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several bodies and communities located in the areas of influence of the enterprise or activity. In these meetings, based on the disclosure of the environmental study, all sectors of society can express their doubts and, mainly, make proposals to be incorporated into the environmental licensing process, in order to mitigate and compensate for negative impacts and maximize positive ones. Throughout the life cycle of the licensed enterprise, society's participation continues through the conditions of environmental licenses. Among the conditions, the Environmental Education Programs (PEA) stand out, which are aimed at communities in the area of influence and are based on critical, dialogical and emancipatory training, as well as the Social Communication Programs (PCS), which maintain communication channels (Call Center, 0800 Channel and online information portals) that provide information on operational activities, social and environmental projects developed. Large communication meetings were suspended during the pandemic, in order to preserve the health of the communities and teams involved. Online communication strategies were implemented in order to maintain communication and engagement of social groups. We currently have 172 assets in installation or operation. Of this total, 94.2% (162 assets) had some type of consultation with communities. These consultations may take place through public hearings or public meetings at the time of implementation of the projects and/or through community committees or other social communication programs during the operation of the assets. Among the projects under development, we have 37 projects being implemented, of which 81% (30 projects) had their Environmental Impact Reports, for purposes of public hearings, made available by IBAMA, at state environmental agencies and/or Petrobras website, in addition of being distributed in the places indicated by environmental agencies, such as city halls, Public Prosecution Office, Conservation Units, depending on the phase of the licensing process. In 2021, the total invested by us in projects to mitigate/compensate for socio-economic impacts was in the order of BRL 107.7 million.
Social risk management in projects In addition to the legal obligations of the environmental licensing process, we have defined an internal system for assessing social and environmental risks, in addition to other aspects, during the transition to the investment projects phase. The System requires the presentation of minimum information about the project, which must be included in the Technical and Economic Feasibility Study Report (EVTE) for each phase. Among the documents that make up the EVTE Report for investment projects over USD 100 million, the project must present a Social Responsibility Report and an HSE Report Health, Safety, and Environment. The Social Responsibility report is comprised of information about the project, the characterization of the social context, and the matrix of the identified social risks. The HSE Report presents, in addition to other information, the description of the fulfillment of the applicable HSE requirements and the HSE risks of the project. During the phase change, the projects are submitted to a technical group, comprised of external reviewers to the project, which evaluates the project's adherence to corporate standards and legislation, including compliance with the minimum requirements of Social PETROBRAS
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