts. Practices can be carried out by verifying
contractual compliance related to social aspects, or by
evaluating suppliers for social criteria, such as management
and labor practices, occupational health and safety, and
social responsibility. Copel’s critical supplier identification
methodology is being updated.
Copel follows the socio-environmental legislation in force
(Municipal, State and Federal), and the specific criteria of
each body responsible for the implementation and operation
licensing process in its projects. These legal provisions require
consultation with the community directly affected by the
enterprise, as part of the preparation of socio-environmental
studies. The relationship is carried out through different types
of communication channels, which aim to explain the impacts
of the projects on the community and the environment, and to
collect information on compensatory and mitigating measures,
which are duly documented in the licensing processes. Several
bodies and entities participate in the licensing processes, such
as the Water and Land Institute (IAT), the Brazilian Institute
for the Environment and Natural Resources (Ibama), the Chico
Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMbio), the
National Historical and Artistic Heritage Institute (IPHAN),
National Indian Foundation (Funai), regulatory agencies, city
halls, environmental secretariats, sector agents, etc. Organized
civil society is represented by unions, community associations,
social movements, NGOs, etc.
84
135
135
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CONTINGENCY PLANS AND RESPONSE TO DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES
EU21
Contingency planning measures,
disaster/emergency management plan
and training programs and recovery/
restoration plans
Copel has an Emergency Action Plan (PAE) for accidents
involving hazardous substances for substation and
warehouse units, or in the event of a transport accident.
The team is trained to perform the service, which also has a
specialized outsourced company to support the service.
Electric Sector
Disclosures
CUSTOMER HEALTH AND SAFETY
EU25
Number of injuries and fatalities to
the public involving company assets,
including legal judgments, settlements,
and illness legal backlog cases
ENERGY SECTOR TRANSFORMATION
Electric Sector
Disclosures
EU1
EU2
EU12
Installed capacity, broken down by
primary energy source and regulatory
system
Net energy production, broken down by
primary energy source and regulatory
system
Losses in energy transmission and
distribution as a percentage of total
energy
134
168
172
179, 182
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Assurance
Companhia Paranaense de Energia – Copel
Independent Auditor’s Limited Assurance
Report on Non-financial Information
Included in the 2021 Integrated Reporting
Our limited assurance scope does not comprise prior-period information
or any other information disclosed in conjunction with the Integrated
Reporting, including any embedded images, audio files or videos.
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Auditores Independentes Ltda.
Management’s responsibilities
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S LIMITED ASSURANCE REPORT
ON NON-FINANCIAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE 2021
INTEGRATED REPORTING
To the Management and Shareholders of
Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel
Introduction
The Company’s Management is responsible for:
• Selecting and setting appropriate criteria to prepare the information
included in the Integrated Reporting;
• Preparing the information in accordance with the criteria and
guidelines set out in the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI Standards)
and OCPC 09 - Integrated Reporting, correlated with the Basic
Conceptual Framework for Integrated Reporting, developed by the
International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC);
We have been engaged by Companhia Paranaense de Energia - Copel
(“Company”) to submit our limited assurance report on the non-financial
information included in the Company’s 2021 Integrated Reporting,
related to the year ended December 31, 2021.
• Designing, implementing and maintaining internal controls over
relevant information for the preparation of the information included
in the Integrated Reporting, that is free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error.
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ASSURANCECOPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT Auditor’s responsibility
Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the non-financial
information included in the 2021 Integrated Reporting, based on
our limited assurance engagement conducted in accordance with
Technical Communication (CTO) No. 07 - 2022, issued by the Federal
Accounting Council (“CFC”), and based on Brazilian standard NBC-
TO-3000 - Assurance Engagements other than Audits or Reviews,
issued by the CFC, which is equivalent to the international standard
ISAE 3000 - Assurance Engagements other than Audits or Reviews of
Historical Financial Information, issued by the International Auditing
and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB). Those standards require
that we comply with ethical and independence requirements and
other related responsibilities, including as regards the adoption of
the Brazilian Quality Control Standard (NBC PA 01) and, therefore,
the implementation of a comprehensive quality control system,
including documented policies and procedures on the compliance with
ethical requirements, professional standards and applicable legal and
regulatory requirements.
