We were born in the 60s as a motor company, and a motor company is born to move the world.
But we are also a source of ideas and innovations, restless, vibrant, intense and tireless in the search for the best solutions for our customers.
We are a global company that moves at the pace of the needs of society and the economy of our time.
We contribute to a more efficient and sustainable world by investing in technologies for the energy transition and in intelligent solutions for industry, the countryside, cities and homes.
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Our sustainability strategy is based on 4 pillars, each supported by themes and objectives:
Sustainable Products and Solutions
Technologies and Innovations for Energy Transition and Decarbonization
Provide products and services with the best efficiency and lowest carbon footprint, being the partner for our customers' decarbonization journey.
Improve circular design, expanding recyclability, dematerialization and durability of materials, products and packaging.
Responsible Supply Chain
Engaging a supply chain with ethics in Human Rights, Labor Relations and Environmental Preservation, assessing risks and enabling its development.
Promote the management of restricted materials according to the socio-environmental impacts of the business.
Circular and Efficient Operations
Eco-efficiency and Waste and Emissions Management
Optimize eco-efficiency in natural resource management, reducing, conserving and/or regenerating them, considering the impacts on ecosystems.
Reduce emissions and waste from industrial processes, ensuring proper treatment and disposal, and promoting the recycling and reuse of materials aligned with circularity principles.
Carbon Neutral Operations
Guarantee the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, promoting carbon neutrality in operations and contributing to medium and long-term global goals.
Expand the use of renewable energy (acquired or self-produced) and strive for excellence in operational efficiency in processes and businesses.
Engaged Employees and Communities
Integral Well-being, Diversity and Inclusion
Guarantee safe working conditions, promote physical and mental health, trust in relationships, alternative ways of working, generating a culture of quality of life.
Build an inclusive, innovative and high-performance environment, valuing diversity and empowering multiculturalism at all hierarchical levels of the company.
Ensure human rights recognized in international agreements and promote a culture of respect for others.
Sustainable Community Growth
Generate socioeconomic and environmental value in communities, through education, health and well-being, generation of knowledge and expertise in low-carbon technologies.
Strengthen the company's relationship with communities, considering local demands.
Seek to incorporate the preservation of biodiversity into current management practices.
Governance and Ethical Conduct
Compliance and Integrity
Strengthen WEG's culture of principles and values, ethics, integrity, and anti-corruption.
Reduce and mitigate risks, considering ESG criteria.
Engagement and Transparent Communication
Develop leaders and employees, strengthening competencies for business sustainability challenges.
Communicate about products, services, and the evolution of ESG topics, with transparency, generating value for stakeholders.
Recognitions
In 2023, WEG received the Gold Medal from Ecovadis, one of the main global rating agencies in corporate Sustainability Management
In the last CDP evaluation cycle, WEG was evaluated as a “Leader” company in CDP Clima, obtaining an A- grade.CDP is the global leader in classifying companies' Decarbonization Management, used as a reference by other entities such as the ISE-B3 index, among others.
WEG was classified as low risk by Sustainalytics, which measures company performance through ESG research and data. The focus of the analysis is on ESG risk, the lower the rating number, the lower the risk the company presents.
