1 Governance
2 Environment
3 Social
Message from the CEO
In the early months of 2020, when we published the last edition of our ESG Report, I stated that BRK Ambiental had the ambition to generate value by promoting the development and quality of life of the population through sanitation. One year after this message, with the Covid-19 pandemic having further highlighted the impacts of poor sanitation on the most vulnerable population, I am convinced that we have advanced in creating a resilient, socially responsible, and high impact ESG business model.
Teresa Vernaglia
CEO of BRK Ambiental
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2020 Highlights
In 2020, we were the winner of the auction promoted by the state government of Alagoas to provide water and sewage services in the Metropolitan Region of Maceió, after presenting the highest fixed award, totaling R$2 billion.
Project goals
To universalize (100%) water supply in 6 years
To serve 90% of the population with sewage systems within 16 years
To decrease the loss rates from the current 59% to, at most, 25% within 20 years
Main Figures
R$ 790
million invested
+ 585
kilometers of water and sewage system implemented
219 million
cubic meters of treated water distributed
246 million
cubic meters of wastewater collected
R$ 2,382
million of net revenue
R$
1.1
billion: issuance of green bonds
R$ 673
million of EBITDA
R$
7.3
million invested in social projects
Business Model
We are one of the largest private companies in the sanitation sector and are present in all regions of Brazil, serving more than 100 cities, spread over 13 different states. More than 16 million people benefit from the services we provide and the investments we make.
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Project Quality 4.0
Online monitoring of water quality already implemented in 8 Water Treatment Plants
Reduction of losses
Actions to reduce losses saved 9.5 billion liters of water between 2018 and 2020
Digital relationship
Launh of online agency Minha BRK and acceleration of the digitization of relationship platforms
Safety at work
The Safe Work Management System (SWMS) covers 100% of our units and guides the work of both our employees and the third-party service providers
Climate change
The reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) is strategic to increase the efficiency of our business model. Our goal is to achieve a reduction of at least 10% of total emissions by 2025. The scenario we have projected foresees that we will avoid the emission of up to 1.2 million tons of carbon (tCO2e) by 2030.
Nereda® system for wastewater treatment
The technology results in up to a 90% reduction GHG emissions compared to traditional wastewater treatment processes
Implementation of sludge dryers
Final material with 90% solids and only 10% water, improving transportation and waste disposal
Photovoltaic energy autonomous
production
38% of the total energy we consumed in 2020 was generated from renewable sources. Our goal is to reach a rate of 50% by the end of 2021
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