In addition, those standards require that the work be planned
and performed to obtain limited assurance that the non-financial
information included in the 2021 Integrated Reporting, taken as a
whole, is free from material misstatement.
as well as applying analytical procedures to obtain evidence that
enables us to reach a limited assurance conclusion on the information
taken as a whole. A limited assurance engagement also requires the
performance of additional procedures when the independent auditor
becomes aware of matters that cause the auditor to believe that the
information included in the Integrated Reporting, taken as a whole,
might present material misstatements.
The procedures selected were based on our understanding of the
aspects related to the compilation, materiality and presentation of
the information included in the 2021 Integrated Reporting, and other
circumstances of the engagement and our consideration of the areas
and processes concerning the material information disclosed in the
2021 Integrated Reporting, in which material misstatements might
exist. The procedures comprised, among others:
a) Planning the work, considering the relevance, the volume of
quantitative and qualitative information and the operating
and internal control systems that were used to prepare the
information included in the 2021 Integrated Reporting;
b) Understanding the calculation methodology and the procedures
adopted for the compilation of indicators through inquiries with
the managers responsible for the preparation of the information;
A limited assurance engagement conducted in accordance with
Brazilian standard NBC-TO-3000 (ISAE 3000) consists mainly of
making inquiries of Management and other professionals of the
Company involved in the preparation of the non-financial information,
c) Applying analytical procedures to quantitative information
and making inquiries about the qualitative information and its
correlation with the indicators disclosed in the information
included in the 2021 Integrated Reporting; and
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ASSURANCECOPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT d) For cases in which non-financial data is correlated to financial
indicators, comparing such indicators with the financial statements
and/or accounting records.
The limited assurance engagement also included the compliance with
the guidelines and criteria of the GRI Standards reporting framework,
applied in the preparation of the information included in the 2021
Integrated Reporting.
We believe that the evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our limited assurance conclusion.
Scope and limitations
The procedures performed in a limited assurance engagement vary in
nature and timing from, and are less in scope than for, a reasonable
assurance engagement. Consequently, the level of assurance obtained
in a limited assurance engagement is substantially lower than the
assurance that would have been obtained had a reasonable assurance
engagement been performed. Had we performed a reasonable
assurance engagement, other matters and misstatements that might
exist in the information included in the 2021 Integrated Reporting
might have been identified. Accordingly, 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
on materiality, relevance and accuracy of the data are subject to
individual assumptions and judgments. In addition, we have not
performed any work related to data disclosed for prior periods or future
projections and goals.
The sustainability indicators have been prepared and presented
pursuant to the criteria set out in GRI Standards and, therefore, are not
intended to ensure compliance with social, economic, environmental
or engineering laws and regulations. However, the aforementioned
standards provide for the presentation and disclosure of possible
non-compliance with such regulations when sanctions or significant
fines are applied. Our limited assurance report should be read and
understood in this context, which is inherent in the criteria selected
(GRI Standards).
Emphasis of matter
Assumptions adopted for the preparation of the 2021 Integrated
Reporting
In accordance with the GRI Standards, the Company represents
hereby that it “complies” with the “Core/Essential” specifications in
its Integrated Reporting for the year ended December 31, 2021, which
reports the essential performance indicators and the power sector
supplement indicators available in G4 version.
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ASSURANCECOPEL 2021 INTEGRATED REPORT Conclusion
Based on the procedures performed, which are described herein, and on the evidence we have obtained, nothing has come to our attention that
causes us to believe that the non-financial information, included in the Integrated Reporting of the Company for the year ended December 31,
2021, was not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the criteria and guidelines set out in the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI
Standards) and OCPC 09 - Integrated Reporting.
Curitiba, June 15, 2022
DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU
Auditores Independentes
CRC nº 2 SP 011609/0-8 “F” PR
Jonas Dal Ponte
Engagement Partner
CRC nº 1 RS 058908/O-1
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Global Compact
GRI Annexes
Credits
Global Compact
Copel reaffirms its commitment
to the United Nations Global
Compact and the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), in
line with its purpose of advancing
in the market in a sustainable
manner, prioritizing the principles
that guide the Company’s
mission, vision and values.
