{"id":737,"date":"2018-10-10T22:11:12","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T22:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/sustentabilidade\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T15:35:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T14:35:40","slug":"sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/en\/sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span lang=\"en\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">UTIS has an Integrated Quality, Environment,\u00a0<\/span>Health, and Safety<span lang=\"en\">\u00a0Management System, certified<\/span><span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0by\u00a0<b>ABS Quality Evaluations<\/b>\u00a0in accordance with the standards ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 applicable to \u201cResearch, Development, Production, and Distribution of Hydrogen Production devices for optimization of internal combustion engines, continuous combustion, and applications of H2 as raw material.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4828\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ISO-9001-ISO-14001-ISO-45001-ANAB.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"373\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ISO-9001-ISO-14001-ISO-45001-ANAB.png 1531w, https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ISO-9001-ISO-14001-ISO-45001-ANAB-652x300.png 652w, https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ISO-9001-ISO-14001-ISO-45001-ANAB-1024x471.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ISO-9001-ISO-14001-ISO-45001-ANAB-768x353.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Certificado-9001_Qualidade.pdf\">Certificate ISO 9001<\/a><br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Certificado-14001_Ambiente.pdf\"><strong><u>Certificate ISO 14001<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Certificate-ISO-45001-UTIS-S.A.-445994-32476805.pdf\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Certificate-ISO-45001-UTIS-S.A.-445994-32476805.pdf\">Certificate &#8211; ISO 45001\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In 2025, UTIS obtained<strong> ISO 22734-1 certification<\/strong> from ABS Quality Evaluations (ABS QE), an international standard that establishes the design, construction, operation and safety requirements for hydrogen generators using water electrolysis, with the following scope: industrial, commercial and residential applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Certificado-Declaracion-de-Cumplimiento-ISO-22734-UTIS-S.A-1.pdf\">Certificado &#8211; Declaracio\u0301n de Cumplimiento ISO 22734 UTIS S.A (1)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We always seek to offer the best for our customers, employees, and partners. This achievement is very important to reinforce our commitment to ensuring the Quality of our products and services, respecting the Environment, and contributing to Sustainability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"h1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sustainability Policy<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"margin-top: 50px;\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-6 sustentabilidade-content pr-lg-5 pright\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our Sustainability Policy is based on a set of commitments<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">guided by the ESG pillars (English acronym for Environmental,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Social, and Governance).<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">We promote sustainable growth through solutions and practices that positively impact our organization and society.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">For UTIS, sustainable development is achieved when the business generates value for our shareholders, customers, employees, and other stakeholders.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">We are committed to contributing to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"my-4\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Socio-economic strengthening where we operate;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Maintaining and improving the health and safety of our people;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In mitigating the environmental impacts caused by our activities, through responsible and conscientious management.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This policy is a guide for the effective integration of the Sustainability Agenda into the business strategy, incorporating these commitments into all decisions and activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-7\" style=\"padding-top: 30px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ESG_UTIS_en1.jpg\" alt=\"ESG UTIS\" width=\"317\" height=\"317\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-5 flex-col col-middle\" style=\"padding-top: 30px;\">\n<h3 class=\"h5 uppercase tit_laranja\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Social<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Respect and care for our people and other stakeholders<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"h5 uppercase tit_verde\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ENVIRONMENT<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Eliminate and mitigate any adverse environmental impacts of our operation<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"h5 uppercase tit_azul\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">GOVERNANCE<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Interact ethically and responsibly with the entire business\u2019s ecosystem<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!----------- footer p\u00e1gina 01 --------><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-9 flex-col col-end\">\n<p class=\"fs-sm\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We always want to keep in mind the challenges and guidelines imposed by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and, through our strategy, be able to contribute in the best way to achieving them.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ml-md-auto\" style=\"display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/logo_sustentabilidade_en.jpg\" alt=\"Objetivos Sustentabilidade\" width=\"200\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--- P\u00e1gina 02 ---><\/p>\n<section class=\"pilares-section\">\n<h2 class=\"h3 mb-5\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Commitments<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 col-lg-6 mb-5 border_sus\">\n<div class=\"icon-heading mb-5\">\n<div class=\"icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/icon_1.jpg\" alt=\"SOCIAL PILLAR\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h4 uppercase\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SOCIAL PILLAR<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 border_sus\">\n<h4 class=\"h6 mb-4 tit_laranja\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Work Practices<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul class=\"fs-sm pl-0\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The leadership of the organization recognizes that all people at UTIS are fundamental to the performance and economic growth of the company, and therefore remains committed to providing a challenging, collaborative, ethical, respectful work environment with mechanisms that prevent the existence of any form of discrimination and harassment;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Promote a culture of developing personal and professional skills, offering training programs, providing opportunities, recognition and career development;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">To promote the inclusion and diversity of people, through equity actions, to know and understand the particularities and needs of each individual, and to build an environment that is comfortable for everyone.