Sustainability

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Sustainability Policy

We transmit energy and contribute to the development of territories where we operate. Sustainability is our company’s guiding light and our collaborators are an essential part of this purpose.

Compliance with this Policy is the end result of our collaborators’ motivation and commitment coupled with an effective and efficient system.

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Our people

We value and protect the lives of our internal and external collaborators, as well as the lives of each member of the communities where we operate.

Environment

We prioritize environmental care, maintaining a preventive attitude.

Communities

We build relationships of trust with mutual benefits for communities and local authorities.

Integrity

We ensure compliance with regulations related to our activities and commit to uphold the highest ethical standards.

Collaboration

We promote collaboration and alliances for the development and sustainable operation of the power transmission system.

Quality

We reaffirm our commitment to service in order to meet our customers’ needs.

Our people

We value and protect the lives of our internal and external collaborators, as well as the lives of each member of the communities where we operate.

Environment

We prioritize environmental care, maintaining a preventive attitude.

Communities

We build relationships of trust with mutual benefits for communities and local authorities.

Integrity

We ensure compliance with regulations related to our activities and commit to uphold the highest ethical standards.

Collaboration

We promote collaboration and alliances for the development and sustainable operation of the power transmission system.

Quality

We reaffirm our commitment to service in order to meet our customers’ needs.

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Integrity

We are committed to ethical business management, convinced that the way we reach our goals is as important as achieving them. The trust of our stakeholders is an invaluable asset. This stems from the service we provide, as well as our integrity and the values and principles reflected in our actions.

How do we manage this?

By means of the Transelec Integrity Model, whose focal points are prevention and detection.

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Community Programs

Transelec works to create relationships of trust with communities neighbouring its operations by means of regular channels such as working tables, early citizen participation processes and social investment projects.

SOCIAL INVESTMENT Participatory development and agreements

We support the development of social development projects by means of a model promoting associativity and the creation of working tables at each location in order to create relationships of trust, dialogue and mutual benefit.

Projects are designed with participation by the communities themselves and thus vary according to the specific features of each location and its surrounding area.

We worked with a total 23 communities in 2022, completing 40 infrastructure projects for 49 community organizations and projects designed to provide access to non-conventional renewable energy with three communities, among other initiatives.

 

ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY A practical education program

The program was implemented in 15 districts throughout six regions in the country, bringing together a total 440 people, including students, municipal officials and community members.

The program featured workshops and the delivery of 440 kits consisting of equipment for household energy and water saving, LED lights and aerators for reducing water consumption, among others.

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CRECIENDO JUNTOS Entrepreneurship program

A “Techniques for making my business grow” training program was hosted for 100 micro-entrepreneurs from districts neighboring Transelec operations. 50 of these were selected for personalized technical consultancy and accompaniment during a period of four months.

Lastly, Transelec donated equipment or machinery for empowering business growth.

SEE VIDEO

 

 

SOCIAL INVESTMENT Participatory development and agreements

We support the development of social development projects by means of a model promoting associativity and the creation of working tables at each location in order to create relationships of trust, dialogue and mutual benefit.

Projects are designed with participation by the communities themselves and thus vary according to the specific features of each location and its surrounding area.

We worked with a total 23 communities in 2022, completing 40 infrastructure projects for 49 community organizations and projects designed to provide access to non-conventional renewable energy with three communities, among other initiatives.

 

ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY A practical education program

The program was implemented in 15 districts throughout six regions in the country, bringing together a total 440 people, including students, municipal officials and community members.

The program featured workshops and the delivery of 440 kits consisting of equipment for household energy and water saving, LED lights and aerators for reducing water consumption, among others.

SEE VIDEO

 

CRECIENDO JUNTOS Entrepreneurship program

A “Techniques for making my business grow” training program was hosted for 100 micro-entrepreneurs from districts neighboring Transelec operations. 50 of these were selected for personalized technical consultancy and accompaniment during a period of four months.

Lastly, Transelec donated equipment or machinery for empowering business growth.

SEE VIDEO

 

 

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Environmental Management

The development of new power transmission systems is approached from a multidisciplinary perspective that integrates social and environmental dimensions from the planning and study phase up to the exploitation phase (and eventual closure).

This environmental management focus goes beyond legal compliance and enables the early identification and evaluation of potential environmental impacts, the analysis of route alternatives and the verification of regulatory compliance, together with the design of appropriate mitigation, compensation and/or repair measures when required.

Transelec has power facilities in territories considered to be “Protected Areas”, such as National Parks, National Reserves and key biodiversity areas. In order to safeguard these areas, the company works together with CONAF in order to comply with the respective Management Plans it has committed to and monitor compliance with commitments contained in the RCA.

In order to contribute to the preservation of biodiversity, Transelec has executed dissemination, research and protection initiatives, such as the work done at the Chena and Lonquén hills together with the local authorities, which is showcased in the publications “Lonquén Reserva de Vida” and “Valor biológico, servicios ecosistémicos y plan indicativo de los sitios prioritarios cerros de Lonquén y Chena“.

The company has been actively involved in protecting birds, implementing perch guards to prevent birds from approaching energized transmission lines and also to prevent transmission faults.

In this context, among other initiatives, specialized care is provided for wounded birds of prey at a rehabilitation center located in the Metropolitan Region.

In line with the commitment made by Chile at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, Transelec is working on an agenda to reduce greenhouse gases at a corporate level, mainly sulphur hexaflouride, an artificial gas extensively used by the electricity industry because of its high insulation capacity.

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Security

People’s lives are a fundamental asset at Transelec and this holds true for the company’s collaborators and contractors, and for the owners of land where our power transmission lines are installed, together with the residents and communities neighboring our facilities.

Workers

At a working level, this is managed by means of an internal occupational health and safety (OHS) strategy for which high risk activity efforts (such as altitude work, work with energized equipment and transmission lines and vehicle circulation).

Communities

At a social level, prevention work is conducted by informing and educating people as to how to safely live near high voltage power transmission lines, respecting recommended distances and security strips.

Workers

At a working level, this is managed by means of an internal occupational health and safety (OHS) strategy for which high risk activity efforts (such as altitude work, work with energized equipment and transmission lines and vehicle circulation).

Communities

At a social level, prevention work is conducted by informing and educating people as to how to safely live near high voltage power transmission lines, respecting recommended distances and security strips.

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Electricity risks prevention campaign

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Sustainability Reports

Transelec published Sustainability Reports between 2009 and 2021 in keeping with Global Reporting Initiative guidelines.

The company has been publishing an Integrated Annual Report since 2022. This document is formulated in accordance with GRI standards and Financial Market Commission (CMF) General Regulation No. 461, which constitutes part of the Sustainability Accounting Standard Board (SASB) indicators corresponding to power companies and power generation companies.