EDP was once again distinguished as one of the companies with best sustainability practices at a European and global level. The company is part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World, where it held leadership positions for 11 consecutive years. This year, the company remains in the top 2 in the world of integrated electrical utilities and in the top 4 of utilities.

EDP's commitment to sustainability resulted in the achievement of 85 points within this index, which distinguishes the leading companies in sustainability worldwide. EDP was 39 points above the industry average and obtained the maximum score (100) in the areas of Social Investment, Environmental Policy and Management Systems, Stakeholders Engagement, and Water Risk Management, among others.

In the social dimension of sustainability, EDP remained the best in the world. The programs and activities of Social Investment developed by the EDP Foundations and several Group companies in the communities where they operate stand out.

In the environmental dimension, EDP also reached the maximum score (100) in the areas of Environmental Policy and Environmental Management Systems, Environmental Report and Water Risk Management.

In the economic dimension, the areas of Materiality and Activity of Representation of Interests also obtained the highest score, and in the Risk and Crisis Management, EDP obtained the best classification (97).

The Dow Jones Sustainability Index was born in 1999 as the first comparative of non-financial performance for companies that are listed on a global level. Of the 3,504 companies invited to the annual evaluation of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index World, only 317 companies were selected, of which there are 8 electric utilities. At European level only 149 were integrated into the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Europe. In this universe there are 4 electric utilities.

In addition to the financial indicators, the index evaluates aspects such as transparency, corporate management, relations with investors, socio-environmental responsibility and management quality. The inclusion of EDP in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index is a recognition of the commitment made by the company to Sustainable Development, which has been reflected in a reinforcement of the best practices of its Corporate Governance Model, both in the expansion strategy of the renewable energies as in the use of more efficient production technologies.