In this sense, it presents as an
attachment to this publication,
the Communication on Progress
(COP), in which it specifies the
initiatives developed to implement
the principles of the Pact and
the SDGs in its operations.
Throughout this Integrated
Report, the results of these
initiatives and the progress of the
signed commitments can be seen.
Such information can be found in
Copel’s GRI disclosure reports.
Global Compact Principles
1. RESPECT
and support
internationally
acknowledged human
rights in the area of
influence.
2. ENSURE
the non-participation
of the company in
violations of human
rights.
3. SUPPORT
the freedom of
association and
recognize the right to
collective bargaining.
4. ELIMINATE
all forms
of forced or
compulsory work.
5. ERADICATE
all forms of child
labor from the
production chain.
6. STIMULATE
practices that
eliminate any type of
discrimination at work.
7. ASSUME
practices that
adopt preventive,
responsible and
proactive approaches
to environmental
challenges.
8. DEVELOP
initiatives and
practices to promote
and disseminate
socio-environmental
responsibility.
9. ENCOURAGE
the development
and discussion
of responsible
environmental
technologies.
10. FIGHT
against corruption
in all its forms,
including extortion and
bribery.
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modern access to energy, at an
affordable price to all.
Take urgent measures to fight
climate change and their impacts.
Sustainable Development Goals
Eliminate poverty in
all its forms, everywhere.
Eliminate hunger, achieve
food safety, improve nutrition
and promote sustainable
agriculture.
Ensure healthy life and promote
the well-being for all, in all ages.
Ensure inclusive and equitable
education, with quality, and
promote learning opportunities in
life for all.
Promote sustained, inclusive
and sustainable economic growth,
full and productive employment
and decent work to all.
Build resilient infrastructures,
promote inclusive and
sustainable industrialization
and foment innovation.
Reduce inequality within
countries and among them.
Achieve gender equity and
empower all women and girls.
Make cities and human settlements
inclusive, resilient and sustainable.
Ensure water availability
and sustainable management
and sanitation to all.
Ensure sustainable production
and consumption standards.
Conserve and promote the
sustainable use of oceans, seas,
and marine resources for
sustainable development.
Protect, recover and promote
the sustainable use of terrestrial
ecosystems, sustainably manage
forests, fight desertification, stop
and reverse the earth’s degradation
and stop losses.
Promote peaceful and inclusive
societies for sustainable
development, provide access to
justice for all and build effective,
responsible and inclusive institutions
at all levels.
Strengthen the means of
implementation and revitalize
the global partnership for
sustainable development.
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Projects / Programs / Management Systems / Participations and Policies
Policies and Management Systems
Adherence to voluntary commitments in an effort to promote sustainability,
ethical conduct, and best corporate governance practices: Global Compact;
Business Pact for Integrity and against Corruption and Principles for
Sustainable Executive Education (PRME).
1 a 10
Principles and Objectives to which they Respond
Global Compact
SDGs
16,17
Start
End
Diversos
Continuous
Management for the Supply Chain Sustainability: aims to contribute to the
development of suppliers, establishing parameters linked to sustainability,
proposing actions that promote and strengthen good practices throughout
the supply chain.
1 a 10
8, 16
2008
Continuous
Nossa Energia Program: links obtaining new opportunities in terms of career,
compensation, and personal development to performance.
6
Generation from renewable sources: strategic and sustainability guidelines
adopted for the generation business.
Ethical Guidance Council: appreciates and issues guidance in processes
related to ethical conduct in the Company.
Commission for the Analysis of Moral Harassment Complaints: responsible
for analyzing moral harassment complaints in the Company, placing
Copel as a pioneer company in the country in the implementation of a
preventive process that guarantees humane and healthy practices in people
management.
7, 8, 9
1 a 10
1 a 10
Integrity Program and Compliance Portal: a set of internal mechanisms and
procedures for integrity, auditing, and incentives to report irregularities
and the effective application of codes of ethics and conduct, policies, and
guidelines in order to detect and remedy deviations, fraud, irregularities,
and unlawful acts committed against the public, national or foreign
administration.
