Iberdrola recognises four employees’ social contributions at its 2025 International Volunteer Awards

Iberdrola recognised the exceptional charitable work of four employees with the presentation of its 2025 International Volunteer Awards. These awards highlight the dedication, commitment and social impact of the Group's professionals most active in the company's International Corporate Volunteering Programme. The awards ceremony was one of the highlights of the 14th International Volunteer Week, which once again brought together thousands of people around the world under the slogan ‘I believe in a better world’.

These awards reflect the breadth of Iberdrola's actions in this area and their international dimension.

Laura Cid, from Iberdrola Spain's Control Department, was awarded in the Health and Wellbeing category for her involvement in the clean-up and reconstruction of the towns in eastern Spain affected by the cold drop. As part of the ‘Volunteers for the cold drop’ initiative, she travelled weekly from Madrid to Valencia and got family and friends involved. 

Jodie Dinnie, from the People team at ScottishPower in the United Kingdom, was awarded in the Education category for her key role in the Breaking Barriers project, which offers young people with learning disabilities the opportunity to gain skills and professional experience. 

Agata Dietrich-Badziong, from Iberdrola Renewables Poland, was recognised in the Commitment and Outreach category for involving more than 100 people in solidarity activities and consolidating corporate volunteering in her country, one of the most recent to join the programme. 

Benjamin Shepard, head of Avangrid's NECEC electricity transmission network project, was recognised in the Environment category for his work in conserving natural spaces, with 25 environmental initiatives so far this year.

The four reflect the spirit of a global network that this year has once again demonstrated its passion and dedication during the 14th International Volunteer Week in collaboration with institutions and non-profit organisations in the countries where Iberdrola operates. More than 8,500 committed people signed up for the 135 initiatives planned for this year.

Some of the activities in Spain include environmental actions such as reforestation in the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve, where more than 8,500 native trees and shrubs have already been planted, with special dedication to restoring areas affected by wildfires. In the United States, housing renovation and biodiversity protection took centre stage. In the United Kingdom, aid was channelled through food banks and improving centres for people with disabilities. In Brazil, workshops on the safe use of electricity were held and cancer prevention campaigns were developed. These are just a few examples of the proposals implemented in the different markets where Iberdrola operates.

The company also organised the global ‘Charity Bib’ race, which aims to donate food to vulnerable families. Through this initiative, the kilometres participants run were transformed into boxes of products that will benefit 8,800 people.

A global solidarity network

Iberdrola's International Corporate Volunteering Programme, created in 2006, has consolidated its upward trajectory and now has more than 23,000 participants who have carried out 9,500 actions working with more than 2,600 associations. To date, the programme has directly benefited more than 14 million people worldwide.

This commitment has been recognised internationally. The United Nations included the programme in its report Transforming Lives and Communities prepared by IMPACT2030 with the UN Office for Cooperation. Iberdrola also received the Innovation Award at the headquarters of that same organisation in New York. The award highlights the innovative approaches of companies whose employees generate a positive impact in their communities. The company is the only energy company and the only Spanish company to have received this recognition for its corporate volunteering programme.