Oi S.A..
OIBR.US | Other telecommunications activities
Oi S.A. is a telecommunications company based in Brazil. It offers a range of services including fixed-line and mobile telephony, broadband internet, pay-TV, and data transmission services to residential, corporate, and government customers. The company operates a large telecommunications infrastruc...Show More
Better Health for All
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Oi S.A.'s core business of telecommunications has no significant direct positive or negative health impact. While the company launched 'Oi Saúde' as a move into healthcare solutions, its scale or net health effect within the overall product portfolio is not quantified.
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The company's products do not have direct safety implications for users, nor are they health-related products requiring price accessibility or specific health risk disclosures. The company does not collect or manage health-related data, nor do its products have addiction potential. As a telecommunications company, it is not involved in pharmaceutical patents, food production, or clinical trials. Furthermore, potential health externalities from electromagnetic radiation and noise levels are reported to be within legal limits.
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Fair Money & Economic Opportunity
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Oi S.A. is a telecommunications company, as consistently described across all provided articles.
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The company's core business involves fixed-line and mobile telephony, broadband internet, pay-TV, and data transmission services.
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The articles do not provide any evidence that Oi S.A. offers financial services such as lending, insurance, or deposit products to consumers. Therefore, the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for 'Fair Money & Economic Opportunity,' which are designed to assess financial institutions and their specific financial product offerings, are not applicable to Oi S.A. based on the available information.
Fair Pay & Worker Respect
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In 2017, the company reported an annual consolidated injury rate of 0.18 for its own employees.
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For pay equity in 2017, the average compensation ratio of women to men for supervisors/coordinators was 77%.
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The highest voluntary employee turnover rate reported in 2017 was 10.2% for the 30-50 age group.
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In 2017, the company's Whistleblowing Channel assessed and dealt with two founded cases related to labor practices.
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Fair Trade & Ethical Sourcing
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No information regarding OIBR.US (Oi S.A.)'s fair trade and ethical sourcing practices, including fair trade certifications, audit frequency, forced or child labor incidents, supply chain traceability, remediation speed, ethical clause coverage, materials risk index, or supplier diversity spend, was found in the provided articles.
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Honest & Fair Business
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Oi S.A. has a compliance program led by Internal Audit and GRC Management, reporting to the Board of Directors, which aims to promote ethics and prevent inappropriate acts through prevention, detection, and response measures
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. The company also has a risk management policy, approved by the Board of Directors
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. Oi S.A. annually certifies compliance with U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, indicating a commitment to transparency and reliable financial reporting
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. A whistleblower channel exists, but no details are provided regarding its effectiveness, usage statistics, or the strength of its underlying policy. No specific quantitative data is available for any of the other ethical performance metrics.
Kind to Animals
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The company, Oi S.A., is a telecommunications service provider. The provided articles discuss the potential adverse effects of radiofrequency radiation from cell towers and wireless devices on various species of wildlife, including bird collisions
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, colony collapse disorder in bees
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, and insect population decline
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. One article also mentions the environmental impact of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from telecoms manufacturing and their predicted impact on orca pods
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. PCBs were banned in 1979
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. Approximately 1.5 billion pounds of PCBs were released into the environment
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. Researchers studied 19 orca pods
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, and predicted that 10 out of those 19 orca pods would collapse within a century
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. However, none of the articles provide specific data points or actions by Oi S.A. related to cruelty-free certifications, animal testing, humane operations, wildlife conservation initiatives, ethical input substitution, supplier audits for animal welfare, cage-free sourcing, R&D investment in animal-free technologies, animal agriculture ethics, animal-free R&D collaboration, or public policy engagement on animal welfare. Therefore, no KPIs can be scored based on the evidence provided.
No War, No Weapons
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No specific, concrete data points were found in the provided articles regarding OIBR.US's involvement in arms manufacturing, military contracts, dual-use technologies, sales to embargoed regimes, or any related peace initiatives. The articles discuss general regulations and geopolitical context surrounding dual-use goods and sanctions but do not provide any company-specific information for OIBR.US.
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Planet-Friendly Business
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Oi S.A. sourced 59.47% of its electricity from renewable sources, including biomass, solar, and hydroelectric, as of 2023, with a target to reach 100% by 2025.
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The company has annually mapped its direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions since 2009, reporting to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program.
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From 2021 to 2022, Oi achieved a 45% reduction in Scope 1 emissions and a 67% reduction in Scope 2 emissions.
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Oi operates a reverse logistics program, recovering approximately 485,000 pieces of equipment for reuse in 2023, which saved R$57 million in CAPEX.
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In 2021, 280,000 FTTH + ONT equipment and 4,000 data equipment were recovered, saving R$44.5 million.
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The company also offers selective waste collection at administrative buildings and collects cell phones, batteries, and accessories for recycling.
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Additionally, in 2021, Oi replaced 10,000 low-performance light bulbs with LEDs, reducing consumption by 1,048,430.51 kWh.
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Respect for Cultures & Communities
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The provided articles offer no specific quantitative data to assess Oi S.A.'s performance against the 'Respect for Cultures & Communities' ethical value.
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While mentions general sustainability commitments, a whistleblower channel, and Oi Futuro's investment in cultural projects, it explicitly states that no specific numbers or percentages are available for any of the requested metrics, such as formal partnerships, revenue reinvested locally, cultural appropriation incidents, or cultural preservation investment.
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Articles and also confirm the absence of quantitative data relevant to these metrics, with one noting that the 2023 Sustainability Report is locked and no data is presented.
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Safe & Smart Tech
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Oi S.A. is addressing regulatory issues with Anatel and the Federal Court
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, including Anatel fines
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, indicating basic compliance with major regulations but with gaps
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. The company provides users with rights to access, rectify, erase, object to, port, and anonymize their data
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, and to withdraw consent
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. Personal data is processed only for the period necessary to achieve intended purposes
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, and users can request anonymization, blocking, or deletion of unnecessary or excessive data
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. There are no documented incidents of unauthorized data use
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. A governance process with committees established in 2019
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reviews and adapts new products and initiatives
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, aligning with a Privacy by Design concept
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Zero Waste & Sustainable Products
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The provided articles offer no specific quantitative data for Oi S.A. (OIBR.US) that can be mapped to the Zero Waste & Sustainable Products KPIs. While one article, specific to Oi S.A., mentions selective waste collection at administrative buildings and collection programs for mobile devices and batteries at some stores, it consistently lacks specific percentages or metrics for waste diversion, product recyclability, packaging sustainability, recycled content, single-use plastic reduction, take-back program coverage, circular design principles, waste reduction initiatives, hazardous waste management, product durability, repairability, waste audit frequency, zero waste certification, waste disposal violations, material efficiency, packaging-to-product ratio, waste reduction targets, supplier waste requirements, or customer waste education.
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Other articles provided refer to 'O-I Glass', which is a different entity and therefore not relevant to this assessment.