Eco-efficiency and Circularity
Our environmental policy promotes the efficient
management of natural resources, aligned with socio-environmental
goals and regulatory requirements. We integrate best practices
in energy efficiency, waste management, water management,
and conservation. Eco-efficiency and the circular economy
are key to addressing today’s environmental challenges.
We monitor indicators, set measurable goals, adopt innovative technologies, and promote the circular economy, collaborating with our stakeholders to ensure sustainability across the entire value chain. We seek to maximize production with minimal environmental impact and sustainable use of resources, closing product life cycles to build a sustainable future and ease the pressure on ecosystems through efficient resource management and waste reduction
▸Management of Energy Resources
We prioritize responsible water and energy management to support environmental
sustainability and business continuity. We use renewable sources, energy efficiency,
and clean technologies to minimize impact and ensure energy security. We implement
wind, solar, and low-emission fuel projects, monitor processes, and comply
with regulations to reduce our environmental footprint and strengthen
transparency with stakeholders.
Water Consumption
We value every drop of water and focus on its preservation for future generations. Water is essential for life and for our electric power generation plants, located in basins with demand for water for human consumption and water protection zones. That is why we have a Water Management System, and under its principles we work to optimize its use in operations, preserve it in the watersheds where we operate, and raise awareness about the importance of responsible management of this resource.
Learn our water management program.
To learn more details about our water management indicators.
Energy Consumption
Energy consumption is critical to the operation of our organization. That is why the scarcity of energy resources is a strategic risk. To mitigate it, we have an Energy Management System and identify the aspects and impacts related to energy consumption in management, which are continuously monitored.
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To learn more details about our energy management indicators.
Waste Management
We implement appropriate practices in waste management, ensuring compliance with laws and improving our environmental performance. We adopt circular economy principles to reduce waste and prevent impacts on health and the environment, and we have an Integrated Waste Management System through which we focus primarily on prevention, reduction, reuse, and recycling of waste through various strategies such as.
To learn more about our waste management program and the details of our strategies.
▸Management of Other Emissions
We face the challenges of operating in changing environments responsibly and work continuously to minimize the environmental impacts of our atmospheric emissions. These include particulate matter (PM), sulfur dioxide (SOx), nitrogen dioxide (NOx), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF₆), the latter used in electrical substations for its high insulating power and ability to extinguish electric arcs, allowing for more compact and safer equipment.
To reduce these emissions, we invest significantly in the use of cleaner fuels and in efficient and sustainable technologies, always following the mitigation hierarchy and maintaining our commitment to climate change adaptation.
SF₆ leakage control is one of our permanent objectives. In addition, our assets do not use solid hydrocarbons as an energy source, we do not generate mercury emissions in any of our operations, and PM, NOx and SOx emissions do not occur in or near densely populated areas.
To learn more detailed indicators of our management of other atmospheric emissions
▸Circular economy
Our commitment to the circular economy is a strategy in the process of consolidation that we aim to embed as part of our philosophy. We redesign, reuse and recycle, creating a sustainable life cycle for our products. We promote resource efficiency, contributing to environmental preservation.
As part of this approach, we propose to:
Establish a circular economy policy with clear guidelines for the design and development of products, projects and services aligned with this model
Develop a practical guide to guide our stakeholders in rethinking the acquisition of goods and services from a circular perspective.
Promote the incorporation of circularity criteria in supplier selection and evaluation processes.
Motivate our stakeholders to adopt circular economy practices and to optimize the use of resources in their own operations.
Continuously monitor the implementation of our circular economy roadmap and compliance with the objectives established in the corresponding policy.
Some of Celsia’s circular economy initiatives are:
Textile endowment campaign
We recovered more than 7,000 unused items of clothing and Moda Celsia and transformed them into new products: cloth bags, tulas and pencil cases, thanks to our alliance with Natuh, a Colombian brand that develops textiles with 100% fiber. With them, we started a pilot project to apply a sanitization process to make new articles with these textiles. Follow this link to learn more about this initiative. Follow this link to learn more about this initiative.
Agrovoltaic pilot
We began implementing a pilot project at a photovoltaic farm involving low-growing crops and beehives that will coexist with electric power generation, in collaboration with the surrounding community. This allows for an additional use of land otherwise dedicated exclusively to energy generation.
NOVA
Núcleo de Operaciones de Visión Avanzada (Advanced Vision Operations Center) transformed the way we plan, supervise, and control our operations by managing them in an integrated manner, reducing travel and response times, and ultimately improving service quality. NOVA operates in a building that received the international LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Gold certification for sustainable and environmentally friendly buildings, awarded by a U.S.-based organization that promotes sustainability in the design, construction, and operation of buildings. Learn more about this initiative by watching the video you can find here.