ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2015
Transition
Changes are part of our daily lives and occur at an increasingly faster pace. When changes are sudden, the results are unpredictable. What can make the difference is the transitional stage of a change – be it a change of concept, an idea or abstraction – in any area of human endeavor.
Society’s participation in questions of mutual interest, awareness of the need for continually improving natural resource management and expanding access to essential goods and services are all manifested in an accelerated, growing and consistent manner – to such an extent that it surprises the most alert, even the most engaged. For this reason, more than alertness and engagement, changes require anticipation, principally at the transition stage and in this, experience can be an ally.
With all their experience in Brazil and overseas, Tractebel Energia and its parent company ENGIE are alert and closely engaged with the desire for enhanced and better access to energy in the context of the energy transition. For this purpose, the two companies are expanding and diversifying the energy matrix with a growing participation of renewable sources and anticipating the prospects for distributed generation.
In addition to reporting the principal events of 2015 for the largest private sector generator in Brazil and its plans for the future, this Report describes how ENGIE is reorganizing worldwide to offer a unique synergy between its services, positioning itself increasingly closer to its clients. Based on a new structure of 24 business units, the parent company of Tractebel Energia now considers Brazil with all its potential for growth and renewable energy sources as one of only 11 regional units in the world.
To highlight the chosen theme, our Sustainability Report 2015 is illustrated with the different changes and their corresponding transitions which have taken place over the years, all of them connected by something that is indispensable: energy. To us, your reading, suggestions and criticisms are essential.