Copel's Transparency Portal: its purpose is to make information available in
compliance with federal and state legislation.
10
10
8
2013
Continuous
7, 9, 17
Diversos
Continuous
8, 16
2003
Continuous
8, 16
2009
Continuous
16
16
2015
Continuous
2014
Continuous
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Diversity Program: aims to sensitize and mobilize the workforce with a view
to promoting 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 Socio-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, Postgraduate (lato
and stricto sensu) and Languages Programs.
Corporate Climate Change Management Program: its objective is to discuss
and decide on actions related to the study of climate change effects, as
well as to monitor the actions resulting from the implementation of Copel’s
Climate Change Policy and the voluntary commitments assumed.
INOV+ GeT Program: innovation promotion program started in 2015 to
publicize and recognize innovative initiatives. In 2019, the initiative was
restructured, with a permanent platform for receiving innovation proposals
that generate value and bring improvements in management.
Principles and Objectives to which they Respond
Global Compact
SDGs
Start
End
1, 2, 6
4, 5, 8, 10, 16
2014
Continuous
1, 2, 7, 8, 9
12,13
2012
Continuous
4,8
2007
Continuous
1, 2, 7, 8, 9
11, 12, 13, 17
2011
Continuous
1,8,9
9
2015
Continuous
Support for Public Policies and Management Improvement
Participation in the Brazilian Committee of the Global Compact and the
National SDG Movement Nós Podemos Paraná
WG CLIMA - Working group that discusses climate change (including
mitigation and adaptation) in the Municipality of Curitiba.
Sustenta Paraná Network - Paraná network for the advancement of
sustainability in public management.
1 a 10
7, 8, 9
1 a 10
16, 17
9, 11, 12, 13
16, 17
2016
2016
2016
Continuous
Continuous
Continuous
Participation in organizations that discuss and promote energy efficiency:
Brazilian Assoc. of Electric Power Concessionaires, Energy Planning
Company, Brazilian Electric Power Generation Companies Assoc.,
Brazilian Electric Energy Distributors Assoc., Brazilian Large Electric
Power Transmission Companies Assoc., Brazilian Great Dams Committee,
Regional Council of Engineering, Architecture and Agronomy of PR,
FUNCOGE, Brazilian Association of Clean Energy Generation, Electric Energy
Commercialization Chamber, State Water Resources Council, Brazilian
Photovoltaic Solar Energy Association, Brazilian Electricity, Electronics,
Lighting and Telecommunications Committee.
7, 8, 9
6, 7, 15
Various
Continuous
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Participation in associations that discuss and promote environmental
improvements: Basin Committees of the State of Paraná, Environment
Committee of Cigré, Regional Council of Engineering, Architecture and
Agronomy of the State of Paraná, Garbage and Citizenship PR Forum,
Environmental Committees of the Public Ministry PR.
Principles and Objectives to which they Respond
Global Compact
SDGs
Start
End
7, 8, 9
6, 15, 17
Diversos
Continuous
Voluntary participation in the Competitive Paraná Movement and in
examining boards of the awards: National Quality, MPE Brazil and Paraná of
Management Quality.
1 a 10
Social and Environmental Programs, Projects, and Initiatives
Program to collect donations to charities and social service institutions, non-
profit and of collective interest, through the energy bill.
1, 2
12, 17
2000
Continuous
1, 10, 17
1999
Continuous
Annual donation, through tax incentives, to the Fund for the Rights of
Childhood and Adolescence - FIA, Rouanet Law, Elderly Law, Sports
Incentive Law, PROFICE, PAIC, PRONON and PRONAS.
1, 2, 5
1, 4, 16
2006
Continuous
Corporate Volunteer Program - EletriCidadania: allows employees to use up to
four hours/month to carry out voluntary work.
1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8
1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 12,
13, 16, 17
2001
Continuous
Coral: promotes the integration of employees, the quality of life at work, the
development of culture and music education, as well as the appreciation of
the Copel brand in the community.
