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The Iberdrola Group's International Corporate Volunteering Program was created to channel our employees' spirit of solidarity and to encourage their participation in social projects aimed at integrating vulnerable groups into society, improving the environment and sustainable development.
Iberdrola volunteers in the Corporate Volunteer Week.
Iberdrola's International Corporate Volunteering Programme is a global initiative that is in line with the Group's values and our Sustainable Development Policy. It was born in 2006 as part of our commitment to encourage the involvement of our teams in the realities of the most disadvantaged in society, turning them into agents of change.
In 2025, more than 8,500 volunteers took part in the Corporate Volunteer Programme. This spirit of solidarity, driven by our Foundations, was reflected in participation across the 135 social and environmental initiatives organised as part of this year's programme.
+23k
volunteers
9,500
activities carried out
2,600
partner organisations we work with
14 million
people supported
8,500
people committed in 2025
8,500
trees planted in Spain
Figures for 2025.
"Together with our volunteers, we help build stronger, more resilient communities, fostering a sense of unity and a shared purpose. You perfectly embody the spirit and culture of Iberdrola. Your dedication is a testament to the transformative power of volunteering – a force that changes lives, revitalises communities and creates a ripple effect of positivity."
Ignacio Galán
Executive Chairman of Iberdrola
International Volunteer Week
The Iberdrola Group celebrated the 14th edition of its International Volunteer Week from 11 to 19 October 2025, under the slogan “I believe in create a better world.” A wide range of activities were organised, including environmental initiatives and social action projects. All the countries where we operate took part in this initiative, including Spain, Brazil, the United States, the United Kingdom, Portugal and Japan.
Every year, employees can take part in International Volunteer Week through in-person or online activities. Volunteers and their families join initiatives with various groups, such as people with disabilities, young people and women in vulnerable situations, refugees and the elderly.
One of the programme's standout initiatives was the "Solidarity Race Bib" project, a global challenge designed to support families facing hardship. Participants walked, ran or cycled to promote physical activity while strengthening the spirit of solidarity among our employees. Every five kilometres walked or run, and every 15 kilometres cycled, was converted into a food basket, benefiting almost 8,800 people.
The programme also featured a range of environmental initiatives, including reforestation in the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve, where more than 8,500 native trees and shrubs have already been planted, as well as projects to restore areas affected by wildfires.
In the United States, volunteers focused on home renovation projects and biodiversity conservation. In the United Kingdom, support was channelled through food banks and improvements to centres for people with disabilities. In Brazil, volunteers delivered workshops on the safe use of electricity and carried out cancer prevention campaigns. These are just a few examples of the initiatives delivered across the markets where Iberdrola operates.
Volunteer of the Year Awards
As part of European Volunteering Week, Iberdrola has been holding an event since 2023 to honour the professionals who have shown exceptional dedication to the company’s volunteering projects through the International Volunteers of the Year Awards.
At the third edition of the awards, held in 2025, this recognition of dedication and solidarity was presented to Laura Cid, from Iberdrola España's Control department, Jodie Dinnie, from ScottishPower's People team, Agata Dietrich-Badziong, from Iberdrola Renewables in Poland, and Benjamin Shepard, NECEC Project Manager at Avangrid.
Contributing to the achievement of the SDGs
Iberdrola has launched a new social project, My Social Footprint, aimed at measuring the impact of employees’ social actions on society – taking another step forward in its commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Iberdrola’s Corporate Volunteering Program is aligned with the SDGs, particularly SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy), SDG 13 (climate action), SDG 3 (health and well-being), SDG 4 (quality education) and SDG 10 (reducing inequalities).
Awarded for our volunteering
Iberdrola was the only Spanish company in the energy sector to be included in the Transforming Lives and Communities report, published in September 2021 by IMPACT2030 in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Partnerships. The report recognises the company's Corporate Volunteering Programme as a pioneering practice to harness the skills, passion and experience of its employees in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Iberdrola's International Corporate Volunteering Programme has already been awarded an Innovation Award 2018 by IMPACT2030, an award that recognises innovative approaches by companies that leverage their human capital, through corporate volunteering programmes, to advance the achievement of the SDGs. Specifically, as the judging panel has highlighted, the company has been recognised for being "an enterprise that innovates to educate, inspire and unite employees around the SDGs in their community, and offers them opportunities to become agents of change and make an impact," as well as for "its exceptional commitment to mobilising the volunteers to work towards the SDGs."
In 2016, the company received a Special Mention on the part of the King of Spain, on the occasion of the celebration of the first decade of its International Program. And in 2015, it was awarded the prize for the most Caring Company (Empresa Solidaria) of the year on the part of International Cooperation.
Taking the SDGs to school
Iberdrola, in collaboration with the Madrid region's Education Department and Samsung, has made available to all schools in the Madrid region the initiative ODS al Cole, a multi-company corporate volunteer project regarding Volunteering and Strategy, promoted by Iberdrola, which aims to transfer the importance of the Objectives of Sustainable Development for primary students.
The initiative consists of a guided workshop 
with explanatory videos and two interactive activities designed to help children discover the SDGs, reflect on the world we live in, and come up with everyday actions they can carry out themselves.
Iberdrola strengthens its commitment to corporate volunteering
Iberdrola has joined the board of Voluntare, the top Spanish-speaking international Corporate Volunteering network.
With this decision, our company is strengthening its commitment to Corporate Volunteering as a tool for Social Responsibility. It does so through this international network, present in both Spain and Latin America, whose structure enables teamwork and collective progress with greater momentum toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).