The 16th edition of the Sustainability Report of Itaipu Binational reports its initiatives and results in the Brazilian territory from January 1 to December 31, 2018. Only economic, governance and energy production information consolidate binational data. This document follows the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards: Core option. [102-50, 102-51, 102-52, 102-54]

Information is also presented from two foundations of social interest constituted and of which Itaipu participates: Foundation Itaipu Technological Park (FPTI), addressing the research theme, innovation and regional development; and Itaiguapy Foundation, with regard to health services offered in the influence area of of the company. [102-7]

Another foundation that Itaipu maintains is the Itaipu Foundation – BR of Welfare and Social Assistance (Fibra), closed private pension fund (pension funds), nonprofit, with the objective of complementing the benefits granted by social security employees on the Brazilian side of Itaipu and its own employees. [102-7]

The industrial area of the plant and the offices located in the cities of Foz do Iguaçu, Santa Helena, Guaíra and Curitiba were considered as significant operating units.

The elaboration of the sustainability reports is the attribution of the Social Responsibility Advisory Department, with the assistance of the Planning and Coordination area and of all the directorships of the company. [102-32]

In order to attest to the integrity of the information, Itaipu submits its reports to independent verification since 2004 and the company responsible for conducting the assurance is contracted through bidding process. This document was verified by KPMG Assessores Ltda. and information on the assurance procedure is available on [+] clicking here [102-56]

For the elaboration of this publication were considered principles of Integrated Reporting <IR>, such as the generation of value, in alignment with the demands of Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras (Eletrobras). Throughout the year, a study was also conducted for a proposal to consolidate the sustainability and annual reports. We considered the guidelines of the GRI and <IR>, the Global Compact Principles and the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), with a focus on optimizing the processes of elaboration and integrating data whenever possible. In this edition, for the second consecutive year, the data collect for this report and the Itaipu annual report was unified, although the publications were separate.