Disadvantaged groups

Working to promote the holistic development of disadvantaged groups

Social action Corporate social responsibility

The Iberdrola Group is promoting a range of initiatives and projects to facilitate access to energy for economically disadvantaged people and support their social inclusion.

Through the ‘Electricity for All’ programme, we are bringing electricity to millions of people who do not have access to it.

The Iberdrola Group is committed to social action at a global level, and as such is driving a wide variety of international initiatives and projects that support all of our Stakeholders, with a particular focus on the most vulnerable groups. These are people who, due to their economic, social or personal circumstances, face greater difficulties in accessing basic resources and are therefore at risk of exclusion.

To effectively promote their social inclusion, these programmes focus on different areas, from promoting education and knowledge for future generations and addressing the needs of communities, to encouraging access to electricity as a universal basic good.

Below are some of the programmes through which we put this commitment into practice.

Electricity for All programme

The Electricity for All programme is Iberdrola’s response to the need to extend universal access to modern forms of energy through environmentally sustainable, economically affordable and socially inclusive models. Launched in 2015, the initiative aims to ensure access to electricity in emerging and developing countries, as well as for vulnerable people in developed countries.

As part of this programme, Iberdrola has set a target of providing access to electricity to 16 million people by 2030. To date, the programme has already helped provide access to electricity to 14 million people across different countries in Latin America and Africa.
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Iberdrola U university programme

The company maintains close ties with the academic world through the Iberdrola U University Programme, a network of students, researchers and professors from leading institutions in the countries where the company operates. The programme is a commitment to knowledge transfer, talent development and social contribution.

Through this initiative, Iberdrola is strengthening the link between universities and business, with the aim of equipping young talent to develop innovative solutions to the challenges facing the energy sector.
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Iberdrola volunteering programme

Through the Corporate Volunteering programme, Iberdrola employees participate in initiatives aimed at improving quality of life and supporting the integration of vulnerable groups, as well as projects focused on gender equality. These include promoting the social and labour market integration of women affected by gender-based violence and/or severe exclusion, encouraging STEM education among girls and young women and supporting the training and employability of vulnerable young people.
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Our foundations: a driver of social transformation

Through its foundations, Iberdrola is promoting sponsorship and philanthropic activities aimed at preventing, mitigating and compensating for the potential socio-economic impacts of its operations, thereby contributing to the sustainable development of the communities in which it operates. Their work is structured around three main areas: Art and Culture, Social Action and New Technologies, each with a particular focus on vulnerable groups.