6
Breastfeeding support room and reduced working hours: comfortable and
cozy place where the mother can remove and store the milk to offer it to her
child in due course.
1, 2, 6
3
3,5
2010
Continuous
2016
Continuous
Cultivar Energia Program: the objective is to implement community gardens
in the safety zones of Copel's electricity networks, in partnership with
municipal governments and residents' associations.
1, 7, 8, 9
2, 10,11, 12, 17
2009
Continuous
Corporate Accessibility Program: aims to make the Company adapted to
accessibility issues and the inclusion of people with disabilities (PwDs).
1, 2, 6
8, 10, 11, 16
2007
Continuous
Eco-efficiency Program: concentrates the various eco-efficiency initiatives
developed at Copel in a single program operating as a hub, interconnecting
them, strengthening them, enhancing them, and enabling new forms of
action.
7, 8, 9
6, 8, 9, 12, 13
2014
Continuous
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EducaODS Program: aims to train and develop professionals, formal and
informal leaders at Copel, for issues related to sustainability.
1 a 10
Susie Pontarolli Sustainability Trophy: aims to recognize and support
initiatives that aim to contribute to the promotion of sustainable development
and improved quality of life.
1 a 10
Luz Fraterna Program: Government of Paraná Program that pays the bills of
consumers enrolled in the Social Electricity Tariff, provided that consumption
does not exceed 120 kWh.
1, 2, 10
Principles and Objectives to which they Respond
Global Compact
SDGs
4, 12
Start
End
2010
Continuous
10, 12,17
2012
Continuous
1, 7, 10, 11, 17
2003
Continuous
Morar Bem Paraná Program: in partnership with the Paraná Housing
Company - Cohapar - provides housing for families with a monthly income of
up to six national minimum wages.
Rural Night Tariff Program: incentive to increase agricultural production,
for poultry and swine farmers, through tariff discounts for consumer units
classified as rural, served at low voltage.
1, 2, 10
1, 7, 10, 11, 17
2003
Continuous
1, 2, 8
7, 11, 17
2007
Continuous
Night Irrigation Program: encouraging the use of irrigation to increase
agricultural and poultry production, as well as improving the quality of life in
rural areas. Subsidized tariff and equipment for rural consumers.
7,8, 9
2, 7, 8, 11, 12 17
2003
Continuous
Energy Efficiency Program: aimed at the efficient use of electricity in
residential, industrial, commercial, and public facilities located in Copel's
concession area.
Paraná Cidadão Program: promoted by the Special Secretariat for Community
Relations, with the objective of offering free services that promote
citizenship and social inclusion. Copel participates by providing the internet
infrastructure, enabling connectivity with the systems to provide services.
In addition, it also participates by providing assistance on its services and
guidance on the safe and efficient use of electric energy.
7,8, 9
7, 9, 11, 12
2000
Continuous
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 10
1, 7, 9, 10, 17
2003
Continuous
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Principles and Objectives to which they Respond
Global Compact
SDGs
Start
End
Paraná Digital Program: digital inclusion in public education, through the
connection of state schools to the Internet, in partnership with the State
Government and Department of Education, with priority given to locations
with low HDI.
Paraná Conectado Program: the initiative provides for fiber optic internet
access at popular prices and a speed of 1 Mbps, in accordance with the
State Broadband Plan. Despite not being marketed since 2017, the customer
base is maintained.
Social Electricity Tariff: Established by Law 10.438/2002, it offers discounts
on electricity consumption, up to a limit of 220 kWh, to families registered in
the Federal Government’s Single Registry of Social Programs, provided that
the other criteria set out in the Aneel Resolution 414/2010 are obeyed.
Mais que Energia Project: implementation, expansion and consolidation of
projects and social investment programs for the community.
1, 2
1, 2
Smart Grid Project: installation of 2000 telemetering points in the urban area
of Curitiba and 1000 points in the rural area of Colombo and Bocaiúva do
Sul. for billing without offsets.
7, 8, 9
Telemetering: enables 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, including for customers, via the Internet.
