From governance to operations, the commitment to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) permeates Aegea's activities, and is extended to suppliers, users, communities and all of the group's stakeholders.
In addition to the development of infrastructure for the universalization of basic sanitation services in the country, we invest annually around R$15 million in technology, aiming to speed up the universalization of the service in Brazil; mitigating negative environmental impact; reducing water losses and, consequently, reducing energy consumption. (SDG 6, 9, 13 It is 14)
An example of technology applied to business is the CGP – Management and Loss Control Center – which works on actions aimed at reducing water waste in the 48 municipalities where we operate. This core has integrated and specific systems that monitor water, in real time and remotely, from the exit of the treatment plant to the user, achieving significant results, such as, for example, in Campo Grande, capital of Mato Grosso do Sul, where we reduced losses from 56% to 19%.
Another relevant factor supervised by the CGP is electrical energy. Throughout the water's journey, the volume of energy consumed to pump it through the network can be high, in the event of a failure. Our management model acts preventively, avoiding waste or any type of interruption in the supply system.
Directly, we also look at the local communities in the municipalities where we operate and develop socio-environmental programs around our concessions. In 2016 alone, we invested more than R$ 4 million in actions aimed at environmental education and democratization of information on access to treated water and sewage – which highlights some of our institutional values such as accessibility, collaboration and social responsibility.
One of our main programs in this regard is the Health Note 10, which introduces children to the importance of treated water and sewage in conserving the environment and the health of the population. Through lectures and educational materials developed especially for the program, students have contact with the topic and understand the importance of sanitation services.
In addition to focusing on operating in a clean, efficient and close manner, the Aegea Group is aligned with the main global sustainability agendas, using the business to collaborate with the goals of the post-2015 agenda and helping to increase the HDI in the municipalities in which it operates.
We understand that our work goes beyond sanitation, we are seeking to continually improve the quality of life of people in the municipalities where we operate.
Aegea. More than sanitation, our commitment is to life.
