Yes to Planet
37 current projects
We have to take care of our planet. Together. These projects are focused in areas such as sustainability, energy efficiency and decarbonization.
YES - You Empower Society
Meet EDP Y.E.S. You Empower Society, a new brand that will allow us to aggregate more than 300 projects of social responsibility that are being developed worldwide, with a similar objective - implement measures to decarbonize production and consumption, promote human rights and social inclusion, promote social responsibility and encourage our employees to dare to change the world.
Our impact in numbers:
In 2022, we are investing more than 30M€ in social responsability programs worldwide.
We will do this, by saying YES to 5 main areas:
Yes to Skills
50 current projects
Education is fundamental. These programs aim to facilitate capacitation and work-tools, to generate structural economic value initiatives.
Yes to Community
41 current projects
Taking care of others is a basic principle of sustainability. Our volunteering programs help us receive from passionate individuals, willing to leave a mark.
Yes to Energy
34 current projects
Guaranteeing energy for all is guaranteeing a more balanced existence. Our Energy programs aim to facilitate a fair access to energy resources in fragile communities.
Yes to Culture
25 current projects
A country with no culture is a country with no solutions. Our programs challenge cultural empowerment by supporting initiatives dedicated to arts and traditions.
Our projects
Some of our main projects include efficiency and volunteering.
A2E - Access to Energy for Development
With A2E fund we help bring energy to less developed countries and we support energy efficiency projects in those countries.
Volunteering Worldwide
Every year hundreds of volunteers from all around the EDP world devote their time to help needed communities and institutions.
and also some other projects
EDP Solar Communities
Cultural Projects (PT, ES, BR)
Doces Nascentes Capixabas
Solidarity in Mobility
Energy Education
CloserToYou
EDP Solidária ES and BR
EDP In Schools or Scholarships (BR, ES)
YES to Skills: Keep it Local
ENTAMA
EDP Solar Communities
Solidary Solar is a project that anticipates the energy transition for vulnerable communities.
The project is carried out in partnership between Fundação EDP and EDP Comercial in Portugal and institutions and/or vulnerable families.
Cultural Projects (PT, ES, BR)
Development and enhancement of projects in the field of visual arts, dance, music, architecture, design, artistic education, editing and documentaries, reaching different audiences in Portugal, Spain and Brasil.
Doces Nascentes Capixabas
Promote the recovery and conservation of water sources in rural properties in the municipality of Baixo Guandu / ES, Brasil.
Inserted in the Atlantic Forest biome, this watershed has been suffering from advances in environmental degradation, periods of severe drought and increased water consumption.
In addition to the recovery of springs, this project also raises awareness among small rural producers and their families of the importance of environmental preservation and the correct use of natural resources.
Solidarity in Mobility
Solidarity in Mobility is all about sustainable transportation for those who wouldn’t otherwise have access to it. We want to substitute current polluting vehicles used in social institutions with more sustainable means of transportation.
Energy Education
Creation of contents focused on fair energy transition and energy poverty issues that will bring actionable knowledge and debate on the subject to teenage and university students.
CloserToYou
A project from EDP Renewables that aims to improve the quality of life and ensure the wellbeing of local communities essentially by improving the houses of under-served families, providing them more dignified conditions.
EDP Solidária ES and BR
The objective is to contribute to improving the quality of life of people in the areas where EDP carries out its activity, through support for sustainable projects aimed at alleviating the most priority social needs.
EDP In Schools or Scholarships (BR, ES)
This program aims to contribute to the educational development of communities to improve the quality of the education and health of primary school students in municipal public schools or provide students with new scholarships for first professional exper
YES to Skills: Keep it Local
Keep it Local provides education and job training in the renewable energy sector, also mitigating rural depopulation.
ENTAMA
Entama is a program to support entrepreneurs in local communities.
Objective: Support business initiatives that generate resources and employment in Asturian municipalities, aimed at projects with the capacity to generate added value to the area in a sustainable way and with a projection for the future.
Measuring investment in the community:
We use the international methodology B4SI - Business for Societal Impact - to characterize and evaluate our voluntary investment in the community. This model promotes the alignment between the purpose of the companies and the social needs, facilitating the structuring of priorities and the reflection on their results and benefits for the communities.
The foundations
We are committed to Changing Tomorrow Now. For this we have strong non-profit institutions both in society and community.
