Climate Change Data

Globo Comunicações e Participações SA

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2019)

Reporting Period: 2019

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:20595 tCO2e (2019)
Renewable Energy Share:95% (2020)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced absolute scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions by 47% from 2019 to 2020 (due to COVID-19 disruptions, 2020 is not considered representative of typical operations). 95% of energy consumed in 2020 came from renewable sources. Recycled or reused 40% of waste produced in 2020.

Social Achievements

  • Launched a Diversity and Inclusion Management group in 2020 to develop programs and actions. Established a Compliance Programme in 2015, an Audit and Compliance Committee, and an Ombudsman office.

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Code of Ethics and Conduct for all employees. Established an Audit and Compliance Committee reporting to the Board of Directors. Established an Ombudsman office for reporting potential violations.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce absolute scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions by 30% by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce absolute scope 1, 2, and 3 GHG emissions by 15% or more by 2026

Environmental Challenges

  • Reducing GHG emissions from refrigerants, business travel, and outsourced generators (Scope 3).
Mitigation Strategies
  • Deployment of Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) for live entertainment, deployment of biodiesel-powered generators (long-term plan), recycling refrigerant gas, wider deployment of photovoltaic power (PV) generation systems, use of technology for reducing business travels, zero-landfill goal.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Biofuels procured only from licensed and certified providers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard

Certifications: Carbon Neutral Certification (ABNT, 2020)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 7
  • SDG 9

Reducing GHG emissions contributes to affordable and clean energy (SDG 7) and upgrading infrastructure to be sustainable (SDG 9).