How an electric distribution company in Brazil is

How an electric distribution company in Brazil is reducing environmental impact by means of environmental management system - EMS MSc. Sandra Neusa Marchesini Ferreira Engª Roberta Gavião Soares COELBA Private Power Distribution Company, State Bahia, BRAZIL

General Data COELBA’s Profile Located in the Brazil’s Northeast Territorial area: 567, 000 km 2 SR. BONFIM IRECÊ Municipal Districts: 415 of 417 Consumers: 4 million (55% low income) 45% living in Metropolitan Salvador Annual Energy Sales: 10. 604 GWh V. CONQUISTA Transmission Lines: 8. 4 km Distribution Lines: 160. 6 km Work Force: 9, 000 2

Challenge To implement the Environmental Management System - EMS, based on ISO 14. 001, in the three COELBA activities that most impact the environment, affecting the work of more than 3, 000 people (employees and contractors) 3

The activities TREE PRUNING DISTRIBUTION NETWORK CONSTRUCTION OPENING, CLEARING AND REOPENING OF RIGHTS-OF-WAY 4

How we implemented EMS STEP 1 Commitment of High Level and Definition of Environmental Policy § Sensitizing § Initial Environmental Evaluation § Environmental Polícy STEP 2 § Definition of Environmental Aspects § Objectives and Goals § Indicators and Action Plans STEP 3 § Structure and Responsibility Planning Implementing and Running the System STEP 4 Measurement and Evaluation STEP 5 Critical Analysis and Improvement § Training and communication § Documentation and Controls § Measuring § Monitoring § Auditing § Critical Analysis § Improvement 5

Monitored Indicators 1. No. of notifications of infringements from environmental agencies over a year 2. No. of hectares of vegetation cleared for network construction per year 3. No. of complaints by external stakeholders per year 4. No. of trucks monitored for smoke emissions above the allowed limits divided by the number of trucks monitored per year 5. No. of rural works constructed without native vegetation clearing divided by the total number of works carried out 6. No. of non-conformities detected in the pruning of trees divided by the number of trees inspected per year 7. No. of non-conformities regarding solid waste detected in inspections divided by the number of inspections carried out 8. No. of environmental accidents per year (leakages, spills and others) 6

Main Benefits ü Continued improvement of the 3 activities with indicator follow-up ü Fewer risks of environment infringements ü Improvement of company image with the community ü Motivation of employees and contractors to preserve and conserve the environment ü Easier to get new loans 7

THANK YOU!! Sandra Neusa Marchesini Ferreira Environment Manager sferreira@coelba. com. br Phone: 55 71 3370 5852 Salvador – Bahia – Brazil 8