We are committed to ensuring that Brazil Windpower promotes a positive impact on both people and the environment. Our vision is to transform our event into an increasingly sustainable and socially responsible model.
Our purpose is to play a central role in supporting the wind energy sector community, encouraging the improvement of its own sustainability. Through the connection between individuals and resources, we will provide the knowledge and tools necessary to effectively and sustainably tackle the major challenges of the future.
As part of our commitment, we are focused on three pillars of sustainability
1- INSPIRING SUSTAINABILLY
Embedding sustainability into our brand to inspire our industry to be more sustainable, promoting the achievement of the SDGs (UN Sustainable Development Goals).
Expanding infrastructure and modernizing technology to provide modern and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries.
Halving global per capita food waste at the retail and consumer levels, and reducing food losses along production and supply chains.
Promoting the advancement of energy initiatives, including wind projects and businesses aligned with government targets for climate neutrality and sustainable development, through networking activities held during the event, such as business matchmaking sessions.
Strengthening the global partnership for sustainable development by mobilizing knowledge, expertise, technology, and financial resources. As well as encouraging and promoting effective public-private and civil society partnerships, based on the experience and resource mobilization strategies of these partnerships.
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
Sustainable Travel
Partnership with a travel agency offering direct flights and accommodation near the event venue to facilitate access and reduce carbon emissions.
Carpooling
Encouraging participants to share transportation to reduce vehicle traffic and CO2 emissions.
Public Transport
Promotion of bus and metro routes across all communication channels to encourage the use of public transport.
Local Tourism
Partnership with Visit São Paulo to promote local attractions via social media, the event website, and email marketing sent to registered event participants.
2- ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILLITY
Becoming carbon neutral as a company and across all our products, halving the waste generated by our products and events, and achieving zero waste and zero carbon.
- Production of paper badges with FSC certification.
- Production of attendee notebooks using FSC-certified paper.
- Inclusion of a question about the mode of transport used by participants to measure the event's environmental impact and guide future sustainability actions.
- Interactive map available through the app.
- Use of LED lighting in the pavilion and Informa spaces, and optimization of air conditioning use to reduce energy consumption.
- Selective waste collection and environmentally responsible disposal of all waste generated at the event.
- Service Areas (Exhibitor Services, Registration, and VIP Area) built with modular and reusable structures.
- Use of carpeting made from recycled PET and PP, with portions reused from previous events. After the event, the carpeting will be reused in future events or recycled and transformed into new products.
- Inclusive food options, with vegetarian and vegan alternatives in the event's restaurants and food outlets.
- At the event exit, a designated location is provided for the conscious disposal of badges, which will be reused in future events.
- Better Stands Programme: raising awareness among our exhibitors and stand builders to use reusable stands and thereby reduce waste generation.
3- SOCIAL RESPONSIBILLITY
Contribute at least 1% of pre-tax profit to community groups, champion diversity and inclusion, and create value for our host cities.
- Pink October Campaign, with promotion and distribution of pink ribbons during the event, to raise awareness about breast cancer prevention and early diagnosis.
- Hiring of employees with disabilities or over 60 years of age.
- Motorized wheelchairs for accessibility of people with reduced mobility or disabilities.
- Partnership with Safrater NGO, located in Jabaquara near the pavilion, with promotion and campaigns to encourage direct donations to the NGO and food donations during the event, which will be delivered afterwards.
SUSTAINABILITY HIGHLIGHTS
The Instituto Jô Clemente (IJC) is a non-profit Civil Society Organization that, for 65 years, has been promoting health, quality of life, and inclusion for people with Intellectual Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and Rare Diseases.
The IJC advocates for the rights of people with disabilities; disseminates knowledge through scientific research and innovation; promotes Inclusive Education and Professional Inclusion, and provides legal assistance to the families of the people it serves.
A pioneer of the Newborn Screening Test (Guthrie Test) in Brazil and accredited by the Ministry of Health as a Reference Service in Neonatal Screening, the IJC laboratory is the largest in Brazil in terms of the number of tests performed.
For more information, visit the IJC website IJC (ijc.org.br), the first in Brazil to be 100% accessible and written in Plain Language. Click here!
The Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (SENAI) is one of Brazil's leading institutions dedicated to vocational education, innovation, and skills development for industry. With a focus on training and qualifying professionals, SENAI helps prepare people for the challenges of industry and expand career opportunities across different sectors.
At Brazil Windpower 2026, the partnership with SENAI Nacional promotes an immersive experience in the wind industry for 15 technical students selected by the institution, bringing young professionals closer to the companies, technologies, and opportunities in the sector.
The initiative also includes the participation of SENAI representatives in the BWP Congress programme and the WindTalks Arena, broadening the debate on professional development, training, and talent development for the wind industry.
The Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear (CDTN), a research unit linked to the Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear (CNEN), works on scientific and technological development and the generation of innovative solutions for different sectors of society and industry.
In partnership with GRANIOTER/CDTN, Brazil Windpower 2026 strengthens the connection between innovation, entrepreneurship, and the wind energy ecosystem, creating opportunities for startups to present solutions and technologies applicable to the sector.
The partnership includes the participation of startups in the WindTalks Arena through the Startup Minute, featuring presentations of concepts, case studies, and innovations selected and curated by the partner, as well as a dedicated Business Suite for connecting and presenting solutions to companies and professionals in the sector.
This initiative increases the visibility of innovative solutions and brings startups closer to potential partners, clients, and other stakeholders in the wind value chain, contributing to the strengthening of the sector's innovation ecosystem.
HELP IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF BRAZIL WINDPOWER
AS A VISITOR
- Consider arriving at the event using low-carbon transportation, such as public transport, electric cars, or carpooling;
- Recycle your waste at the venue and at your hotel whenever possible;
- Consider choosing vegetarian and vegan food options and avoid food waste;
- Plan your trip in advance, ensuring better prices and accommodation closer to the event;
- Learn about the official travel agency:
https://www.brazilwindpower.com.br/en/travel-accommodation/
AS AN EXHIBITOR
- Ensure that your stand can be reused by your company or by your contracted stand builder;
- Think about the waste your stand will generate and try to minimize it as much as possible. Ensure that unavoidable waste is recycled.
- Select LED lighting and other energy-efficient equipment for your stand and make sure to turn off your equipment at the end of the day;
- Optimize your shipments by consolidating your deliveries and choosing logistics companies with strong sustainability credentials;
- Reduce paper handouts by going digital and source sustainably certified paper where printing is necessary;
- Engage in the numerous initiatives and conversations throughout the event that aim to help facilitate and inspire the sustainable development of your industry;
- Promote the sustainable development of your industry by showcasing your company and the sustainability credentials of your products and services.
SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMME
Created in 2019 by Informa, Better Stands is a global programme that aims to achieve zero waste from exhibition stands.
To this end, we encourage exhibitors and stand builders to replace single-use stands with reusable stands, significantly reducing environmental impact.
WHY JOIN BETTER STANDS?
Single-use stands account for more than 70% of waste produced at events, generating significant environmental problems. Better Stands was created to solve this problem, seeking to transform events into examples of sustainability and safety.
With the Better Stands Programme, exhibitors build more than just a stand. They gain:
Sustainability
Reducing environmental impact and demonstrating commitment to the planet.
Efficiency
Optimising resources and time, with faster assembly and dismantling.
Customisation
Creating a unique space that reflects the brand and delights customers.
Image
Strengthening the brand's reputation as a responsible and sustainable company.
SUSTAINABILLITY AT INFORMA MARKETS
Brazil Windpower is promoted and organised by Informa Markets, part of Informa Group. Sustainability at Informa focuses on the long-term impacts we have on customers, colleagues, the communities we work in, and the environment. For this reason, Informa has developed the FasterForward approach to sustainable business.
Informa's goal is to become an increasingly sustainable and positive-impact business. Through the FasterForward programme, we are embedding sustainability into everything we do and seizing opportunities to help our customers and markets do the same.
FasterForward is a programme structured in three parts, with ambitious commitments and a wide range of activities, spanning Informa's business operations, our brands and products, and our broader community impact.
When it comes to sustainability, we are moving faster forward.
Informa PLC is ranked first in the global media sector in the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Indices 2022.
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