At Celsia, we are committed to the challenge of a greener planet. Our commitment to the environment is a constant action towards sustainability.
GRI (3-3) (2-23) We integrate environmental guidelines into our strategy to guarantee continuous improvement in our performance within the framework of our management system and legal compliance. We launch innovative initiatives that promote the conservation and efficient use of natural resources, the comprehensive management of impacts under the principle of mitigation hierarchy and due diligence throughout the value chain, with the participation of our stakeholders, to contribute to our company’s permanence in the future
Our Management
- Power generation: Increasing the share of renewable sources in our energy matrix and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
- Transmission and distribution: Reducing energy losses in our networks and optimizing the use of natural resources.
- Sales and customer service: Efficient and sustainable energy solutions.
In short, our Environmental Policy is a commitment to the present and the future. It is the roadmap to building a business that is responsible for the environment in which we operate.
Furthermore, we ratify the commitments we have set for ourselves in the medium and long-term:
- Standardization of good environmental practices in Colombia and Central America, 100%.
- Expansion of the scope of certification under the ISO 14001:2015 standard.
- Compliance with environmental legislation and management without significant environmental incidents through the Environmental Management System.
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Reduction of environmental impacts in our operations:
- – Power generation (conventional and non-conventional).
- – Energy distribution processes, products and services.
- – Waste management (circular economy), suppliers and contractors.
- – Operations managed by third parties.
- – Due diligence processes.
- – Development of new projects.
- By 2025, Celsia’s power generation matrix will be 25% non-conventional renewable energy sources.
- Issuance of carbon credits.
- Conservation of watersheds in the departments in which we are present.
- Carbon Neutral Certification under the guide for carbon neutral verification and certification by Icontec.
Thanks to our good socio-environmental practices, we are certified in the ISO 14001 – 2015 standard, which ensures compliance with current regulations and taking actions for continuous improvement in the operation and/or maintenance activities of our assets.
Environmental Management System
Certification, Verification and Audit of the Environmental Management System
Coverage is calculated based on the installed capacity (MW) within the scope of the certification, with respect to the total installed capacity of the organization, including operations in Central America.
Environmental Impact Assessments
GRI (413-1) Our socio-environmental team coordinates the participation of stakeholders in projects or assetsby identifying restrictions and preparing EIAs and EMPs to formulate and implement measures under the principle of mitigation hierarchy to impact management.
In 2023, the National Environmental License Authority (ANLA, for the Spanish original) granted us an environmental license to develop the project “New Toluviejo 220 kV Substation and Associated Transmission Lines – Section 2” in the department of Bolívar.
The environmental studies of the organization’s assets in operation and new projects are public and form part of the files of the environmental authorities for the places in which we are present.
A summary of the Environmental Impact Studies (EIA) and the Environmental Management Plans (EMP) are available for consultation on our website. They contain geographical information, the year operations began, environmental license number and/or environmental management plan resolution, management measures and the environmental authority responsible for control and monitoring.
Environmental Investment
The main activities or projects executed through voluntary and mandatory environmental investment in 2023 were:
Voluntary:
- Contributions to the Tuluá – Morales River Users Association, conservation of the Tuluá River basin.
- Support for environmental education activities in the areas of influence.
- Strategic engagement.
Mandatory
- Implementation of environmental management plans.
- Environmental licenses.
- Environmental studies for procedures.
- Waste disposal.
- GHG mitigation initiatives.
- Environmental payments to authorities.
- Environmental permits.
- Environmental management system.
Main Results
GRI (3-3) (2-27) (307-1) In the last four years, Celsia has had no fines or environmental violations derived from the operations and maintenance of our assets.
We continued the annual socio-environmental legal compliance evaluations, which allow us to mitigate risks and identify opportunities for the operation and construction of assets.
We conserve watersheds in the departments in which we are present.
We remain carbon neutral certified under the Guide for carbon neutral verification and certification by Icontec. The goal we have set is to maintain it until 2030.
We managed to expand the scope of the ISO 14001:2015 certification for the Espinal and La Paila solar farms.
Our goals and objectives are aimed at preventing, reducing, mitigating and offsetting the impacts we may cause in our operating environments under the principle of mitigation hierarchy and building relationships of mutual respect and value generation with our stakeholders.
Relevant Fact
ReverdeC has planted more than 15 million native trees in strategic forests of Valle, Antioquia, Atlántico and Risaralda
Relevant Facts
ReverdeC has planted more than 15 million native trees in strategic forests of Valle, Antioquia, Atlántico and Risaralda
Topic / Indicator | Own indicators | CSA S&P Indicator | SASB indicator | GRI indicator | TCFD | External assurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Environmental Management System | – | 2.1.2 | – | – | – | |
Environmental investment | – | – | – | – | – | |
Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations | – | 2.1.4 | – | 307-1 | – |
Environmental Impact Studies (EIS): A basic instrument for making decisions on projects, works or activities that require an environmental license and will be required in all cases in which it is necessary, in accordance with the law.
Areas of influence: Areas surrounding our operation centers.
Environmental Management Plan (EMP): A detailed set of measures and activities that, as a result of an environmental assessment, are aimed at preventing, mitigating, correcting or offsetting duly identified environmental impacts and effects caused by developing a project, work or activity. It includes follow-up, monitoring, contingency, and abandonment plans, depending on the nature of the project, work or activity. ANLA, Glossary of Environmental Licensing Terms.
Mitigation hierarchy: A sequence of measures designed to manage the negative impacts of a project, work or activity, to prevent environmental impacts, minimize and correct those that cannot be prevented and, as a last measure, offset those that are impossible to prevent, minimize or correct. Ministry of Environment, Biotic Component Compensation Manual. Bogotá, 2018.
