Waste, Emissions and Water Consumption Management

TIM’s Environmental Policy guides the efficient and responsible management of solid waste, one of the goals assumed by the Company in its ESG Plan.

In 2022, TIM started to account for Civil Construction Waste (CCW), as part of its process of continuous improvement, and at the same time the works of the Renova TIM project were resumed in the company’s stores and buildings around the country, leading to higher waste generation. These factors impacted the result of the goal, resulting in the percentage of 73% of solid waste recycled in the year. In view of the improvements implemented by the company for the management of its waste (increased control and coverage of analysis), the deadline set in the ESG Plan was adjusted to 2025.

In compliance with the National Policy for Solid Waste (Law no. 12,305/2010), TIM shares with business partners the responsibility for the receipt and proper disposal of post-consumption electronic equipment (such as smartphones, modems, batteries and accessories). In addition, TIM considers the digitalization of services to be an important vector for reducing waste generation, as it reduces the amount of paper needed to issue invoices and charges.

See below TIM’s waste management, discriminated by type and disposal method:

For more information about TIM’s waste management, please visit our ESG Report.

The mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the adaptation of operations to the effects of climate change are strategic for TIM’s value creation. These two perspectives are managed under the guidelines of the Company’s Climate Change Management Policy, which determines cornerstones for the theme’s management, considering national and international legislation, determinations of regulators and guidelines of the TIM Group.

The relevance of the topic for TIM is demonstrated in the Company’s ESG Plan, which incorporated two new goals: to be a “zero carbon” company by 2040 and reduce scope 3 emissions by 47% by 2030. In addition, in June 2022, TIM Group received approval from the SBTi initiative (Science Based Target initiative), for its GHG reduction targets – all with reference to the base year 2019:

• reduce scope 1 and 2 emissions by 75% by 2030;
• achieve 100% renewable energy consumption by 2025; and
• reduce emissions in its value chain1 (scope 3) by 47% by 2030.

As part of this commitment, TIM’s GHG inventory is prepared annually, in accordance with the premises of the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program (including optional Scope 3 reporting) and is audited by a third party. Emissions data and practices for governance, strategy and risk and opportunity management in this area are also widely disclosed on a voluntary basis within the scope of CDP, a global initiative for transparency in emissions. In 2022, TIM scored B.

For more information about TIM’s emissions management, please visit our ESG Report.

TIM’s activities do not depend on intensive use of water resources, but indicators related to water consumption are monitored and reported, in line with the Environmental Policy guidelines and the corporate commitment to transparency. Most of the water used in operations is supplied by local sanitation concessionaires, with water trucks being hired in the event of supply failures.

In the buildings managed by TIM, effluents are discharged into public sewage networks, following the environmental and urban planning rules of the Company’s facilities in each location. The destination and treatment follow the legislation and are in charge of the responsible concessionaire, without negative environmental impact to water bodies.

For more information about TIM’s emissions management, please visit our ESG Report.