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.
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
A global sustainability rating agency that assesses companies' commitments, practices, indicators, and progress on ESG issues. WEG achieved the GOLD seal in 2025 and was ranked among the top 2% of companies with the best ratings.
Rating que avalia e classifica empresas com base em riscos, oportunidades e impactos em ESG. A WEG possui o status “Prime”, que reconhece empresas líderes em seus respectivos setores.
Rating que realiza análise e classificação de risco em ESG. A WEG se manteve classificada dentro da categoria de “baixo risco”.
Índice que analisa as empresas com melhor desempenho listadas na B3 (Bolsa de Valores do Brasil) sob a perspectiva da sustentabilidade corporativa. A WEG integra a carteira de forma contínua desde 2012.
Índice que mede o desempenho ESG de empresas globais. A WEG se manteve como membro do FTSE4Good em 2025, com aumento de 24% em sua nota.
Índice global que classifica empresas sob a ótica de sustentabilidade corporativa de forma setorial e por diferentes tipos de carteira, de acordo com a região. A WEG teve uma melhoria de 19% na pontuação em 2025, que lhe rendeu o reconhecimento em integrar o Sustainability Yearbook da S&P Global, que reúne as empresas com melhor desempenho em sustentabilidade em seus respectivos setores.
Agência global de classificação para descarbonização corporativa, gestão hídrica e florestal. A WEG reporta os módulos Clima e Água e possui classificação A - em ambos
Avalia as empresas em seu desempenho em governança, metas, emissões de Escopo 3 e engajamento da cadeia de valor no questionário de mudanças climáticas do CDP. A WEG foi classificada na lista A (líder).
Índice que mede a eficiência das emissões das empresas em relação ao seu faturamento. A WEG integra o índice de forma contínua desde 2016.
A SBTi define e promove as melhores práticas no desenvolvimento de metas baseadas na ciência, avaliando de forma independente as metas das empresas e permitindo que elas desempenhem seu papel no combate à crise climática. As metas da WEG foram aprovadas pela SBTi em 2025
Além dos reconhecimentos apresentados, a WEG conquistou recentemente outros importantes reconhecimentos de diferentes pautas relacionados a ESG, tais como: Governança: Forbes Melhores CEOs do Brasil Inovação: Valor inovação Lugar para trabalhar: Super Empresas Expansión Diversidade: Empresas Top Mujeres - Súper Empresas para Mujeres Expansión ESG geral: Época negócios 360
