Community development and sustainability
- Author: Claudia Rodrigues Segond
- Main Title: The United Nations Global Compact International Yearbook 2012 , pp 39-39
- Publication Date: October 2013
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/bba078c4-en
- Language: English
Since its founding in 1957, FURNAS has been working toward the development of Brazilian society by generating and transmitting electrical energy. Today, the company runs a complex of 15 hydroelectric power plants, two thermal units, and a transmission system responsible for 40 percent of the electrical energy consumed in Brazil. As a participant in the Global Compact, the company promotes activities for the sustainable development of the communities in the vicinities of its installations, upholding the Ten Principles of the Global Compact.
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ISBN (PDF):
9789210553568
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/924decad-en
Related Subject(s):
Economic and Social Development
Sustainable Development Goals:
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