Reported objectives are in six areas, such as Diversity and Inclusion, Biodiversity, among others
Globo released its 2023 ESG Report, which highlights progress in the goals set for 2030 in each of the company’s six public commitments, which are connected to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The broadcaster recorded milestones in the social impact of its content. For the first time, it featured black protagonists in all the new soap operas shown on TV Globo; made the 2023 Women’s World Cup the most watched in history, surpassing 64 million people reached, with a record number of games broadcast; and dedicated 99,127 minutes to reporting on social and environmental topics, the equivalent of almost 70 full days of programming on these subjects alone.
Reflecting the diversity of the Brazilian population, 72% of hires last year were people belonging to the four underrepresented groups prioritized by the company: black people, women, the LGBTQIA+ population and people with disabilities. The goal is to recruit at least 50% of women and black people by 2030 – in 2023 this proportion will be 46% for both groups.
With the case “Globo and its journey of raising awareness and creating a culture of privacy”, the company won 2nd place in the SERPRO award, which recognizes initiatives with an impact on privacy and protection of personal data. And, to guarantee the protection of intellectual property, it prepared a strategic Information Security plan, which foresees an investment of 211 million reais in the 2023-2025 period.
The 2023 ESG Report also highlights Globo’s environmental agenda in the Brazilian audiovisual sector. In addition to being the only company in the segment to win the Gold Seal from the Brazilian GHG Emissions Program, for the second year in a row, Globo implemented the Green Productions Guide in 2023 in 100% of Estúdios Globo’s productions. This means that several stages of production follow the best sustainable practices on the market. There were more than 700 actions planned by the productions following the guide’s recommendations and more than 60 meetings and workshops with the teams. The forecast is to apply the same practices to Sports and Journalism in 2024.
Highlights ESG Report 2023 Commitment #1 – Social Impact of Content
- 99,127 minutes of articles shown on social and environmental topics and 8,674 digital articles published
- 11,484 minutes broadcast on education
- 30% increase in the number of women’s football broadcasts on TV Globo and sportv compared to 2022
- More than 64 million people watched the 2023 Women’s World Cup broadcasts on TV Globo and sportv, making the 2023 World Cup the most watched in history. 1.9 billion minutes of content about the competition were consumed on our platforms
- In 2023, we provided R$267 million in media for social campaigns and ran the equivalent of R$524 million in Globo’s own social campaigns
Commitment #2 – D&I
- 72% of employees recruited in 2023 are from underrepresented groups. Women: 46% / Blacks: 46%
- 79% of interns hired in 2023 have one of the identity markers prioritized by Globo
- In the last 3 years, 87% of leadership participated in diversity and inclusion training
- Globo Census: from 2020 to 2023, we grew in two priority audiences: 1,100 more women and 1,300 black people.
- In 2023, we held the 7th edition of the Black and Indigenous Narratives Laboratory (Lanani), in partnership with FLUP, to promote access for black and indigenous screenwriters to the audiovisual market. Throughout the editions, Lanani has already developed almost 200 black and indigenous screenwriters.
Commitment #3 – Development & Well-being of employees
- Extension of the number of therapy sessions on the mental health platform for all employees from 13 to 52 sessions per year
- Extension to fathers of the childcare or babysitting benefit, previously restricted to mothers
- 42% of employees participated in socio-environmental development actions
- In 2023, we reached 77% of employees with our learning and development actions, impacting 92% of leadership and 73% of teams, with an average consumption of 14.2 hours per employee
- In 2023, we concluded the first cycle of the Manager Development Program, in partnership with Fundação Dom Cabral, impacting 96% of managers in more than 360 hours of training
- In 2023, we launched the Transition Program for Coordinators, in partnership with Coppead. The program reached 96% of eligible employees
- In 2023, we finished the 1st cycle of the Globo Mentoring Program, with three fronts: leaders, women and black people.
Commitment #4 – Biodiversity & Environmental Awareness
- Launch and implementation of the Green Production Guide, impacting 100% of Estúdios Globo productions and extending throughout the production chain
- 57,692 minutes of reports on environmental topics aired in 2023, an increase of 17% compared to 2022.
- 99.5% of energy consumption comes from renewable sources
- Inauguration of the new distributed generation plant inaugurated in Minas Gerais, which reached an estimated generation of 5,067,470 kWh and more than 8,600 photovoltaic panels – the equivalent of serving approximately 2,800 homes
- Replacement of 73% of conventional lamps with LED.
- Reduction of approximately 15% in emissions in 2023, compared to the base year 2019
- Reduction from 37.7% to 17.4% of waste sent to landfill
- Partnership with Reurbi, a company specialized in the correct disposal of computers and other equipment, generated 67 tons of reused electronic equipment in 2023
Commitment #5 – Transparent & accountable governance
- Beginning of the Information Security Strategic Plan for the 2023-2025 triennium, which foresees an investment of R$211 million
- In search of transparent governance, we received 1,047 complaints to the Ombudsman, 50% of which related to the Code of Ethics – all rigorously investigated.
- With the case “Globo and its journey of raising awareness and creating a culture of privacy”, we won 2nd place in the SERPRO award, which recognizes initiatives with an impact on privacy and protection of personal data.
- The Globo Operations Center helped block 2,576 illegal content transmission sites
Commitment #6 – Education
- Membership as Ambassadors of the Educa 2030 Movement of the UN Global Compact
- The LED Festival had 286 thousand in-person and online participants. There were 76 activities, 152 speakers (2 of which were international) and 36 talents from Globo
- Special LED, a program shown in prime time on TV Globo, reached 27 million people
- 11,484 minutes of content production focused on education in journalism
- Creation of the Education Category on Globoplay: 37 thematic tracks that total 171 hours of programming in six months of the project
- Criança Esperança: in almost 40 years, R$445 million in donations were raised that benefited more than six thousand social projects, helping more than 4 million children and young people throughout Brazil
- Globo also supports civil society organizations through the allocation of taxes via tax incentives. In 2023, we supported more than 20 projects with around R$4 million
