Annual Report - EDP

: edp :BRAzILEDP Brasil distinguished at the 14 th IRGlobal Rankings (IRGR)EDP Brasil ranked in the TOP 5 in theFinancial Disclosure Procedures categoryand TOP 3 in the Best CFO category,which acknowledges the best practices incompany-investor communication. In thisedition of the awards, the IRGR featureda new category, Best CFO/IRO, in whichthe EDP Vice-President of Finance andInvestor Relations, Miguel Amaro, rankedamongst the best.EDP Escelsa wins gold for fourth yearrunning in Espírito Santo Quality Prize(PQES)The PQES distinguished EDP Escelsa asone of the companies that have achievedlevels of excellence in managementand confirmed customer satisfactionlevel at 83% based on research by theBrazilian Association of Electric EnergyDistributors (Abradee).EDP Bandeirante distinguished inNational Quality Awards (PNQ)EDP Bandeirante was distinguished inthe “Customers” criterion in the PNQcycle for 2012. The PNQ, awarded bythe National Quality Foundation, aims toincentivise organisations to become moresustainable, cooperative and generatevalue for society.EDP in Top 10 companiesfor People ManagementThe “Prática” People Management Awarddistinguished EDP Brasil as one of thebest companies in the country. This awardassesses aspects such as OrganisationalClimate, Worker Development andLeadership.EDP Bandeirante Electrician School winsProfessional Life Award from SodexoThe EDP programme, operated inpartnership with the National IndustryService, was recognised by theProfessional Life/Sodexo awards. Thisaward recognizes best practices thatimprove the day-to-day lives of itsemployees and society.EDP Bandeirante awarded SolidarityPrize 2012 in GuarulhosEDP Bandeirante received the accoladefrom Guarulhos City Council as one of 15companies, from a total of 200, that mosthelped the city in 2011.EDP Bandeirante wins Abradee Prize2012 in Performance Evolution categoryThe Abradee Prize distinguishes the bestpractices of companies in the Brazilianenergy sector.EDP Brasil receives Honourable Mentionin ABRASCA AwardsEDP Brasil received an HonourableMention in the 14 th Brazilian Associationof Open Companies (ABRASCA) Awardsin the “Socio-environmental Aspects”of the Annual Report category.Good Solar Energy Project winsprize in Solar Heating categoryEDP Bandeirante won a distinction atthe 9th Brazilian Congress on EnergyEfficiency and Expo-efficiency with theGood Solar Energy project. Additionalinformation on page 45.EDP Brasil distinguished with“100+Inovadoras” PrizeThe 12 th edition of the “100+ Inovadoras”Prize for innovative use of theInformational Technologies (IT), whichis organised by IT Mídia and identifies thebest business practices in terms of theuse of IT as a strategy for innovation andinvestment, awarded EDP Brasil the prizein the Utilities category.spainedp RENEWABLESEDP receives internationalPREVER 2011 AwardEDP received the international PREVER2011 award for accident prevention andrisk minimisation. Created in 1998, thisis one of the most prestigious and oldestawards in Spain and is a reference bothwithin Spain and at the EU level.HC Energía distinguished at the AnnualOccupational Health and RiskPrevention CongressAntonio Pereira and Alberto Cueto wonthe prize for Best Oral Communication.Alberto Cueto, head of Occupational RiskPrevention for the Group in Spain, alsowon the Occupational Risk Preventionprize in the individual category.EDP Renováveis is one of the “BestWorkplaces 2012” in SpainThe company was ranked 6th in the list ofBest Workplaces published by Great Placeto Work in Spain, a study that selectsthe 50 best companies to work for afterassessing 250 candidates.EDP Renewables receives Best InvestorRelations award in the renewableenergy sectorEDP Renewables was distinguished byInstitutional Investor in its 2012 All-Europe Executive Team. EDP Renováveiscame first in three categories: BestInvestor Relations; Best CFO: Rui Teixeira(Sell Side + Buy Side); and Best InvestorRelations Professional: Rui Antunes(Head of IR).EDP Renewables North Americarecognised as a Top Workplace for thethird consecutive yearMore than 72,500 employees from 150companies in the Houston-area voted onthe Houston Chronicle’s Top Workplacesranking, rating the companies in termsof opportunities for advancement, pay andbenefits, and their bosses’ communicationand management skills.EDP Renewables receives EMEAFinance AwardEDP Renewables was awarded the prizefor Best Sustainability Deal at the EMEAFinance Awards, in recognition of thefinancing deal for two wind farm projectsin Romania: the Cernavoda and Pesterawind farms.Supplementary information in www.edp.pt> sustainability> approach to sustainability> recognitionEDP - Annual Report 201215