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"iconswrap\">\n<div class=\"icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/icon_4_en.jpg\" alt=\"Educa\u00e7\u00e3o de Qualidade\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/icon_8_en.jpg\" alt=\"Trabalho digno\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/icon_10_en.jpg\" alt=\"Reduzir as desigualdades\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h4 class=\"h6 mb-4 tit_laranja\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Health and safety<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul class=\"fs-sm\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">UTIS has a non-negotiable goal of Zero accidents at work, and since it began its activities, it is proud to have achieved this goal. This achieved outcome is due to the investment in training, protective equipment (PPE\/EPC) and the best working conditions, with a view to eliminating and mitigating any risk of accidents.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"iconswrap\">\n<div class=\"icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/icon_3_en.jpg\" alt=\"Saude de qualidade\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/icon_8_en.jpg\" alt=\"Trabalho digno\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 col-lg-6 mb-5 border_sus\">\n<div class=\"icon-heading mb-5\">\n<div class=\"icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/icon_2.jpg\" alt=\"Pilar ambiental\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h4 uppercase\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ENVIRONMENTAL PILLAR<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 border_sus\">\n<h4 class=\"h6 mb-4 tit_verde\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Combating Climate Change<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul class=\"fs-sm\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Combating climate change is a strategic priority for UTIS;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We are leaders in the development of hydrogen technologies, being one of the most prominent companies globally in providing technological solutions to help mitigate climate change effects in various sectors; industrial, transport and energy. Enabling these sectors to reduce energy consumption as well as their direct process emissions;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Move forward with the preparation of emissions inventories, opt for technologies and components with a low carbon footprint and raise awareness among our stakeholders to adopt sustainable practices.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"iconswrap\">\n<div class=\"icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/icon_13_en.jpg\" alt=\"A\u00e7\u00e3o clim\u00e1tica\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h4 class=\"h6 mb-4 tit_verde\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Environmental Protection<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul class=\"fs-sm\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Adopt best practices for protecting the environment, including pollution prevention, through:<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rational use of resources and materials;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reduction of water consumption;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reduction of energy consumption and associated emissions;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Adequate waste management;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Management of environmental aspects, to eliminate and mitigate the environmental impacts of our operations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"iconswrap\">\n<div class=\"icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/icon_6_en.jpg\" alt=\"\u00c1gua pot\u00e1vel e saneamento\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/icon_7_en.jpg\" alt=\"Energias renov\u00e1veis\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/icon_12_en.jpg\" alt=\"Produ\u00e7\u00e3o e consumo sustent\u00e1veis\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/icon_13_en.jpg\" alt=\"A\u00e7\u00e3o clim\u00e1tica\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 col-lg-6 mb-5\">\n<div class=\"icon-heading mb-5\">\n<div class=\"icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/icon_3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pilar Governan\u00e7a\" \/><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"h4 uppercase\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">GOVERNANCE PILLAR<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 border_sus\">\n<h4 class=\"h6 mb-4 tit_azul\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Responsible Management<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul class=\"fs-sm\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ensure the sustained growth of the business, continuously improving our organizational, operational, and technological processes, aiming to strengthen our stakeholders\u2019 satisfaction, as well as expanding UTIS&#8217;s presence in the international market;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We are committed to legal, regulatory compliance, and ethical conduct in our operations. Accordingly, we have certified, robust and auditable Management Systems as a tool for improving corporate governance;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ensure that all our activities are executed in accordance with our corporate principles; therefore, we strive to establish relationships of trust and responsibility throughout the value chain.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"iconswrap\">\n<div class=\"icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/icon_16_en.jpg\" alt=\"Paz, Justi\u00e7a e Istitui\u00e7\u00f5es eficazes\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/icon_17_en.jpg\" alt=\"Parcerias para implementa\u00e7\u00e3o de objetivos\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<h4 class=\"h6 mb-4 tit_azul\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Solutions and Innovation<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul class=\"fs-sm\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Innovation is an indispensable element that contributes to our Sustainability Strategy. We deal with the topic in a transversal way, whether in our products and services, developing sustainable solutions, or in our facilities and processes, where we promote technologies aligned with the preservation of natural resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We promote a culture of creativity, excellence, and continuous improvement in our organization. Accordingly, we invest in research and participation in scientific projects, which contribute to creating collaborative and technological environments, respecting intellectual property, and responding to high levels of requirement.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"iconswrap\">\n<div class=\"icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/icon_9_en.jpg\" alt=\"Ind\u00fastria, Inova\u00e7\u00e3o e Infraestruturas\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/icon_12_en.jpg\" alt=\"Produ\u00e7\u00e3o e consumo sustent\u00e1veis\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mt-5\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">All our commitments are ensured by the Steering Committee, in order to support, guide and monitor the implementation of the Sustainability Agenda.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UTIS has an Integrated Quality, Environment,\u00a0Health, and Safety\u00a0Management System, certified\u00a0by\u00a0ABS Quality Evaluations\u00a0in accordance with the standards ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 applicable to \u201cResearch, Development, Production, and Distribution of Hydrogen Production devices for optimization of internal combustion engines, continuous combustion, and applications of H2 as raw material.\u201d Certificate ISO 9001 Certificate ISO 14001&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/en\/sustainability\/\">Continue reading <i class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3840,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-737","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=737"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5565,"href":"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/737\/revisions\/5565"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.utis.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}