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Environmental management

EDP has decided to set up a corporate environmental management system to complement its ambitious certification programme for the Group's units and facilities and the good results already achieved. The system is responsible for "the corporate management of environmental policies and strategic environmental plans, and the environmental information and performance of the EDP Group's organisations".

certificate of approval
 
Thanks to this management system, whose NP EN ISO 14001:2004 certification has just been certified by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (certificate SGI6003307), EDP will now consider the requirements of this strict international standard in managing all businesses in the countries in which it operates and in public reporting of results achieved.

EDP has thus reinforced, in practice, its public commitments to include environmental aspects in planning and decision-making at all levels in the value chain, especially with regard to assessing and then eliminating or minimising the negative aspects of its activities.

EDP is aware of the decisive importance of these activities as factors of development and improvement in the quality of life of the populations that it serves and is implementing another social responsibility practice by actively contributing to the preservation of the environment and natural resources and the sustainable development of societies.

Continuous improvement in environmental management is also promoted by the upkeep and extension of ISO 14001:2004 certification of the environmental management systems for the activities performed by the EDP Group. By the end of 2010, EDP had achieved ISO 14001:2004 certification for 70% of the maximum net installed power for electricity production, and 21% of the transformer power of substations. EDP is also certified for the natural gas distribution and sales activities, and in Spain it also has its transmission activity certified.

Labelec - Estudos, Desenvolvimentos e Actividades Laboratoriais, S.A. is certified according to ISO 14001:2004 since 2010 for the provision of laboratory testing services – electricity meters, electricity metering audits, electromechanical and climate testing, thermograph testing, testing high-voltage equipment and systems, testing in the water and air fields, analysis of lubricating and insulating oils, analysis of gases and insulating paper and diagnosis of transformers and circuit breakers, calibration of electrical and temperature equipment, and electrical engineering studies.

In 2011, EDP had also registered 34% of its maximum net installed capacity for electricity productionwith EMAS. 

Check the EMAS declarations in:
 
> Portugal (in the map, select Centro Produtor> Detalhes> Informação Técnica);

> Spain.