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09/12/2024 - 12:20 UTC +01:00Iberdrola, best corporate website in Spain according to the consultancy firm Comprend Iberdrola , Europe's largest electricity company by stock market value and one of the three largest in the world, has the best corporate website in Spain according to the international consultancy Comprend, which evaluates the digital corporate communication of the 700 largest European companies by market capitalisation in its annual Webranking study. The electricity company chaired by Ignacio Galán tops out the ranking of companies in Spain. It took first place with 79.2 points out of 100 in a list made up of 20 large companies in Spain. Iberdrola has also climbed 12 places in the European ranking, reaching 15th out of the 500 companies analysed. The report mentions especially the Executive Chairman's Area , the section dedicated to Ignacio Galán within the website, with a detailed profile of the Executive Chairman and news, photos and videos, among other resources. This section of the website provides all the company's stakeholders with information about the company's leadership, and within Webranking 2024–2025 is held to be one of the best practices in terms of corporate website transparency and credibility. Among the main strengths of Iberdrola's website, Comprend highlights the treatment and transparency of the information in its Sustainability section, with 85% compliance with the established criteria. The consultancy firm also mentions the growth over the last year of its Work with us area focused on job offers and the creation of a benchmarks space on employee experience, with a score of 83%, and the quality of the Get to know us section, whose information on the company scores 81% in compliance. Comprend also positively assesses the performance of the company's home page, the sections on Corporate Governance , Communication Room , Shareholders and Investors , the publication of Annual Reports and other features, where Iberdrola exceeds 70% of the requirements that assess the quality of its website. A key indicator of transparency Through its Webranking, Comprend benchmarks the corporate websites of 700 companies in Europe selected by market capitalisation in the Stoxx All Europe 800 index. This study is a KPI of transparency and is the only ranking based on the expectations of the main stakeholders in areas such as financial reporting, corporate governance, investor relations, sustainability and employer branding. Every year since 1997, the consultancy firm has asked analysts, investors, journalists, job seekers and others about what they expect from a corporate website, and their responses are used to formulate the evaluation criteria for the ranking. The Webranking report includes a total of 100 analysis criteria and more than 400 measurement points. READ MORE
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05/12/2024Jaime Alfonsín, new Chairman of Iberdrola's Foundations Committee At its meeting held today, Iberdrola's Foundations Committee appointed Jaime Alfonsín as its new chairman. Alfonsín will thus chair the body that coordinates the activities of the Group's various foundations in the countries in which it is present (mainly Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Brazil and Mexico). State Lawyer and after almost 3 decades in the service of HM King Felipe VI - occupying the post of Head of the King's Household from 2014 to 2024 - Jaime Alfonsín will now lead a leading institution in the field of the third sector in Spain and internationally. In the coming weeks, Alfonsín will also take over the other duties that Fernando García Sánchez had been performing to date, as he brings to an end his professional career of more than 6 years at the Group. Under the chairmanship of García Sánchez, and thanks to his excellent work, Iberdrola's Foundations Committee and Fundación Iberdrola España have consolidated their activities in the areas of training and research, biodiversity and climate change, art and culture, and social action in all of the territories in which they are present. Jaime Alfonsín's profile Jaime Alfonsín Alfonso holds a degree in Law from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (where he obtained the first extraordinary prize of his promotion) and is a State Lawyer. He has also taught European Union Law at ICADE and Tax Law at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. In 1995 he joined His Majesty the King's Household as Head of the Secretariat of His Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias and in 2014 he was appointed Head of His Majesty the King's Household, a post he held until last January. Iberdrola: commitment to society in fulfilment of its social dividend Since its creation almost 124 years ago, Iberdrola has always been linked to the energy, socioeconomic, and cultural development of the communities in which it has a presence. The company pioneered this commitment in its Governance System through the concept of "social dividend". Since then, Iberdrola has been systematically reporting on the specific initiatives in which this concept is substantiated. The role of the company's various Foundations -and of the Foundations Committee- is fundamental to the fulfilment of this social dividend. Through them, the Iberdrola Group promotes a wide range of activities to improve the quality of life of people in the areas of training and research -for example, through scholarship and grant programmes for young people-; biodiversity and defence of the environment, art and culture; and social action -through social and labour inclusion initiatives, especially with children and young people. READ MORE
