Supplier Development
Copel promotes ongoing supplier development initiatives, strengthening its relationship with its supply chain and encouraging the adoption of sustainable, innovative practices aligned with ESG principles.
The process is based on the transfer of knowledge, technologies, and best practices, involving training, technical events, workshops, and publications that support suppliers in their development.
The content covers topics such as occupational health and safety, human rights, climate change, compliance, integrity and innovation, as well as management and quality.
To support this development, Copel offers a permanent catalog of online training courses, accessible to suppliers, including courses on LGPD, ESG, corruption prevention, diversity, sustainability, and information security.
In addition to accessing the content, suppliers participate in workshops, webinars, and seminars, which promote the exchange of experiences, success stories, and practical learning.
In 2024, for example, events were held on Quality Management, Innovation, and Corruption Prevention, reinforcing the commitment to continuous improvement.
Copel suppliers have permanent access to the Company’s training catalog, available on the Supplier Training page:
Compliance
- Corruption Prevention, a joint effort
- Compliance for suppliers
- Daily information security
- Copel’s new code of conduct
- LGPD and its impact on contracts and suppliers
Human Rights
- Violence against women
- Human rights and diversity
Innovation
- Innovating and creating value together
- Innovating with Copel
- INNOVATE! A look at your company’s future
Quality and Leadership
- Quality Management
- Leadership Development
Occupational Safety
- Occupational Safety: Cost or Investment?
- COPEL’S 7 GOLDEN RULES for Preserving Life
Sustainability
- A Conversation on Sustainability
- ESG, SDGs, and Sustainability
- ESG Practices
- Conscious Use of Natural Resources – Electricity and Water
- Climate Change
- Mitigation of Impacts on Natural Habitats
- Biodiversity: Does It Relate to Your Business
Tax
- Tax Aspects – Inbound and Proposal Equalization
Supplier Support
Currently, Copel Distribuição is carrying out a project to develop suppliers of materials evaluated with low yield, which classifies suppliers as satisfactory, acceptable and unsatisfactory. For suppliers in the unsatisfactory performance group, meetings and exclusive monitoring are held, with the aim of improving quality indicators and delivery times for supply.
Specialized technical support programs:
Copel carries out in-depth technical support actions to develop suppliers’ ESG capacity and performance. Aiming to improve the identification and measurement of greenhouse gas emissions (scope 3), in 2021, Copel promoted a virtual event on Climate Change, which addressed topics such as: global warming, impacts of climate change, greenhouse gases and GHG inventory, carbon neutralization, GHG emissions at Copel, supplier and inventory, with the content permanently available on the website dedicated to suppliers and partners. A workshop was also held focusing on tips and clarifications on how to prepare a GHG inventory, in order to reinforce this subject and bring the discussion to a more practical side. Copel provides a channel for guidance in the preparation of the first inventory, and a manual for companies that guides and assists in the preparation of the aforementioned Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory.
Supplier Training Table | |
Number of Participating Suppliers | 212 |
Percentage of Critical Suppliers | 18.31% |
Supplier access to ESG benchmarks
Supplier recognition through the Pura Energia Partner Award goes beyond the award itself, but also serves as a catalyst for disseminating best practices throughout the supply chain. Based on outstanding performance in sustainability, workplace safety, and innovation, Copel expands suppliers’ access to ESG benchmarks by promoting training, sharing experiences, and providing content that allows everyone to evolve based on real-world examples of excellence.
Sustainable Supplier Management is a key topic for Copel. Therefore, sharing ESG benchmarks with this audience is a relevant and strategic activity for the Company. During supplier training, we present new developments, success stories related to the topics discussed, and share lessons learned by Copel. A significant portion of the training offered is on ESG topics, taught by internal and guest experts, allowing suppliers to update themselves and expand their sustainable practices.
Periodically, Copel conducts a sustainability survey with its suppliers to map their needs, expectations, and sustainability initiatives. This ongoing dialogue strengthens relationships with the supply chain and enables the improvement of training and engagement programs. It is worth noting that the materiality process, which defines Copel’s priority topics, involved extensive consultation with all stakeholders, including suppliers, to understand the priorities perceived by those who affect or are affected by the Company.
Through these actions, Copel ensures that its suppliers receive clear information, ongoing training, access to references, and structured support, strengthening an ethical, safe, and sustainable supply chain by connecting knowledge, continuous improvement, and public recognition. Furthermore, Copel also provides technical manuals and sustainability guides, including guidelines for preparing greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories, waste management, and social and environmental responsibility. These tools support suppliers in implementing continuous improvements, especially in environmental and social dimensions.
Manuals for Suppliers
Copel provides its suppliers and partners with a series of manuals with guiding content, aiming to share, in addition to its principles and values, practices, processes and initiatives to improve management for sustainability in its supply chain.
Guidance Guide Occupational Health and Safety for Contracted Companies
Manual for Solid Waste Management
Manual for Transporting Hazardous Substances
Manual for the preparation of the PGRCC
Manual for the preparation of the GHG inventory for Suppliers (Response Form)