8, 9
1, 2, 6, 10
1, 4, 9, 10
2003
Continuous
1, 2, 4
1, 9, 10
2010
2020
1, 7, 10, 11
2002
Continuous
1, 7, 10, 11, 16, 17
2014
Continuous
7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 17
2015
Continuous
7, 9, 13
2010
Continuous
Iluminando Gerações Project: lectures to students in the 4th year of
elementary school in public schools, with an informative and preventive
nature regarding the conscious and safe use of electricity, use of natural
resources (energy and water) and correct disposal of waste.
Mais Clic Rural Program: improving the quality of electricity supply in rural
areas, focusing on agricultural activities integrated with production processes
sensitive to interruptions.
1, 2
4, 11, 12
1970
Continuous
1, 2, 7, 8, 9
7, 11, 12
2015
Continuous
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.
7, 8, 9
8, 11, 12
2006
Continuous
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PrevenCão: public awareness of the importance of caring for pets to prevent
accidents with readers.
1, 7, 8
Principles and Objectives to which they Respond
Global Compact
SDGs
3, 12
Start
End
2015
Continuous
Urban Forests Program: works together with city halls in planning 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 electrical systems.
7, 8, 9
11, 15, 17
2008
Continuous
Riparian Forests Program: aims to recover natural environments surrounding
the reservoirs of the plants and other areas of interest to the Company.
7, 8, 9
6, 15
2006
Continuous
Ichthyofauna Monitoring and Repopulation Program: aims to monitor and
repopulate the Company's reservoirs and rivers where Copel's projects exert
some influence.
7, 8, 9
6, 15
1993
Continuous
Experimental Station for Ichthyological Studies: to study and reproduce
species suitable for repopulating the rivers and reservoirs of Paraná.
7, 8, 9
6, 15
1992
Continuous
Control of invasive and/or exotic species: monitoring and control of invasive
and/or exotic species of fauna and flora.
7, 8, 9
Recovery of degraded areas: monitoring and recovery of degraded areas.
7, 8, 9
Forest Gardens: aims to produce seedlings suitable for application in the
Company's other programs.
7, 8, 9
Botanical Garden: aims at the conservation and research of plant species and
also houses collections of exotic ornamental plants.
7, 8, 9
15
15
15
15
2000
Continuous
1999
Continuous
1973
Continuous
2010
Continuous
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Global Compact
SDGs
Start
End
Iguaçu Regional Museum: presents the social, cultural, and environmental
characteristics of the populations that have occupied the Iguaçu River
banks. It maintains a collection from the Archaeological Rescue and
Cultural Memory and Scientific Use of Flora and Fauna programs in the
implementation of HPP Gov. Neymar Braga.
Internet Without Bullying Program: the project aims to sensitize children and
young people in the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades of elementary school in state
schools in Paraná, to the problem of cyberbullying, through sensitization
lectures. It seeks to obtain the commitment of students not to practice and
report cases of bullying, as well as instruct teachers to detect cases and
know what to do.
Won the 2019 SDG Award from the Global Compact Brazil, in the Large
Companies Category, Eixo Paz.
Optical Fiber Recycling: Seeks a sustainable approach to the treatment
of waste typical of telecommunications operations. The fiber optic scrap
produced by Copel Telecom is entirely destined for recycling, which is the
priority method of waste disposal according to Law No. 12.305/10 - National
Solid Waste Policy (PNRS). Valued by-products are generated that will be
reintroduced into the production chain, fostering the Circular Economy. This
initiative was recognized as "Best Practice" in the Sesi ODS Award 2018.
Zero Carbon: Neutralization of greenhouse gas emissions through the
acquisition of carbon credits in the REDD + modality: Reduction of
emissions from avoided deforestation and forest degradation and sustainable
management of forests. Copel Telecom became Carbono Zero for the second
consecutive year. This initiative received an "Honorable Mention" at the Sesi
ODS Award 2019.
7, 8, 9
4, 11
2000
Continuous
1, 2
4, 16
2017
2021
7, 8, 9
9, 12, 13, 17
2016
2021
7, 8, 9
13, 15, 17
2018
2021
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