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05/12/2024 - 11:25 UTC +01:00Iberdrola receives the award for the "Best Corporate Governance Report" On December 4, within the framework of the 1st Congress on Good Corporate Governance, organized by the Institute of Corporate Governance and held at the College of Civil Engineers of Madrid, the Good Corporate Governance 2024 Awards were presented, among which Iberdrola received the “Award for the Best Corporate Governance Report”, which was collected by the Director of Corporate and Governance of the General Secretariat and the Board, Félix Sobrino. These awards recognize those individuals and organizations that promote excellence in corporate governance and highlight the work of those who lead with transparency, promoting responsibility and good practices in the corporate sphere. The Corporate Governance Institute, based in Valencia, has the ultimate goal of promoting a renewed corporate culture that is committed to corporate governance with criteria of excellence in a holistic manner. View Iberdrola's annual reports. READ MORE
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03/12/2024 - 18:23 UTC +01:00Galán meets President Lula in Brasilia and reaffirms commitment to Brazil During a meeting this morning in Brasilia with the country's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Galán confirmed his commitment to Brazil's energy transition. The meeting was also attended by the Ministers of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, and of the Executive Office of the President of Brazil, Rui Costa, as well as the CEO of Neoenergia, Eduardo Capelastegui. Neoenergia , Iberdrola's subsidiary in the country, plans to invest more than €7 B – 45 B reais – between 2024 and 2028 in Brazil thanks to the regulatory framework for electricity grids . In fact, the distribution concessions will be renewed in the first half of next year, reaffirming the stability and predictability of the Brazilian electricity sector. The renewal will be for a 30-year term at no additional cost, according to what was published. Galán also conveyed to Lula his commitment to COP30, to be held in Brazil in 2025. Firm commitment to the country Iberdrola, through Neoenergia, is the leading distributor in Brazil, supplying electricity to more than 40 M Brazilians. The electricity company has almost 730,000 kilometres of power lines in Brazil, and is present in 18 states and in the federal district. Iberdrola's Brazilian subsidiary has five electricity distributors: Neoenergia Coelba (BA), Neoenergia Pernambuco (PE), Neoenergia Cosern (RN), Neoenergia Elektro (SP/MS) and Neoenergia Brasília (DF). Iberdrola also has around 4,500 MW of installed capacity in Brazil, 3,900 MW of which is renewable. Its regulated network asset base in the country stood at €10.3 B at the end of the third quarter, representing 27% of the total, behind only the United Kingdom and the United States (€13.7 B). The Iberdrola subsidiary has total assets of more than €16 B, has a total of almost 16,000 employees and has taken on more than 7,000 new employees in the last four years. Through the Neoenergia Institute, the electricity company promotes sustainable development based on social and environmental actions and contributes to improving the quality of life of the communities where the company operates, especially the most vulnerable population, always aiming at sustainable development. READ MORE
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03/12/2024 - 17:46 UTC +01:00Iberdrola wins award for best business transaction for the sale of combined cycle plants in Mexico David Mesonero, Iberdrola's Director of Corporate Development, received the award for the best business transaction for the sale of combined cycle plants in Mexico from El Economista, which recognised the management of the sale of combined cycle gas plants in Mexico for $6.2 B . The transaction involved the sale of 13 generation plants with an installed capacity of 8,539 MW, of which 99% were combined cycle gas plants and 87% plants operating under the Independent Power Producer regime, with contracts with the CFE. The transaction involved the disposal of 55% of the company's business in the country in terms of EBITDA, although the electricity company maintains all its contracts with private customers in the country. Iberdrola also has a portfolio of renewable projects in Mexico worth $6 B. On 2 December, the newspaper El Economista held its 14th 'La Noche de la Economía' awards, which each year recognises the most relevant projects in the Spanish economic and financial sector. The Minister of Economy, Trade and Enterprise, Carlos Cuerpo, was in charge of putting the finishing touch on the evening. During the celebration, David Mesonero acknowledged the efforts and dedication of Iberdrola's entire Corporate Development team. "In just two financial years, this team has signed more than 34 corporate transactions, worth more than €17B in enterprise value attributable to the company, and has allowed us to bring our Strategic Plan for Partnerships and Asset Turnover forward by two years. This award motivates us to continue with our mission to contribute to a more sustainable and efficient future," he said. This event was originally scheduled for 5 November but, out of solidarity and respect for the victims and those affected by the cold drop, the newspaper decided to postpone it to this new date. READ MORE
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03/12/2024 - 15:43 UTC +01:00West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm celebrates a decade of clean energy generation Iberdrola, through its UK subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables, is celebrating a decade of experience in offshore wind energy on the 10th anniversary of the commissioning of the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm. The 389 MW plant was commissioned in 2014 with 108 wind turbines in the Irish Sea, some 14 kilometres off the coast of Cumbria. Over the past ten years it has produced enough renewable energy to power the equivalent of around 340,000 homes a year. The project involved an investment of more than £1 B and generated 1,000 jobs at the peak of construction. You can read the full article at the ScottishPower Renewables' Communications Room . READ MORE
