Energias de Portugal SA
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EDP is a Portuguese electricity production and distribution company, operating in Portugal (50.6%); Spain (22.6%); Brazil (21.4%); the USA (3.6%); and other (1.8%). The compay is headquartered in Lison, and was founded in 1976 through the merger of 14 nationalised electricity companies.ref The company's operations break down as follows:
- 89.9%: Production, sale and distribution of electricity: hydroelectric, thermoelectric, wind, co-generated, and biomass-based;
- 4.6%: Sales and distribution of gas: No. 2 in Portugal);
- 2.9%: Supply of energy services: primarily engineering and consulting services for the construction and installation of thermoelectric and hydroelectric units;
- 2.6%: Other: steam production, supply of computer services, etc.
Climate Policy Rating: InfluenceMap A-[1]
EDP is actively and positively lobbying a number of climate and energy policies, although it has also expressed some support for unconventional oil and gas production (fracking).
ToDo: InfluenceMap; Annual Report p.129: cites Dow Jones Sustainability Index, FTSE4Good, oekom (corporate responsibility), MSCI, VigeoEiris, Ethibel, http://www.ecolabelindex.com/ecolabel/ethibel. Wondering if these indices measure what's really important.
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References
- ^ The A-List of Climate Policy Engagement. Which global companies lead in strategic lobbying for the ambitions of Paris? Rankings measure how a corporation or trade association behaves towards 2°C aligned climate and energy policy. Influence Map, Apr.2018.