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.
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.
Gobernanza y Conducta Ética
Cumplimiento e Integridad
Fortalecer la cultura de principios y valores de WEG, de ética, integridad y lucha contra la corrupción.
Reducir y mitigar riesgos, considerando criterios ESG.
Compromiso y Comunicación Transparente
Desarrollar líderes y empleados, fortaleciendo las competencias para los desafíos de sostenibilidad del negocio.
Comunicar sobre productos, servicios y la evolución de los temas ESG, con transparencia, generando valor para los stakeholders.
Reconocimientos
En 2024, WEG recibió medallas de Oro de Ecovadis, una de las principales agencias globales de clasificación en gestión de sostenibilidad corporativa.
En el último ciclo de evaluación CDP a WEG foi evaluado como empresa “Líder” no CDP Clima, obteniendo una nota A-.El CDP es líder mundial en clasificación de gestión de descarbonización de empresas, utilizado como referencia por otras entidades como el índice ISE-B3, entre otros.
WEG está clasificada en el bajo nivel de riesgos de Sustainalytics, que mede o desempeño das empresas por medio de pesquisas y datos ESG. El foco del análisis es en el riesgo ESG, cuanto menor sea el número de clasificación, menor el riesgo que presenta la empresa.