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27/11/2024Iberdrola recognises the best initiatives for environmental, agricultural and social coexistence with clean energies Iberdrola has awarded today in the Palencia town of Paredes de Nava the best initiatives of environmental, agricultural and social coexistence with clean energy, highlighting eight projects that exemplify the advantages of the energy transition for the rural world and its positive impact on job creation and development. The Chairman of Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, highlighted the benefits of green energy for rural areas. "Today we recognise courageous commitments to the energy transition . We advocate boosting industry, employment and the future to create a fairer, more fraternal and sustainable society". "Iberdrola has a spirit of service that guides, from the outset, all the projects we undertake, from the largest to the smallest. We know that harmony with local administrations and the communities in which we are present is essential to achieve more objectives and to make this energy transition more tangible and fair", added the chairman of the electricity company. In this second edition of the Convive Awards, Iberdrola has recognised, in collaboration with the Centre for Innovation in Technology for Human Development of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (itdUPM), the following companies: * In the category of Innovative Solutions and Research: Spanish Network for Sustainable Development (REDS-SDSN) and Ocean Ecoestructures. * In Social and business entrepreneurship: Técnicas e Instalaciones Eléctricas Salamanca (Tecinsa). * In Communication and Awareness: Prensa Ibérica * In the Youth category: Patricia Rebollo, shepherdess at the photovoltaic plant in Ceclavín in the province of Cáceres. * In the Local Entities and Citizen Participation category: Paredes de Nava Town Council (Palencia) and La Serna Town Council (Palencia). * Finally, the Special Biodiversity Award went to the Biodiversity and Global Change Research Centre of the Autonomous University of Madrid (CIBC-UAM). The event was also attended by the President of the Regional Government of Castilla y León, Alfonso Fernández Mañueco; the Mayor of Paredes de Nava, Luis Antonio Calderón; the President of the Provincial Council of Palencia, Ángeles Armisén; the CEO of Iberdrola España, Mario Ruiz-Tagle, and the Minister of Economy of the Regional Government of Castilla y León, Carlos Fernández Carriedo, among other authorities. An independent jury formed by Carlos Mataix, director of the Centre for Technological Innovation for Human Development (itdUPM); María García de la Fuente, president of the Association of Environmental Information Journalists (APIA); José Carlos Díez, director of the Responsible Renewables Chair at the University of Alcalá; Víctor Viñuales, executive director of the Ecology and Development Foundation (ECODES); Elena Pita, director of the Biodiversity Foundation; Ana Barreira, director of the International Institute of Law and Environment (IIDMA) and Juan José Álvarez, secretary of ASAJA, was responsible for choosing the winners, who will become part of the repository of winners, receiving special recognition and other elements of visibility for their project. Living in harmony with the environment Iberdrola's Convive Programme was created with the aim of facilitating the acceleration of the development of clean energy in Spain, improving its contribution to the territories, society, biodiversity and the rural world. This initiative has two objectives: on the one hand, to promote continuous improvement and best available practices in the integration of renewables , electricity grids and energy storage in the environment, and on the other hand, to contribute positively to local development and biodiversity conservation through collaboration and partnerships. These actions help to establish long-term relationships with the environment, maximising the positive impact of each Iberdrola project and contributing to mutual understanding by working hand in hand with the public, institutions, government and the third sector at all times. This programme is structured around three lines of action: 1. Contribute to socio-economic development: Initiatives that enable projects to contribute to economic and social development at local as well as national level. 2. Protect and enhance biodiversity: Actions that contribute to the integration of facilities into the territory and landscape by improving their contribution to biodiversity and their environmental impact. 3. Learning from experts: Improving the impact and social acceptance of the energy transition through collaboration with third parties. Some examples of these initiatives are the integration of livestock and agricultural activities around the facilities, the development of beekeeping activities and new developments in agrovoltaics; support for local suppliers; the creation of energy communities and help for municipalities to implement development plans; participation in alliances to define best practices in projects or the generation of new industrial activity and innovation. READ MORE
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26/11/2024 - 16:40 UTC +01:00Iberdrola appoints 19 companies as preferred partners in its Grids contracts in the UK Iberdrola, through its UK network company ScottishPower Energy Networks, has presented the 19 companies it has selected as preferred partners for its €6.49 B contract program, investments that will help modernise the UK's electricity grid in response to growing demand and will help the country's economy grow. The programme, which represents the biggest overhaul of the UK's electricity network since its inception, will focus on installing new overhead lines and upgrading substantions. upgrading substations. The initiative is expected not only to improve energy transmission capacity, but also to create 1,000 new direct jobs and tens of thousands more in the supply chain . Of the 19 companies selected, 17 are based in the UK and Ireland, underscoring SP Energy Networks' commitment to developing local supply chains. You can read the full story in the ScottishPower Newsroom . READ MORE
